Katharina Penner (ABT 1785 - 17 May 1856)

The maternal relationship between Katharina Penner and her son Johann Bernhard Klippenstein is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant TH.

The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between TH and other confirmed descendants of Heinrich Penner/Katharina Driedger is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since TH descends from Heinrich Penner/Katharina Driedger through Katharina Penner and her son Johann Bernhard Klippenstein, the presence of significant shared DNA between TH and other known descendants of Heinrich Penner/Katharina Driedger validates the generational links along this maternal line.

This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple Heinrich Penner/Katharina Driedger through Katharina Penner to Johann Bernhard Klippenstein, and ultimately to TH, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.