Sorry to have to report some sad news, but I recently discovered the untimely death of Paul B. Morford from Houghton Lake, Michigan.
I had sent him an email a while back and was surprised to never get a response. Unfortunately, now I know why.
Paul was one of the very first people I contacted when I first started my research of the tree and was always very supportive of me and always went out of his way to share and assist me anyway he could.
Occasionally I would make outbound calls to relatives to try to solve big mysteries. More than a few of those calls went to some of his relatives, who always checked my references with Paul. Paul always used to laugh and confirm that what I was doing was legit research.
I have added a link to his obituary.