The maternal relationship between Pauline Steinke and her daughter VV is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant AK.
The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between AK and other confirmed descendants of
Carl Friedrich Ferdinand Haut/
Caroline Friederike Hackbarth is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since AK descends from Carl Friedrich Ferdinand Haut/Caroline Friederike Hackbarth through Pauline Steinke and her daughter VV, the presence of significant shared DNA between AK and other known descendants of Carl Friedrich Ferdinand Haut/Caroline Friederike Hackbarth validates the generational links along this maternal line.
This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple Carl Friedrich Ferdinand Haut/Caroline Friederike Hackbarth through Pauline Steinke to VV, and ultimately to AK, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.