This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Montez, Romero Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/DZ.2ADE/147.2.1 Message Board Post: Wanda, I Only have them in Gallup N.M in the 1820s, I feel sure some family should of been from your area. This name had not been in N. M or colorado much before that time. 1 son died in Colorado a few years ago. Do you know if your Montez family came from South America? You can e-mail me if you like. Shsandra@aol.com