Author Archives: Don Taylor

Ancestor Sketch – Erdman Max Hopfe

52 Ancestors – Week 2018-28 Hopfe-Bauer Project By Don Taylor Hopfe-Bauer 2018 – Ancestor #04 List of Grandparents Grandfather: Erdman Max Hopfe 1st Great-grandfather: Franz Hopfe Erdman Max Hopfe (1887-1926) Max[i] Hopfe was born in Rudolstade, Germany to Franz and … Continue reading

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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 32

New York Star Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor In the Donna Darling collection was an absolutely gorgeous magazine image of Donna as a young woman. Sadly, the image was larger than the scrapbook it was in and was pasted … Continue reading

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Ancestor Sketch – Anna Elizabeth Gunther Bauer

52 Ancestors – Week 2018-26 Hopfe-Bauer Project By Don Taylor I often have trouble with locations in Europe and Central Europe in particular. Because of the frequent changes in names, states, and country boundaries, I often become confused. Wolfstein, Germany, … Continue reading

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Donna & the Victory Theater, Dayton, Ohio

Donna Montran and “Chin Chin” play at the Victory Theater in Dayton, Ohio on April 2nd & 3rd, 1920.  By Don Taylor On April 1st, “Chin Chin” played at the Grand Opera House in Canton, Ohio. The troupe then traveled … Continue reading

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