Category Archives: Family Lines

Fanny (Taylor) Blackhurst (1806-1889)

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Don Taylor

By Don Taylor I sometimes tell the story that, “I am the oldest Taylor in my generations, that there are no Taylor’s older than me related to me.” (I need to tell the story of how I got the surname … Continue reading →

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Evans – Surname Saturday

Posted on May 6, 2017 by Don Taylor

Origin of Name Sometimes you just don’t know what you don’t know. If I were to guess, I would have guessed that “Evans” was a patronymic name.  That is to say, it was derived from a personal name such as … Continue reading →

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My Wife’s Closest Famous Relatives

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Don Taylor

 “We’re Related” – Part 4 Famous Friday Howell-Darling 2017 by Don Taylor So, my wife says to me, “I thought you were going to look at my family also in “We’re Related.” I had mentioned in my first article, “We’re … Continue reading →

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Cambridge Elementary School – 1957

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Don Taylor

My Life Those Places Thursday By Don Taylor I attended Cambridge Elementary School for about half of my second-grade school year. We moved to Cambridge during the summer of 1957. My mother had gotten a job at the Cambridge State … Continue reading →

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Ancestor Biography – Hannah Carpenter (1847-?)

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Don Taylor

Howell-Darling-2017 Research Darling/Carpenter Line 52 Ancestors By Don Taylor Sometimes searching for an ancestor is a grueling process.  My researching my wife’s 4th great-grandmother, Hannah (Carpenter) Darling looks to be one such project. My goal is to determine her death … Continue reading →

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