Tag Archives: Brown/Montran

Bio – Cecelia Squires Severson Brown (1901-2003)

Happy Birthday Cecelia Today is the 112th anniversary of the birth of Cecelia Squires Severson Brown, my step-grandmother.  Cecelia Squires Severson Brown abt 1975 Cecelia was born on 19 November 1901 in Faribault, Minnesota to Guy Bedford Squires and Dollah Wakeman … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Happy Birthday John Parsons – Born 18 November 1764

John Parsons and my guilty diversion  How I do research. One of my regular activities is to try to remember my ancestors on their birthday.  I look at a calendar I prepared of the key dates for direct ancestors and … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Veterans Day – 11/11/2013 – The Browns & Others

Veterans Day – 11/11/2013 – The Browns & Others The Civil War had a dreadful impact upon the Brown and Mannin families.  Enoch Mannin, a Kentucky native, fought for the North as did his son John William Manning,  Other of Enoch’s … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

It is not all on Ancestry.Com – The Browns in North Dakota

It is not all on Ancestry.Com – The Browns in North Dakota Because of the chasm caused by the missing 1890 census, I had lost track of Henry & Marion (Sanford) Brown (my 2nd great grandparents).  Henry and Marion lived … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Don’t Forget Books – Sanford & Parsons in Wells county, North Dakota

Don’t Forget Books When researching ancestors, particularly ones that settled a particular location early in that location’s history don’t forget to look for key books regarding the location.   I’ve tried using Google Books first and OCLC’s WorldCat second, but, … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment