Category Archives: Family Lines

Ancestor Bio – Sally Ann Darling (c. 1822-18??)

52 Ancestors – Week 2018-45 By Don Taylor Tracking down women in 19th Century records is often difficult. Over the past week or so, I’ve been searching for records about Sally Ann Darling, the sister of Rufus Holton Darling as … Continue reading

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Follow the “X”

By Don Taylor Twenty-Two of our chromosomes are recombinant in nature, which means you receive 50% of your mother’s DNA and 50% of your father’s DNA.  The 23rd chromosome, the X-Y or X-X, is quite different. If you are a … Continue reading

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Halloween 2018

Halloween or Samhain is said to be the day where the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred. As such, it is an important time to remember those who have passed. Although I try to … Continue reading

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Ancestor Sketch – FNU Marshall (c. 1816 – c. 1846)

Roberts/Marshall Line By Don Taylor The father of Patience Anna (Marshall) Dean Roberts continues to elude me.  I’ve never heard of a wall growing, but the brick wall regarding Patience’s father seems to become more and more solid. I know … Continue reading

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Ancestor Sketch – Meredith Mannin (1802-c.1885)

52 Ancestors – Week 2018-39 By Don Taylor Meredith didn’t follow the typical “go west young man” life of so many of my ancestors. Meredith was born in Virginia about 1802. He went west as a young man to Bath … Continue reading

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