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