Category Archives: Ancestor Features

Research into the four family Lines, Roberts, Brown, Howell, and Darling.

Compulsive searching – Bert Allen Roberts (1903-1949)

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Don Taylor

Compulsive searching… I think the more passionate we are about something the more likely we can be compulsive about it. We can put hours and hours into something with no results and still keep going. At some point, we just … Continue reading →

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Walls – Paper or Brick | John Montran – (b-186?/7? – d. Bef 1911) – BM-14

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Don Taylor

Walls – Paper or Brick? Rice Paper WallsPhoto by Matt Litt via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0) We all have our genealogical walls. Often, we don’t know if a particular wall is a brick wall or a paper wall. It might be a … Continue reading →

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Mary Elizabeth (Manning) Brown (1878-1983)

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Don Taylor

Ancestor Sketch – Brown Line By – Don Taylor We know that often as a person ages their birth date changes. Women often get younger during their adult years and then get older in their later years.  Mary Elizabeth (Manning) Brown … Continue reading →

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Hildur Christina Krafve Mattson (1895-1976)

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Don Taylor

Matson Project Ancestor Sketch By Don Taylor It is not always about your ancestors but ancestors that have made a difference in your life.  When I began looking at my records regarding Hildur I realized that things weren’t right in … Continue reading →

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52 Ancestors: #1 – Elizabeth Jane Swayze Wisemen Darling

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Don Taylor

Ancestor Sketch Elizabeth Jane Swayze Wisemen Darling The Challenge:  Thanks to Caroline Porter’s blog, 4yourfamilystory.com, (A blog I subscribe to and read daily.) I learned of a blogging challenge issued by Amy Johnson Crow on her blog www.nostorytoosmall.com to post … Continue reading →

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