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Category Archives: Family Lines
Brown Family Reunion – 1943 – In the News.
81 Years AgoBy Don Taylor Grandpa Brown was mentioned in the news as being present at a family reunion in Brainard in late August 1943. I ran across a clipping regarding a family reunion at the Arthur W. Brown residence. … Continue reading
Josiah Fugate – First Cousin[i] of the Blues.
Pocahontas ProjectBrown-Mannin(g)-Fugate LineBy Don Taylor Last year, I learned that I may have Pocahontas as an Ancestor. I was comfortable that Rachel Fugate was my 4th great-grandmother. I needed to confirm the line from her to my possible 12th great-grandmother, … Continue reading
Ancestor Sketch – John Huber – Take 2
Ancestor Sketch of John Huber. He was born in Windlach, Switzerland in 1880, married Bertha Barbara Trümpi in 1905 in New Glarus, Wisconsin, had two children, and died in 1948 in James Township, Saginaw County, Wisconsin. Continue reading
Posted in Ancestor Sketch, Darling-Huber, Ancestor Features
Tagged Michigan, Huber, Alabama, Wisconsin
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Death of Bert Allen Roberts
The Elwood Call-Leader, dated 2 May 1949, chronicled the horrific death of my paternal grandfather, Bert Allen Roberts. Continue reading
Hefti – Surname Saturday
Darling-Huber-Trümpi-Dürst-Hefti LineDarling-Huber-Trümpi-Dürst-Streiff-Hefti LineDarling-Huber-Trümpi-Becker-Wichser-Zweifel-Hefti LineBy Don Taylor Name Origin[i] Family Search indicates that Hefti is a Swiss German surname from Middle High German heftec or heftic, meaning ‘strong, durable.’ “Hefty” is an Americanized form of Hefti. Geographical In the world, Forebears … Continue reading
Posted in Surname Saturday, Darling-Huber
Tagged Germany, Adlenbach, Hefti, Switzerland, Glarus, Wisconsin, New Glarus
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