The proposed relationship of Thomas Boswell Ratliff as the father of David Calhoun Ratliff and Elizabeth May Ratliff is supported by DNA evidence indicating shared ancestry within the family lines.

Specifically, DNA evidence confirms a distant cousin relationship between TS (a descendant of the Elizabeth May Ratliff ancestral line) and CDC (a descendant of the David Calhoun Ratliff ancestral line) with a shared segment of 32.30 cM .

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

Further support for shared ancestry within David Calhoun Ratliff and Elizabeth May Ratliff is provided by an additional 3 DNA confirmed relationships among other tested descendants tracing back to these lines.

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