Steve, Don't know how firmly you are committed to eight generations, but I have the following run of three Joseph Stephans in data I have gathered: Joseph G. Stephan (unk - unk) m. Mildred Smith (#1) (unk - unk) Joseph F. Stephan (unk - unk) m. Joyce Hovey (unk - unk) Joseph F. Stephan, Jr. (unk - unk) My apologies for the complete lack of dates. The data I have gathered shows that the parents of Joseph G. Stephan were Jacob Stephan (1839 - 1909) and Felicitas Nuwer (unk - 1928). Although I haven't checked this set out in detail, most of my Stephan data comes along the route: Alsace-Lorraine to Buffalo, NY area. In addition, I have several runs of two Joseph Stephans. Floyd Mitman fbm37@worldnet.att.net >Looking for anyone who has multiple generations of the name Joseph Stephan in >their lines. I personally come from what I am told is eight generations of >Joseph Stephan, all the way up until my great grandfather. They lived in the >New York area although could have come from somewhere else before entering >the country from Germany. > >Steve Stephan >