Thomas Benton Cessna (1840 - 1890)

The paternal relationship between Thomas Benton Cessna and his son Arthur Garfield Cessna is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant KC.

The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between KC and other confirmed descendants of Jonathan Cessna/Rebecca Worley is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since KC descends from Jonathan Cessna/Rebecca Worley through Thomas Benton Cessna and his son Arthur Garfield Cessna, the presence of significant shared DNA between KC and other known descendants of Jonathan Cessna/Rebecca Worley validates the generational links along this paternal line.

This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple Jonathan Cessna/Rebecca Worley through Thomas Benton Cessna to Arthur Garfield Cessna, and ultimately to KC, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.