Category Archives: Family Lines

Follow the “X”

Posted on November 4, 2018 by Don Taylor

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

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Don Taylor

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)

Posted on October 21, 2018 by Don Taylor

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)

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Don Taylor

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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The 1830 Census and Burket Vincent

Posted on September 30, 2018 by Don Taylor

Census Sunday By Don Taylor Following families in the early census records is always difficult and when a census’s information is completely unexpected, it makes things really difficult. Such is the case concerning Burket Vincent and the 1830 Census. Burket … Continue reading →

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