The proposed relationship of Elmer Meeker as the father of Harold Leonard Meeker, Vanetia Alice Meeker, Lloyd Albert Meeker and AEM is supported by DNA evidence indicating shared ancestry within the family lines.

Specifically, DNA evidence confirms a 1st cousin, twice removed relationship between LD (a descendant of the Vanetia Alice Meeker ancestral line) and KC (a descendant of the Harold Leonard Meeker ancestral line) with a shared segment of 231.00 cM across 10 HIR segments.

It also confirms a 2nd cousin, once removed relationship between MC (a descendant of the Harold Leonard Meeker ancestral line) and CB (a descendant of the Lloyd Albert Meeker ancestral line) with a shared segment of 101.87 cM across 5 HIR segments.

It also confirms a distant cousin relationship between MC (a descendant of the Harold Leonard Meeker ancestral line) and GM (a descendant of the AEM ancestral line) with a shared segment of 187.58 cM across 11 HIR segments.

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

Further support for shared ancestry within Harold Leonard Meeker, Vanetia Alice Meeker, Lloyd Albert Meeker and AEM is provided by an additional 12 DNA confirmed relationships among other tested descendants tracing back to these lines.

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