The maternal relationship between Minerva Josephine Powell and her daughter
Frances Irene Raybell Perkins is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant RGW.
The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between RGW and other confirmed descendants of
James Alexander Short/
Elizabeth Moore is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since RGW descends from James Alexander Short/Elizabeth Moore through Minerva Josephine Powell and her daughter Frances Irene Raybell Perkins, the presence of significant shared DNA between RGW and other known descendants of James Alexander Short/Elizabeth Moore validates the generational links along this maternal line.
This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple James Alexander Short/Elizabeth Moore through Minerva Josephine Powell to Frances Irene Raybell Perkins, and ultimately to RGW, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.