The proposed relationship of John Francis Delong as the father of Sarah Delong and Effie Margaret Delong is supported by DNA evidence indicating shared ancestry within the family lines.

Specifically, DNA evidence confirms a distant cousin relationship between MC (a descendant of the Sarah Delong ancestral line) and TF (a descendant of the Effie Margaret Delong ancestral line) with a shared segment of 25.27 cM across 2 HIR segments.

This match is consistent with their placement within these shared ancestral branches.

Further support for shared ancestry within Sarah Delong and Effie Margaret Delong is provided by an additional 1 DNA confirmed relationships among other tested descendants tracing back to these lines.

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