Elijah
J.
Powell
Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of Ervin R. Powell
and Susan B. (Yelvington) Powell
Brother of
Abigail (Powell) Bruns, Martha Ann (Powell) Kent, Clarissa Powell, Elizabeth Powell, Washington Powell, Octavia Missouri (Powell) Hammond and Molsey Powell
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 27
in Mississippi
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Jun 2016
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Elijah Powell was Killed in Action during the United States Civil War.
Biography
Elijah was a son of Ervin R. Powell and Susan B. Yelvington/Elvington. He married Celia E. Burton in 1856.[1]
He entered military service as a private in Company C, 30th Mississippi Infantry. Elijah died in service to the Confederate States on 7 July 1862.
Sources
- ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:C43K-D6W2 : 21 February 2020), Elijah Powell and Celia Burton, 24 Dec 1856; citing Marriage, Carroll, Mississippi, United States, 00425, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
- 1850 United States Federal Census, Household of Irwin R. Powell, enumerated 4 September 1850, Carroll County, Mississippi; Series M432, Roll 369, page 200A (398). Washington, District of Columbia, National Archives and Records Administration.
- E. J. Powell at the National Park Service Soldiers and Sailors Database
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elijah 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 Elijah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elijah 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 Elijah:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Audrey (Kern) McGlynn 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M817880 [compare], yourDNAportal AUD2fdcaa85
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H105271 [compare]
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Karen (Troobnick) Dove :
23andMe, GEDmatch M900778 [compare]
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~1.56%
Mickie Elvington :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member mickieb1942
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~1.56%
Cal Brannon :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #59191
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