An example of my use of the DNA icons mentioned in my previous post. Excuse the awful blur, this is an NPE research tree. I did not know how the home person matched to the NPE. I had a number of shared matches to the home person & the NPE, who linked to this tree. In order to see a pattern I added the DNA images. All matches lead me to the MRCA being the home person’s great grandparents or great great grandparents. The NPE matches the home person at 325cM and according to the DNA Painter Tool this is possibly a 2C. All shared matches lead to the great grandparents being the NPE’s link to the home person here. Having identified the great grandparents children, I found that there was a daughter who married a man with a common surname in the DNA matches. This lead to confirming the NPE’s paternal line. This “home person” cousin was very helpful & found me on Facebook - a great source to find living relatives & see old family photos! 🧬🌳🙌🏼