Category Archives: Montran Project

Montrans in the News – 1914 Card of Thanks

Posted on January 6, 2025 by Don Taylor

Montran Monday By Don Taylor   This week, for Montran Monday[i], I found the following article: This week’s entry is from the Marion Leader-Tribune (Marion, Indiana) dated November 19, 1914, page 8. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to thank our friends … Continue reading →

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Donald Montran Stabs his Wife.

Posted on September 9, 2024 by Don Taylor

In the NewsMontran MondayBy Don Taylor It is time for another edition of “Montran Monday[i].” When I encounter a new, historical newspaper article about persons with the surname Montran, I try to add information about them to my family tree … Continue reading →

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Ancestor Sketch – Samson Clark Amsterdam

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Don Taylor

Brown-Montran Line By Don Taylor [Growing up, I knew I had an Uncle Russ and that he was the child of Donna and her husband, Sammy Clark Amsterdam. I never knew that Sammy was my grandmother’s third husband. My mom … Continue reading →

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Grandparent surnames in the 1940 Census

Posted on January 22, 2022 by Don Taylor

[Last Saturday, Randy Seaver, in his blog Genea-Musings, suggested looking at grandparent surnames and seeing how many are in the 1940 Census. He also asked if we had done a “one-name search” for any of those surnames.] My four grandparents … 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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