The paternal relationship between Virgil Emeritus Riddle and his daughter
Maerita Ann Riddle is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant SS.
The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between SS and other confirmed descendants of
James Fulton Hatcher/
Catherine Elizabeth Martin is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since SS descends from James Fulton Hatcher/Catherine Elizabeth Martin through Virgil Emeritus Riddle and his daughter Maerita Ann Riddle, the presence of significant shared DNA between SS 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 Virgil Emeritus Riddle to Maerita Ann Riddle, and ultimately to SS, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.