James Edmond Short (ABT 1847 - ABT 1917)

The paternal relationship between James Edmond Short and his son Oscar Newton Short is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant AF.

The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between AF and other confirmed descendants of Nicholas Overby/Elizabeth Evette Mckinney is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since AF descends from Nicholas Overby/Elizabeth Evette Mckinney through James Edmond Short and his son Oscar Newton Short, the presence of significant shared DNA between AF and other known descendants of Nicholas Overby/Elizabeth Evette Mckinney validates the generational links along this paternal line.

This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple Nicholas Overby/Elizabeth Evette Mckinney through James Edmond Short to Oscar Newton Short, and ultimately to AF, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.