This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cordova, Benavidez, Espinoza, Sandoval, Vigil, Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hY.2ADE/26.69.1 Message Board Post: The child that you are referring to in my family line is Juan Batista Cordova who was born in July 1859 to Jose Valentin Cordova and Maria Delores Varela. You are right about the use of the middle names. The first name being the baptismal, saints name such as Jose or Maria. The "Luhan" children may also be spelled Lujan. Many times, spellings vary in translation or just misspellings. You will find that the Cordova line is well documented online. It is probable that you will find your wife's family.