Category Archives: Roberts

Getting to Know an Ancestor – Essie Pansy Barnes Roberts (1903-1982)

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Don Taylor

Getting to Know an Ancestor:  Starting with Ancestry and Family Search My primary reason for genealogical research is to get to know someone, an ancestor. Often the ancestor is mine or my wife’s but occasionally the ancestor is a friend’s … Continue reading →

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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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My Paternal Brick Wall

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Don Taylor

Is my biggest brick wall is shattered? Thanks to genetic genealogy, I believe my biggest brick wall has finally been knocked down, shattered, destroyed. I now have a huge lead as to who my biological father is. Searching for who … Continue reading →

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Y-DNA – Post2: The Test, Results, & Roberts Connection

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Don Taylor

I was excited to get the test. I did the cheek swabs and sent it back the following day.  Then the long wait – It seemed like months. but was probably only a few weeks.  I don’t recall when I … Continue reading →

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