Category Archives: Brown-Montran
Follow the “X”
By Don Taylor Twenty-Two of our chromosomes are recombinant in nature, which means you receive 50% of your mother’s DNA and 50% of your father’s DNA. The 23rd chromosome, the X-Y or X-X, is quite different. If you are a … Continue reading
Halloween 2018
Halloween or Samhain is said to be the day where the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred. As such, it is an important time to remember those who have passed. Although I try to … Continue reading
Ancestor Sketch – Meredith Mannin (1802-c.1885)
52 Ancestors – Week 2018-39 By Don Taylor Meredith didn’t follow the typical “go west young man” life of so many of my ancestors. Meredith was born in Virginia about 1802. He went west as a young man to Bath … Continue reading
Marriage of Meredith Mannin & Rachel Fugate
Amanuensis[i] Monday Brown-Mannin(g) Line By Don Taylor Intro/source As is so often the case, when you find a record it begs additional questions. Were Meredith and Rachel married on Valentine’s day or three days later? Transcription [ii] Know all men by … Continue reading
Schools I’ve Attended – Anoka-Ramsey Community College
1981-1982 My Life Those Places Thursday By Don Taylor I applied to and was accepted at Anoka-Ramsey Community College (ARCC). ARCC was close to home, only 3 miles away so it was easy to work days, come home and eat, … Continue reading