Tag Archives: Brown/Montran

Donna and Chin Chin in Pueblo, 18 Nov 1919

We do not know if the company took off on November 16th and 17th or played somewhere we do not have a newspaper record of. Based upon Walter Wills and Nora Seiler being married on the 15th, I suspect that … Continue reading

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Donna Montran – 1919 – Charles Smith & Able Green

By April of 1919, Donna had relocated from Boston, MA to New York. She and Trixie Bressler took out an ad in Variety. Trixie had, in 1918, led Max Roger’s Review at Perry’s in Brooklyn and was one of the … Continue reading

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Clifford and Luella (Bean) Brown

My mother and I received the results of our 23 & Me autosomal testing.  My mother’s closest match, according to 23 & Me, is a second-third cousin with whom she shares 2.30%, 11 segments.  I contacted the individual. We quickly … Continue reading

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Madonna’s Birth – 20 Feb 1893

Madonna’s Birth There is an adage about always considering sources closest to an event as more accurate than others.  The age of my grandmother, Madonna/Donna is a perfect case of that policy.   Donna was born 20 Feb 1893 in … Continue reading

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23 & Me – Blackhurst line exploration

My 23 & Me DNA results put me (and my mother) into contact with a couple people with whom the only surname we shared was Blackhurst.  One of them suggested that their ancestor, William Stephen Blackhurst had a sister who … Continue reading

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