Category Archives: Ancestor Sketch

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

Montrans in the News – 1914 Card of Thanks

Posted on January 6, 2025 by Don Taylor

Montran Monday By Don Taylor   This week, for Montran Monday[i], I found the following article: This week’s entry is from the Marion Leader-Tribune (Marion, Indiana) dated November 19, 1914, page 8. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to thank our friends … Continue reading →

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Cleaning up my Howell Research

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Don Taylor

Howell-Darling Research By Don Taylor I recently discovered several death certificates, which I had downloaded in 2015, related to my wife’s Howell family line but were overlooked. This collection included a mix of processed, unexamined, and partially extracted documents for the … Continue reading →

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Harris – Surname Saturday

Posted on December 14, 2024 by Don Taylor

Roberts-Blackwell-Harris Line By Don Taylor Harris Origin Harris is typically an English name, pluralizing of the personal name “Harry.” It is also in Ireland, where Harris can be an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hEarchadha. Occasionally, it can be an Americanized form of … Continue reading →

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Roberts/Barnes Ancestor #41 – Lucy Wilson Taft

Posted on December 9, 2024 by Don Taylor

Roberts Research Roberts-Barnes-Taft Line By Don Taylor   Introduction I know nothing about my 3rd-great-grandmother, Lucy Wilson Taft. Other researchers have suggested facts, but I’m not confident about them. Family Search has profile KLG2-H2F for Lucy.  It suggests she is … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Arthur Durwood Brown

Posted on December 5, 2024 by Don Taylor

December 5 – Today I celebrate the life of my Great-Grandfather, Arthur Durwood Brown, who was born in 1869 at Saline, Washtenaw County, Michigan. Continue reading →

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