Category Archives: Brown-Montran
My Worst Christmas: 1961
My History By Don Taylor I’ve seen several blog posts from folks about their best Christmas family experiences. So, I thought that I’d go against the grain and write about my worst Christmas. It was 1961. It had the potential … Continue reading
S. F. Auto Death – 23 Dec 1919
Montrans in the News – S. F. Auto Death – December 23, 1919 Montran Monday By Don Taylor This week’s entry for Montran Monday is from the Stockton Daily Evening Record (Stockton, CA) dated 23 December 1919. … Continue reading
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Ancestor Sketch – Ezra Clugston Sanford
Brown/Sanford Line By Don Taylor Contemporary writers said Ezra was a “remarkably muscular man, possessed of great nerve and quickness of perception.”[i] They also said he was “a mechanic, a respectable member of society, a kind husband and parent, a … Continue reading
ThruLines – William Henry Brown – Part 4
ThruLines Thursday Brown DNA By Don Taylor In Part 4 of my ThruLinestm analysis of my 2nd great-grandfather, William Henry Brown, I’m looking closely at the matches descended from Edward Waberton Brown. Ed was born in Dakota Territory in 1884 shortly … Continue reading
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ThruLines – William Henry Brown – Part 3
ThruLines Thursday Brown DNA In this look at my ThruLinestm results, I’m looking closer at matches, who I have in common with my great-great-grandparents’, William Henry & Marion (Sanford) Brown’s son, Clyde Hewett Brown. Clyde was born in April 1877 in … Continue reading
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