Author Archives: Don Taylor

Hobbs – Surname Saturday

Posted on March 14, 2020 by Don Taylor

Name Origin Hob is a “pet form of Robert” and Hobbs is a patronymic form for Son of Hob, as is Hobson. Geographical Worldwide there are approximately 99,273 people who bear the Hobbs surname. The vast majority, over 62,000 in … Continue reading →

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Donna Darling Collection – Part 60 – Parkway Theatre

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Don Taylor

Donna Montran – Vaudeville Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor For this week’s Treasure Chest Tuesday, I’m looking at eight images all relating to the Parkway Theatre. None of the clippings indicate what city the show is taking place in … Continue reading →

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Donna in the News – 10 March 1927

Posted on March 10, 2020 by Don Taylor

Donna Darling Revue. at the Carolina Theatre, Charlotte, SC, March 10 & 11, 1927. I recently found two ads that ran in the Charlotte Observer on March 10 & 11, 1927. The “Donna Darling Revue with Sammy Clark” was mentioned … Continue reading →

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Mercy (Gay) Sanford & the Early Censuses

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Don Taylor

Mercy Sanford and the 1840, 1830, and 1820 Census records. Brown-Sanford-Gay Census Sunday By Don Taylor Following widows in early America can often be difficult, Mercy (Gay) Sanford was widowed when her husband, Ezra Clugston Sanford, died 22 June 1813 … Continue reading →

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ThruLines – Darling Part 2 – Bernard & Bertha Trumpi

Posted on March 5, 2020 by Don Taylor

ThruLines Thursday Darling-Huber-Trumpi/Koch DNA By Don Taylor In Part 2 of my Darling ThruLinestm analysis, I’m looking closely at matches with wife’s maternal 2nd great-grandparents, Bernard[i] Trümpi (1844-1913) and Bertha (Koch) Trümpi (1862-1927). ThruLinestm indicated that there are 3 (newly discovered) … Continue reading →

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