The paternal relationship between Harold Dwight Stadler and his DNA tested daughter MS is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA.
The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between MS and other confirmed descendants of
Joseph Dougal/
Nancy Ballentine is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since MS descends from Joseph Dougal/Nancy Ballentine through Harold Dwight Stadler, the presence of significant shared DNA between MS and other known descendants of Joseph Dougal/Nancy Ballentine validates the generational links along this paternal line.
This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple Joseph Dougal/Nancy Ballentine through Harold Dwight Stadler to MS, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.