Category Archives: Family Lines

Magdalen Polk Taylor (1890-1970) – Ancestor Sketch

52 Ancestors – Week 2018-35 Bradey-Hingston Project By Don Taylor Bradley-Hingston 2018 – Ancestor #5 List of Grandparents Grandmother: Magdalen Polk Taylor (1890-1970) 1st Great-grandfather: William S. Taylor, Jr. (1859-____) 2nd Great-grandfather: William S. Taylor, Sr. Birth Magdalen (Madeline in … Continue reading

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Montrans in the News – Female Help Wanted.

Beauties at City Hall, Boston, 1916, Included Donna MontranMontran Monday By Don Taylor My grandmother’s father was John Montran. She used the surname, as a young child and again when she began in show business. The name is uncommon and … Continue reading

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World Beard Day

1 September 2018 by Don Taylor Today, in recognition of World Beard Day, I’m recognizing some of my ancestral beards. I’ve had a beard most of my life. I didn’t have a beard for the first few years in the … Continue reading

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Double Census Enumeration – William Taylor & Family

Bradley-Hingston Project By Don Taylor Certainly, I’ve looked for individuals in the various census records and have been unable to find them anywhere and I believed they were missed in the Census. Also, I’ve heard that occasionally individuals are counted … Continue reading

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Ancestor Bio – Louise Lenz (1880-1949)

52 Ancestors – Week 2018-35by Don Taylor Louise Lenz was a true Chicagoan.  She was born in Chicago, grew up in Chicago, married a Chicagoan in Chicago, had five children in Chicago and she died in Chicago. She is buried … Continue reading

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