Author Archives: Don Taylor

Three approaches to Ancestry Hints

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Don Taylor

By Don Taylor We all get them, at least we do if we subscribe to Ancestry.Com and we have a tree on Ancestry. Yes, I’m talking about hints – the beautiful little leaves that let you know that Ancestry thinks … Continue reading →

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Military Discharge of Asa E. Roberts

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Don Taylor

Amanuensis Monday T: To all whom it may concern: Know Ye, that Asa Roberts a Private of Captain ??mon’s Company (I) 31st thirty-first Regiment of Illinois Vols who was enrolled on the 15th fifteenth day of August one thousand eight … Continue reading →

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Buel – Surname Saturday

Posted on October 8, 2016 by Don Taylor

Brown Line Name Origin According to Ancestry.Com, Buel is a variation of Buell. Then they indicate that Buell is, for Welsh, a variant for Bowell and for Dutch, it is an occupation name for a hangman. It continues that Bowell is … Continue reading →

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Biography – Patience Anna Marshall (1845-1919)

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Don Taylor

Patience Anna Marshall Dean Roberts (1845-1919) Roberts/Brown #17 By Don Taylor Patience Anna Marshall’s childhood appears to be pretty much non-existent. Evidence indicates her father died before she was six years old. She was married at 13 years-old, had a … Continue reading →

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Update: Union Opera Theater – New Philadelphia, Ohio

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Don Taylor

I heard back from the wonderful people at Tuscarawas County Historical Society. Their responses helped my determine exactly where the Union Opera Theater was located, when it closed, and when it was demolished.  (Refer: Donna in New Philadelphia, OH, at … Continue reading →

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