Category Archives: Family Lines

Donna in the News – Two New Venues

Donna Montran Vaudeville By Don Taylor This week, I learned of two new venues, specific dates for a previously known show, and one venue confirmed by another newspaper. I made these new discoveries using Genealogy Bank. A Search for Donna … Continue reading

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ThruLines – Part 4 – Patience A Marshall

ThruLines Thursday Roberts, Marshall DNA In Part 4 of my ThruLinestm verification process, I’m looking closely at matches with my 2nd great-grandmother, Patience Anna Marshall Dean Roberts. Patience married Asa Ellis Roberts in Jefferson County, Illinois on 25 August 1872. … Continue reading

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Montran in the News – 3 New Articles from Genealogy Bank

Montran Monday By Don Taylor This week for Montran Monday[i], I decided to renew my subscription to Genealogy Bank. Genealogy Bank is one of the top three paid newspaper sources that I know about; I use them regularly. My search … Continue reading

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Brashears – Surname Saturday

Roberts – Brashears Brashears Name Origin or Meaning None of the sources I have provide a meaning for the surname Brashears. Ancestry indicates that it is an Americanized form of French (Huguenot) Brasseur[i]. Forebears indicates that virtually all of the … Continue reading

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Montrans in the News – Week 2019-22

Montrans in the News – Discovered during week 22 of 2019 Montran Monday By Don Taylor My grandmother’s father was John Montran. She used the surname, as a young child and again when she began in show business. The name … Continue reading

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