The maternal relationship between Marilda Mayberry and her daughter
Dora Etta Bradley is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant DLW.
The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between DLW and other confirmed descendants of
Zadock Barnard/
Mary Short is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since DLW descends from Zadock Barnard/Mary Short through Marilda Mayberry and her daughter Dora Etta Bradley, the presence of significant shared DNA between DLW and other known descendants of Zadock Barnard/Mary Short validates the generational links along this maternal line.
This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple Zadock Barnard/Mary Short through Marilda Mayberry to Dora Etta Bradley, and ultimately to DLW, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.