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Author Archives: Don Taylor
Y-DNA Test Results – Post 3: The Howell Test & Results
Previous Y-DNA Post: Post 2: The Test, Results, & Roberts Connection After the success I had with my Y-DNA test, my wife was excited to find what she could. I explained to her that we could only do a mitochondrial … Continue reading
Robert Harry Darling
Darling Research “Harry” was born on 18 August 1907 and was the second of two children of Rufus Harry and Hannah [Anna] (McAlister) Darling. It appears that Rufus and Anna separated shortly after Harry’s birth. In any event, in 1910, … Continue reading
Mom crewed on the S.S. Milwaukee Clipper.
Matrilineal Monday Maritime Monday By Don Taylor I was recently reading one of my favorite blogs, Marian’s Roots and Rambles. Her article was about “Any Sailors in the Family.” I was a sailor and did 10 years of active duty in … Continue reading
Mom’s Memories
Sometimes talking with elderly family members can yield lots of information that is confusing and difficult to figure out. There are nuggets of really interesting information that can make the family history interesting; but, the places or times aren’t quite … Continue reading
The Life and Travels of Peter Howell by Himself
This week I began research on the Howell Family Tree (my wife’s). I had very little on her grandfather, a bit more on his father (who was in the Civil War) and very little about his father Peter Howell. Unfortunately, … Continue reading
