Families · Updated October 20, 2026 · 4 of 5 lines searched
Blake Lundquist's five family lines, and the temple work still waiting for our ancestors and their families. The counts come from walking each grandparent’s tree in FamilySearch, back about eleven generations and down through every branch, with records checked on Ancestry. Only people who have died are included.
We asked Claude to search each grandparent's line in our own FamilySearch account, back about eleven generations and then down through the cousin branches, checking records on Ancestry along the way. Thousands of names turned up that nobody in the family knew were waiting.
This public page shows numbers only. The names stay with the family, who request them for their own relatives.
Still being searched: Joe Osterkamp. Their numbers will appear when the search finishes.
In a family that's been researched for generations, the direct line of grandparents and great-grandparents is usually finished. The work that's still waiting sits off to the side: the brothers and sisters of those ancestors, their children, and their grandchildren, the cousin branches nobody followed all the way down.
So each line is searched in two directions. First we climb from the grandparent to about eight to ten generations of ancestors. Then from every one of those ancestors we come back down two to four generations, going further for the older ones, whose families have had more time to spread. Every person found who has died gets their temple work checked. One couple from the 1700s can lead to hundreds of relatives, which is why the numbers on this page grow as the search goes deeper.
Some names that FamilySearch shows as ready turn out to be duplicates, such as a second set of parents for someone already sealed. Those are counted as waiting until they're checked, not as ready.
Every ordinance still needed, and what it's waiting on. Ready ones can be requested today by the family. Waiting ones open up as earlier ordinances are done or missing details are added.
| Line | Families | People | Work for men | Work for women | Total work | Ready now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Lundquist Dad's dad | 6,357 | 18,937 | 2,894 | 1,937 | 4,831 | 1,156 |
| Donna Osterkamp Dad's mom | 6,570 | 23,310 | 5,079 | 3,054 | 8,133 | 1,800 |
| Joe Osterkamp Dad's stepdad | Search in progress | |||||
| Marlo Holland Mom's dad | 6,286 | 21,160 | 2,703 | 1,900 | 4,603 | 1,190 |
| Marva Holland Mom's mom | 9,695 | 33,884 | 4,801 | 3,016 | 7,817 | 1,901 |
| All lines | 28,908 | 97,291 | 15,477 | 9,907 | 25,384 | 6,047 |
1,295 direct ancestors · 6,357 families · 18,937 people (9,729 men, 9,207 women) · 16,299 with all their work done
| Ordinance | Men | Women | All |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptism | 197 | 181 | 378 |
| Confirmation | 202 | 183 | 385 |
| Initiatory | 291 | 242 | 533 |
| Endowment | 505 | 328 | 833 |
| Sealed to parents | 1,327 | 1,003 | 2,330 |
| Couple sealing | 372 | · | 372 |
| Total | 2,894 | 1,937 | 4,831 |
| Ready to request now | 680 | 476 | 1,156 |
933 direct ancestors · 6,570 families · 23,310 people (11,993 men, 11,303 women) · 18,925 with all their work done
| Ordinance | Men | Women | All |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptism | 310 | 263 | 573 |
| Confirmation | 310 | 264 | 574 |
| Initiatory | 414 | 317 | 731 |
| Endowment | 1,082 | 626 | 1,708 |
| Sealed to parents | 2,230 | 1,584 | 3,814 |
| Couple sealing | 733 | · | 733 |
| Total | 5,079 | 3,054 | 8,133 |
| Ready to request now | 1,055 | 745 | 1,800 |
1,463 direct ancestors · 6,286 families · 21,160 people (10,699 men, 10,450 women) · 18,444 with all their work done
| Ordinance | Men | Women | All |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptism | 175 | 168 | 343 |
| Confirmation | 176 | 168 | 344 |
| Initiatory | 239 | 210 | 449 |
| Endowment | 391 | 311 | 702 |
| Sealed to parents | 1,363 | 1,043 | 2,406 |
| Couple sealing | 359 | · | 359 |
| Total | 2,703 | 1,900 | 4,603 |
| Ready to request now | 673 | 517 | 1,190 |
1,537 direct ancestors · 9,695 families · 33,884 people (17,335 men, 16,535 women) · 29,212 with all their work done
| Ordinance | Men | Women | All |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptism | 263 | 233 | 496 |
| Confirmation | 265 | 233 | 498 |
| Initiatory | 387 | 304 | 691 |
| Endowment | 822 | 476 | 1,298 |
| Sealed to parents | 2,459 | 1,770 | 4,229 |
| Couple sealing | 605 | · | 605 |
| Total | 4,801 | 3,016 | 7,817 |
| Ready to request now | 1,081 | 820 | 1,901 |
97,291 people · 28,908 families · 82,880 with all their work done
| Ordinance | Men | Women | All |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptism | 945 | 845 | 1,790 |
| Confirmation | 953 | 848 | 1,801 |
| Initiatory | 1,331 | 1,073 | 2,404 |
| Endowment | 2,800 | 1,741 | 4,541 |
| Sealed to parents | 7,379 | 5,400 | 12,779 |
| Couple sealing | 2,069 | · | 2,069 |
| Total | 15,477 | 9,907 | 25,384 |
| Ready to request now | 3,489 | 2,558 | 6,047 |
“Still needed” counts every ordinance not yet recorded: ready to request, already reserved by someone, or waiting on more information or an earlier ordinance. Couple sealings are counted once per couple, under the men.
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