Sarah Alice Ratliff (16/03/1855 - 20/04/1930)

  • Sarah Alice Ratliff (16/03/1855 - 20/04/1930)
    The maternal relationship between Sarah Alice Ratliff and her daughter Lilly Grace Goodpasture is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant SM.

    The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between SM and other confirmed descendants of Thomas Harper Ratliff/Lucy Johnson is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since SM descends from Thomas Harper Ratliff/Lucy Johnson through Sarah Alice Ratliff and her daughter Lilly Grace Goodpasture, the presence of significant shared DNA between SM and other known descendants of Thomas Harper Ratliff/Lucy Johnson validates the generational links along this maternal line.

    This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple Thomas Harper Ratliff/Lucy Johnson through Sarah Alice Ratliff to Lilly Grace Goodpasture, and ultimately to SM, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.