Stephen Weatherford Pollard (1810 - 1878)

The paternal relationship between Stephen Weatherford Pollard and his daughter Martha Ellen Pollard is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant KS.

The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between KS and other confirmed descendants of Jesse Carlisle Pollard/Julia Weatherford is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since KS descends from Jesse Carlisle Pollard/Julia Weatherford through Stephen Weatherford Pollard and his daughter Martha Ellen Pollard, the presence of significant shared DNA between KS and other known descendants of Jesse Carlisle Pollard/Julia Weatherford validates the generational links along this paternal line.

This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple Jesse Carlisle Pollard/Julia Weatherford through Stephen Weatherford Pollard to Martha Ellen Pollard, and ultimately to KS, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.