Category Archives: Taylor

Remembering my mom, Sylvia Matson (née Kees).

Posted on October 19, 2024 by Don Taylor

Taylor Family TreeAmsterdam LineBy Don Taylor Today, I remember my mom, Sylvia Matson (née Kees). She was born on January 15, 1932, in Detroit, Michigan. She used to love to say she was a “duce,” as in a 1932 Ford … Continue reading →

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Ancestor Sketch – Marie Louise Polk

Posted on November 3, 2021 by Don Taylor

Bradley-Hingston Project Bradley-Taylor-Polk Line By Don Taylor Overview Marie Louise Polk was born in Jan 1864 in Arkansas to John Widener Polk and Anna Eliza Kean. She had four siblings[i], Anna, Magdalen, John, and Mary. On 17 January 1887, when … Continue reading →

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Ancestor Sketch – William S. Taylor

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Don Taylor

Bradley-Hingston Project Bradley-Taylor By Don Taylor William S. Taylor lived his youth in the historic place where Washington crossed the Delaware. He made a short foray out west, where he married, then returned to Philadelphia with his new bride. After … Continue reading →

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William Taylor & the 1910 Census

Posted on February 28, 2021 by Don Taylor

Census Sunday Bradley-Taylor By Don Taylor In my Bradley-Hingston Project, I’ve been researching William S. Taylor (1856-1928). For my genealogical “first pass” research for an ancestor, I attempt to find vital records, birth, death, and marriages. I also try to … Continue reading →

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