Lela Mae Depoister (9 JUN 1896 - SEP 1974)

The maternal relationship between Lela Mae Depoister and her son Dale Alonzo Staples is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant SS.

The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between SS and other confirmed descendants of James Alexander Short/Elizabeth Moore is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since SS descends from James Alexander Short/Elizabeth Moore through Lela Mae Depoister and her son Dale Alonzo Staples, the presence of significant shared DNA between SS and other known descendants of James Alexander Short/Elizabeth Moore validates the generational links along this maternal line.

This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple James Alexander Short/Elizabeth Moore through Lela Mae Depoister to Dale Alonzo Staples, and ultimately to SS, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.