Tag Archives: Michigan

William Henry Brown’s parents were not who most researchers indicate they were.

Posted on March 26, 2016 by Don Taylor

When a conflict arises regarding an individual’s parents, it is important for me to reset all my assumptions and start afresh. Such is the case with one my more frustrating areas of research, the Browns of Saline, Washtenaw County, Michigan. … Continue reading →

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Getting to Know an Ancestor – Essie Pansy Barnes Roberts (1903-1982)

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Don Taylor

Getting to Know an Ancestor:  Starting with Ancestry and Family Search My primary reason for genealogical research is to get to know someone, an ancestor. Often the ancestor is mine or my wife’s but occasionally the ancestor is a friend’s … Continue reading →

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Back to John Montran

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Don Taylor

Last month (July 2015), I wrote about finding John F. Montran in an index entry for my grandmother’s birth record and that I was ordering the microfilm from the Family History Library (FHL) for my use at my local Family … Continue reading →

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100 Years ago – Florence Wilma Huber – (1908-1934)

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Don Taylor

Research Darling/Huber by Don Taylor One hundred years ago, June 1915, Florence Wilma Huber was a six-year-old living on a farm in the Swiss Colony of Elberta and Josephine, Baldwin County, Alabama. Her father, John, and her mother Bertha (Trumpi) moved … Continue reading →

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Rufus Holton Darling (1816-1857)

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Don Taylor

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks – Week 42 – Rufus Holton Darling (1816-1857) No Story Too Small It is always a problem when you can’t find a person in a US Census while they were alive. It is particularly frustrating … Continue reading →

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