Category Archives: Surname Projects

Ancestor Bio – Minnie Mable Bodge (1872-1948)

Posted on August 27, 2017 by Don Taylor

52 Ancestors – Week 191 By Don Taylor I consider successful ancestor research if I can learn and document the vital records (birth, marriage, and death), follow the individual through all the Census records during their life, and learn the … Continue reading →

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Adair Project – Ella E. (Mitchell) Adair

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Don Taylor

Ancestor Bio – Ella E (Mitchell)Adair 52 Ancestors – Week 190 By Don Taylor This week I look at Ella E. Mitchell. As is so often the case with women ancestors, her life events are defined by her husband and … Continue reading →

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Crutchfield Project – It’s a Start

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Don Taylor

Ancestor Biography – Crutchfield Project 52 Ancestors – Week 137 By Don Taylor I was recently asked to help someone learn more about his ancestry. He knew he was Italian, but didn’t know how much. He also knew his parent’s … Continue reading →

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Ancestor Bio – Dee Rittenberry

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Don Taylor

By Don Taylor I was really excited when one of my grandchildren indicated that she was interested in her family history. In particular, she wondered about her paternal grandmother’s family, the Rittenberrys. I knew very little about them, so I … Continue reading →

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Twins or Not Twins, that is the question

Posted on July 23, 2017 by Don Taylor

Cecil and Mary Rose Rittenberry Rittenberry Project 2017 By Don Taylor At first, I thought they were twins.  Two children, Cecil Rittenberry and Mary Rose Rittenberry, born on the same date, December 7, 1909, to the same parents, Dee and … Continue reading →

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