Because of Sister Betty, 14 descendants of Willis and Hazel Gaddy Powell have our DNA at Ancestry.com. That is 3 sisters, Betty, Fleta, Helen, 1 brother, Gilbert, 2 of Betty's children, 1 of Fleta's sons, 5 of Betty's grandchildren, 1 of Fleta's grandchildren, and 1 of Helen's grandchildren.
Seventeen descendants of Melton and Gerite Maples Powell have confirmed matches at Ancestry.
Matches to Richard and Betty Cooper Powell vary for each of us.
Betty 37
Fleta 38
Helen 38
Gilbert 36
Joe B 39
Matches to Charles Powell and Leah Goldman Powell are:
Betty 130
Fleta 105
Helen 116
Gilbert 94
Joe B 201
Wayne P 198
Matches to Charles Powell and Sarah Gholson Powell are:
Betty 98
Fleta 79
Helen 67
Gilbert 43
Joe B 150
Wayne P 224
I found these matches for each of these thru Ancestry's thru lines tool. Thru only shows 5 generations, so that is the end of thru lines for the sisters. But, Joe B and Wayne are each a generation behind us so they have another generation.
Matches to Charles and Elizabeth Powell:
Joe B 42
Wayne 60
One thing our DNA matches proove is that we are Powells back to 1740, and not Whalebone. Some nameless individual has speculated that our Charles Powell might be a son of Elizabeth and Duke Whalebone instead of Elizabeth and Charles Powell. Now we know. I just wish we could share this discovery with our Cousin James Furry that gave us the Powell Bible record. He died in 2016, so maybe he knows more than we do about lots of things.
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