Category Archives: Ancestor Sketch

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

The Will of William Price (1762-1846)

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Don Taylor

It is so nice when other researchers contact me and we can share notes and resources. Recently, a fifth cousin of my wife, and I exchanged several emails bout my wife’s 4th great-grandfather, William Price (1762-1846). I learned that she … Continue reading →

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Don’s Genealogy News – 10 January 2021

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Don Taylor

Photo Friday I analyzed five more packets of negatives from the Ethel Wight Studio Collection. See Part 11 – Curtis, Davis (2), Derosier, & Dexter. Mary Derosier (1914-1994) Donald Davis (1907-1972) Four children of Hartley A. & Mary T. Davis … Continue reading →

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Relative Sketch – James Cooper Lamb

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Don Taylor

Darling-McAllister-Lamb By Don Taylor James Cooper Lamb was the brother of my wife’s 2nd great-grandmother, Margaret Mary Lamb (1860-1929). I researched him primarily to seek additional information regarding his mother Isabella (Atkinson) Lamb who appears to have vanished from the … Continue reading →

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James Lamb and the Workhouse

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Don Taylor

Darling-McAllister-Lamb By Don Taylor It is easy to forget that words often have different meanings in the US than they do in the UK. For example, being “stuck in the bog” could mean being stuck in the bathroom in England, … Continue reading →

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Family Oral History & James Cooper Lamb

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Don Taylor

Darling-Mcallister-Lamb Military By Don Taylor I often find family oral history fascinating. I’ve found there are usually grains of truth in the oral story; invariably, some details aren’t quite right. I think I may have found the basis for an … Continue reading →

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