Author Archives: Don Taylor

Happy Birthday Mercy (Taft) Barnes

Posted on March 27, 2022 by Don Taylor

Happy Birthday to my 2nd Great-grandmother, Mercy Eliza Taft. On March 27, 1822, she was born in Manhattan, New York. She married Nelson Barnes in 1839 and had nine children. Mercy died on 4 October 1984 in Turman, Indiana, and … Continue reading →

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Ethel Wight Collection – Part 73

Posted on March 25, 2022 by Don Taylor

Kitchen, Knight(2), Konan, & Korpinen Photo FridayEthel Wight CollectionBy 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, … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday – Ida Mae

Posted on March 24, 2022 by Don Taylor

24 March 1874 Happy Birthday to my Great-grandmother, Ida Mae Barber. She was born on March 24, 1874, in Michigan. She married Max E. Fisher in 1897, Joseph A Holdsworth in 1904, and Harvey Watson Knight in 1910. Ida died … Continue reading →

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Blackhurst the News – Sheffield General Infirmary, March 5 [1847]

Posted on March 20, 2022 by Don Taylor

Montran-Barber-Blackhurst Line “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 more research areas but invariably provides fresh texture to … Continue reading →

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Ethel Wight Collection – Part 72

Posted on March 18, 2022 by Don Taylor

Kenney, King, & Kingsbury 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 the … Continue reading →

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