Category Archives: Family Lines

Mercy (Gay) Sanford & the Early Censuses

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Don Taylor

Mercy Sanford and the 1840, 1830, and 1820 Census records. Brown-Sanford-Gay Census Sunday By Don Taylor Following widows in early America can often be difficult, Mercy (Gay) Sanford was widowed when her husband, Ezra Clugston Sanford, died 22 June 1813 … Continue reading →

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ThruLines – Darling Part 2 – Bernard & Bertha Trumpi

Posted on March 5, 2020 by Don Taylor

ThruLines Thursday Darling-Huber-Trumpi/Koch DNA By Don Taylor In Part 2 of my Darling ThruLinestm analysis, I’m looking closely at matches with wife’s maternal 2nd great-grandparents, Bernard[i] TrĂĽmpi (1844-1913) and Bertha (Koch) TrĂĽmpi (1862-1927). ThruLinestm indicated that there are 3 (newly discovered) … Continue reading →

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Blackwell – Surname Saturday

Posted on February 8, 2020 by Don Taylor

Origin of the Blackwell Surname Blackwell is a habitational name, that is to say a place where people lived.[i] Durham, Cumbria, Derbyshire, and Worcestershire in England are examples of places where there is a Blackwell, England.[ii]  Wikipedia lists about 100 … Continue reading →

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Montrans in the News – Personals – Redondo, CA

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Don Taylor

Montran Monday By Don Taylor This week for Montran Monday[i], I found two short Montran mentions. The first one is from the Redondo Reflex (Redondo, CA) dated 16 Sep 1921 on page 7. Mrs. M. H. Babcock, of 304 Francisca avenue, … Continue reading →

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McAllister – Surname Saturday

Posted on January 25, 2020 by Don Taylor

McAllister Name Origin McAllister is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic name, Mac Alasdair, meaning “son of Alasdair.” Alasdair is the Gaelic form of Alexander. There are dozens of forms for this surname. My wife’s family line has records both … Continue reading →

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