Monthly Archives: July 2016

A brief look at my wife’s aunt’s grandfather – Nicholas Edward Drexl

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Don Taylor

 Darling/Drexl Line In May, I was visiting family in Michigan and had the opportunity to get to know my wife’s aunt much better. While I was there, we chatted about genealogy (surprise, surprise) and I learned she didn’t know much … Continue reading →

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Will DNA Testing provide the Answer for my Howell Brick Wall?

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Don Taylor

By Don Taylor I have completed my initial writing about Generations 3, 4, and 5 on my Howell line research. (See my blog on Howell Research for a list of people and articles.) My next person to research in that line … Continue reading →

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The Name Is Never the Same – Marandy, Mary D., etc.

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Don Taylor

By – Don Taylor Seldom have I encountered a person whose name is different in virtually every record I find for the individual.  It makes me wonder if Marada Lister’s name metamorphed over the years or if the pronunciation was … Continue reading →

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Peterson Paternal Project – Hemsworth-Morgan Branch

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Don Taylor

 By Don Taylor  [Previously, I wrote about this project in “William George Ables and Nancy Grimm.”] My half-sister Glennis has long wondered who her biological father is. Thanks to Ancestry DNA we have a great clue. She has a match … Continue reading →

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The Great War – Some Where – 7 April 1918

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Don Taylor

Wartime Wednesday By Don Taylor One of the interesting images from the New York Times of 7 April 1918 is an image of Lady Drogheda. Her 1918 flight over London, dropping leaflets urged people to buy British War Bonds, is … Continue reading →

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