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Category Archives: Family Lines
Tamise Sutherland & the Early Censuses
Census Sunday By Don Taylor Introduction Following families in the early census records is always tricky, and when a census’s locations change and a family’s status changes, finding families can make things even more difficult. Such is the case concerning … Continue reading
Posted in Censuses, Roberts-Barnes
Tagged New York, Taft, Broome County, Lisle, Tioga County, Sutherland
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Oertli – Surname Saturday
By Don Taylor Name Origin Ancestry indicates that the surname Oertli is a Swiss-German variant of Örtel, and that is a variant form of Ertel. Ertel is a South German name from Old Hi German ort, meaning ‘point (of a … Continue reading
Halloween 1959
My “Best-est” Halloween My Memories By Don Taylor I got to thinking about Halloween and tried to remember what my “best-est” Halloween ever was when I was a kid. Of course, memories from that long ago are often forgotten unless … Continue reading
Posted in My Memories, My History
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Brown – Surname Saturday (2)
Brown Surname Meaning[i] English, Scottish, and Irish: Generally a nickname referring to the color of the hair or complexion, Middle English br(o)un, from Old English brun or Old French brun. As an American family name, it has absorbed numerous surnames … Continue reading
Posted in Surname Saturday, Howell-Hobbs
Tagged Brown, North Carolina, Martin County
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Ancestry Updated Ethnicity Estimates & DNA Communities
DNA Roberts-Brown Ancestors By Don Taylor Ancestry has updated their Ethnicity estimates once again. Ancestry likes to look at your DNA from a world perspective, but I find the “DNA Communities” much more interesting. Besides showing you where ancestors may … Continue reading
