Category Archives: Ancestor Sketch

Research into the four family Lines, Roberts, Brown, Howell, and Darling.

Ancestor Sketch – Addie Beatrice Gleason

Raidt-Langford Project Raidt-Gleason Line By Don Taylor Addie Beatrice Gleason is my son’s maternal great-grandmother. She was born on 4 November 1896 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. Her father, John Michael Gleason, was 42 and her mother, Addie Jane Raymond, was … Continue reading

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James Dallas Howell in the 1950 Census

Census Sunday Howell Research Howell Line By Don Taylor I’ve been finding it quite fun to find family members during the 1950 Census. Often, it contains information I knew part of but not all of the story. For example, I … Continue reading

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Pankey’s in the News – Judith Pankey Dies

Howell Research Howell-Pankey Line By Don Taylor In the News” is my reporting of discovered newspaper articles and advertising regarding ancestors I am researching. Judith (Ligon) Pankey is the first wife of my wife’s third great uncle, Thomas Armstrong Pankey. … Continue reading

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Ancestor Sketch – William Lister

Roberts-Brown Research Roberts-Barnes-Lister Line By Don Taylor William Lister is my earliest verified Lister Ancestor. He was probably born in Maryland about 1793. He served in the War of 1812, married twice, and died in Monroe, Pickaway County, Ohio. William … Continue reading

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Marriage Bond – Thomas Pankey & Martha Cannon

Amanuensis[i] Monday Howell-Pankey Line By Don Taylor This image is one of those cases where the document was extremely fragmented. But, by using similar documents it becomes fairly easy to fill in many of the gaps with what would be … Continue reading

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