The proposed relationship of David Calhoun Ratliff as the father of
John Thomas Ratliff, Sr.,
Forest Henderson Ratliff and
Curtis Grove Ratliff is supported by DNA evidence indicating shared ancestry within the family lines.
Specifically, DNA evidence confirms a 2nd cousin, twice removed relationship between SC (a descendant of the Forest Henderson Ratliff ancestral line) and TDC (a descendant of the John Thomas Ratliff, Sr. ancestral line) with 90.51 cM of shared DNA across 3 HIR segments.
It also confirms a 2nd cousin, twice removed relationship between KI (a descendant of the John Thomas Ratliff, Sr. ancestral line) and PS (a descendant of the Curtis Grove Ratliff ancestral line) with 81.23 cM of shared DNA across 4 HIR segments.
These matches are consistent with their placement within these shared ancestral branches.
Further support for shared ancestry within the John Thomas Ratliff, Sr., Forest Henderson Ratliff and Curtis Grove Ratliff lines is provided by an additional 15 DNA confirmed relationships among other tested descendants tracing back to these lines.
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