Clay Austin of 3/25/2012

Clay,

Thanks so much.  I ordered the kit.

Here is what I have:

John Ellison Austin’s

Parents are: Ellison Woodrow Austin and Kathrine Bell

Grandparents are: Jacob Ellison Austin and Jennie Long

Great-grandparents are: Unknown Stultz man and Sara/Sallie Austin

2^nd ggparents are: William Austin and Lucinda Lloyd (parents of Sara/Sallie and of Joseph Calvin Austin, Sr.)

Your tree:

Grandparents: Joseph Calvin Austin, Sr. and Annie Purnell

Great-grandparents: William Austin and Lucinda Lloyd

So Sara/Sallie is a sister of your Joseph Calvin Sr.  She is the mother of Jacob Ellison Austin (not a sister to him), in all likelihood. Therefore Jacob Ellison was a nephew of Joseph Calvin Sr. instead of a brother.

This being correct that makes John Ellison Austin your 2^nd cousin once removed instead of your 2^nd cousin as was thought before John Ellison took the Y-DNA test last year.