Category Archives: Brown

Ezra Sanford and the 1840 Census

Posted on October 1, 2017 by Don Taylor

Census Sunday Don Taylor One of my goals is to follow an ancestor through all of the Census. Because only the head of the household is identified in the 1840 and earlier censuses it can sometimes be difficult to assure … Continue reading →

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Not my third great grandmother

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Don Taylor

Several weeks ago, I came across another person’s tree that excited me.  They indicated the parents of my second great-grandmother, Eliza Jane Fannin, were David Fannin and Cynthia Ann Bare. They even provided a sibling for Eliza, Andrew Jackson Fannin. … Continue reading →

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We’re Related – Dick Clark, Meghan Trainor, & Marilyn Monroe

Posted on September 24, 2017 by Don Taylor

We’re Related – Fourth Look Famous Friday Brown Line & Roberts Line by Don Taylor My fourth look at possible relatives using the “We’re Related” app showed fewer new cousins than ever before. The famous people I had determined could … Continue reading →

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Schools I’ve Attended – 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Don Taylor

My Life Those Places Thursday By Don Taylor Parkview Elementary, Fridley, Anoka County, Minnesota In August 1958, we moved from Anoka to Fridley into a tiny little house on NE 2nd Street. At the time the address was 5853, however, … Continue reading →

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Ancestor Bio – Thelma M. Montran Babcock – Poet

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Don Taylor

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 →

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