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John Michael Gleason’s Birthdate: Untangling Nine Conflicting Sources
John Michael Gleason has nine different birthdates across the records — from 1850 to 1854. Here’s how weighing census math against an exact death date narrowed the field to one preferred date, with a likely alternate held in reserve. Continue reading
Ancestor Sketch – MK-10 – Josef Alvar Krafve (1863-1924).
Matson Project Matson-Krafve Line By Don Taylor Joseph Alvar Krafve was born on 14 March 1863 in Eriksbyn, Västra Götaland, Sweden, as the seventh child of Josef Olsson Krafve and Maja Andersdotter. He had eight siblings: Jonas, Anders, Olof Wilhelm, … Continue reading
Posted in Ancestor Sketch, Matson Project
Tagged Wisconsin, Minnesota, Hildur Christina Krafve, Idaho, Sweden
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Remembering my mom, Sylvia Matson (née Kees).
Taylor Family TreeAmsterdam LineBy Don Taylor Today, I remember my mom, Sylvia Matson (née Kees). She was born on January 15, 1932, in Detroit, Michigan. She used to love to say she was a “duce,” as in a 1932 Ford … Continue reading
Posted in Brown-Montran, Matson Project
Tagged GED, Kees, Michigan, Fridley, Detroit, Minnesota, Taylor
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1982 – Back to the Navy & a Career Change
My History, My MemoriesBy Don Taylor After being laid off from TRW, I worked for the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Defense Contract Management Administration Services (DCAS). After a couple of years, I received the opportunity for a promotion and to … Continue reading
Posted in My Memories, My History
Tagged NavPRO, DCAS, DLA, Fridley, Minnesota, Navy
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The Time Before My Memories
I don’t remember much before I was 4 or 5, so anything before 1955 is based on what I have been told. In the 1970s, I wrote a page about my early life, residences & schools—most of the information about … Continue reading
Posted in My Memories, My History
Tagged Minnesota, Minneapolis, Little Rock Lake, Hastings
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