Indeed, Audrey ... A similar situation for my family, but the reverse of yours, in a way. It was my father's side that brought the Catholic influence through his French/German ancestry, while my mother's 3rd great grandfather, James Bradley Finley, was a Methodist circuit rider, ministering to the "Great American West" ... which at that time included Ohio, as well as neighboring states and territories. [Note: Non-A/L related information] Finley was also a direct male descendant of Macbeth, the great King of the Scots ... his 18th great grandson. Contrary to popular legend (reinforced by Shakespeare's play), Macbeth has been historically acknowledged as an effective and benevolent monarch. C.J. Egetter 24th great grandson of Macbeth Dallas, Georgia ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 09:14:00 -0400 From: "Audrey Shields Hancock" <AudreyHancock1939@sbcglobal.net> Subject: [A-L] Many sided Regious Heritage for many of us in the USA To: <alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <OKEOJNFJAICJGCCJOLADAEKKIOAA.AudreyHancock1939@sbcglobal.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Also, very interesting, since I inherit from my mother's French/German side the Catholic faith and Scotch Baptist/Presbyterian from her Scotch/English side. From my father's side I have the German Evangelical Lutheran (who with other family started a congregation in Darke Co., OH), the Irish Orange Protestant and Methodist connections. My religious and cultural background is many sided, as it is for many of us of diverse background here in the USA. Audrey