Herman Rudolph Kruse (25 Jul 1785 - 25 Jul 1841)

The proposed relationship of Herman Rudolph Kruse as the father of Jane Elizabeth Kruse and William Henry Kruse is supported by DNA evidence indicating shared ancestry within the family lines.

Specifically, DNA evidence confirms a distant cousin relationship between RLB (a descendant of the Jane Elizabeth Kruse ancestral line) and HJ (a descendant of the William Henry Kruse ancestral line) with a shared segment of 59.84 cM across 3 HIR segments.

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