Author Archives: Don Taylor

Ancestor Sketch – Lars Mattson (b. 1859)

Matson ProjectMatson/Mattson LineBy Don Taylor When Lars Mattson was born in 1859 in Järna, Dalarna, Sweden, his father, Lars, was 35 and his mother, Margareta, was 28. He married Christine Ericson on February 4, 1881. They had 13 children in … Continue reading

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Photo Friday – Stelle, Stevens & Stinson

This week, I identified all six people in my photo sets:
Kathryn Rose Stelle (née Smith), circa 1934.
Evelyn Stevens, circa 1935 (age 1).
Marie Stevens, Student Nurse at St. Barnabas Hospital, circa 1935.
Marjorie Stevens, Student Nurse at St. Barnabas Hospital, circa 1935.
William Stevens, circa 1935 (age 4).
Gladys Stinson (née Watkins) (later Turner), circa 1934. Continue reading

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Nelson Barnes & the 1840 Census

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Soule, Stacy, Stanley, & Star Photos

This week, I identified five people in my photo sets:

William A Soule, Jr., circa 1935 (age 11)
Mary Stacy, circa 1935.
James G. Stanley, circa 1934.
Miss Carolyn Stanley, circa 1934.
Ida Star, circa 1934. Continue reading

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Smith, Snow, & Sobill (possibly Sopiel)

This week, I identified Four of five people in my photo sets:
Katharine Snow, Student Nurse, circa 1934.
Nathlin Smith, Student Nurse, circa 1936.
Roscoe & Joan Smith, circa 1934 (ages 7 & 4).
Joan F Smith, circa 1934 (age 4). Continue reading

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