The proposed relationship of Ennis Russell Pennington as the father of MYP and ERP is supported by DNA evidence indicating shared ancestry within the family lines.

Specifically, DNA evidence confirms a great aunt / uncle relationship between RP (a descendant of the ERP ancestral line) and PDP (a descendant of the MYP ancestral line) with a shared segment of 831.50 cM across 29 HIR segments.

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

Further support for shared ancestry within MYP and ERP is provided by an additional 1 DNA confirmed relationships among other tested descendants tracing back to these lines.

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