{"id":6119,"date":"2018-04-28T13:31:59","date_gmt":"2018-04-28T13:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/?p=6119"},"modified":"2018-04-28T13:31:59","modified_gmt":"2018-04-28T13:31:59","slug":"adding-some-ancestors-to-dnapainter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/2018\/04\/28\/adding-some-ancestors-to-dnapainter\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding Some Ancestors to DNAPainter"},"content":{"rendered":"

DNA Painter is a fun and helpful tool created by Jonny Perl. I discussed DNA Painter in a previous Blog<\/a>. Since then, DNA Painter has come out with a new dividing line in the key. At the time I started using DNA Painter, I was so happy with the software, that I didn’t care about the key. However, now I have organized my key.<\/p>\n

The Key to the Key<\/h2>\n

Here is the way I had my key:<\/p>\n

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By choosing the area to the right of the ancestral name, these names can be dragged up or down. Here is my new key:<\/p>\n

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I have sorted the names into paternal and maternal. Then within paternal and maternal, I have sorted the names in a way that makes sense to me – basically by grandparent line. In order to add the above line, I chose T Clarke:<\/p>\n

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Then I choose Edit Group:<\/p>\n

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In that screen, I have circled where there is an option to add a dividing line below the group. I have checked this option.<\/p>\n

Mining My Blogs for More DNA to Paint<\/h2>\n

Here is what the DNA Painter shows for me right now:<\/p>\n

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I recall Blogs tha I have written where I found other ancestors.<\/p>\n

Adding Abraham Howorth, Born 1768<\/h3>\n

Old Abraham goes back a ways. He lived in the Bacup area of Lancashire with his wife Mary. I was able to Identify his DNA thanks to a match with Anne on Chromosome 4. Now I have to remember how to add Anne’s DNA to DNA PainterFirst I find the match at Gedmatch. Here is my match with Anne:<\/p>\n

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Now to get this on to the Painter. At the top right of the software is a software that says “Paint a new match”. This sounds like a good choice:<\/p>\n

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Above, I copied Anne’s matching chromosome information into the box provided. I then click on the blue box [save match now] to get this screen:<\/p>\n

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In the top blank box I put the match’s name and Gedmatch number. In the bottom, I’ll put in Abraham Howorth and Mary. This is on my paternal side. Here is the new painted segment on Chromosome 4 in blue:<\/p>\n

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I’m not totally happy with the color as it is not too distinctive from my paternal T Clarke:<\/p>\n

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So I chose Abraham in the Key above and then chose Edit:<\/p>\n

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There I chose a different color for Abraham. I didn’t like that either, so I chose a brighter green:<\/p>\n

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This will do for now. Next, I want to move Abraham down one slot on the key:<\/p>\n

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When I choose the area to the right of the name, I get a double arrow and I can move the name down one space.\u00a0 Howorth is the second surname on my paternal grandfather’s side.<\/p>\n

Adding a Maternal Rathfelder Segment<\/h3>\n

I discuss this Rathfelder find in more detail in a set of Blogs called My German Success Story<\/a>. The DNA match was with Astrid, and I was able to trace the match back to Hans Jerg Rathfelder born in 1752.<\/p>\n

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I wonder if Hans Jerg had a sense of humor as he named two of his sons Johann Georg that were born four years apart. His own name was a bit similar to these two sons. One son went by Johann and the other went by Georg.<\/p>\n

Here is my match with Astrid:<\/p>\n

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Here is where these Astrid\/Rathfelder segments show up on my maternal chromosome:<\/p>\n

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I used the same color as Howorth as it is OK to repeat colors as long as the last time I used this color on Chromosome 4, it was on the paternal side.<\/p>\n

Next, I moved Han Jerg down on the key to where I want him:<\/p>\n

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Here is the Linden Church in Latvia where Hans Jerg and Juliana got married:<\/p>\n

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The odd thing is that it looks like it could be a New England scene with children sledding on the hill of the church. However, this is in the middle of Latvia.<\/p>\n

Part of my impetus to paint is the header at the top of the DNA Painter. It shows how much of my chromosome is mapped. Right now it shows:<\/p>\n