Our Family is of German decent and has been in the United States for several generations. The main branch of the family homesteaded in the hills of Texas just 30 minutes outside of San Antonio. As the children grew up and the land was inherited by one child, the rest would often go out into the world to seek the fortune and this is how we have lost contact through the generations.
My Father has two brothers and a sister. I have two brothers and a sister. My oldest brother has three sons and a daughter. My second oldest brother has a son and a daughter. I have a son and a daughter and my daughter has two sons.
So you can see that within the span of three generations there are several of us in my Father's branch.