Author Archives: Don Taylor

Donna Darling Collection – Part 18

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Don Taylor

Also, The Ancestor Hunt and Old Fulton Postcards Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor For this week’s Treasure Chest Tuesday, I’m looking at three clippings from the Donna Darling Collection. One as an ad for her playing at the Binghamton … Continue reading →

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Sometimes the Census Taker is Wrong & Andrew Martin Darling

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Don Taylor

Sometimes the Census Taker is Wrong By Don Taylor I’ve been having many roadblocks in my Abner Darling (1780-1839) research. Enough so that I decided to take a step back and look at Abner Darling’s descendants much more closely. The first … Continue reading →

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Mitochondrial DNA and Minerva Ann (Tolliver) Mannin

Posted on November 18, 2017 by Don Taylor

By Don Taylor One of the great controversies in my genealogical efforts is in my Brown/Manning ancestors and relates to the parentage of Minerva Ann (Tolliver) Mannin. I know quite a bit about Minerva. She was born in Carter County, … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth Hall Elementary – 6th Grade

Posted on November 16, 2017 by Don Taylor

Schools I’ve Attended My Life Those Places Thursday By Don Taylor My mother married Budgar (Edgar J. Matson) on 8 December 1961 in Webster, South Dakota. We celebrated the following Christmas at the Spring Lake Park house. I remember Budgar’s … Continue reading →

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The name is different but the same.

Posted on November 11, 2017 by Don Taylor

Darling/Huber/Trumpi Line By Don Taylor The mother of great-grand uncle Ernest Lorraine Trumpy [Trümpi] has long been a question. His father, Bernard Trümpi has long been known, but his mother has been something of a mystery. You see, family oral … Continue reading →

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