Born in Roane, West Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Charles Cecil Drake
and Lucy Florence (Keen) Drake
Sister of
Everett Drake Sr., Ezra Drake, Edward Drake, [private brother (1910s - unknown)], Rex H. Drake, Elva Ethel (Drake) Smith, [private sister (1910s - unknown)], [private sister (1910s - unknown)] and Elma Evelyn (Drake) Seabolt
Wife of
William Wayne Short
— married
[date unknown] (to 1924) [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 56
in Roane, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Aug 2011
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Biography
Velma was born in 1903. She was the daughter of Charles Drake and Lucy Keen. She passed away in 1959.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Velma by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Velma:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Velma by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Velma:
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~1.56%
Jenny Bird
:
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~1.56%
Lori Chapman :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.78%
Tom Barnes :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member tombarnes134
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~0.78%
Cynthia Ashley :
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Rejected matches › Velma Eudeva Short (1912-1991)
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