The proposed relationship of Jemima 'Jennie' A. Smothers as the mother of Artie Millie Griggs and DDG is supported by DNA evidence indicating shared ancestry within the family lines.

Specifically, DNA evidence confirms a distant cousin relationship between MC (a descendant of the Artie Millie Griggs ancestral line) and GG (a descendant of the DDG ancestral line) with a shared segment of 70.66 cM across 5 HIR segments.

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

Further support for shared ancestry within Artie Millie Griggs and DDG is provided by an additional 1 DNA confirmed relationships among other tested descendants tracing back to these lines.

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