The maternal relationship between Mae Aylween Ratliff and her daughter
Jo Anne Clark is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant JCH.
The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between JCH and other confirmed descendants of
David Calhoun Ratliff/
Hepzibah Illinois Waddill is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since JCH descends from David Calhoun Ratliff/Hepzibah Illinois Waddill through Mae Aylween Ratliff and her daughter Jo Anne Clark, the presence of significant shared DNA between JCH and other known descendants of David Calhoun Ratliff/Hepzibah Illinois Waddill validates the generational links along this maternal line.
This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple David Calhoun Ratliff/Hepzibah Illinois Waddill through Mae Aylween Ratliff to Jo Anne Clark, and ultimately to JCH, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.