Tag Archives: 52 Ancestors

Getting to Know an Ancestor – Essie Pansy Barnes Roberts (1903-1982)

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Don Taylor

Getting to Know an Ancestor:  Starting with Ancestry and Family Search My primary reason for genealogical research is to get to know someone, an ancestor. Often the ancestor is mine or my wife’s but occasionally the ancestor is a friend’s … Continue reading →

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Searching for the death records for Frank Barber

Posted on January 16, 2016 by Don Taylor

Franklin E Barber (1836-1917) 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks – Week 4 By Don Taylor Intro Sometimes learning a key bit of information about an ancestor can be complicated.  In the 1910 Census, Franklin’s wife, Sarah, indicates that she is … Continue reading →

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Bio: Delilah J. Hoefner Rode

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Don Taylor

Delilah J. Hoefner Rode (1911-1995) 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks  Week 2016-01 [Note: This ancestor is part of my Rode/Arvis Project and not an ancestor related to me. It has also been privitized to not include information regarding living individuals. … Continue reading →

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RH-06 – Clyde Raymond Hatfield (1894-1959)

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Don Taylor

52 Ancestors – Week 99 [I was asked to investigate Clyde Raymond Hatfield as part of a larger Rehfeld-Hatfield project I am working on. Family oral history says that Clyde was related to the infamous Hatfield family. The Hatfields and … Continue reading →

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AH-06 – Svend Christian Hansen (1899-1955)

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Don Taylor

I would never of thought it, but there are several people named Svend Hansen who were born in 1899 or 1900.  Trying to untangle them is quite a chore, particularly because several of them were sailors. There are many ships that … Continue reading →

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