Author Archives: Don Taylor

Happy Birthday Tamise Sutherland

Posted on April 3, 2022 by Don Taylor

April 3 Roberts, Barnes, Taft, Sutherland Line Today, I remember my 3rd great-grandmother, Tamise/Tammy Sutherland/Southerland. She was born on 3 April 1796 in New York. Tamise married Joel Cruff Taft about 1819 at Triangle, Broome County, New York, and died … Continue reading →

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Mary Elizabeth (Manning) Brown’s Mother – Part 1 of 6

Posted on April 2, 2022 by Don Taylor

Could it be Sarah Jane Garvin? Brown-Mannin(g)Line By Don Taylor It has been nearly eight years since I wrote about my 2nd great-grandmother, Eliza Jane Fannin (1861-1882). Eliza’s parents have been a brick wall for me. In 2017, I thought … Continue reading →

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Ethel Wight Collection – Part 74

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Don Taylor

Fraunfelter, Krisilion, Kyle, & Lake 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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Happy Birthday William.

Posted on March 30, 2022 by Don Taylor

Brown-Sanford Line Today, I remember my third-great-grandfather, William M. Sanford. He was born in New York on 30 March 1823. He moved west to Michigan, again west to Indiana, and once more west to North Dakota. He returned to Michigan … Continue reading →

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Blackhurst the News — The Driving of Carrier’s Drays

Posted on March 29, 2022 by Don Taylor

Montran-Barber-Blackhurst Line Transcription & Comments by Don Taylor “In the News” is my reporting of newspapers articles and obituaries regarding ancestors and other relatives I am researching. The information found in newspapers often raises more questions and research areas but … Continue reading →

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