Category Archives: Surname Projects
Harvey Nelson and the USS Mongolia
By Don Taylor I always enjoy a fresh, new, project. Jumping in and documenting a new tree getting to know new ancestors is my idea of fun. My client knew very little about her maternal line, so I began looking … Continue reading
Posted in Military History/Conflicts, Cassel, History
Tagged Great War, World War I, Cassel, Harvey Nelson, Lars Nelson, U.S.S. Mongolia
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Frederick W. Blanchard – Orphan, Widower, & Plasterer
By Don Taylor Frederick W. Blanchard had one of the most difficult lives I have ever researched — Orphaned young, possibly left standing at the altar, a widower by the age of 19, and dead by automobile accident when he … Continue reading
Posted in Blanchard-Utterstrom Project
Tagged Maine, Cumberland, Frederick W. Blanchard, Albion Blanchard
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Glennis Paternity Project / Roy L Huber?
Glennis Paternity Project By Don Taylor Last fall I began a project to look more closely at the possibilities of figuring out who my half-sister Glennis’ biological father might be. Her closest match was a predicted second cousin, Mike. Mike … Continue reading
Ancestor Biography – Martha Angeline Libby (1863-1938)
Whitten Project Whitten/Libby Line By Don Taylor Ever since I started volunteering at the Scarborough Historical Society I’ve been hearing stories that all the Libby’s in Maine are descended from one person – John Libby. According to several accounts, John … Continue reading
Ancestor Biography – Allen William Adair (1881-1963)
Adair Project 2017 – Ancestor #8 By Don Taylor Allen William Adair was a sharecropper in Paulding County Georgia. The oldest son of a sharecropper he lived a simple life, farming other people’s land, raising children, and being ever close … Continue reading
Posted in Adair
Tagged Allen William Adair, Robert Hutcheson Adair, Mary Jane Parsons, Elle E. Mitchell, Elmer Dewey Adair
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