The maternal relationship between Minnie Thompson and her son
Paul Mathew Elledge is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant PET.
The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between PET and other confirmed descendants of
John Phillips is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since PET descends from John Phillips through Minnie Thompson and her son Paul Mathew Elledge, the presence of significant shared DNA between PET and other known descendants of John Phillips validates the generational links along this maternal line.
This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA John Phillips through Minnie Thompson to Paul Mathew Elledge, and ultimately to PET, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.