The maternal relationship between Sadie Lenora Jones and her daughter Thelma Mae Wardell is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant KLF.

The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between KLF and other confirmed descendants of Seth Jones/Rachel Knight Rizor is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since KLF descends from Seth Jones/Rachel Knight Rizor through Sadie Lenora Jones and her daughter Thelma Mae Wardell, the presence of significant shared DNA between KLF and other known descendants of Seth Jones/Rachel Knight Rizor validates the generational links along this maternal line.

This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple Seth Jones/Rachel Knight Rizor through Sadie Lenora Jones to Thelma Mae Wardell, and ultimately to KLF, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.