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Category Archives: Family Lines
Rufus Harry Darling Revisited: New Discoveries in 2026
A decade after first researching my wife’s great-grandfather, new records reveal a 1902 divorce, a Kansas City probate filing naming a previously unknown wife, and a 1913 marriage record suggesting Rufus fathered a son years before he married Ida Ready.
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Tagged brick wall research, Ida Ready, Darling line, Rufus H. Darling, Arthur H. Darling, Anna Ritter, Ethel M. Darling, Michigan Central Railroad, Kansas City Missouri, Hannah McAllister Darling, Rufus Harry Darling, divorce records, Kalamazoo Michigan, probate records
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James Walter and a Look Back: Ten Patriots Across Four Family Lines
Sergeant, Forage Master, Captain — James Walter closes out this series, and on the Fourth of July, I step back and count all ten patriots the Find a Grave anniversary email sent me looking for. Continue reading
Father and Son Patriots: William Rose Sr. & Jr. of Halifax County, NC
Two more patriots for the running tally, and this time it’s not a marriage that connects them — it’s a father and his son, both serving, both DAR-confirmed, in Halifax County, North Carolina. Continue reading
Two More Patriot Ancestors — Now in My Roberts-Barnes Line
Two more patriots, one more case of a son marrying a daughter — the second installment in my Revolutionary War ancestor roundup, this time from the Roberts-Barnes side of the family. Continue reading
Five Revolutionary War Ancestors in My Brown-Montran Line
Five Revolutionary War patriots, two family branches, and a couple of “small world” surprises hiding in my Brown-Montran family tree. Continue reading
