Category Archives: Family Lines

Memories – My First Pet

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Don Taylor

Memories – My First Pet – Ginger? Me playing with Ginger Christmas Morning c. 1958 I was recently asked about my first pet. I thought immediately about “Ginger,” a ginger colored cat we had back in the late 1950s. Not … Continue reading →

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Back to research – Elmer (of Georgia)

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Don Taylor

After all the work I put in regarding eliminating Family Tree Maker and looking at various products over the past couple weeks, it is good to get back working on actual genealogy projects again. To document this work, I am … Continue reading →

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Television in my family

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Don Taylor

Television in my family We did not have a television while I was growing up. I remember listening to the radio a lot when I was young. When I was in the second grade (1957), we lived in upstairs of … Continue reading →

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Sarah H Blackhurst Barber (1848-unk) – My Most Recent Immigrant Ancestor

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Don Taylor

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun Montran/Barber/Blackhurst Sarah B Blackhurst is my most recent immigrant ancestor. Sarah was born in England, most likely in Sheffield, Yorkshire, about 1848 (I think Dec 1847). I use the 1900 Census for the basis of birthdates … Continue reading →

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James Robert Mannin (1867-1937) – Second Great Grand Uncle

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Don Taylor

James Robert Mannin  (1867-1937) – Second Great Grand Uncle I don’t know much about my second great grandfather John William Manning. I thought I might learn more by researching his son, my great grandmother’s (Mary Elizabeth Manning Brown) half brother … Continue reading →

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