Author Archives: Don Taylor

Photo Friday – Wilson (née Hambleton, Scott, & Trimble)

Ethel Wight Collection – Part 101 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 … Continue reading

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Bert & Essie Roberts – 1931 & 1932

Where was Bert Allen Roberts in 1931 & 1932 and why was Essie a “widow?” Roberts Research By Don Taylor Research Question The 1931 Polk City Directory for Terre Haute, Indiana, indicates Bert’s wife, Essie, is a widow living at … Continue reading

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Photo Friday –Williams (née White), Williamson, & Wilson

Ethel Wight Collection – Part 100 By Don Taylor Wow, Part 100. This post is actually “Part 101” because I had two “Part 20.” I only analyzed two photo packets in the first two installments of this series. However, because … Continue reading

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Ancestor Sketch – John Willie Langford

Raidt Project Raidt-Langford Line By Don Taylor When John Willie Langford was born on 3 January 1893 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, his father, John, was 32 and his mother, Della, was 24. He married Marie G Hawley on 20 July 1918, … Continue reading

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Photo Friday – Whittier (née Simpson, née Orne), Whittingham, Willett, & Williams

Ethel Wight Collection – Part 99 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 … Continue reading

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