There may be others with better knowledge, but I'd say there were zero organized cemeteries near Mt. Shasta in 1850. If TJ worked SOUTH of Sacramento, as you state, he was moving AWAY from Mt. Shasta. Mt. McLaughlin was misidentified as Mt. Shasta on some early maps, but that is even farther from Sacramento to the north, and in Oregon. There is/was a Monroe Ranch in Markleeville which is the correct direction from Sacramento. I'd start checking records for that area. Good luck. PEACE Perry Sims 530-859-2759 ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, August 10, 2012 1:02:54 AM Subject: CASISKIY Digest, Vol 7, Issue 21 Today's Topics: 1. Re: Monroe Ranch vicinity of the Shasta Mts. ([email protected]) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2012 23:31:10 -0000 From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [CASISKIY] Monroe Ranch vicinity of the Shasta Mts. To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bld45 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.siskiyou/1531.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks so much for your reply. My GGGrandfather, Thomas Jonas South 1814-1850, was Captain of a wagon train that came from New Albany, Indiana to Sacramento in the summer of 1850. After they arrived and disbanded, T.J. South went to work as Manager of the teams & cattle on the Monroe Ranch and in November of 1850, died. He supposedly was buried at the foot of the Shasta Mts. I was hoping there would be a descendant of the Monroes that might see my message and reply. I know there are two cemeteries shown at the base of Mt. Shasta, but not certain how old they are. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. ------------------------------ To contact the CASISKIY list administrator, send an email to [email protected] To post a message to the CASISKIY mailing list, send an email to [email protected] __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of CASISKIY Digest, Vol 7, Issue 21 ***************************************