There is also a township of that name in Sullivan Co., MO. Have you found Capt. Sterne or the Quisenberrys in the 1840 census? Their location there might resolve the question. --- Annerupert@aol.com wrote: > Just signed on and hoping someone can help. > Per the following obituary, > December 1840 - Missouri Democrat Newspaper - > I am trying to locate the > burial of Capt. John Sterne. Do you think > this is the correct "Pleasant > Hill" in Cass Co they are naming? > > (1840) > DIED, On the 27th inst, at Pleasant Hill, (the > residence of J L Quisenberry,) > Capt John Sterne, a Virginia, in the 80th year > of his age.� About five days > before his death, he seemed to be sensible that > his dissolution was near at > hand, and became much interested about his > soul's salvation.� On the day > before he died, he said he had, by faith, seen > Heaven, and he felt like he > had a place there.� He was perfectly resigned > to death; and his relations and > friends may console themselves, that through > his absent from us, yet, we > believe, he is present with the Lord.� ;Though > deep the slumbers of the tomb, > Though dark that bed of clay, Yet shall he > wake and leave that gloom.. For > everlasting day. ;� (The editors of the > Fredericksburg papers will please > copy)� Corth. > end obit > > Capt John Sterne's daughter named Elizabeth was > married to a James > Quisenberry, and I find them St Louis census in > 1850. The family came from > Stafford Co Va after 1820. > > Any leads welcome, even to just confirm I have > the correct "Pleasant Hill". __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/