Saint John’s Church Cemetery
AKA German Reformed Church Cemetery
Amazonia
Andrew County, Missouri
Directions: From Savannah, west on State Route T 4 miles to St. John’s Church and cemetery, on west side of road.
Notes: Burial place of many Swiss immigrants, this cemetery was originally connected with the German Reformed denomination, later the Church of Christ.
Translation notes: “Geb.” means “born,” and “Gest.” means “died.” Many of the women’s maiden names are given after “Geb.” “Hier Ruht” is the equivilent of “Here lies” or “Here rests.”
Credits: These pictures were taken by Eldon Swensson, 2004, Joe and Keith Stanton, and Betty Halvorsen, 2005, Marlyn Eshelman, 2006, and Kelly Alvarado, 2014. (c)THE Transcriptions (Taylor, Halvorsen, Eshelman).
Rows
| Section 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Row | Direction of Row | Photograph(s) |
| 1 | South to north | 001-048 |
| 2 | North to south | 049-066, 198B, 067-087 |
| 3 | South to north | 088-127B, 199B, 200B, 128-166 |
| 4 | North to south | 167-197 |
| Section 2 | ||
| Row | Direction of Row | Photograph(s) |
| 1 | 001-068 | |
| 2 | 069-120 | |
| 3 | 121-168 | |
| 4 | 169-197E, 211M, 210B, 198B-209Ba | |
| Section 3 | ||
| Row Starting at Road |
Direction of Row | Photograph(s) |
| 1 | North to south | 001-027 |
| 2 | North to south | 028-063 |
| 3 | 064-095 | |
| 4 | 096B-128 | |
| Section 4 | ||
| Row | Direction of Row | Photograph(s) |
| 1 | 001-042B, 187B | |
| 2 | 044B-082 | |
| 3 | 083-121 | |
| 4 | 122-155 | |
| 5 | 156-172 | |
| 6 | 173-185 | |
| Section 5 | ||
| Row | Direction of Row | Photograph(s) |
| 1 | 001, 002B | |
| Pictures Taken After Mapping Done | ||
| Row Starting at Road |
Direction of Row | Photograph(s) |
| 5-003, 5-004 | ||