I’m back! Thank you to everyone who posted their posts in the comments the last two weeks. I appreciate it. There was no way I could have done the recaps while I was gone.

This recap covers June 18-24.

Cathy Meder-Dempsey shared the story of Rachel Proffitt, a War of 1812 widow who struggled to receive her pension. Jackie Holloway told the tragic story of Henderson Crutchfield. Schalene Dagutis revealed that her ancestor who marriage happy. Speaking of being “marriage happy,” Colleen Greene’s great grandmother might have been a bigamist.

My two posts while I was away didn’t publish. (It might have had something to do with me not schedule it…) My #23 and #24 were Isaac and Margaret (Morrison) McKitrick. I have #25 (which should be this week’s) almost ready, but have not had a chance to put it together. Geez, now I’m behind in my own Challenge…

• AADESTRUP = “Part 1 of ‘Where Are the Søren’s’: Søren Pedersen Aardestrup (1866-?)” by famfinder4 on The Stories Found Among the Leaves
• ALEXANDER – “Margaret Alexander” by Jillian Glover on My Ain Folk
• AUFRAY – “Louis Aufray, Capitaine de navire” by Marine on Dans les branches [in French]
• BAILEY – “Missing Bailey” by Judi Carroll-Thompson on Journey of a Family Historian
• BANKSTON – “Bad Girls” (Priscilla (Bankston) Mathews and Sarah (Pierson) Hixson) by Myra Vanderpool Gormley on Shaking Family Trees
• BARCLAY – “Barclay – Congdon – Saunderson – Newdale & Souris, Manitoba, Canada, 1910” by M. Diane Rogers on Newdale, Manitoba, Canada – Genealogy
• BARNWELL – “Accourtrements of Catherine Barnwell (Higgins) – Grandmother” by Charity Johnson on Past Remains
• BAYNHAM – “Maria Jane Baynham (1865-1943)” by Kirsty Gray on Family Wise LTD
• BELAIR – “Update to Julie Belair” by Yvonne Demoskoff on Yvonne’s Genealogy Blog
• BELKNAP – “Donald Francis Belknap” by Jacqueline Foster on My Journey Back
• BRADLEY – “John M. Bradley” on Relative Storyboards
• BRAY – “Etienne Bray” by Yvonne Demoskoff on Yvonne’s Genealogy Blog
• BROWN – “Edward S. Brown in GA & MS” by Colleen G. Brown Pasquale on Leaves & Branches
• BRYAN – “Redic Eli Bryan, My Grandfather” by Diana on Moments in Time
• CHURCHILL – “Robert Henry Bird Churchill” by Karen Acker on Karen’s Kin
• CHURCHILL – “William Bird Churchill” by Karen Acker on Karen’s Kin
• CRISPEN – “Why Did Clark Earl Crispen Read Humor Magazines?” by Elizabeth Richards on Scrapping My Family History
• CRUTCHFIELD – “Henderson Crutchfield” by Jackie Holloway on Voices of Yesterday
• DAMISE – “A Kings Daughter (Claude Damise)” by Carla Wallain Davis on My Genealogical Journey
• DAVIS – “Morris Davis” by Donna Brown on DonnaB’s Weblog
• DAVIS – “Nettie Davis, Wherefore Art Thou?” by Niki Davis on Rooted in Foods
• DAVIS – “Sarah Ann Davis” by Charlie Purvis on Carolina Family Roots
• DEVON – “Robert Devon IV” by Karen Acker on Karen’s Kin
• DEXHEIMER – “New Discovery – Dexheimer Surname” by Dave Lucey on The eLuceydator
• FANNIN – “Eliza Jane Fannin (1861-1882)” by D. Taylor on D. Taylor’s Genealogy
• FLANAGAN – “In Search of My Flanagan Family’s Post WWII Tin Can Alley Home” by Colleen Greene on Collen & Jeff’s Roots
• FLORES – “Juan Francisco Sánchez Flores (1855-1916)” by Luis Rivera on Genealogy Under Construction
• FRANTZ – “Anna (Frantz) Hocker (1827-1918)” by Kris Hocker on /genealogy
• FROMAN – “Catherine Froman Turner” by Nancy on My Ancestors and Me
• GATLIN – “William D. Gatlin, Convicted Felon” by Beth Gatlin on So Many Ancestors!
• GLOVER – “Henry Alfred Glover, Docker and Amateur Vet” by Lynne Black on starryblackness
• GOODLOE – “John Emerson Goodloe” by Linda McCauley on Documenting the Details
• GOSSELIN – “Jacques Gosselin, implexe ou complexe?” by Marine S. on Dans les branches [in French]
• GOSSELIN – “Rachel Gosselin” by Marine S. on Dans les branches [in French]
• GRAHAM – “Margaret O’Neill (nee Graham) (1854-1937)” by Ian Hadden on Ian Hadden’s Family History
• GROSSMICK – “John Grossmick” by Arlene Baker on Moore Views From the Family Tree
• HAYES – “Elsie Charlotte Hayes, My Only High School Graduate Grandparent” by Colleen Greene on Colleen & Jeff’s Roots
• HENRY – “James Henry” by Sharon Simms on 52 Ancestors – 52 Weeks
• HODGES – “Oral Marie Hodges” by Jessica Carlson on Carlson and Carrico Family History
• HURT – “Isabella Hurt” by Catherine Pendleton on The Pendleton Genealogy Post
• HUTSON – “William E. Hutson, Farm Hand and Thresherman” by Denise Hibsch Richmond on Denise Digs Roots
• IVERSON – “Grandpa Arthur As a Child” (Arthur Harry Iverson) by Jana Last on Jana’s Genealogy and Family History Blog
• KENNEDY – “My Long Lost Great Grandmother Sarah Kennedy, Possibly a Bigamist” by Colleen Greene on Colleen & Jeff’s Roots
• KERR – “The Next Robert Kerr” by Sally Knudsen on SallySearches
• LANGHORNE – “Present at the Birth of Our Country, William Langhorne, 1721-1797” by Helen Holshouser on Heart of a Southern Woman
• LASHBROOK – “Sheridan Lashbrook” by Carol on Reflections From the Fence
• LAWRENCE – “Rhoda Ellen Lawrence Hancock” by Ray Nichols on Questions and Ancestors
• LEIGHTON – “Cynthia Ellen Leighton (1847-1847)” by Pam Schaffner on Digging Down East
• LĪCĪTIS – “Brencis Līcītis” on Discovering Latvian Roots
• MAIRAT – “Donat Mairat” by Laura Johnston on Getting Started in Genealogy
• MAZEROLLE – “Joseph Cyrille Mazerolle (1893-1918)” by Linda Albert on My Acadian Roots
• McKITRICK – “Isaac and Margaret (Morrison) McKitrick” by Amy Johnson Crow on No Story Too Small
• MILES – “Robert P. Miles – Georgia to Alabama” by Aymee Lubinski on My Ancestor’s Leaves
• MILLER – “John and Rebecca Miller” by Dr. Bill Smith on Dr. Bill Tells Ancestor Stories
• MORACK – “Marriage Happy!” (Elizabeth (Morack) Semple Robertson Furlong Vann Pierce) by Schalene Dagutis on Tangled Roots and Trees
• MORGAN – “The Mysteries of ’49er Jesse Morgan” by P.W. Kaser on Ancestors in Aprons
• MOYNAHAN – “John Moynahan: Labour Leader” by Cindi on My Moynahan Genealogy Blog
• MUSGROVE – “Bobby Musgrove (1922-1944)” by Simon on The Branches of My Tree
• NANTZ – “William Albert Nantz” by Cindy Freed on Genealogy Circle
• NIPPS – “The Nipps Sons of Lucinda Coker” by Carla Wallain Davis on My Genealogical Journey
• PARDUE – “Martha Pardue” by Barbara Murphy on My Family’s Branches and Twigs
• PARTRIDGE – “The Partridge Family: Lady Jane Partridge” by Ray Nichols on Questions and Ancestors
• PATTERSON – “Sarah Patterson” by Gail Pullyblank on Family History Etc.
• PETERS – “Update: Jordan N. Peters 1796-1890 – War of 1812 Pensioner” by Cathy Meder-Dempsey on Opening Doors in Brick Walls
• PHLUGHAUPT – “Andreas Hans August Pflughaupt” by Marcy Belles on My Family & Memories
• PILLSBURY – “Charles Ward Pillsbury, Mid-West Farmer” by Denise Hibsch Richmond on Denise Digs Roots
• POISSOT – “Mammes Poissot, Royal Notary at Strasbourg” by A.R. Dotson on The Genearchaeologist’s Field Notebook
• POWELL – “Elizabeth Powell 1630-1664” by Celia Lewis on Twigs and Trees
• PROFFITT – “Rachel Proffitt 1817-1899, Widow of War of 1812 Pensioner” by Cathy Meder-Dempsey on Opening Doors in Brick Walls
• PUTNAM – “Blanche A. Putnam” on Putnam Sisters
• RADZINA – “Marija Radzina” on Discovering Latvian Roots
• RAMIREZ – “Maria Anastacia Ramirez was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother” by Judy Everett Ramos on Fort Worth Genealogy Examiner
• RATHKE – “Herman Rathke” by Brian Zalewski on Zalewski Family Genealogy
• RICHARDS – “Gertrude Richards — Who Are These People?” by Mary on Ancestors I Wish I Knew
• RICHES – “George Riches – He Traveled to the Americas to Find His Fortune” by MaeveM on From My Material Stash
• RITTER – “Wilhelm Henrich Ritter: Indentured Servant” by Cathy Sowders Fern
• ROBERTS – “Probate of David Roberts of Llwynysgolog, Llanfairfechan, Wales” on Passage to the Past’s Blog
• ROBERTS – “Jane Catherine Roberts of Llanfairfechan” on Passage to the Past’s Blog
• ROSSMANN – “Juliana Rossmann” by Joanne Clyde on Do You Know the Muffin Man?
• SEAVER – “Benjamin Seaver (1791-1825)” by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
• SHIFLETT – “Jefferson Shiflett” by Wendy on Jollett Etc.
• SHUMAKE – “Sarah Shumake Denton” by Terri on Genealogy Junkie – All Roads Lead to Arkansas
• SIEBEL – “August Siebel wird entlassen” by Karen on Vorfahrensucher [in German] (NOTE: This post mentions Iowa and Ohio)
• SILVER – “Susannah Silver” by Catherine Pendleton on The Pendleton Genealogy Post
• THURMAN – “Frances Thurman (abt 1896 KY to aft 1850)” by Karen on Karen’s Genealogy Oasis
• VANDERPOOL – “Disappearing Act” (John Vanderpool, 1794-ca1840) by Myra Vanderpool Gormley on Shaking Family Trees
• WANNER – “John Wanner” by Diana Ritchie on Random Relatives
• WILLEY – “Romance in Real Life – Jennie Sophia Willey and John Wesley Hannah” by Mary on Ancestors I Wish I Knew
• WOMERSLEY – “It’s Never Too Late” (Ada Womersley 1856-1943) by Hilary on Looking Back
• WRIGHT – “Charles Wright” by Gail Pullyblank on Family History Etc.
• YATES – “Religion in School & Spanking Other People’s Kids” (William Yates) by Pam Carter on My Maine Ancestry
• name withheld – “Mom, Keeper of Grandma’s Awesome Pumpkin Pie & Pie Crust Recipes” by Colleen Greene on Colleen & Jeff’s Roots
• no name – “1348 – It Was a Very Bad Year” by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained