Monthly Archives: June 2022

Pankey’s in the News – Judith Pankey Dies

Posted on June 16, 2022 by Don Taylor

Howell Research Howell-Pankey Line By Don Taylor In the News” is my reporting of discovered newspaper articles and advertising regarding ancestors I am researching. Judith (Ligon) Pankey is the first wife of my wife’s third great uncle, Thomas Armstrong Pankey. … Continue reading →

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Donna & Earl at Pantages, Memphis, TN

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Don Taylor

Donna in the News by Don Taylor “Donna in the News” is my reporting of newly found newspaper articles and advertisements regarding my grandmother, Madonna Montran (aka Donna Montran and Donna Darling). I am always excited when I find a … Continue reading →

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Ancestor Sketch – William Lister

Posted on June 12, 2022 by Don Taylor

Roberts-Brown Research Roberts-Barnes-Lister Line By Don Taylor William Lister is my earliest verified Lister Ancestor. He was probably born in Maryland about 1793. He served in the War of 1812, married twice, and died in Monroe, Pickaway County, Ohio. William … Continue reading →

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Ethel Wight Collection – Part 84

Posted on June 10, 2022 by Don Taylor

McCormick, McCrae, McDonald, & née McLean) Photo Friday Ethel Wight Collection By Don Taylor This week, for Photo Friday, I identify the people in five more envelopes from the Ethel Wight Studio Collection[i]. The envelopes contain the names who paid … Continue reading →

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Chin-Chin in the News – 27 March 1920

Posted on June 8, 2022 by Don Taylor

The Wheeling Intelligencer (Wheeling, West Virginia) Court Theatre Vaudeville/Chin-Chin By Don Taylor My grandmother was a vaudeville star. I am following her career and learning about her many performances. In October 1919, she joined the cast of the Charles Dillingham … Continue reading →

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