Author Archives: Don Taylor

Ezra Sanford and the 1840 Census

Posted on October 1, 2017 by Don Taylor

Census Sunday Don Taylor One of my goals is to follow an ancestor through all of the Census. Because only the head of the household is identified in the 1840 and earlier censuses it can sometimes be difficult to assure … Continue reading →

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Donna Darling Collection – Part 14

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Don Taylor

Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor For this week’s Treasure Chest Tuesday, I’m looking at three clippings from the Donna Darling Collection that relate to her playing at the American Theatre in San Jose, California. Donna Darling Revue – American … Continue reading →

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Not my third great grandmother

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Don Taylor

Several weeks ago, I came across another person’s tree that excited me.  They indicated the parents of my second great-grandmother, Eliza Jane Fannin, were David Fannin and Cynthia Ann Bare. They even provided a sibling for Eliza, Andrew Jackson Fannin. … Continue reading →

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We’re Related – Dick Clark, Meghan Trainor, & Marilyn Monroe

Posted on September 24, 2017 by Don Taylor

We’re Related – Fourth Look Famous Friday Brown Line & Roberts Line by Don Taylor My fourth look at possible relatives using the “We’re Related” app showed fewer new cousins than ever before. The famous people I had determined could … Continue reading →

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Margaret Lambe’s Bible

Posted on September 21, 2017 by Don Taylor

Treasure Chest Thursday Darling/McAllister/Lambe By Don Taylor My wife and I recently visited her mother. During the visit, our conversations revealed that there was an old Bible that my wife’s great-great-grandmother, Margaret Mary (Lambe) McAllister, was gifted with. The Bible … Continue reading →

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