Category Archives: Family Lines
Charles B Hazelton (1890-1951)
Welch-Harris ProjectWelch-Hazelton Line — Ancestor #10By Don Taylor Charles Bernard Hazelton was born on 13 December 1890 in Biddeford, York County, Maine.[1] He was the son of Thomas Hazelton and Margaret Clare. The family surname appears in early records as … Continue reading
Faces from the Past — Howell
This installment of “Faces from the Past” shares two photos from my wife’s Howell family line: a mystery-filled reunion portrait and a 1977 snapshot of Sara McCarley (Nance) Howell and her daughter “Bookie.” Continue reading
Faces from the Past — Darling, Howell, Huber, & McAllister
Five photographs from my wife’s family collection — spanning 1909 to the 1960s — document the Howell, Darling, Huber, and McAllister-Lane lines, from a great-grandfather’s photo to a Bridgton, Maine, home. Continue reading
Posted in Photo Identification, Darling-Huber, Howell-Hobbs, Faces from the Past
Tagged Faces from the Past, Clarence Pete Howell, Florence Wilma Huber Darling, Photo Identification, Bridgton Maine, Rufus Harry Darling, Shirley Darling Howell, McAllister Family, Elizabeth McAllister Lane, Lane Family, Syracuse New York
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Rufus Harry Darling Revisited: New Discoveries in 2026
A decade after first researching my wife’s great-grandfather, new records reveal a 1902 divorce, a Kansas City probate filing naming a previously unknown wife, and a 1913 marriage record suggesting Rufus fathered a son years before he married Ida Ready.
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Posted in Darling-Huber
Tagged divorce records, Kalamazoo Michigan, probate records, brick wall research, Ida Ready, Darling line, Rufus H. Darling, Arthur H. Darling, Anna Ritter, Ethel M. Darling, Michigan Central Railroad, Kansas City Missouri, Hannah McAllister Darling, Rufus Harry Darling
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James Walter and a Look Back: Ten Patriots Across Four Family Lines
Sergeant, Forage Master, Captain — James Walter closes out this series, and on the Fourth of July, I step back and count all ten patriots the Find a Grave anniversary email sent me looking for. Continue reading