Category Archives: Family Lines

Happy Birthday – Ida Mae

Posted on March 24, 2022 by Don Taylor

24 March 1874 Happy Birthday to my Great-grandmother, Ida Mae Barber. She was born on March 24, 1874, in Michigan. She married Max E. Fisher in 1897, Joseph A Holdsworth in 1904, and Harvey Watson Knight in 1910. Ida died … Continue reading →

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Blackhurst the News – Sheffield General Infirmary, March 5 [1847]

Posted on March 20, 2022 by Don Taylor

Montran-Barber-Blackhurst Line “In the News” is my reporting of newspapers articles and obituaries regarding ancestors and other relatives I am researching. The information found in newspapers often raises more questions and more research areas but invariably provides fresh texture to … Continue reading →

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Ancestor Sketch – Margaret Ann Swann (1760-1826)

Posted on March 13, 2022 by Don Taylor

Darling Research Darling-Swayze-Walter-Swann Line By Don Taylor [After looking at her husband, James Walter, her daughter, Catherine Ann Dent Walter, her son, Elkanah Walter, and a cursory look at several of her other children, I still don’t know much about … Continue reading →

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Elkanah Walter & the Early Censuses

Posted on March 6, 2022 by Don Taylor

Census Sunday Darling-Swayze-Walter Line By Don Taylor [As I began my research of the life of 5th Great-grandmother Margaret Swann, I saw I knew virtually nothing about her life. One of my goals with ancestor sketches is to follow the … Continue reading →

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William Lister & the 1830 Census

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Don Taylor

Census Sunday By Don Taylor Following families in the early census records is always tricky, and when a census’s information is entirely unexpected, it makes things difficult. During my review of the life of 3rd great-grandfather, William Lister, I realized … Continue reading →

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