Ashley and I walk through how I use DNA matches to work out where an unknown match fits in a family tree. We map Ashley’s case in Lucidchart, keep generations aligned, compare shared matches, and use DNA Painter’s shared centimorgan tool to narrow the possible relationships.
You’ll see how a visual chart can make half-sibling relationships, floating trees, and missing family connections easier to test before you add anything to your research.
What’s covered in this video:
– How to map an unknown DNA match in Lucidchart
– Why keeping generations aligned matters in genetic genealogy
– How to use the “up, over, down” strategy to find a common ancestor
– How shared centimorgans and DNA Painter help narrow possible relationships
– How Ancestry’s Shared Matches and Sort tools can support your research
– How a quick-and-dirty tree can help connect a floating family group
If you are working with an unknown DNA match, a half relationship, or a family-tree branch that does not quite connect, this walkthrough gives you a practical way to organize the clues and test the possibilities.
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