Sarah Burkhart ( - 1938)

The proposed relationship of Sarah Burkhart as the mother of Leonard Washington Harvill and James Alford Harvill is supported by DNA evidence indicating shared ancestry within the family lines.

Specifically, DNA evidence confirms a 3rd cousin, once removed relationship between KS (a descendant of the Leonard Washington Harvill ancestral line) and KU (a descendant of the James Alford Harvill ancestral line) with a shared segment of 48.52 cM across 3 HIR segments.

This match is consistent with their placement within these shared ancestral branches.