Monthly Archives: August 2015

Ancestry DNA, Cousin Bonnie, & Rachael Fugate Manning

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Don Taylor

I recently connected with a third cousin I hadn’t known of through Ancestry DNA. We knew we were a match, but my cousin’s tree was private. After contacting her, she shared her tree with me and we quickly determined our … Continue reading →

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Charles F. Schlotterbeck

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Don Taylor

Where did the name “Frederick” come from? Sometimes it is the simple things that can be questionable. For example, Charles Fred. Schlotterbeck’s name. On Ancestry.Com there are 2 trees which indicate his name as Charles F. Schlotterbeck. Almost every document … Continue reading →

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Oklahoma County (OK) Clerk Records and Bertha Mariam White Burlison Gardner

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Don Taylor

Oklahoma County (OK) Clerk Records I am amazed at what is available online today.  Documents I would have never thought to look for 10 years ago are now readily accessible online.  In my Burlison Project, I was seeking to know … Continue reading →

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Herbert Winfield Whitten (1883-1967)

Posted on August 22, 2015 by Don Taylor

Whitten Project Introduction My Whitten Project reminded me of just how much information can be found using Ancestry.Com.  Really, it is an amazing resource.  In the case of my researching Herbert Winfield Whitten, I found a lot of information on … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth LNUs

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Don Taylor

Randy Seaver’s blog, Genea-Musings, often gets me thinking about things. His recent blog posting, “How Many Elizabeth “LNUs” are in Your Family Tree Database,” got me wondering, how many do I have? In my trees, women without known spinster surnames … Continue reading →

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