Earlene Meryle Short (26 Dec 1926 - 15 Jan 1957)

The maternal relationship between Earlene Meryle Short and her son AF is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant AF.

The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between AF and other confirmed descendants of Nicholas Overby/Elizabeth Evette Mckinney is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since AF descends from Nicholas Overby/Elizabeth Evette Mckinney through Earlene Meryle Short and her son AF, the presence of significant shared DNA between AF and other known descendants of Nicholas Overby/Elizabeth Evette Mckinney validates the generational links along this maternal line.

This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple Nicholas Overby/Elizabeth Evette Mckinney through Earlene Meryle Short to AF, and ultimately to AF, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.