St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery -- Pflugerville TX
N 30° 25.385 W 097° 32.004
14R E 640853 N 3366580
The bucolic country cemetery in back of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery outside of Pflugerville TX
Waymark Code: WMTJYF
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/01/2016
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The St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery in the country outside of Pflugerville TX is a peaceful place with tombstones in English and German, tracking the history of this part of Travis County.
The historic marker on the church reads as follows:
"ST JOHN CHURCH
German settlers who came to Richland community in the 1860s worshiped originally in private homes. Nineteen charter members, under leadership of the Rev. G. Haehnelt, organized the St. John German Evangelical Lutheran Church in 1878. Church land was given for a schoolhouse where services were held until the first sanctuary was built in 1884. The second was erected in 1891 and replaced by the present building in 1925. Services were conducted in German until the 1930s. In 1960 the congregation became affiliated with the United Church of Christ. (1978)"
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Pflugerville TX
Approximate number of graves: 600
Cemetery Status: Active
Cemetery Website: [Web Link]
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