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 57.00 cM of shared DNA across 4 HIR segments.
This match is consistent with their placement within these shared ancestral branches.
Further support for shared ancestry within the Jemima 'Jennie' A. Smothers and Maria Rosetta 'Mattie' Smothers lines is provided by an additional 17 DNA confirmed relationships among other tested descendants tracing back to these lines.
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