Lydia Radke (1893 - 1958)

The maternal relationship between Lydia Radke and her son Kenneth Shipley is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant IB.

The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between IB and other confirmed descendants of Johann Radke/Anna Gartzke is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since IB descends from Johann Radke/Anna Gartzke through Lydia Radke and her son Kenneth Shipley, the presence of significant shared DNA between IB and other known descendants of Johann Radke/Anna Gartzke validates the generational links along this maternal line.

This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple Johann Radke/Anna Gartzke through Lydia Radke to Kenneth Shipley, and ultimately to IB, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.