In a message dated 1/15/2008 5:38:53 PM Eastern Standard Time, gretchenb@roadrunner.com writes: > Hi, > After reading this it brought up a point I have often wondered about. Can > someone tell me what makes a second (or first or third ) cousin twice > removed? I was always under the impression that my first cousin's children > were my second cousins and so on, but never sure what my children were to > them. Is that where the once removed comes in. > Thanks, > Gretchen > This is a very nice explanation of the answer to your question. http://www.genealogy.com/16_cousn.html Carol ************** Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489