This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/YaW.2ACIB/437.1.1.2.1.1.2.1.2 Message Board Post: I got a LOT of information tonight regarding the Kostkowski side of the family and more of the children's names. I do have a question though... I'm just learning to read genealogy reports, but can you explain to me why some people have a little number next to their middle name/initial and what that means? Personally, I prefer the good old days when I was in school and stuck everyone's name on a picture of a tree. :)