Category Archives: Family Lines

Arthur Durwood Brown – Born 1869

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Don Taylor

I saw that my Great-Grandfather’s, Arthur Durwood Brown, birthday was coming up. Then I realized that I have a quite a range of birth years for him. I know that markers are often wrong about birth years, but they seem so … Continue reading →

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1895 Minnesota Census – Jessie & Nancy Barnett

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Don Taylor

Census Sunday Brown/Montran Mannin Census records are the mainstay of genealogical research.  One of my favorite census records is the 1895 Minnesota State Census.  Not only does it provide much of the information you would expect in a Census – … Continue reading →

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Keep Trees Wide, Not Deep – Example: Mannin/Barnett

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Don Taylor

Brown-Montran Research DNA Research Mannin/Manning/Brown During the last meeting of the Maine Genealogical DNA Interest Group, someone asked if it is better to have a tree that is deep or a tree that is wide. I mentioned that, for autosomal … Continue reading →

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William M Sanford – Pioneer

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Don Taylor

Roberts-Brown-2016 Research Brown/Sanford Line By Don Taylor My third great-grandfather, William M. Sanford was a pioneer. He is the first ancestor that I have encountered that was identified as a pioneer in two different books relating the history of two … Continue reading →

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Ancestry Hints and Timothy Munsell

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Don Taylor

Darling Research Treasure Chest Thursday I love those Ancestry hints.  I received another message that I had hints in my Darling-Huber research. This time regarding my wife’s 4th great-grandfather, Timothy Munsell.  Because it was a direct ancestor, I jumped at the … Continue reading →

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