I am elated to share another cousin match story from my 23andMe results! This time it’s even more interesting because said cousin (i”ll call her DK) has been following my blog for several months, saw my posts about the free 23andMe testing, and ordered her kit because of it. But, while she knew she was related to me, I had no idea who she was prior to tonight! I just knew that there was a mystery match in my Relative Finder that shared .80% of her DNA with me and 23andMe predicted us to be 3rd-4th cousins.
DK matches my sister and I at several segments. Here is our shared DNA (she matches me where it is blue; matches my sister where it is green).
After speaking on the phone tonight and learning who her father was, I was able to tell her that they graduated high school together and share pictures from the class yearbook (since I *stole* it from my father a few years ago). 🙂
DK and I actually are double cousins though – both of her grandparents are related to me – her father is related to me on my father’s maternal side and her grandmother is related to me on my father’s paternal side. I wonder if we’ll be able to tease out which DNA is from which couple? Theoretically, DK should also match another of my known cousins who also did the 23andMe test but I’ll need to check. 23andMe does not have a way to establish more than one known relationship but they should add it. Not only are DK and I 2nd cousins once removed, but we are also 3rd cousins.
I am so pleased that the testing has brought us together!