In a message dated 1/10/2004 2:40:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, mountainmama@cableone.net writes: > Like the rest of us, she is sending the names on her tree. Of course not > every single name is an ancestor, but associated surname on the tree. But, > when you do the mathematical theory of how many surnames you have for your > ancestors, it is mind boggling. > I have over 22,000 people in my database. I have mom's line, and dad. Then I have THREE stepfathers. Two of my paternal lines are WV and two are not. I don't have much on #4 b/c he and Mom had no children, but I have tons on the first 3. Plus now I have my son in law's family. when I was in Arizona for Christmas I met his great uncle whose middle name is BURDETTE. a good old WV name and his daughter lives in Summersville now. So I added 20 or so folks from the BRYANT family looking for a BURDETTE connection. Then a week ago I was looking for step-dad #2 and found that those Priors were connected to the KNAPP family. And so it goes... Happy New Year to all! Sandy in Florida I will gladly share genealogy information if you will kindly do the same. Please do not send jokes, virus warnings, attachments, or chain letters. Thanks.