Category Archives: Family Lines

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

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)

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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Walter’s in the 1820 Census – Part 2

Census Sunday Darling Research Darling-Swayze-Walter Line By Don Taylor (See: Walter’s in the 1820 Census – Part 1) Following families in the early census records is always tricky and following a woman through census records before 1840 is especially difficult. … Continue reading

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 Lewis – Surname Saturday

Roberts-Barnes-Taft-Sutherland-Lewis Line By Don Taylor Lewis is a common name with many different potential sources. It may be an Americanized form of the French Louis, Irish Mac Loughaidh, or Welsh Llywelyn. As my Lewis ancestors appear to have been English, … Continue reading

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Bert Allen Roberts & Franklin County, Illinois, Births 1900-1904

Roberts Line By Don Taylor My paternal grandfather, Bert Allen Roberts, was born in Sesser, Franklin County, Illinois, on 7 September 1903, the third child of Hugh Ellis and Clora Dell (Scott) Roberts. I already had a copy of Hugh’s … Continue reading

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