Category Archives: Surname Projects

Ancestor Bio – Hannah M Halvorsen (1866-c. 1930)

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Don Taylor

52 Ancestors – Week 2019-04 Blanchard Project Utterstrom-Halvorsen By Don Taylor Sometimes, search as you will, some key bit of information just doesn’t seem to be out there. Such is the case of the death of Hannah (Halvorsen) Utterstrom.  I’ve … Continue reading →

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DNA Doesn’t Lie – John Montran

Posted on September 22, 2018 by Don Taylor

Brown-Montran Line By Don Taylor For a few years, I’ve hypothesized that my great-grandfather, John F. Montran and John Foster Montran were the same person. I have been unable to find a record of John F. Montran and my great-grandmother, … Continue reading →

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Descendant Bio – Dorothy Bell Cologne (1924-2017)

Posted on September 9, 2018 by Don Taylor

John Foster Montran Descendants By Don Taylor The John Montran Descendants Project is a personal project to explore the possibility that my great-grandfather, John Montran married twice. Once to Ida May Barber and once to Maude Minnie Winter. I believe … Continue reading →

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Magdalen Polk Taylor (1890-1970) – Ancestor Sketch

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Don Taylor

52 Ancestors – Week 2018-35 Bradey-Hingston Project By Don Taylor Bradley-Hingston 2018 – Ancestor #5 List of Grandparents Grandmother: Magdalen Polk Taylor (1890-1970) 1st Great-grandfather: William S. Taylor, Jr. (1859-____) 2nd Great-grandfather: William S. Taylor, Sr. Birth Magdalen (Madeline in … Continue reading →

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Double Census Enumeration – William Taylor & Family

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Don Taylor

Bradley-Hingston Project By Don Taylor Certainly, I’ve looked for individuals in the various census records and have been unable to find them anywhere and I believed they were missed in the Census. Also, I’ve heard that occasionally individuals are counted … Continue reading →

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