This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Romaguera Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kRC.2ACE/1767.1772.1.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: First it is important to spread the page in order to see the cascade. Second, because I use the same genealogy database to store families I have not yet connected I have a family tree that looks like this: Romagueras | LouisianaRomaguera PuertoRicoRomaguera CatalunyaRomaguera etc. Under the heading LousianaRomaguera are Romagueras who are not connected (at least not yet) and then following each of these Romagueras is the family I have constructed from census info etc. These are unconnected Romagueras and they all have a number 2 in front of their name: 2 Slyvestre who married Eleanore Brown 2 Pedro who married Catalina Ribas 2 Frank who married Catherine Fábregas 2 Salavador who married Catherine Ribas 2 Elise Romaguera from France 2 unknown Romaguera who married Rosannah Winkle By my method all families here start at generation "2" The wife is preceeded by a "+" and their kids are all "3" etc. Your family begins with 2; Pedro and + Catherine Ribas Their son is 3; Frank Romaguera + Isabel Lera (I have found no further Children of Pedro, he may have died in Catalunya) whose children are 4 and include 4; Austin Romaguera + Camille O'Conner whose children are 5, and include 5; Edgar A Romaguera + Catherine Furtado [from your infor mation- she is not shown on the outline because I did not have her name] His children are 6 and include 6; Michael H Romaguera + Leslie Campbell [again your information] These numbers correspond to generations (with "2" being the first known generation - it is confusing!) Note that Elise Romaguera came from France -- I found her in the 1930 census and probably has nothing to do with these other families which are probably related back in Catalunya somewhere. If you have a genealogy program like Family Tree Maker or PAF I can send a GED file with all the information on it because in some cases the outline descendent tree leaves out people. For example your great great grandmother Isabel Lera was the daughter of Damasio Lera and Jane Foster and has 5 syblings: Odelle, Joseph, Marguerite Sara, Margaret and Anastacio I hope this helps somewhat. Mike