"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9HK-F2V : accessed 23 May 2017), George Sowder in household of William H Sowder, Magisterial District 5, Brush Creek Precinct 11, Knox, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 69, sheet 7B, family 139, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,536.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7TG-15K : accessed 23 May 2017), George W Sowders, Magisterial District 2, Knox, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 61-5, sheet 4A, line 12, family 48, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1326.
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 31 December 2019), memorial page for George W. Sowders (2 Apr 1886–18 Jul 1961), Find A Grave Memorial no. 15520172, citing Barbourville Cemetery, Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by ButterflyGirl (contributor 48029050) .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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