Category Archives: Family Lines

Marriage of Meredith Mannin & Rachel Fugate

Amanuensis[i] Monday Brown-Mannin(g) Line By Don Taylor Intro/source As is so often the case, when you find a record it begs additional questions. Were Meredith and Rachel married on Valentine’s day or three days later? Transcription [ii] Know all men by … Continue reading

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DNA Doesn’t Lie – John Montran

Brown-Montran Line By Don Taylor For a few years, I’ve hypothesized that my great-grandfather, John F. Montran and John Foster Montran were the same person. I have been unable to find a record of John F. Montran and my great-grandmother, … Continue reading

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Bryan – Surname Saturday

Name Origin Bryan is a surname based upon habitation, that is to say, based upon where a person lived or came from. The Dictionary of American Family Names[i] indicates it derives from either of two places called Brionne in northern … Continue reading

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Schools I’ve Attended – Anoka-Ramsey Community College

1981-1982 My Life Those Places Thursday By Don Taylor I applied to and was accepted at Anoka-Ramsey Community College (ARCC). ARCC was close to home, only 3 miles away so it was easy to work days, come home and eat, … Continue reading

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Descendant Bio – Dorothy Bell Cologne (1924-2017)

John Foster Montran Descendants By Don Taylor The John Montran Descendants Project is a personal project to explore the possibility that my great-grandfather, John Montran married twice. Once to Ida May Barber and once to Maude Minnie Winter. I believe … Continue reading

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