When I get time, I'll look at the 1876 atlas and the 1898 atlas of Howard County. They are priceless for showing the farms and the old towns The gazeteer at the State Historical Society Library would also help. Laura in Columbia. Was it in the north part of the county between Fayette and Roanoke/ Higbee? -----Original Message----- From: Jo Potter <autumn@montana.com> To: MOHOWARD-L@rootsweb.com <MOHOWARD-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, March 02, 2003 10:11 PM Subject: Re: [MOHOWARD-L] 1840 Pleasant Hill is where? >June & Elbert - where are you? >I'm pretty sure that there was a church and cemetery in the general area of >Fayette / Higbee, Mo (Howard Co.) called Pleasant Hill. Some of the obits >in "MoHoward" mention it - seems to reinforce my memory. As an adult, this >Montana kid has only been on tours of that area a few times, once with Uncle >Nelson Thompson, once with Elaine Thompson Roberts and her husband Gene, >once with Mom (1975) , and once just my sisters and I and we were just >following road signs. I'm sure I did the tour a couple times as a kid but >that's too long ago. I think I remember hearing that the church had to be >moved from its first location to its present site/ not too far, as I >remember. I'm not sure if it still stands. > >Jo > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Mike Flannigan" <mikeflan@earthlink.net> >To: <MOHOWARD-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 8:18 AM >Subject: Re: [MOHOWARD-L] 1840 Pleasant Hill is where? > > >> >> I see references to Pleasant Hill in MO only in the >> following counties: >> >> Benton >> Cass >> Dent >> Hickory >> Jackson >> Scotland >> >> >> Mike Flannigan >> >> >> >> MOHOWARD-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: >> >> > ______________________________ >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> > >> > Subject: [MOHOWARD-L] 1840 Pleasant Hill is where? >> > Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 15:56:10 EST >> > From: Annerupert@aol.com >> > To: MOHOWARD-L@rootsweb.com >> > >> > Hello, >> > >> > Can someone please tell me if in 1840 there was/is a place in Howard >County >> > called Pleasant Hill? The goal is to locate his grave. From the >following >> > obit, July 31, 1840 the daughter of Capt John Sterne was married >to a J >> > Quinsenberry and believe he is the same J Quinsenberry listed on on the >1840 >> > Howard County Census in Richmond Twp. >> > >> > Here is the obit: >> > Missouri Democrat 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 heis absend 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 >> > >> > Determining if I am in the correct area will start my search for his >burial. >> > This John STERNE has a son buried in the Washington Cemetery Howard Co, >but >> > no sign of father. >> > Looking forward to feedback. >> > Anne >> > >> > >> >