Tag Archives: Enoch Mannin

Keep Trees Wide, Not Deep – Example: Mannin/Barnett

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Don Taylor

Brown-Montran Research DNA Research Mannin/Manning/Brown During the last meeting of the Maine Genealogical DNA Interest Group, someone asked if it is better to have a tree that is deep or a tree that is wide. I mentioned that, for autosomal … 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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Eliza Jane Fannin (1861-1882)

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Don Taylor

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks – Week 25 – Eliza Jane Fannin (1861-1882) Sometimes it is necessary to go back to the drawing board. My records on my 2nd great-grandparents are abysmal.  I have a couple documents.  One is a paragraph … Continue reading →

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Minerva Ann Tolliver (1821-1902)

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Don Taylor

52 Ancestors #4 – Minerva Ann Tolliver Mannin (1821-1902) Minerva Ann Tolliver was born in Kentucky on 5 Feb 1821. Various records during her life record her name in many different ways, Minerva, Manerva, Minora, and Minna.  She was probably … Continue reading →

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Veterans Day – 11/11/2013 – The Browns & Others

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Don Taylor

Veterans Day – 11/11/2013 – The Browns & Others The Civil War had a dreadful impact upon the Brown and Mannin families.  Enoch Mannin, a Kentucky native, fought for the North as did his son John William Manning,  Other of Enoch’s … Continue reading →

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