I'll add my story on this subject. A few years ago I was involved in inventorying the contents of a(n) historical home that one of my relatives had lived in at one time. It was a fascinating experience, as the families had saved everything, it seemed. I even found a letter written by one of my relatives in 1850. There had always been a mystery about a certain daughter of a relative. She had been named as an heir in her uncle's will of a very large estate, but when the will was probated, she was absent, with no explanation, I had looked for her for years, but could never find her. As I said, the people in this home saved everything & there were many, many letters from the various members of the family. Lo & behold, the mystery was solved. We found letters written by this girl's sister that told of her experiencing a fall of some kind & of it causing her to act differently. She told of taking her sister to a doctor in San Francisco, after she could no longer care for her herself, & he recommended that she be sent to the Mendocino State Hospital, where she would get very good care. She died within months & she is buried at the Ukiah Cem., but the sister cautioned in her letters to not tell the younger members of the family about her sister's situation, so this has been a family mystery for all of these years. I have visited her grave & there is a marker for her. I have members from another branch of this family buried in the same cemetery, but I would never have thought to look for her there. If I had not had the chance to work on this project, I would never have found out what happened to this girl. Unfortunately, I am no longer able to be a part of this project, but that is another story. =^..^= In a message dated 5/30/2010 10:36:59 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, lindamock@webtv.net writes: Well, as we talk about these unfortunate folks, my thought is that I'll bet "dollar to dougnuts," we all have an ancestor that has been "tucked" away for "Safe" keeping. In my hunting, so far have found 3 who were in Napa State. Can't believe the reasons given by the Committer were valid reasons....you can't get may State records, if you believe the relies, WHEW, it wasn't pleasant. ~Linda~ Willow Creek, CA.