The paternal relationship between William Henry Kruse and his daughter Mary Ellen Kruse is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant HJ.

The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between HJ and other confirmed descendants of Herman Rudolph Kruse/Catharina Maria Adelheid Redeker is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since HJ descends from Herman Rudolph Kruse/Catharina Maria Adelheid Redeker through William Henry Kruse and his daughter Mary Ellen Kruse, the presence of significant shared DNA between HJ and other known descendants of Herman Rudolph Kruse/Catharina Maria Adelheid Redeker validates the generational links along this paternal line.

This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple Herman Rudolph Kruse/Catharina Maria Adelheid Redeker through William Henry Kruse to Mary Ellen Kruse, and ultimately to HJ, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.