Monthly Archives: May 2015

Angley Project – Sarah Jones’ mother’s maiden name was Thomas

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Don Taylor

Today’s goal was a simple one — determine Sarah Jones’ mother’s surname as a part of my Angley Project. I started with very little information. Sarah was born in October 1899 to James E and Catherine Jones. They lived in … Continue reading →

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Jump Hunting and the Maine Register

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Don Taylor

  Painting by Henry Thomas Alken [Public domain] via Wikimedia Commons. My foster father, Duane Olson, took me hunting when I was in high school. He liked to “jump-shoot” ducks. He knew places where there were likely to be ducks. … Continue reading →

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Donna – A “Cabaret Girl” in Panama.

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Don Taylor

We know that Grandpa Dick (Clifford/Richard Brown/Durand) was in the Army in the late 1920s and early 1930s and was stationed in Panama where he and Donna met. We don’t know exactly when Donna and her husband Sammy Amsterdam went … Continue reading →

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Vacation – Dora Spalding Faulkner Mowbray (1898-1960)

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Don Taylor

Vacation It has been a few weeks since I’ve had a chance to blog. I’ve been in Minnesota visiting friends and relatives. During my trip, I visited a relative with Alzheimer’s disease. I had hoped to be able to interview … Continue reading →

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Finding John Vinson’s Father & John Vinson (c. 1817 – c.1865)

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Don Taylor

By – Don Taylor Finding John Vinson/Vincent’s Father It is my goal to find ancestors in all of the census records that were taken during their lifetime. Based upon the 1870 Census, I’m fairly certain that John died between 1860 … Continue reading →

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