Roy
Nelson
Tunnell
Born in McMinn, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Jesse Brownlow Tunnel
and Della Mae (Melton) Carter
Brother of
Wayne Bronson Tunnell
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 40
in Yukon, Canadian, Oklahoma, United States
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Biography
Roy Tunnell was born in Appalachia, in Tennessee.
Roy Tunnell was a Tennessean.
Roy Nelson Tunnell was born on November 1, 1889 in McMinn, Tennessee, United States, son of Jesse Brownlow Tunnel (1860–1903) and Della Mae Melton (1870–1940).
Roy had a brother, Wayne Bronson Tunnell (1888– ).
Roy died on March 21, 1930 in Yukon, Canadian, Oklahoma, United States, aged 40. He was buried in Elm Grove Cemetery, Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Roy registered for the draft for World War I.
Sources
See also:
- 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 48; Digital film/folder number: 004119021; FHL microfilm: 1241341; Image number: 542; Sheet number: 22; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00785-8
FamilySearch Record: MMGD-JQ2 (accessed 20 February 2024)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6773-24Z
Entry for Jesse B Tunnell and Della M Tunnell, 1900. - Marriage: "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995"
citing Oklahoma, various county courthouses, Oklahoma; FHL microfilm
FamilySearch Record: Q2Z5-2J93 (accessed 20 February 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C91C-53DS-N Image number 00500
Roy Tunnell and Myrtle Church, 21 Nov 1915. - Military: "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
citing Affiliate Publication Title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards; Affiliate Publication Number: M1509; Digital film/folder number: 005152285; FHL microfilm: 1852070
FamilySearch Record: KZDY-21L (accessed 20 February 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YTG-SL43 Image number 00403
Roy Nelson Tunnell, 1917-1918. - Burial: "Find A Grave Index"
citing Find a Grave
FamilySearch Record: QVV1-FBHB (accessed 20 February 2024)
Find A Grave: Memorial #28012098
Roy Nelson Tunnell, 1930. - FamilySearch Person: 9HMG-H6L
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Roy by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Roy:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Roy by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Roy:
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~1.56%
~12.50%
K. Fugate 
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
Nancy (Walker) Smith :
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