James Alexander Short (1755 - 1798)

The proposed relationship of James Alexander Short as the father of Elizabeth Short, Mary Short and Rutha Jane Short is supported by DNA evidence indicating shared ancestry within the family lines.

Specifically, DNA evidence confirms a distant cousin relationship between JWF (a descendant of the Mary Short ancestral line) and KS (a descendant of the Elizabeth Short ancestral line) with a shared segment of 62.01 cM across 3 HIR segments.

It also confirms a distant cousin relationship between RGW (a descendant of the Rutha Jane Short ancestral line) and KG (a descendant of the Elizabeth Short ancestral line) with a shared segment of 25.02 cM across 1 HIR segments.

It also confirms a distant cousin relationship between RGW (a descendant of the Rutha Jane Short ancestral line) and LH (a descendant of the Mary Short ancestral line) with a shared segment of 62.26 cM across 2 HIR segments.

These matches are consistent with their placement within these shared ancestral branches.

Further support for shared ancestry within Elizabeth Short, Mary Short and Rutha Jane Short is provided by an additional 5 DNA confirmed relationships among other tested descendants tracing back to these lines.

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