Author Archives: Don Taylor

Ancestor Sketch – Henriette Wilhelmina Futterer

Hopfe-Futterer 52 Ancestors – Week 2018-29 By Don Taylor I have come to expect considerable flexibility in the names of individuals. They are reliant upon the hearing of clerks, the penmanship of those clerks, and the interpretation of various records … Continue reading

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The Show Must Go On – Tucson, Arizona

Donna Darling Collection – Part 33 Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor “The show must go on” is a long-time show-business mantra. One of the clippings in the Donna Darling Collection tells of a harrowing story of making sure the … Continue reading

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Ancestor Sketch – Erdman Max Hopfe

52 Ancestors – Week 2018-28 Hopfe-Bauer Project By Don Taylor Hopfe-Bauer 2018 – Ancestor #04 List of Grandparents Grandfather: Erdman Max Hopfe 1st Great-grandfather: Franz Hopfe Erdman Max Hopfe (1887-1926) Max[i] Hopfe was born in Rudolstade, Germany to Franz and … Continue reading

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The 1820 Census and Robert Maben

Brown/Sanford/Parsons/Maben Census Sunday By Don Taylor Following families through the pre-1850 Census is always a challenge. I was researching my 4th great-grandmother, Deborah Buel Maben. She married in 1824 and I’ve been able to follow her through her husband in … Continue reading

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Donna Darling Collection – Part 32

New York Star Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor In the Donna Darling collection was an absolutely gorgeous magazine image of Donna as a young woman. Sadly, the image was larger than the scrapbook it was in and was pasted … Continue reading

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