The maternal relationship between Emilie Pahlow and her son Walter Koepke is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant BJ.

The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between BJ and other confirmed descendants of August Friedrich Ferdinand PAHLOW/Christine Sophia Mailahn is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since BJ descends from August Friedrich Ferdinand PAHLOW/Christine Sophia Mailahn through Emilie Pahlow and her son Walter Koepke, the presence of significant shared DNA between BJ and other known descendants of August Friedrich Ferdinand PAHLOW/Christine Sophia Mailahn validates the generational links along this maternal line.

This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple August Friedrich Ferdinand PAHLOW/Christine Sophia Mailahn through Emilie Pahlow to Walter Koepke, and ultimately to BJ, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.