Characters included in the tree
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First generation
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Grandma Duck
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Recurring Character. Included as mother of of Gus Goose's mother, Gladstone Gander's mother and Donald's father.
Second generation
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"Daughter of Grandma Duck" n°1
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Created for the Tree. Married an unknown Goose (Luke the Goose ?) and had Gus Goose. Only part of the Duck genealogy for which Don Rosa made changes in his own tree compared to this one. Possibly intended as Daphne Duck as seen in the first tree, minus the "died of indigestion" part.
A goose
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Created for the Tree (?). Possibly Luke the Goose or his nameless brother from the first version. Married a "Daughter of Grandma Duck" and fathered Gus Goose.
"Daughter of Grandma Duck" n°2
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Created for the Tree (?). Married a gander (whom Carl Barks mentions he named Goosetave Gander in his letters) and had Gladstone Gander; possibly intended as a standby for Matilda McDuck as depicted in the first version.
(Goosetave) Gander
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Taken from the First Version. Married the "Daughter" n°2 and had Gladstone Gander.
"Don's Father"
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Taken from the First Version. Obviously the counterpart of Quackmore, though he remains nameless in this version; married Scrooge McDuck's sister.
Mrs. McDuck
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Taken from the First Version. Obviously the counterpart of Hortense, though she remains namesless here; married "Don's Father" and had Donald and "Don's Sister".
Scrooge McDuck
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Recurring Character. Only mentioned (he doesn't have a panel to himself) as "Mrs McDuck"'s brother.
Third generation
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Donald Duck
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Recurring Character. Inserted as the son of "Don's Father" and "Mrs McDuck".
"Don's Sister"
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Recurring Character/Taken from the First Version. Unclear whether she's a recollection of the original Della Duck from the comic strips, or of the Thelma Duck of the first version.
Fourth generation
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Huey, Dewey and Louie Duck
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Recurring Character. Sons of "Don's Sister" and an unknown duck.