The maternal relationship between Helen Faye Hines and her daughter RLB is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant RLB.

The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between RLB and other confirmed descendants of George Hines/Catherine A Zone is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since RLB descends from George Hines/Catherine A Zone through Helen Faye Hines and her daughter RLB, the presence of significant shared DNA between RLB and other known descendants of George Hines/Catherine A Zone validates the generational links along this maternal line.

This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple George Hines/Catherine A Zone through Helen Faye Hines to RLB, and ultimately to RLB, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.