Category Archives: Surname Projects

Ancestor Bio – Hannah M Halvorsen (1866-c. 1930)

52 Ancestors – Week 2019-04 Blanchard Project Utterstrom-Halvorsen By Don Taylor Sometimes, search as you will, some key bit of information just doesn’t seem to be out there. Such is the case of the death of Hannah (Halvorsen) Utterstrom.  I’ve … Continue reading

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Magdalen Polk Taylor (1890-1970) – Ancestor Sketch

52 Ancestors – Week 2018-35 Bradey-Hingston Project By Don Taylor Bradley-Hingston 2018 – Ancestor #5 List of Grandparents Grandmother: Magdalen Polk Taylor (1890-1970) 1st Great-grandfather: William S. Taylor, Jr. (1859-____) 2nd Great-grandfather: William S. Taylor, Sr. Birth Magdalen (Madeline in … Continue reading

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Double Census Enumeration – William Taylor & Family

Bradley-Hingston Project By Don Taylor Certainly, I’ve looked for individuals in the various census records and have been unable to find them anywhere and I believed they were missed in the Census. Also, I’ve heard that occasionally individuals are counted … Continue reading

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Charles Selefsky & Family in the 1900 Census

Dion-Spry Project Dion-Spry-Selefsky Census Sunday By Don Taylor Sometimes when you at a census closely, you realize something in there is just not possible. Such is the case of Charles Selensky (aka Selefsky, Selefske, & Seleske) as he appears in … Continue reading

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Ancestor Bio – Ottilie Salefske Spry

Dion-Spry Project Dion-Spry-Salefske 52 Ancestors – Week 2018-32 By Don Taylor Some names are both easy and difficult to follow. In the case of the Salefske line the surname is spelled, Salefske, Salefski, Salefsky, Salesky…. You get the idea, it … Continue reading

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