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Savitz United German Church & Cemetery
Directly behind Mt. Zion United Church Of Christ (1415 S Main St) on Eudy Rd.
Feel free to contact Kelly about connections or to place your images, reports, or other data here.
Site of Savitz Church United German Congregation, 1799 (cemetery does remain)
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| North corner of cemetery facing Greenlawn Cemetery. | |
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Memorial (above) |
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| B. | E. B. 1834: One, Two. |
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Beaver/Bever/Bieber |
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Nicholas Beaver / Johann Nicholaus Beiber (1826), Rev. War Soldier: One, Two. |
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| Blackwelder | James A. Blackwelder (1823-1876) |
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Bostian |
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Casper |
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Correl |
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| Corriher | Jacob Corriher, Jr (25 Apr 1783-12 Aug 1830): One, Two, Three. |
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Coucer |
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| Deal / Diel / Diehl | Jacob (1762-1855) & Susanna Maria (1760-1844) Deal: One, Two, Three. |
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Fetzer |
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John W. Fetzer (1922), eldest son of Rev. Samuel & Angeline H. Fetzer, h/o Matilda Winecoff |
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Rev. Samuel Fetzer (1861), Pastor of Mt. Zion Church (1858-61), h/o Angeline H. McAtee |
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Linn |
Towards Linn Plots |
| Christiana Linn (17 Dec 1793-27 May 1871), w/o Robert: One, Two, Three. | |
| David Linn (6 Nov 1817-8 Feb 1854, ae 36y 3m, 2d): One, Two | |
| Robert Linn (18 Apr 1788-28 Sep 1870), h/o Christiana: One, Two, Three. | |
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Parlie |
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| Patterson | Barbara Patterson (1773-1808), w/o John Patterson |
| Sides | Daniel Sides & other damaged stones (not Sides) |
| Mary Sides & other damaged stones (not Sides) | |
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Sloop / Schlup |
Conrad Schlup (1828), h/o Anna Maria Albrecht (1-8 below) |
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Anna Maria Albrecht Schlupin (1826), w/o Conrad Schlup (1-8 above) |
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(adding "in" to a last name is a German/Pennsylvania Dutch suffix for a female) |
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Anne K. Sloop (1833) with Katharine Sloop (1833) *This stone looks fresh cut |
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Yost |
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Smith |
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| Names Unknown | Stone 1A, Stone 1B. (both German/Pennsylvania Dutch) |
| Broken 1a, Broken 1b. | |
| Broken 2A, Broken 2B. | |
| Broken 3A, Broken 3B, Broken 3C. | |
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Bad Technique |
Someone used stones to carve into the old lettering. ANY type of filling in of letters on tombstones or rubbing over them is NOT recommended as it can weaken, tip, or break a stone! |
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Disgraceful Pile |
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Gorgeous Stones |
This 170+ year old gravestone looks fresh cut, with guide line in tact: *One, Two. |
Images by Kelly Miller, Sep 2006 & Jul 2008. This is a local cemetery available for lookup. |
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1696: Original county of Bath is formed .
1710: Savitz Mill township is established (see Savitz United German Church).
1753: Rowan County, named for British Governor Matthew Rowan, formed from Anson County.
1823: Post office is established in Savitz Mill.
1846: Savitz Mill renamed Lutherville.
1849: Lutherville renamed China Grove, named for town's Chinaberry tree grove.
1873: Lots sold, China Grove is laid out.
1889: 11 Mar, China Grove is incorporated.
1896: 23 Oct, First Rural Free Delivery (RFD) Mail in NC delivered at China Grove Post Office, only 2nd in entire US!
1920: Last few trees from Chinaberry Tree Grove died.
1974: Old depot dismantled, grove of chinaberry trees die off.
Sources: chinagrovenc.gov, answers.com
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