Category Archives: Family Lines

Bert & Essie Roberts – 1931 & 1932

Posted on October 2, 2022 by Don Taylor

Where was Bert Allen Roberts in 1931 & 1932 and why was Essie a “widow?” Roberts Research By Don Taylor Research Question The 1931 Polk City Directory for Terre Haute, Indiana, indicates Bert’s wife, Essie, is a widow living at … Continue reading →

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Walter’s in the 1820 Census – Part 2

Posted on August 14, 2022 by Don Taylor

Census Sunday Darling Research Darling-Swayze-Walter Line By Don Taylor (See: Walter’s in the 1820 Census – Part 1) Following families in the early census records is always tricky and following a woman through census records before 1840 is especially difficult. … Continue reading →

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 Lewis – Surname Saturday

Posted on July 30, 2022 by Don Taylor

Roberts-Barnes-Taft-Sutherland-Lewis Line By Don Taylor Lewis is a common name with many different potential sources. It may be an Americanized form of the French Louis, Irish Mac Loughaidh, or Welsh Llywelyn. As my Lewis ancestors appear to have been English, … Continue reading →

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Bert Allen Roberts & Franklin County, Illinois, Births 1900-1904

Posted on July 26, 2022 by Don Taylor

Roberts Line By Don Taylor My paternal grandfather, Bert Allen Roberts, was born in Sesser, Franklin County, Illinois, on 7 September 1903, the third child of Hugh Ellis and Clora Dell (Scott) Roberts. I already had a copy of Hugh’s … Continue reading →

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Research Plan – Bert Allen Roberts (1903-1949)

Posted on July 21, 2022 by Don Taylor

Roberts Line By Don Taylor I am beginning a deep dive into my Grandfather Bert Allen Roberts. He died before I was born and before my half-siblings were born, so there are no direct memories of the man I know … Continue reading →

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