I find this DNA angle very interesting. On a crime show on tv they are using DNA to help solve crimes, and they seem to be able to get DNA from all kinds of sources and achieve numerous results. Which causes me to wonder if there are more results to be obtained than these various companies are looking for. I have learned that if you are female they only look at the female line. My search is looking for info on my grandmother's father's side. So if this is so, I won't get any info (through my grandmother) as to the ancestry of my great-grandfather. Is this correct? There are no males in the line of my g-grandfather to have the test. My uncle (grandmother's son) would not work because it would follow his father. So if I understand this right, I can't find out anything about my g-grandfather's side without someone in his sons' line. Bummer! We are a family of predominately females, so that DNA is getting thinner by the day.
Another thing I don't understand is how it changes depending on how many people are tested. It is what it is, isn't it?
Peckish.....Your husband knew he had 25% how? By DNA or just knowing members of the family. The female's results might be only from the female line in the DNA. This can really become involved, but oh so fascinating, I think. I have always liked puzzle solving.