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