The proposed relationship of John Waddill as the father of Hepzibah Illinois Waddill and Mary Amanda Waddill is supported by DNA evidence indicating shared ancestry within the family lines.

Specifically, DNA evidence confirms a distant cousin relationship between TC (a descendant of the Hepzibah Illinois Waddill ancestral line) and ES (a descendant of the Mary Amanda Waddill ancestral line) with a shared segment of 47.04 cM across 2 HIR segments.

This match is consistent with their placement within these shared ancestral branches.

Further support for shared ancestry within Hepzibah Illinois Waddill and Mary Amanda Waddill is provided by an additional 1 DNA confirmed relationships among other tested descendants tracing back to these lines.

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