Tag Archives: Indiana

Ancestor Bio – Nimrod Lister (c. 1826-c. 1900)

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Don Taylor

52 Ancestors – Week 187 By Don Taylor Nimrod, an Old Testament character who was the great-grandson of Noah, is a fairly unusual name, so I figured I’d be able to follow him easily – No such luck. I found … Continue reading →

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Ancestor Biography – Mercy Eliza Taft  (1822-1884)

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Don Taylor

Roberts/Barnes/Taft Line By Don Taylor When I reviewed my possible connections through “We’re Related” to Walt Disney and to my Scarborough Historical friend, Carl, both were stopped by my research blockage at Mercy Eliza Taft.  After Mercy, both lines went … Continue reading →

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Ancestor Biography – Nelson Barnes (1816-1884)

Posted on April 8, 2017 by Don Taylor

Roberts/Barnes Line By Don Taylor It is usually the birth record, and how comfortable I am with that record, that defines how comfortable I am with my feeling that I know an ancestor.  Nelson Barnes’ birth records, parents, and childhood … Continue reading →

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Nelson Barnes – Veteran?

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Don Taylor

Roberts/Barnes Line By Don Taylor As I researched Nelson Barnes I realized that many people are ascribing many Civil War records to Nelson indicating his service. Ancestry hints were indicating many different potential records that were all being ascribed to … Continue reading →

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William M Sanford – Pioneer

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Don Taylor

Roberts-Brown-2016 Research Brown/Sanford Line By Don Taylor My third great-grandfather, William M. Sanford was a pioneer. He is the first ancestor that I have encountered that was identified as a pioneer in two different books relating the history of two … Continue reading →

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