#57474 Catherine Thomas ( Heinrich Gerhardt "Gerhardt" Thomas◊ • Johann Peter Thomas◊ • Jacob Thomas◊ )
Catherine was born 2 Aug 1770 in Elizabeth Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. She was christened 17 Apr 1771. She died 1851 in North Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania.
There is disagreement on where she was baptized. Some sources have Reiher's Reformed Church in Brickerville, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. Others have Zion Reformed Church, Elizabeth Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.
∞ Catherine married #57460 John Sowash.
John was born Abt 1765 in Berks Co., Ohio (probably). He died 5 Dec 1827 in North Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania. He was buried in Brush Creek Cemetery, Adamsburg, Pennsylvania.
His surname is sometimes given as Shovice.
Some sources list his burial date as Dec 1833. This is inconsistent with his death date.
Children of this relationship:
| #66479 | M | i | Henry Sowash | (29 Jan 1793–) |
| #66480 | M | ii | John Sowash | (4 Jul 1795–) |
| #66481 | F | iii | Easter Esther Sowash | (28 Dec 1796–) |
| #66482 | F | iv | Elizabeth Ann Sowash | (22 Apr 1798–) |
| #66483 | M | v | Joseph Sowash | (11 Oct 1799–) |
| #66107 | M | vi | David Sowash | (1 Feb 1801–1880) |
| #66484 | M | vii | Jacob Sowash | (27 Jun 1802–) |
| #66485 | F | viii | Catherine Sowash | (6 Jan 1804–15 Aug 1884) |
| #66486 | F | ix | Sarah Sowash | (14 Nov 1805–) |
| #66487 | M | x | John George Sowash | (13 Feb 1807–1882) |
| #66488 | M | xi | Absolon Sowash | (13 Aug 1808–Bef 1833) |
| #66490 | F | xii | Hannah Sowash | (14 Jan 1810–) |
| #66489 | F | xiii | Anna Maria "Mary" Sowash | (1 Sep 1812–) |
| #66491 | F | xiv | Rachel Sowash | (13 Jan 1814–) |
| #66492 | M | xv | Garrett Sowash | (Abt 1816–) |
| #66493 | F | xvi | Mary Margaret Sowash |
John T. Humphrey, Pennsylvania births, Lancaster County, 1723-1777, (Washington, DC: Humphrey Publications, 1996). Ref. as [Humphrey]
Lineage application of William Pulver Soash, SAR Membership Number: 48634, 10 Oct 1929, Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Rich Thomas, "My Genealogy Research...A Web Site by Rich Thomas", http://www.rtgenealogy.net/. Individual research and citing Professor Werner Hacker, Eighteenth Century Register of Emigrants from Southwest Germany (to American and other countries), (Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, 1994), 456-457
Wills & letters of administrations of Westmoreland County Court House, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, [database on-line], Ancestry.com, Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data: Della Reagan Fischer, Wills & letters of administrations of Westmoreland County Court House, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, (McKeesport, Pennsylvania: unknown, 1969) p. 72
Line Generation: 4
Relationship: Great-Great-Great-Great-Grand-Aunt