The paternal relationship between Dennis Carroll Manary and his DNA tested daughter LM is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA.
The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between LM and other confirmed descendants of
James Calvin Smothers/
Minerva Jane Thomas is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since LM descends from James Calvin Smothers/Minerva Jane Thomas through Dennis Carroll Manary, the presence of significant shared DNA between LM and other known descendants of James Calvin Smothers/Minerva Jane Thomas validates the generational links along this paternal line.
This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple James Calvin Smothers/Minerva Jane Thomas through Dennis Carroll Manary to LM, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.