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Category Archives: Family Lines
Happy Birthday Grandma Donna
Happy Birthday rememberance of my grandmother, Madonna “Donna” Mae Montran (1893–1976). She lived a complex and fascinating life that extended far beyond her vaudeville years. Born in Albion, Michigan, she married several times, later settled in Michigan and Minnesota, and ultimately donated her body to science. This remembrance reflects both documented facts and the enduring personal legacy she left to her family. Continue reading
Lurancy Taft (1796-1870)
Luransa Taft (1796–1870), Ahnentafel #41, was the daughter of Asa Taft and Sarah Whitney and spent most of her life in Triangle, Broome County, New York. Married at seventeen to Luman Olmstead, she raised a large family and appears regularly in state and federal censuses. This profile confirms her maternal line and helps clarify confusion surrounding similarly named women in the Taft family. Continue reading
Posted in Ancestor Sketch, Massachusetts Genealogy, Roberts-Barnes
Tagged Triangle New York, Broome County New York, Asa Taft, Partridgefield Massachusetts, Luransa Taft, Lurancy Olmstead, Berkshire County Massachusetts, Sarah Whitney, Taft, maternal lineage research, 19th Century Genealogy
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Howell’s in the Censuses – Henry, Gideon, and Peter
Howell ResearchHowell LineBy Don Taylor In my wife’s Howell line, the father of Peter M. Howell is still unknown. In “Searching for Peter M Howell’s father,” I knew that Peter’s father: In The Life and Travels of Peter Howell, Page … Continue reading
Taylor – Surname Saturday
The Taylor surname traces an occupational origin rooted in England and extends through multiple generations of my family from 17th-century New England to 19th-century Michigan. This article examines three documented Taylor ancestors—John Taylor, Rhoda Taylor, and Fanny Taylor—highlighting their place in early colonial settlement, frontier warfare, Atlantic migration, and American industrial expansion. Continue reading
Posted in Surname Saturday, Brown-Montran, Massachusetts Genealogy
Tagged New England genealogy, Rhoda Taylor Parsons, John Taylor 1641, Montran, Fanny Taylor Blackhurst, Sanford, Michigan pioneers, occupational surnames, Parsons, Massachusetts Colony, Taylor surname, English immigration
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Faces and Stories from the Shirley (Darling) Howell Collection.
This installment highlights newly identified individuals from the Shirley Darling Howell Collection, including members of the Darling, McAllister, Lane, and Huber families. Drawing on photos from several family albums, the article places each person back into historical context, reconnecting treasured images with the stories behind them. Continue reading
Posted in Photo Identification, Darling-Huber, Genealogy Research, Photo Collections
Tagged Alabama genealogy, immigrant families, Washington DC history, Genealogy Research, Darling family, Huber, Huber family, Family History, Kemon family, Photo Identification, Shirley Darling Howell Collection, McAllister Family, Saginaw genealogy, Lane Family, Pittsburgh genealogy
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