Anne, Gravestones in central Missouri's rural church cemeteries previous to 1850 are rare. The 1840 death date for your John Sterne would make his gravestone a real find in a rural church cemetery in Howard or Boone County. 1840 may pre-date the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery by 15 years (?) My Lloyds and Rays were interred therein at around 1867 which would be early for the Mt. Pleasant Church and its cemetery. I did check the index to the Coutts/Boggs "Howard County Mo cemetery records and both the Sternes listed are @ Washington Cemetery. Laura Crane, president, Genealogy Society, Central MO. -----Original Message----- From: Annerupert@aol.com <Annerupert@aol.com> To: MOHOWARD-L@rootsweb.com <MOHOWARD-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, July 25, 2003 9:53 PM Subject: [MOHOWARD-L] Howard Co & South Howard Co >Just returned home from a very brief visit to Glasgow Missouri, and had a >nice cup of coffee at the soda counter of "Henderson's Rexall Drug Store". >Chatted a bit, then visited the Washington Cemetery in the town. > >As I left Glasgow travelling south and heading towards Fayette on Route 5 (I >think), I passed a cemetery called Mount Pleasant est 1832. A road sign said >I was in South Howard County. (I did not know there was a Howard County and >a South Howard County). > >This Mt Pleasant Cemetery interested me as I had per an obituary an ancestor >living in Howard County named John STERNE who died in Mt Pleasant 1840. I >drove through the cemetery, however did not see any old stones or related names. > >If someone could reference a burial in this cemetery for John Sterne d 1840, >I would be grateful. He was the father of a John Y STERNE buried in >Washington Cemetery. >Thanks in advance >Anne > > > > >