Author Archives: Don Taylor

Charles W. Brown & Elvah Norquist

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Don Taylor

One of my favorite features of my genealogy software, Family Tree Maker 2 for Mac, is its ability to create calendars of people in my tree birthdates and marriage anniversaries.  I like it because I can use it as a … Continue reading →

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Gebert Huber and Anna Altman

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Don Taylor

By Don Taylor As I mentioned before, I was excited to find the Huber/Trumpi Marriage Record in the Wisconsin Marriages 1836-1930.  It gave me John Huber’s birthplace, parents’ names, and Bertha Trumpi’s parents’ names.  I decided to order the film of the … Continue reading →

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Biography: Clyde Leroy Brown

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Don Taylor

Today is the 119th anniversary of the birth of my Grand-Uncle, Clyde Leroy Brown. Born 12 Feb 1894, in Minnesota, he was the oldest of 13 children of Arthur Durwood and Mary Elizabeth Manning Brown. He grew up in Crow Wing … Continue reading →

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Ancestry Board opens Huber & Trumpi Research

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Don Taylor

Sometimes the world opens up for you suddenly based upon a tiny bit of information. I decided to focus on John Huber and Bertha Trumpi.  They arrived in the States separately, bothin 1903. They settled in the Swiss Colonies of … Continue reading →

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Pete & Shirley’s Meeting

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Don Taylor

Pete & Shirley’s Meeting [I recently asked Shirley how she and Pete met and about their wedding, who were the witnesses and why did they select that particular minister. The following is extracted from an eMail response from Shirley Howell … Continue reading →

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