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Author Archives: Don Taylor
Matson in the 1950 Census
Matson Project – Update October 2022. Census Sunday By Don Taylor As part of my regular updates and “Do Over” process, I thought I’d take a quick look at the Matson clan in the 1950 Census. I found my stepfather … Continue reading
Posted in Matson Project, Censuses
Tagged Minnesota, Minneapolis, Albion, 1950 Census
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Photo Friday – Waltham, Winchester, Winter, Withee, & Witham
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 the photos, not necessarily of the individual portrayed in the … Continue reading
Posted in Ethel Wight Studio, Faces from the Past
Tagged Witham, Waltham, Winchester, Winter, Withee
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Ancestor Sketch – Edgar Jerome Matson
UPDATED 12 October 2022 (in green) Matson Line By Don Taylor My stepfather Edgar, known as “Bud,” and I had a difficult past. Our failure to coexist resulted in my living in a foster home for a couple of years. … Continue reading
Posted in Matson Project, Ancestor Features
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Surname Saturday – Sills
Howell, Hobbs, Long, Bryan, Sills Line By Don Taylor Sills is a variation of Sill. The English Sills surname is likely derived from the name of an ancestor, for example, Silvester, Selwyn, or Sisley. Although possibly it could have come … Continue reading
Posted in Surname Saturday, Howell-Hobbs
Tagged Virginia, North Carolina, Bryan, France, Immigrant, Sills
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