Category Archives: Geographic Genealogy
Blackhurst the News — The Driving of Carrier’s Drays
Montran-Barber-Blackhurst Line Transcription & Comments by Don Taylor “In the News” is my reporting of newspapers articles and obituaries regarding ancestors and other relatives I am researching. The information found in newspapers often raises more questions and research areas but … Continue reading
Blackhurst the News – Sheffield General Infirmary, March 5 [1847]
Montran-Barber-Blackhurst Line “In the News” is my reporting of newspapers articles and obituaries regarding ancestors and other relatives I am researching. The information found in newspapers often raises more questions and more research areas but invariably provides fresh texture to … Continue reading
Mary Parsons – The 1855 New York Census opened a Brick Wall
Census Sunday Brown-Sanford-Parsons-Wolcott By Don Taylor Introduction Following families in the early census records is always tricky, and following widows can be particularly difficult. I had been unable to find her in several early census records after her husband died. … Continue reading
John Alexander Middleton of New York
John Alexander Middleton of New York. Someone very dear to me asked me a question regarding a possibility to her genealogy. Her great-grandfather was a Middleton and she wondered if it were possible that her great-grandfather could be related to … Continue reading