Category Archives: Family Lines

Walter’s in the 1820 Census – Part 2

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

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

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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Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Mayberry  in the Censuses

Census Sunday Blanchard Project Blanchard-Bodge-Mayberry Line By Don Taylor Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Mayberry Bodge died October 10, 1882, at 45, suggesting she was born in 1837 or 1838. Her marker indicates she was the “Dau. of Edward & Frances Mayberry.”[i] … Continue reading

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Research Plan – Bert Allen Roberts (1903-1949)

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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