The maternal relationship between Zelma Irene Fortney and her daughter
Vivian Lucille Starks is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant DG.
The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between DG and other confirmed descendants of
John Albertson/
Elizabeth Hunter is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since DG descends from John Albertson/Elizabeth Hunter through Zelma Irene Fortney and her daughter Vivian Lucille Starks, the presence of significant shared DNA between DG and other known descendants of John Albertson/Elizabeth Hunter validates the generational links along this maternal line.
This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple John Albertson/Elizabeth Hunter through Zelma Irene Fortney to Vivian Lucille Starks, and ultimately to DG, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.