• Christine Stonecipher (ABT 1817 - 22 Aug 1891)
    The maternal relationship between Christine Stonecipher and her son George Washington Snyder is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant KY.

    The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between KY and other confirmed descendants of Heinrich J Steinseifer/Maria Elizabeth Hoffheins is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since KY descends from Heinrich J Steinseifer/Maria Elizabeth Hoffheins through Christine Stonecipher and her son George Washington Snyder, the presence of significant shared DNA between KY and other known descendants of Heinrich J Steinseifer/Maria Elizabeth Hoffheins validates the generational links along this maternal line.

    This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple Heinrich J Steinseifer/Maria Elizabeth Hoffheins through Christine Stonecipher to George Washington Snyder, and ultimately to KY, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.