Category Archives: Montran Project
DNA Doesn’t Lie – John Montran
Brown-Montran Line By Don Taylor For a few years, I’ve hypothesized that my great-grandfather, John F. Montran and John Foster Montran were the same person. I have been unable to find a record of John F. Montran and my great-grandmother, … Continue reading
Descendant Bio – Dorothy Bell Cologne (1924-2017)
John Foster Montran Descendants By Don Taylor The John Montran Descendants Project is a personal project to explore the possibility that my great-grandfather, John Montran married twice. Once to Ida May Barber and once to Maude Minnie Winter. I believe … Continue reading
Montrans in the News – Female Help Wanted.
Beauties at City Hall, Boston, 1916, Included Donna MontranMontran Monday By Don Taylor My grandmother’s father was John Montran. She used the surname, as a young child and again when she began in show business. The name is uncommon and … Continue reading
Cousin Bio – Olga Ruth Babcock (1916-2001)
By Don Taylor Hypothesis The John Montran Project is a personal project to explore the hypothesis that my great-grandfather, John Montran married twice. Once to Ida May Barber and once to Maude Minnie Winter. He had one daughter with Ida (Donna) … Continue reading
Ancestor Bio – Thelma M. Montran Babcock – Poet
Montran Project 52 Ancestors – Week 192 By Don Taylor Now, I go off on a speculative tangent. It is my assertion that my great grandfather, John Montran who married Ida Mae Barber is the same individual as John Foster … Continue reading