Born about in Arkansas
Ancestors 
Daughter of Peter O. Powell Sr.
and Eunice Una (Griggs) Powell
Wife of
Hezekiah Alexander Ragsdale
— married
19 Sep 1886 (to about 1898) in Van Buren county, Arkansas, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
[private daughter (1880s - 1980s)], Nancy Eunice (Ragsdale) Hanks, Lucy (Ragsdale) Rhoades and Claude Ragsdale
Died about
at about age 27
in Arkansas [uncertain]
[uncertain]
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Biography
b. Leticia L. C. Powell @ 1872 in Griggs Township, Van Buren County, Arkansas USA. By 1886 changed her name to Sarah. Her friends still called her "Lettie". m. Alexander Ragsdale 1886. The couple started a young family with three girls and a boy by 1895. By 1900 both Sarah and Alex had passed away.
research notes
Marriage records filed twice. Ragsdale spelled Ragsdal on one. Records also include permission by Sarah's dad for her to marry. Source all three as copies are currently available on line. US Federal 1990 census destroyed by fire. span id='H38'>H38</span> #3889 Powell Sarah L I.T. pg 238 possible source
Sources
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNWR-53Y : 26 August 2017), Leticia Powell in household of Peter O Powell, Griggs, Van Buren, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 201, sheet 466C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0058; FHL microfilm 1,254,058.
- 1886 Van Buren County, Arkansas, USA, Marriage records. incl; Permission (for Sarah to marry) signed by father, P.O. Powell, License to Marry, and Certificate of Marriage
- "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMR1-FJ1 : 10 February 2018), Alexander Ragsdale and Sarah L C Powell, 19 Sep 1886; citing , Van Buren, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,031,201.
- "Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQBV-1H8 : 10 February 2018), Alexander Ragsdall and Sarah L. C. Powell, 19 Sep 1886; citing Van Buren, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,031,201.
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- Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group consisting of Jerry Couch GEDmatch H423348, Debbra D Rogers Hart GEDmatch T794298 and Cecil Melton GEDmatch T480965 sharing a 11.5554 cM segment on Chromosome 12 from 417135122 to 53254006
- Maternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group consisting of Jerry Couch GEDmatch H423348, Debbra D Rogers Hart GEDmatch T794298 and Cecil Melton GEDmatch T480965 sharing a 11.5554 cM segment on Chromosome 12 from 417135122 to 53254006
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 Sarah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 Sarah:
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~6.25%
~6.25%
Jennifer (Dixon) Dixon-Vaughn 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A362118 [compare]
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Carolyn (Buchanan) Hammons :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
~12.50%
Jerry Couch :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H423348 [compare]
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Rejected matches › Sarah Ann Paull (abt.1873-) › Sarah A (Beauchamp) Powell (abt.1822-) › Sarah Ann Powell (1872-)
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