Category Archives: Ancestor Sketch
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
The Inquest of James Cooper Lamb – April 1898
I have long known the 3rd great-uncle James Cooper Lamb died on 20 April 1898, and that he was a Royal Dublin Fusilier. “Carol in Australia” was kind enough to share a newspaper clipping regarding the inquest of Sargeant Lamb. … Continue reading
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
Remembering my mom, Sylvia Matson (née Kees).
Taylor Family TreeAmsterdam LineBy Don Taylor Today, I remember my mom, Sylvia Matson (née Kees). She was born on January 15, 1932, in Detroit, Michigan. She used to love to say she was a “duce,” as in a 1932 Ford … Continue reading
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