Category Archives: Family Lines

Memories – My First Pet

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Don Taylor

Memories – My First Pet – Ginger? Me playing with Ginger Christmas Morning c. 1958 I was recently asked about my first pet. I thought immediately about “Ginger,” a ginger colored cat we had back in the late 1950s. Not … Continue reading →

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Television in my family

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Don Taylor

Television in my family We did not have a television while I was growing up. I remember listening to the radio a lot when I was young. When I was in the second grade (1957), we lived in upstairs of … Continue reading →

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Sarah H Blackhurst Barber (1848-unk) – My Most Recent Immigrant Ancestor

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Don Taylor

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun Montran/Barber/Blackhurst Sarah B Blackhurst is my most recent immigrant ancestor. Sarah was born in England, most likely in Sheffield, Yorkshire, about 1848 (I think Dec 1847). I use the 1900 Census for the basis of birthdates … Continue reading →

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James Robert Mannin (1867-1937) – Second Great Grand Uncle

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Don Taylor

James Robert Mannin  (1867-1937) – Second Great Grand Uncle I don’t know much about my second great grandfather John William Manning. I thought I might learn more by researching his son, my great grandmother’s (Mary Elizabeth Manning Brown) half brother … Continue reading →

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John William Manning (1846-1888)

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Don Taylor

Sometimes things get twisted in your tree.  I mean, I can see how it happened.  A wrong assumption here and a minor mistake there and before long you have a very interesting twist in a branch of your tree.  Such … Continue reading →

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