Category Archives: Surname Projects

Ancestor Sketch – Edgar Jerome Matson

Posted on October 12, 2022 by Don Taylor

UPDATED 12 October 2022 (in green) Matson Line By Don Taylor My stepfather Edgar, known as “Bud,” and I had a difficult past. Our failure to coexist resulted in my living in a foster home for a couple of years. … Continue reading →

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Bert & Essie Roberts – 1931 & 1932

Posted on October 2, 2022 by Don Taylor

Where was Bert Allen Roberts in 1931 & 1932 and why was Essie a “widow?” Roberts Research By Don Taylor Research Question The 1931 Polk City Directory for Terre Haute, Indiana, indicates Bert’s wife, Essie, is a widow living at … Continue reading →

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Ancestor Sketch – John Willie Langford

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Don Taylor

Raidt Project Raidt-Langford Line By Don Taylor When John Willie Langford was born on 3 January 1893 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, his father, John, was 32 and his mother, Della, was 24. He married Marie G Hawley on 20 July 1918, … Continue reading →

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BH-15 – Sarah Jane (Locke) Reid (1868-1941)

Posted on August 24, 2022 by Don Taylor

Ancestor Sketch Bradley-Hingston Project Bradley-Hingston-Reid-Locke Line By Don Taylor When Sarah Jane Locke was born on 14 February 1868 in Arlington, Massachusetts, her father, Thomas, was 34, and her mother, Mary, was 39. She married Samuel J Reid on 26 … Continue reading →

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Francis Asbury Welch (1887-1929)

Posted on August 17, 2022 by Don Taylor

Ancestor Sketch – Welch-Harris Project Welch Line by Don Taylor Francis Asbury Welch was born on 26 November 1887 in Kennebunkport, Maine. His father, Albert, was 40 and his mother, Harriet, was 25. He had four older siblings. He married … Continue reading →

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