Author Archives: Don Taylor

Ancestor Sketch – Margaret Ann Swann (1760-1826)

Darling Research Darling-Swayze-Walter-Swann Line By Don Taylor [After looking at her husband, James Walter, her daughter, Catherine Ann Dent Walter, her son, Elkanah Walter, and a cursory look at several of her other children, I still don’t know much about … Continue reading

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Ethel Wight Collection – Part 71

Keddy, Kennedy, Kenney, & Kimball Photo Friday Ethel Wight Collection By Don Taylor [This week, for Photo Friday, I identify the people in five more envelopes from the Ethel Wight Studio Collection[i]. The envelopes contain the names who paid for … Continue reading

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Elkanah Walter & the Early Censuses

Census Sunday Darling-Swayze-Walter Line By Don Taylor [As I began my research of the life of 5th Great-grandmother Margaret Swann, I saw I knew virtually nothing about her life. One of my goals with ancestor sketches is to follow the … Continue reading

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Ethel Wight Collection – Part 70

Karnes, Kasper, Katz, & Kearney Photo Friday Ethel Wight Collection By Don Taylor This week, for Photo Friday, I identify the people in five more envelopes from the Ethel Wight Studio Collection[i]. The envelopes contain the names who paid for … Continue reading

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Donna Darling Collection – Part 87

Donna, Canoes, and a Cloche Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor For this week’s Treasure Chest Tuesday, I’m looking at five photos from the Donna Darling Collection Donna Montran in a Canoe This first photo is a photo of Donna. … Continue reading

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