Category Archives: Brown-Montran

My First “Job” – Trapper

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Don Taylor

I was recently catching up on some videos I have long wanted to watch.  One of them was the Friday Keynote speech as the 2014 Roots Tech conference.  In the speech, Judy G. Russell, JD, CGSM , CGLSM , spoke about many … Continue reading →

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Arthur Durwood Brown (1869-1928)

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Don Taylor

Brown Line By – Don Taylor Sometimes you have an ancestor for whom you know there are a lot more stories about them. Arthur Durwood Brown was such a man. There are several of Arthur’s grandchildren still alive. I hope … Continue reading →

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John Montran (c. 1874-bef.1911)

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Don Taylor

52 Ancestors # 14 – John Montran (c1874-bef. 1911) John Montran is the most mysterious of my ancestors.  My grandmother, Madonna, never spoke of him and I didn’t have the where-with-all to ask her about him before she passed over. … Continue reading →

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Bio – Ida Mae Barber (1874-1953)

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Don Taylor

Brown-Montran-Barber Ancestor #11 – Ida Mae (Barber) Montran Fisher Holdsworth Knight (1874-1953) When I decided to look at Ida Mae’s life, I realized that my source work regarding Ida Mae was woefully inadequate.  Most of the work I did regarding … Continue reading →

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Arthur Eugene Brown

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Don Taylor

  My mother sent a copy of the funeral card of her uncle, Arthur Eugene Brown. Of course that got me to thinking about him. I don’t recall meeting him, although I may have when I was young.  I have … Continue reading →

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