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Schools I’ve Attended – Chapman College & Chaminade
My Life Those Places Thursday By Don Taylor Life aboard the Kitty Hawk didn’t support taking college courses very well. While at sea, my group typically worked 12 and 12. The birthing compartments really didn’t have anything that could be … Continue reading
Posted in My History, Those Places Thursday
Tagged Book1, Hawaii, Kitty Hawk, Virginia
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Searching for Peter M Howell’s father
Once again, I’m back to trying to determine Peter M. Howell’s father. What little I do know about Peter’s father was gleaned from Peter’s book, The Life and Travels of Peter Howell by Peter M. Howell. From it, we know that Peter … Continue reading
Posted in Howell
Tagged Buckingham County, charlotte county, Peter M Howell, Virginia
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Howell – Surname Saturday
By Don Taylor Origin According to the Ancestry.Com, there are two main sources for the Howell surname. The first one is Welsh, coming from the Welsh personal name “Hywel” meaning ‘eminent.’ The second one is that Howell is an English … Continue reading
Ancestor Biography – Catharine A. D. Walter
Howell-Darling-2017-Research Waters – Swayze – Darling Line By Don Taylor It seems like virtually every ancestor born before 1880 has a question regarding their birth. Catharine Waters is no exception to that. Most records I have found are consistent with … Continue reading
Posted in Ancestor Sketch, Darling
Tagged Catherine A.D. Walter, Elizabeth Jane Swayze, Kalamazoo, Katherine A. D. Walter, Michigan, Virginia
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Will DNA Testing provide the Answer for my Howell Brick Wall?
By Don Taylor I have completed my initial writing about Generations 3, 4, and 5 on my Howell line research. (See my blog on Howell Research for a list of people and articles.) My next person to research in that line … Continue reading
