Abel Howell
The proposed relationship of Abel Howell as the father of
Eunice Howell and
Hester Ann Howell is supported by DNA evidence indicating shared ancestry within the family lines.
Specifically, DNA evidence confirms a distant cousin relationship between JKH (a descendant of the Eunice Howell ancestral line) and PP (a descendant of the Hester Ann Howell ancestral line) with a shared segment of 46.32 cM across 2 HIR segments.
This match is consistent with their placement within these shared ancestral branches.