We’re up to Week 20! How are you doing with the Challenge? Are you finding it easier as the weeks go on or is it getting more challenging?

This week, Pam shares a wonderfully romantic elopement. Cheryl wonder if a man in her family tree left one family to start another.

My contribution this week was my great-grandfather Linton Alfred Johnson.

• ALLEN – “Exercise Allen, Quaker” by Catherine Pendleton on The Pendleton Genealogy Post
• AMIRAULT – “Harry Amirault: the Perfect Dad” by Karen Bruynell on Getting to Know You
• AUSTIN – “Missie (Missy) Austin” by Judi Carroll-Thompson on Journey of a Family Historian
• BAREFIELD – “William J. Barefield: Unsolved Puzzles” by Cathy Sowders Fern
• BARKER – “James Barker (1816-1902)” by Jen Smart on Jen’s Genealogy Pages
• BEAVIS – “John Beavis (born 1826) of Portsmouth, Hampshire” by Kirsty Gray on Family Wise Ltd.
• BELCHER – “George Belcher” by Janet Iles on Janet the Researcher
• BELL – “Marna Bell – Marine Corp Nurse” on Jenna’s Gene Weblog
• BITTERMAN – “Levi Albert Bitterman (1834-1913) – Lost and Found” by A.R. Dotson on The Genearchaeologist’s Field Notebook
• BOSSECK – “Christian Peter Bosseck and the Year Without Summer” by Elizabeth Richards on Scrapping My Family History
• BRISTOL – “David Bristol – Nonagerarian” by Jacqueline Foster on My Journey Back
• BROOK – “Ferryman John Brook” by Hilary on Looking Back
• BROWN – “Andrew Brown” on thegenealogygirl
• BROWN – “Daniel Brown” by Marcy Belles on My Family & Memories
• BUNT – “Mary Bunt Bianchi – An Exceptional Woman” by Eileen A. Souza on Old Bones Genealogy
• BUSH – “Great Grandfather Joseph Levi Bush of Mississippi City, MS Dies in Car Accident” by Paul on Ups and Downs of Family History
• CAMPBELL – “John Campbell (c1772-1838) of Little Sycamore Creek” by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained
• CARRICO – “A. Dell Carrico” by Jessica Carlson on Carlson and Carrico Family History
• CARY – “Henry Cary, 1650-1720, Builder of the Colonial Capitol Building in Williamsburg” by Helen Holshouser on Heart of a Southern Woman
• CAUDLE – “Seven Ancestors Ago — Absalom Caudle” by Heather on Chasing the Past
• COLLINS – “Mystery Collins” (James A. Collins) by Brian Zalewski on Zalewski Family Genealogy
• CONE – “Emma Sarah Cone and How She Got Me Started in Genealogy” by Patricia Rohn on Shaking the Tree
• CONE – “Patrick J. Cone – Help From Beyond?” by Patricia Rohn on Shaking the Tree
• CONN – “Martha Keithley Nee Conn” by Kay Bauman on Relative Storyboards
• CORR – “Julia Corr Graham, a Proper Lady” by Tim Graham on Photo Restorations by Tim G.
• COUGHLIN – “Holy Name Society” by Cindi on My Moynahan Genealogy
• COUGHLIN – “Update” (William Henry Coughlin) by Cindi on My Moynahan Genealogy
• COVINGTON – “Hallie Pauline Covington” by mvillhauer on Branching Out: My Family Tree
• DALRYMPLE – “Janet Dalrymple (1853-1890)” by Simon on The Branches of My Tree
• DANIEL – “Kate Daniel: One Arm Annie?” by Cheryl Biermann Hartley on My Search for the Past
• DAVIS – “Leonard Davis Jr. and Frances Wyant” by Wendy on Jollett Etc.
• DEACON – “David Deacon, Who Are You?” by Kathy Nemaric on KJN Genealogy
• DEARBORN – “Godfrey Dearborn” by Pam Carter on My Maine Ancestry
• DEMPSEY – “Seaton Y. Dempsey abt. 1803-bet. 1880-1890” by Cathy Meder-Dempsey on Opening Doors in Brick Walls
• DOLTON – “William Dolton – a Mysterious End?” by Lynne Black on starryblackness
• DOYLE – “Gustave Doyle – Sunday’s Obituary” by Nancy on My Ancestors and Me
• DUZDEVICH – “Magdalena Duzdevich — ¡Hola!” by Kathy Nemaric on KJN Genealogy
• DYE – “Samuel Dye” by Tina Marie Chase on Random
• ENDICOTT – “Ruth Endicott, Pt 2” by Bill West on West in New England
• ENDICOTT – “Mystery Lady in Civil War Letter” (William Clark Endicott, 1839-1922) by Myra Vanderpool Gormley on Shaking Family Trees
• FINNIE – “William Finnie” by Jillian Glover on My Ain Folk
• FITZGERALD – “Mary Jane Fitzgerald (1864-1899)” by Ian Hadden on Ian Hadden’s Family History
• FLEXTON  – “Emma Flexton of London, Wiltshire, and Wales” by Kathy Nemaric on KJN Genealogy
• FLYNN – “Beatrice May (Bessie) Salter and Raymond Flynn” by Brenda Smith on Branching Out
• FULLER – “Reverend Daniel Fuller” by Kessara on Of Loons and Lady Slippers
• GOESCH – “Ernst Goesch” by Larry L. Sanburg on larrysgroup
• GORDON – “Chapman Gordon” by Beth Gatlin on So Many Ancestors
• HAIRSTON – “Mary Hairston Gilbert – Mother of Emma, John, William, and Adeline” by Diana on Moments in Time
• HARDESTY – “George Washington, Zachariah Taylor, and Elizabeth Francis Hardesty – They Never Married” by MaeveM on From My Material Stash
• HAULZHAUFEN – “Casper Haulzhaufen, 1708-1785, Immigrant With a Governor G.G.G.G.Grandson” by Helen Holshouser on Heart of a Southern Woman
• HOLLEY – “A Romantic Marriage” (William Glover Holley and Daisy Waller) by Pam on Our Own History
• HOLMAN – “The Winchester Tradition Continues” by Deborah Holman on Who We Are and How We Got This Way
• HOLTZLIDER – “Clyde Ellison Holtzlider and ‘The Old Homestead’” by Brenna G. on Green Family Archives
• HOUSE – “Selah House” by Caroll on Trace Your Genealogy
• HUMMEL – “Lorenz Simon Hummel, Bridging the Old World and the New” by Sally Knudsen on SallySearches
• JACQUES – “CF and Tonita Jacques” on The Ancestry Angel
• JEFFERIES – “Martha Jane (Jefferies) Lee – Found” by Paul on Ups and Downs of Family History
• JOHNSON – “Linton Johnson: Big Hands and a Big Man” by Amy Johnson Crow on No Story Too Small
• KENDALL – “Root Beer Floats and Other Reflections of Our Grandma Ethel” (Ethel May Kendall Hibsch) by Denise Hibsch Richmond on Denise Digs Roots
• KENNEDY – “Sir John Kennedy, the First Kennedy” by Ray Nichols on Questions and Ancestors
• KINNICK – “Elizabeth Kinnick” by Dr. Bill Smith on Dr. Bill Tells Ancestor Stories
• LALONDE – “Angélique Lalonde, a Bride at 27 Years Old” by Yvonne Demoskoff on Yvonne’s Genealogy Blog
• LANGHORNE – “William Langhorne, 1721-1797, Aide de Camp to Marquis de Lafayette” by Helen Holshouser on Heart of a Southern Woman
• LEBLANC – “Philomène Leblanc (1847-1915)” by Diane on Genealogy on My Mind
• LEBLANC – “Philomène Leblanc (1847-1915)” by Diane on Généalogie en tête [in French]
• LICHA – “Ludwig Licha and the Casualties of War” by Brad on Montanatude
• LORD – “Thomas Lord, 11-Times Great-Grandfather” by Nellie on Nellie’s Basket
• MASON – “John Mason, Playing Hide and Seek” by Kathy Nemaric on KJN Genealogy
• McFADDEN – “Charles McFadden – Update” by Daniel Sample on Where Were They Then?
• McKEE – “Memorial Day — Honoring Andrew McKee” by Mary on Ancestors I Wish I Knew
• MERRIAM – “Ebenezer Merriam – Printer” by Leah on Genealogy in West Brookfield, MA
• MILBURN – “Mary A. Milburn” by Terri on Genealogy Junkie – All Roads Lead to Arkansas
• MORRIS – “Edward Morris” by Gail Pullyblank on Family History, Etc.
• MUIR – “Streatorland” (Alexander Muir) by Schalene Dagutis on Tangled Roots and Trees
• MULLIGAN – “Alice Mulligan Swayze (1769-1850)” by D. Taylor on D. Taylor’s Genealogy
• MUSGROVE – “Gunner Stan Musgrove (1919-1982)” by Simon on The Branches of My Tree
• MÚXICA – “Valentin Múxica (1785-1855)” by Luis Rivera on Genealogy Under Construction
• NEWBERT – “Catherine (Newbert) Sukeforth: Broad Bay Pioneer Daughter” by The Down East Genealogist on Pine Trees and Pedigrees
• NICHOLS – “Maria Nichols, From Purssia to Minnesota” by Denis Hibsch Richmond on Denise Digs Roots
• PALMER – “Thomas Palmer (roughly 1630 – 1702)” by belleek on Rosneath
• PIERSOL – “Rachel Piersol” by Celia Lewis on Twigs and Trees
• PRYON – “Elizabeth Ann Pryor” by Sylvia on Wandering Through My Roots
• PRYOR – “Laura Ann Pryor Allee” by Elizabeth Richards on Scrapping My Family History
• PURVIS – “William James ‘Jim’ Purvis” by Charles Purvis on Carolina Family Roots
• PUTNAM – “Lloyd (Swede) Fletcher Putnam” on Putnam Sisters
• QUINLAN – “Honora Quinlan – One of My ‘Brick Walls’” by Barbara Murphy on My Family’s Branches and Twigs
• RISCH – “Mathias Risch, Sr. — Our Farmer in Dearborn County, Indiana” by Nancy Niehaus Hurley on Indiana Ties
• ROBBINS – “Woral Edward Robbins (1889-1981) Gibraltar and Woolrich, Royal Garrison Artillery” by Jo on Full Circle Family History
• SCHÜTZ – “Christian Ludwig Schütz” by Kathryn on Conrad’s Stories
• SEVERS – “Jesse Harlan Severs” by Karen Blackmore on Karen’s Genealogy Oasis
• SHELTON – “Godfrey Shelton” by Susie Reynolds on Our Families and Their Untold Stories
• SIMMS – “Glenn James Simms” by Sharon Simms on 52 Ancestors – 52 Weeks
• SKILLINGS – “Edward Skillings (1711-1779)” by Pam Schaffner on Digging Down East
• SMITH – “Piety Thomas Smith” by Donna Brown on DonnaB’s Weblog
• SNYDER – “Clarence W. Snyder (1910-1984)” by Jo Allison Henn
• SOLGER – “Charles Solger: Did He Leave One Family to Start Another?” by Cheryl Biermann Hartley
• SOULAS – “Pierre Soulas et les degrés de parenté” by Marine S on Dans les branches [in French]
• SPARR/SPAWR – “Sarah Elizabeth Sparr (Spawr)” by Marcy Belles on My Family & Memories
• SPENCE – “John ‘The Ploughman’ Spence” by Simon on The Branches of My Tree
• SPRAGUE – “Jonathan Sprague (1648-1741) and His Son William Sprague (1691-1778), Baptists in Rhode Island” by cosmokids on Our Family Tree Tales
• STANHOPE – “1st Maine Heavy Artillery Survivor – Frederick Stanhope” by Dave Lucey on The eLuceydator
• STEVENS – “Nancy Louise Stevens” by Carol on Reflections From the Fence
• STEWARD/STEWART – “The Lost Photo of Mary Ann Steward/Stewart (1846-1939)” by famfinder4 on The Stories Found Among the Leaves
• STOUT – “Slippery Sadie Stout Scott (Sarah)” by Vera Marie Badertscher on Ancestors in Aprons
• STUART – “Queenie Stuart Eastman (a Little Early)” by Jackie Holloway on Voices of Yesterday
• SUFFLING – “Rosetta ‘Christmas Rose’ Suffling” by JessLibrarian on Genie Roadtrip
• SUTHERLAND – “Mary Sutherland Forsyth – Death 1920” by M. Diane Rogers on Newdale, Manitoba, Canada – Genealogy
• TOTMAN – “The Interesting Deaths of Thomas & Mary (Parker) Totman” by Pam Carter on My Maine Ancestry
• TRACY – “Harmon Augustus Tracy” by Aymee Lubinski on My Ancestor’s Leaves
• TUBB – “Karonhappuc ‘Carry’ Tubb Meggs 1806-1898” by Beverly McGowan Norman on Roots, Branches, and a Few Nuts
• VALDEZ – “Jesus Valdez Was a Rancher Who Supported a Large Family” by Judy Everett Ramos on Forth Worth Genealogy Examiner
• VAN METER – “George S. Van Meter” by Cindy Freed on Genealogy Circle
• VASQUES – “Is This Raymunda?” (Raymunda Villatoro Vasques) by Jana Last on Jana’s Genealogy and Family History Blog
• VAUX – “Abigail A. (Vaux) Smith (1844-1931)” by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
• VESPER – “James Morris Vesper” by Paul on Ups and Downs of Family History
• VICK – “Fannie Vick Brooks: She Was a Chairwoman” by Minnie Becton on How Did I get Here: From Africa to North Carolina
• VINEYARD – “Thomas Milligan Vineyard” by Celia Lewis on Twigs and Trees
• WESNER – “Alfred T. Wesner (1882-1939)” by Miles Meyer on Our Ancestories
• WIEDRICH – “Ernestine Wiedrich — More Than a Cookie” by Arlene Baker on Moore Views From the Family Tree
• WHITE – “‘Cade’ AKA Cajabeth White” by Ray Nichols on Questions and Ancestors
• WOLF – “Esther Barbara Wolf Gurissy: Disabled?” by Colleen G. Brown Pasquale on Leaves & Branches
• YEAKLEY – “George O. Yeakley – 1809-1883” by Ann Hinds on Yeakley/Jones Family History
• unknown – “Marija (Unknown)” on Discovering Latvian Roots
• no surname – “Richard the Fearless, Duke of Normandy” by Ray Nichols on Questions and Ancestors
• no surname – “Valdemar the Great” by Ray Nichols on Questions and Ancestors
• no surname – “Yaroslav the Wise, Grand Prince of Kiev” by Ray Nichols on Questions and Ancestors