The proposed relationship of Sophronia Maria Tompkins as the mother of Elmer Meeker, Bertha Almira Meeker, Milton Crosses Meeker and Albert Ward Meeker 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 Elmer Meeker ancestral line) and JM (a descendant of the Bertha Almira Meeker ancestral line) with a shared segment of 67.68 cM across 4 HIR segments.

It also confirms a distant cousin relationship between MM (a descendant of the Milton Crosses Meeker ancestral line) and RDC (a descendant of the Elmer Meeker ancestral line) with a shared segment of 67.65 cM .

It also confirms a 2nd cousin, twice removed relationship between JM2 (a descendant of the Albert Ward Meeker ancestral line) and RDC (a descendant of the Elmer Meeker ancestral line) with a shared segment of 154.84 cM across 5 HIR segments.

It also confirms a distant cousin relationship between JM2 (a descendant of the Albert Ward Meeker ancestral line) and JB (a descendant of the Milton Crosses Meeker ancestral line) with a shared segment of 12.54 cM .

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

Further support for shared ancestry within Elmer Meeker, Bertha Almira Meeker, Milton Crosses Meeker and Albert Ward Meeker is provided by an additional 6 DNA confirmed relationships among other tested descendants tracing back to these lines.

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