This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: maestas,mestas, Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/hY.2ADE/29.30.35.33.37.40.57.1.1 Message Board Post: hello della read what you wrote and you never know who isrelated to who in this world. my grandfather was jose cirilo mestas or maestas. i am writing you cause i read your email. i wanted to tell you that my grandfather cirilo i did not know him at all. i only heard stories from the family. i dont even have a clue as to who his father was. i am looking myself, but you never know in this world anything is possiable. i am thinking my great grandmother manuella never listed my great grandfathers name because he was a married man. i am looking to find out who he is myself looking into things gradually. anyway if you had a picture of your jose mestas i could compare him to mine. email me it at maestas@mindspring.com if you could scan it and then send by email then i could tell you if we got something here even a resemblence.i am sure there has to be something out there somewhere to show us. i am looking into obtaining also software to age people from youth to see how they would! look as a adult. maestas@mindspring.com diane maestas hope to hear from you soon