This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: ABERNATHY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/iVB.2ACI/2356.4.1.1.1.2.1 Message Board Post: That is very interesting! Have you checked with the M. E. Church? Someone must have the records of the ordinatin of the Rev. Joseph T. Abernathy in Eutaw (if the records still exist.) They might give you a clue. I can't wait to get back and see what I can find! Alice