You can probably find some answers through the United Methodist Historical Society; I have Methodist ancestors as well, but my Morton line seems to have been Baptist, with my gr.grandfather a professor in Kansas City. Anyway, here's the link for the Methodist historical site: http://www.gcah.org/ Good luck! Anna Hanson > Hello Nina, > I don't know, but WE still are Methodists to this day, so at least our Morton > side has carried on the tradition. I know there were some in SC (but I would > have to check back through my records) and there were a couple of Mortons in > Erath County, Tx. > that were lay ministers. Marji Morton > > Do you know if the Methodist Church has records (and how far back?) on their > ministers? Marji