The maternal relationship between Elmira Angelina Bernadette Payment dit Lariviere and her daughter Ernestine Bertha Listander is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant RLP.

The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between RLP and other confirmed descendants of Joseph Payment dit Lariviere is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since RLP descends from Joseph Payment dit Lariviere through Elmira Angelina Bernadette Payment dit Lariviere and her daughter Ernestine Bertha Listander, the presence of significant shared DNA between RLP and other known descendants of Joseph Payment dit Lariviere validates the generational links along this maternal line.

This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA Joseph Payment dit Lariviere through Elmira Angelina Bernadette Payment dit Lariviere to Ernestine Bertha Listander, and ultimately to RLP, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.