Category Archives: Ancestor Sketch

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

Montrans in the News – O’Briens Sworn Into Service

Posted on April 26, 2021 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 Evening Eagle (Wichita, Kansas) dated 11 September 1953[ii]. Page 15 O’BRIENS SWORN INTO SERVICE Lieut. Alerbert C. Montran swears in … Continue reading →

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John Parsons, Jr., & the 1810 Census

Posted on April 25, 2021 by Don Taylor

Census Sunday Brown-Sanford-Parsons By Don Taylor Following families in the early census records is always tricky. Sometimes, it becomes a rabbit hole without a successful resolution. John Parsons lived in Sandisfield, Mass., during the 1790[i] and 1800 Censuses.[ii]  He then … Continue reading →

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Donna Darling Collection – Part 81

Posted on April 8, 2021 by Don Taylor

Russell, Don, & Matthew Photos Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor For this week’s Treasure Chest Thursday, I’m looking at a scan (SCAN0180) of five photos from the Donna Darling Collection. First, there is a photo of my uncle Russell … Continue reading →

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Family Sketch – Mabel Ilean Roberts

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Don Taylor

Roberts Line By Don Taylor As I began a second look at my great-grandfather, Hugh Ellis Roberts, I learned about my grand-aunt[i] (my grandfather’s sister), Mabel Ilean Roberts’ life. Wow; her life was filled with so much tragedy. Mabel Ilean … Continue reading →

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Joel Cruff Taft & the 1810 Census

Posted on March 28, 2021 by Don Taylor

Roberts-Barnes-Taft Census Sunday By Don Taylor Following families in the early census records is always tricky. Finding children in pre-1850 Census records is particularly challenging. Such is the case of Joel Cruff Taft and the 1810 Census. Expectations Joel Cruff … Continue reading →

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