Nathan Elmer Carpenter (23/04/1866 - 04/10/1941)

The proposed relationship of Nathan Elmer Carpenter as the father of Orville Edward Carpenter and Leroy Burdette Carpenter is supported by DNA evidence indicating shared ancestry within the family lines.

Specifically, DNA evidence confirms a distant cousin relationship between JB (a descendant of the Orville Edward Carpenter ancestral line) and NB (a descendant of the Leroy Burdette Carpenter ancestral line) with a shared segment of 76.17 cM across 3 HIR segments.

This match is consistent with their placement within these shared ancestral branches.