Category Archives: Brown

Josiah Fugate (c. 1740-c.1823)

Brown-Mannin-Fugate LineBy Don Taylor After learning from FamilySearch that Pocahontas might be my 12th great-grandmother[i], I thought I’d take another step along the path to confirm she is my ancestor. The supposed connection is on my mother’s father’s line. I feel … Continue reading

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Montrans in the News – 1914 Card of Thanks

Montran Monday By Don Taylor   This week, for Montran Monday[i], I found the following article: This week’s entry is from the Marion Leader-Tribune (Marion, Indiana) dated November 19, 1914, page 8. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to thank our friends … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday Arthur Durwood Brown

December 5 – Today I celebrate the life of my Great-Grandfather, Arthur Durwood Brown, who was born in 1869 at Saline, Washtenaw County, Michigan. Continue reading

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Happy Anniversary, William M Sanford & Mary Electra Parsons

October 29by Don Taylor Today, I remember my third great-grandparents, William M Sanford & Mary Electra Parsons. They married 179 years ago, on October 29, 1845, in Michigan. They had seven children, including my 2nd great-grandmother, Marion Sanford. William was … Continue reading

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Happy Anniversary Enoch & Minerva

October 11th, (or is it October 15th?) 1843 <Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965 for Enoch Fergate – Crop.jpg> Today, I remember my third great-grandparents, Enoch and Minerva (Toliver) Mannin. They were married in October 1843 in Morgan County, Kentucky. … Continue reading

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