Monthly Archives: December 2016

Ancestor #34 – Thomas A Pankey (c. 1760-1829)

Posted on December 17, 2016 by Don Taylor

 Howell-Darling-2016 Research Howell/Pankey Line By Don Taylor Sadly, the 1790 Census and the 1800 Census records for Virginia were lost. Apparently destroyed by the British during the war of 1812. This loss has a major effect on tracing this family … Continue reading →

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Ancestor Biography – Mary Electa Parsons (1828-1888)

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Don Taylor

Roberts/Brown 2016 Research Brown/Sanford/Parsons Line By Don Taylor List of Grandparents Grand Parent: Richard Earl Brown 1st Great: Arthur Durwood Brown 2nd Great: Marion Sanford 3rd Great: Mary Electa Parsons 4th Great: Chester Parsons 5th Great: John Parsons [Jr.] 6th … Continue reading →

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1840 Census and Chester Parsons

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Don Taylor

Census Sunday The 1840 census often exasperates genealogists.  I find the information presented to be challenging and able to provide new questions as well as details. I was getting to know my 3rd great-grandmother, Mary Electa Parsons. In 1840 Mary … Continue reading →

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Ancestor Biography – Daniel Whitten (1859-1950)

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Don Taylor

Whitten-Bickford-2016 Project #8 – Whitten Line By Don Taylor It is often best and usually easiest to look at a person’s life backwards.  That is to begin with their death records then follow them through all of the census records … Continue reading →

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Arthur Durwood Brown – Born 1869

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Don Taylor

I saw that my Great-Grandfather’s, Arthur Durwood Brown, birthday was coming up. Then I realized that I have a quite a range of birth years for him. I know that markers are often wrong about birth years, but they seem so … Continue reading →

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