The proposed relationship of Mary Taylor as the mother of
Jeanie Taylor Smith and
Harriet M Smith is supported by DNA evidence indicating shared ancestry within the family lines.
Specifically, DNA evidence confirms a 3rd cousin, once removed relationship between RT (a descendant of the Harriet M Smith ancestral line) and CK (a descendant of the Jeanie Taylor Smith ancestral line) with 147.90 cM of shared DNA across 7 HIR segments.
This match is consistent with their placement within these shared ancestral branches.
Further support for shared ancestry within the Jeanie Taylor Smith and Harriet M Smith lines is provided by an additional 3 DNA confirmed relationships among other tested descendants tracing back to these lines.
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