Hi All. I've been lurking for awhile and now want to post my mystery. My Grandfather, Braulio A. Rico appeared in Mills or Freemont County , Iowa in 1928. Where did he come from and where are the children from his previous marriage?. Braulio (known as B.A.) married my grandmother Goldie Spidell in April of 1928. Their first child was born in Aug of 1928. Goldie was 16, although the marriage cert says she was 20. B gives his birthdate as March 26, 1901, making him 27. There was a portrait of his daughter, ("Stella") who appears at least 18, and he had this at the time of his marriage in 1928. Different records for B always use the March 26 birthdate, but span from years of 1871 to 1901 (I have verified that all these records are my Braulio). I think I have found "Stella", Estella Eustolia Rico, who died in Los Angeles in 1988. Her SS app in 1934 says her parents names were Braulio Rico and Felicitas Uranga. Estella was born in 1903. I know there was at least one other child, Manuel, who supposedly died in an unknown place at the age of 19 from Tuberculosis. Rumor has it that there are at least 4 other children from the first marriage. Since LA is so big, I can't come up w/ a death cert for Estella (although I have paid someone to find it and she cashed my check). Since Estella was diovorced, i was able to get her death cert in the name of Rico. It lists the informant as a daughter, Aurora Flores. The city directories for 1988 list no Flores residing at the address provided and I don't have a married name for Estella. I am at a brick wall. On B's marriage cert, he lists his parents names as John Rico and Jessie Aguilar and says he was born in Mexico, on his SS application, he lists his parents as Porfirio Rico and Balleria Aguilar and says he was born in El Paso, Texas. Any suggestions on how I should proceed from here would be greatly appreciated. i started my search for family history because both my daughter and I are affected with Ectodermal Dysplasia, a rare genetic condition. Our sight is affected and my daughter is legally blind. Since this is not a normal manifestation of ED, our eye Doctors are at a loss as far as treatment and prognosis. I thought that if I had more family history, maybe I could establish a pattern. Sorry so long. Shellie