The proposed relationship of Minerva Jane Thomas as the mother of Jemima 'Jennie' A. Smothers and Maria Rosetta 'Mattie' Smothers is supported by DNA evidence indicating shared ancestry within the family lines.

Specifically, DNA evidence confirms a distant cousin relationship between MC (a descendant of the Jemima 'Jennie' A. Smothers ancestral line) and LW (a descendant of the Maria Rosetta 'Mattie' Smothers ancestral line) with a shared segment of 57.00 cM across 4 HIR segments.

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

Further support for shared ancestry within Jemima 'Jennie' A. Smothers and Maria Rosetta 'Mattie' Smothers is provided by an additional 2 DNA confirmed relationships among other tested descendants tracing back to these lines.

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