The paternal relationship between Louis Edward Coulter and his DNA tested son LC is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA.
The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between LC and other confirmed descendants of
James Fulton Hatcher/
Catherine Elizabeth Martin is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since LC descends from James Fulton Hatcher/Catherine Elizabeth Martin through Louis Edward Coulter, the presence of significant shared DNA between LC 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 Louis Edward Coulter to LC, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.