The maternal relationship between Artie Millie Griggs and her daughter
Alberta Louise Hatcher is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant
Barbara Joyce Meeker.
The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between Barbara Joyce Meeker and other confirmed descendants of
James Calvin Smothers/
Minerva Jane Thomas is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since Barbara Joyce Meeker descends from James Calvin Smothers/Minerva Jane Thomas through Artie Millie Griggs and her daughter Alberta Louise Hatcher, the presence of significant shared DNA between Barbara Joyce Meeker and other known descendants of James Calvin Smothers/Minerva Jane Thomas validates the generational links along this maternal line.
This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple James Calvin Smothers/Minerva Jane Thomas through Artie Millie Griggs to Alberta Louise Hatcher, and ultimately to Barbara Joyce Meeker, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.