Opal was born in 1909. She was the daughter of Jasper Lydell and Callie Gray. She passed away in 1987.
Sources
*Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records. Michigan Death Index. Lansing, MI, USA.
Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.
Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867–1952. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics. State File Number 38 810
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 October 2020), memorial page for Opal L Lydell Ewer (23 Aug 1909–26 Nov 1987), Find A Grave: Memorial #91050591, citing Roseland Memorial Gardens, Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan, USA ; Maintained by TEwer (contributor 47787435) .
DNA
Paternal and maternal relationship is confirmed by AncestryDNA test matches between Jana Wellman, granddaughter of Opal's sister Ina Lydell Wellman and her following cousins, descendants of Opal Lydell Ewer. Their MRCAs are Jana's great and the cousins great, 2nd, and 3rd great grandparents Jasper Frank Lydell and [Gray-29893|Callie Electa Gray]].
2C, MS, grandchild of Opal Lydell Ewer. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd cousin (2C in 20% tier), based on sharing 108 cM across 7 segments.
This match also on MyHeritage with a predicted relationship of 2C - 2C1R based on sharing 117 cm across 8 segments on chromosomes 1, 2, 6, 10, 13, 14 (2 segments), 20.
2C, PS, grandchild of Opal Lydell Ewer. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd-4th cousin (2C in 55% tier), based on sharing 167 cM across 12 segments.
2C, TE, grandchild of Opal Lydell Ewer. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd-3rd cousin (2C in 60% tier), based on sharing 179 cm across 12 segments.
2C, PEA, grandchild of Opal Lydell Ewer. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd-3rd cousin (2C in 35% tier), based on sharing 138 cm across 11 segments.
2C1R, SS, great grandchild of Opal Lydell Ewer. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd cousin (2C1R in 48% tier), based on sharing 92 cM across 6 segments.
2C1R, JE, great grandchild of Opal Lydell Ewer. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 4th - 6th cousin (2C1R in 21% tier), based on sharing 40 cM across 2 segments.
2C1R, SS, great grandchild of Opal Lydell Ewer. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd-4th cousin (2C1R in 34% tier), based on sharing 69 cm across 7 segments.
2C2R, 19n, 2nd great grandchild of Opal Lydell Ewer. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 4th - 6th cousin (2C2R in 22% tier), based on sharing 25 cM across 1segment.
2C2R, AW, 2nd great grandchild of Opal Lydell Ewer. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 5th - 8th cousin (2C2R in 14% tier), based on sharing 13 cM across 1segment.
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