Tag Archives: New York

The 1820 Census and Robert Maben

Brown/Sanford/Parsons/Maben Census Sunday By Don Taylor Following families through the pre-1850 Census is always a challenge. I was researching my 4th great-grandmother, Deborah Buel Maben. She married in 1824 and I’ve been able to follow her through her husband in … Continue reading

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Donna Darling Collection – Part 29

Globe Theatre Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor Donna Montran – Ill and Injured The Donna Darling Collection has a page that included four little clippings. None of the four were dated. Elsewhere on that scrapbook page are articles regarding … Continue reading

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Bio – Franklin C. Darling

Darling Line By Don Taylor I was recently talking with a Civil War researcher and mentioned that Minnesota’s Civil War experience was quite a bit different than most of the rest of the country. Because of the War, many of … Continue reading

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Ancestor Bio – Chester Parsons (1799-1887)

52 Ancestors – Week 2018-16 Brown/Sanford/Parsons By Don Taylor I never imagined I’d have an ancestor that there is just too much information available. Amazingly, I have more information about Chester Parsons and his life than I can keep up … Continue reading

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Chester Parsons and the 1820 Census

Census Sunday Brown/Sanford/Parsons Line By Don Taylor Following ancestors through all the census records is often difficult, particularly in census records before 1850, when only the head of household was named. Tracing my 4th great-grandfather, Chester Parsons was straight-forward from … Continue reading

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