Hi List, Here's a real challange to all the serious researchers. Help me resolve the question: was Sam a JOHNSON or a JOHNSTON. In 1840 Howell Twp, Samuel Johnson is listed with 1 male 0-5, 1 female 20-30. In 1850 Howell Twp, Samuel Johnson 39 is listed with family: Sarah 31, Hiram, Albert, Lydia, & Eugene. In 1860 Brooklyn City, Samuel Johnson 48 is listed with family: Sarah 41, Horace, Albert, Lydia, Eugene, & Billie. Question: could all these record takers be wrong in spelling his family name? In a book, of which I have only a few pages, 'Marriages of Monmouth County, New Jersey,' page 59, Samuel is listed as 'Samuel Johnston - Sarah Jane Hays .. 11-27-1833.' A response from a previous request says, 'From the FTM CD#240 - Marriage Index: New Jersey 1680-1900: Monmouth County, Samuel JOHNSON -- Sarah Jane HAYS, 27 Nov 1833.' Question: did the book and the CD get the info from different sources? or is this just a case of typographic error? And, is there a source? Is there an official marriage record somewhere that can be accessed? I don't find Sam in 1870 in Brooklyn, but Horace is listed as a JOHNSON, still in Brooklyn, m. Louisa. 1880, Albert moved to Ocean Co, m. Mary Elizabeth Clayton, and is listed as a JOHNSTON. Ted in NC