David Lynch is 35 Degrees from John Steinbeck

0. David Lynch
   →
1. ✖Patricia O'Hern
   (his mother)→
2. ✖Colquitt O'Hern
   (her father)→
3. ✖Lucy Kiser
   (his mother)→
4. ✖Joseph Kiser
   (her father)→
5. ✖Archibald Kiser
   (his father)→
6. ✖Debbie Weatherford
   (his mother)→
7. ✖William Weatherford
   (her father)→
8. ✖Susanna Moore
   (his mother)→
9. ✖Susanna Martin
   (her mother)→
10. ✖Catherine Newton
    (her mother)→
11. ✖Thomas Newton
    (her father)→
12. ✖John Newton
    (his father)→
13. ✖Thomas Newton
    (his father)→
14. ✖John Newton
    (his father)→
15. ✖Henry Newton
    (his father)→
16. ✖Margaret Poyntz
    (his mother)→
17. ✖Elizabeth Huddesfield
    (her mother)→
18. ✖William Huddesfield
    (her father)→
19. ✖Katherine Huddesfield
    (his daughter)→
20. ✖William Carew
    (her son)→
21. ✖Cecily Carew
    (his daughter)→
22. ✖Thomasin Kirkham
    (her daughter)→
23. ✖Susan Southcott
    (her daughter)→
24. ✖Thomas Molford
    (her son)→
25. ✖Thomas Mulford
    (his son)→
26. ✖Thomas Mulford
    (his son)→
27. ✖Thomas Mulford
    (his son)→
28. ✖Dorcas Mulford
    (his daughter)→
29. ✖Mulford Eldredge
    (her son)→
30. ✖Hezekiah Eldredge
    (his son)→
31. ✖Micah Eldredge
    (his son)→
32. ✖Sarah Eldredge
    (his daughter)→
33. ✖Almira Dickson
    (her daughter)→
34. ✖John Steinbeck
    (her son)→
35. John Steinbeck
    (his son)

David and John are 16th cousins once removed

David Lynch and John Ernst Steinbeck Jr (1902-1968) are both descendants of William Huddesfield (1436-1499).

1. David is the son of Patricia Jeanne O'Hern (1934-2017) 
2. Patricia is the daughter of Colquitt Logan O'Hern (1908-1983) [unknown confidence]
3. Colquitt is the son of Lucy Emma Kiser (1881-1964) [unknown confidence]
4. Lucy is the daughter of Joseph Quinn Kiser (1846-1937) [unknown confidence]
5. Joseph is the son of Archibald Kiser (1810-1879) [unknown confidence]
6. Archibald is the son of Debbie (Weatherford) Kiser (bef.1786-bef.1830) [unknown confidence]
7. Debbie is the daughter of William Weatherford (1759-1850) [unknown confidence]
8. William is the son of Susanna (Moore) Weatherford (abt.1735-abt.1764) [unknown confidence]
9. Susanna is the daughter of Susanna Elizabeth (Martin) Moore (1722-abt.1799) [unknown confidence]
10. Susanna is the daughter of Catherine (Newton) Carter (abt.1710-bef.1761) [confident]
11. Catherine is the daughter of Thomas Newton (1678-1726) [confident]
12. Thomas is the son of John Newton (1639-1697) [unknown confidence]
13. John is the son of Thomas Newton Esq (abt.1614-1680) [uncertain]
14. Thomas is the son of John Newton (abt.1572-1633) [unknown confidence]
15. John is the son of Henry Newton (abt.1531-1599) [uncertain]
16. Henry is the son of Margaret (Poyntz) Newton (aft.1511-aft.1575) [confident]
17. Margaret is the daughter of Elizabeth (Huddesfield) Poyntz (1479-1527) [confident]
18. Elizabeth is the daughter of William Huddesfield (1436-1499) [unknown confidence]
This makes William the 16th great grandfather of David.

1. John is the son of Johann Ernst Steinbeck Sr (1865-1935) [unknown confidence]
2. Johann is the son of Almira Ann (Dickson) Steinbeck (1828-aft.1880) [unknown confidence]
3. Almira is the daughter of Salley (Eldredge) Swallow (1800-1878) [confident]
4. Salley is the daughter of Micah Eldredge (1776-1849) [confident]
5. Micah is the son of Hezekiah Eldredge (bef.1744-1806) [unknown confidence]
6. Hezekiah is the son of Mulford Eldredge (1713-1791) [unknown confidence]
7. Mulford is the son of Dorcas (Mulford) Eldredge (1693-abt.1755) [unknown confidence]
8. Dorcas is the daughter of Thomas Mulford Jr. (1665-1747) [unknown confidence]
9. Thomas is the son of Thomas Mulford (1640-aft.1706) [unknown confidence]
10. Thomas is the son of Thomas Mulford (abt.1612-aft.1689) [confident]
11. Thomas is the son of Thomas Southcott Molford (aft.1571-abt.1640) [confident]
12. Thomas is the son of Susanna (Southcott) Molford (1551-bef.1659) [confident]
13. Susanna is the daughter of Thomasin (Kirkham) Southcote (abt.1530-) [confident]
14. Thomasin is the daughter of Cecilia (Carew) Kirkham (abt.1507-aft.1575) [confident]
15. Cecilia is the daughter of William Carew (abt.1483-1536) [confident]
16. William is the son of Catherine (Huddesfield) Carew (abt.1463-aft.1528) [unknown confidence]
17. Catherine is the daughter of William Huddesfield (1436-1499) [unknown confidence]
This makes William the 15th great grandfather of John.