Tag Archives: North Carolina

Surname Study – Vinson – Halifax County, NC – Part 2

Posted on May 5, 2018 by Don Taylor

Surname Saturday Howell/Vinson By Don Taylor During Part 1 of this study, I followed the Vinson family through the 1880 and 1870 Census records. In doing so, I established four Vinson family units in Halifax County during the 1880 Census. … Continue reading →

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Ancestor Bio – Elizabeth (Blackwell) Roberts

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Don Taylor

52 Ancestors – Week 2018-18 Roberts/Blackwell Line By Don Taylor I recently saw a bumper sticker that said, “Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History.”[1] With that in mind Elizabeth (Blackwell) Roberts must have been extremely “well behaved.” All of the records … Continue reading →

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Howell – Surname Saturday

Posted on December 9, 2017 by Don Taylor

By Don Taylor Origin According to the Ancestry.Com, there are two main sources for the Howell surname. The first one is Welsh, coming from the Welsh personal name “Hywel” meaning ‘eminent.’ The second one is that Howell is an English … Continue reading →

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J. D. Howell – Beulaville Minister 1917 & 1918

Posted on July 30, 2017 by Don Taylor

Howell-Darling Research Howell Line “Pete” Howell was born in Limestone Township, Duplin County, North Carolina on 10 Oct 1918. At the time of his birth, we know that his father, James Dallas (J.D.) Howell was a minister in Beulaville. (Beulaville … Continue reading →

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Amanuensis the Easy Way

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Don Taylor

Amanuensis Monday By Don Taylor A few years ago, I wrote a post about my wife’s 4th great-grandfather, Lewis Bryan (1755-1830) and that he had purchased his land from Robert Bryan. That post received several comments. One included a clue … Continue reading →

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