Frederick County
St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery



ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH CEMETERY
The St. John's Lutheran Church cemetery is located in the extreme South west portion of Frederick County, Virginia. Also it is located near what is known as the Mountain Falls community. While on Highway No 55 proceeding Northwest from Strasburg, Virginia, take a right turn onto road No 600, and then proceed on 600 Northeast to the junction of 600, with roads 604, 606, and 607, and then proceed on 600 again for 3.3 miles Northeast to the Church which lies on the right and Southeast side of 600.

This is a very old burial ground, and a plaque at the entrance of the church indicates that the church was founded in 1796. Another plaque near the church entrances reads-"To the Glory of God and in memory of the safe return of those who served in WW II" which was erected in 1947. Yet another plaque near the parking lot reads - "In Memory of the Snapp family" who donated the paved parking lot in 1983. The plaque was erected by Mary Jane Snapp Hamrick.

Both the church and the cemetery grounds are in excellent condition. There are however, many dozens of unmarked graves which formerly were probably marked with wooden or cedar plank markers which have rotted away many years past, and are now marked with flat concrete ground level un-inscribed markers 24" x 5" x 1".

During September of 1985 a cursory examination of this cemetery was made by Jeanette Conner Ritenour, Delford Keckley, and this compiler-researcher Duane L. Borden. On the 16 of Oct. 1985 the tombstone inscriptions were transcribed by Jeanette Conner Ritenour, Mrs. George, same as before, Doris George, Mrs. Ralph, Route 2, Box 172A, Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia, 22664.

Those tombstone inscriptions were transcribed for Genealogy Trails by Foxie Hagerty who adds:
"I believe this is only a partial listing of this cemetery. "

NAME	DATES	OTHER INFORMATION
William Cave	1855-1946
Ida M. Cave	1873-1915
C. Ralph Cave	1915-1916
Edna E. Bly	21 June 1898 - 09 Jul 1909
Ellis H. Williams	27 June 1880 - 01 May 1904	son of W T & O Williams
Effie E. Williams	12 Mar 1890 - 07 Jul 1909	Daughter of W T & O Williams
Linda J. Sager	---1944	daughter of P A & G V Sager
Wheeler T. Williams	1849 - 1927
Ortney Williams	1854- 1941	wife of Wheeler T. Williams
Milton Sager	1872 - 1927
Dorothy O. Sager	1881 - 1937	wife of Milton Sager
James E. Mc Ilwee	12 Nov 1868 - 30 May 1883
Lavilla M. Orndorff	14 Feb 1905 - 01 Feb 1906.	Eleven months & 18 days ---Infant born & died July 1908
Sixteen small manufactured grave markers without inscriptions
Phineas Orndorff	1834-1904
Mary L. Orndorff	1843 - 1925
Nine small manufactured grave markers without inscriptions
James Penman		Youngest of Daniel and Clementine Penman born in the City of New York 04 Oct 1846 and died at Taylor Furnace, Virginia, 11 Aug 1849---- Feb 10, 1907 stone by J. Fagan
Five small manufactured grave markers without inscriptions.
James W. Himelright	died 09 Aug 1912, 80 years
Sarah J. Himelright	died 24 Apr 1885 60y, 10m, 12days	wife of James Himelright
Joseph White	died 01 May 1854 44 years
Headstone and footstone without inscription
Hugh O Pierce	1844-1924	"Father" footstone
Mary Isabel Pierce	1844 - 1913	"Mother" footstone
Casper Rinker	13 Jan 1818 - 20 Feb 1895
Sarah Rinker	22 Mar 1821 - 30 May 1904
Nannie Bell Rinker	28 May 1889 (3-11-12)	daughter of William F & M G Rinker
Bessie Moffett Rinker	07 Jun 1889 (5-11-24)	daughter of William F & M G Rinker
George L Rosier Sr.	1900 - 1954
Cora E. Rosier	1904 - 1980
Isiah L. Orndorff	10 Aug 1854 - 25 Dec 1908
Carl Orndorff	22 Feb 1900 - 31 Mar 1900	Son of I. L & M H Orndorff
Infant son of I. L & M Orndorff	no inscribed dates
Jacob Cooper	28 Jan 1865 66y, 2m, 6ds
Sarah Ann Cooper	10 Jan 1862 36y, 5m, 30ds	Consort of Jacob Cooper
Randolph M. Cooper	02 June 1908 - 63y, 3m, 29 days
Annie E Cooper	23 July 1924, 76y 5m 20das	wife of R. M. Cooper
Sallie Elma Cooper	12 Aug 1882 -23 Oct 1886 4y, 2m, 11d	daughter of Randolph M & Annie E Cooper
Lillian Cooper	04 Sept 1873 - 5-8-1904	Wife of Rev. E. R. Cooper
Lula R Cooper	1885 - 1941
Thomas S. Cooper	19 Oct 1883 - 12 Dec 1967
Gertrude F Cooper	18 Nov 1884 - 25 May 1962
Thomas Leroy Cooper	29 Aug 1921 - 05 Sep 1948