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Category Archives: Family Lines
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
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
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
Not the Death Record for Hannah (Bell) McAllister, Mayholland
Some days, you are completely surprised by what you find. In the Case of Hannah Bell, I conjectured that she was widowed sometime between February 1852, when her son Peter was born, and December 1855, when she married Charles Mayholland. … Continue reading
Update To: Cleanup, HM Passport Office, and Joseph McAllister
Ancestor Sketch Darling-McAllister By Don Taylor UPDATE – May 2019 I received the copy of the Death record of Joseph McAllister. Sadly, the Joseph McAllister who died in the St. Mary District, Carlisle, Cumberland County on 12 Dec 1855 is … Continue reading
