Born in Oak Grove, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Ollie Wilkey
and Sarah Janet (Howton) Wilkey
Sister of
Claude Carson Wilkey, Clora Cecile Wilkey, Boy Wilkey, Clyde Crandal Wilkey, Carl Hubert Wilkey and Collin Lee Wilkey
Wife of
Eugene William Powell
— married
1 Aug 1940 in Jefferson, Alabama, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 91
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 29 May 2011
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Biography
Clara Beatrice Wilkey, daughter of John Wilkey and Sarah (Howton) Wilkey, was born 4 October 1908 in Oak Grove, Jefferson, Alabama. [1] [2]
She married Eugene William Powell on 1 August 1940 in Jefferson County, Alabama. [1]
Clara died, age 91, on 10 January 2000 and was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama. Find A Grave: Memorial #109093814. [2]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," FamilySearch database Eugene William Powell (age 33, estimated birth year 1907) and Clara Beatrice Wilkey (age 31, estimated birth year 1909), married 01 Aug 1940; groom's parents John Ollie Wilkey and Nettie Howton; bride's parents William Marsellas Powell and May Evans; citing Jefferson, Alabama, United States, county courthouses, Alabama; FHL microfilm 2,404,453. Link
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Find A Grave: Memorial #109093814 accessed 03 May 2018, memorial page for Clara Beatrice Wilkey Powell (4 Oct 1908–10 Jan 2000), ,citing Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Diona Dickerson.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Clara 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 Clara:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Clara 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 Clara:
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~1.56%
Nancy Gilbert
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~0.78%
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