Helena Janzen (ABT 1858 - ABT 1945)

The maternal relationship between Helena Janzen and her son Jacob Schmidt is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant JMP.

The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between JMP and other confirmed descendants of Elisabeth Driedger is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since JMP descends from Elisabeth Driedger through Helena Janzen and her son Jacob Schmidt, the presence of significant shared DNA between JMP and other known descendants of Elisabeth Driedger validates the generational links along this maternal line.

This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA Elisabeth Driedger through Helena Janzen to Jacob Schmidt, and ultimately to JMP, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.