[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] DNA at 23andMe

[lradke at procognis.com]

I have tested 7 family members through 23 and me and think it is a
wonderful service.  My Volhynia relatives (husband, son and father-in-law)
have each had about 200 potential relatives identified - mostly suspected
to be 4th or 5th cousins.  Of these we have determined that two sisters
who matched dna, were in fact 4th cousins when we compared our paper
trails. In our case the prediction of 4th cousin was dead on.  I also
think the medical information about what conditions you are genetically at
risk for is very helpful.

One of my husband's dna "cousins" suggested this group to me after
learning of my husband's history.  I would personally love to see some
more of the people from this list test as it might help us unravel our
shared ancestry.

Best,

Lynda Radke






I am not familiar with 23andMe. Quite some years ago, my first cousin,
> Carl,
> (his mother and my father are siblings) had his Y-DNA test with
> FamilytreeDNA. After all these years, he has still had no matches at the
> 12
> marker level.
>
> A few years back, my brother, Bill, took the same DNA for the same test.
> As
> of now, he has 42 exact matches, and 62, genetic distance -1.
>
> Soon after Family Finder was announced, both of them took advantage of it.
> Bill and Carl came up as 1st cousins, which they are. Carl has 11 other
> matches, 5th cousin or earlier. Bill has 80 matches, from 2nd or 3rd
> cousin
> to 5th cousin. The matches that are the same, we know came from the Welke
> family. Any others that Carl has would be from his Zimmerman (father)
> family. All other matches on my brother Bill's would have to be from our
> mother's family.
>
> This has been most helpful to us when we correspond with those on the
> list.
> So far, we have not found any one we have established a relationship to,
> but
> not all have been explored.
>
> Bill and Carl have very different haplogroups. My father, and both of
> Carl's
> parents came from the same area of Eastern Europe, for at least the last
> two
> generations that we have been able to verify.
>
> This is my limited experience with DNA.
>
> I find it very interesting.  As I learn more and as time passes, I have no
> doubt it will prove to be a very valuable resource. But as someone said,
> many of us are 70 and older, Carl is in his early 80's. It would be very
> nice for him to learn more about the early origins of his family and make
> some connections in the next few years.
>
> I will refer him to Gedmatch.com.
>
> Thanks to those contributing to this discussion. It's a topic I wish I had
> more time to study in depth.
>
> Joyce Welke Guasch
> of Springfield, OR
> Researching: Welke, Gurke,
> Ratz, Lentz, Zimmerman of East Poland
> Haner, Lindley, Wisbey, Bailey,
> of the US and Germany
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ger-poland-volhynia-bounces at eclipse.sggee.org
> [mailto:ger-poland-volhynia-bounces at eclipse.sggee.org] On Behalf Of Beth
> Burke
> Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2011 12:04 PM
> To: 'Earl.Schultz'; ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org
> Subject: Re: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] DNA at 23andMe
>
> Earl and Fellow SGGEE Members:
>
> How many of you have personally used this company for DNA testing?  Were
> you
> satisfied with the results? If you found out that you are at a higher risk
> for certain diseases, did you then consult with your physician?
>
> Additionally, have any of you who have a connection to the Lublin area
> have
> had this done?
>
> Beth Burke
> Verona, WI
> Researching:  Zellmer, Glor, Hammermeister, Friedrich, Lieske/Liske,
> Pinkowski....
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ger-poland-volhynia-bounces at eclipse.sggee.org
> [mailto:ger-poland-volhynia-bounces at eclipse.sggee.org] On Behalf Of
> Earl.Schultz
> Sent: Friday, September 23, 2011 11:57 PM
> To: ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org
> Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] DNA at 23andMe
>
> I want to let everyone know that www.23andMe.com is having a sale on DNA
> autosomal testing for $99 plus $9/mo. for 1 year.  This goes beyond the
> y-DNA and mt-DNA and is a much better test especially for females who
> cannot
> do the y-DNA test themselves.  The autosomal test looks at all ancestral
> lines and not just paternal and maternal.
>
> I especially want to encourage anyone from Dobriner Land (Torun to
> Rypin/Lipno) to take this test so that we can get a number of people from
> this area to compare to.
>
> This test also provides information on your risks for certain diseases
> which
> can be quite interesting.
>
> Earl
>
>
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