William Alonzo Depoister (NOV 1866 - 27 DEC 1929)

The paternal relationship between William Alonzo Depoister and his daughter Lela Mae Depoister 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 William Alonzo Depoister and his daughter Lela Mae Depoister, the presence of significant shared DNA between SS and other known descendants of James Alexander Short/Elizabeth Moore validates the generational links along this paternal line.

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