The maternal relationship between Cleo Alice Mullins and her son Donald Eugene Brown is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant CL.

The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between CL and other confirmed descendants of Seth Jones/Rachel Knight Rizor is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since CL descends from Seth Jones/Rachel Knight Rizor through Cleo Alice Mullins and her son Donald Eugene Brown, the presence of significant shared DNA between CL and other known descendants of Seth Jones/Rachel Knight Rizor validates the generational links along this maternal line.

This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple Seth Jones/Rachel Knight Rizor through Cleo Alice Mullins to Donald Eugene Brown, and ultimately to CL, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.