Index of Ransom Valley Church and Cemetery Book by Pretzer and Pretzer
Names mentioned in the book,
Ransom Valley Church and Cemetery
by Mildred Hopkins Pretzer
and Dwayne Lewis Pretzer
This list doesn't include the list of people buried in cemetery. For that list, visit this site
Restoration of Ransom Valley Lutheran Church and Cemetery
pages 1-3
William Bernard Dorsheimer - caretaker and descendant of Jacob Dorsheimer
Horace Morton Dorsheimer - caretaker and descendant of Jacob Dorsheimer
Richard Hames - Association of Lutheran Friends
William Helf - Civil War vet
Conrad Shafer - Revolutionary War Vet
Robert Edward Hopkins - treasurer and descendant of Jacob Dorsheimer
Jacob Dorsheimer - donated land and built church along with his brother John
Reverand Klaus G.W. Molzahn - chaired Archives Commission
Thomas Kriedler - chairman of restoration
Helen Grace Hopkins - secretary of restoration and descendant of Jacob Dorsheimer
Reverand Robert H Marshall - conducted services 1998
Reverand Stephen Billings - conducted services 1998
History of Ransom Valley Lutheran Church
pages 4-6
Jacob Dorsheimer - donated land and built church along with his brother John Dorsheimer
Susan LaCoe - active in preservation of history and descendant of Jacob Dorsheimer
Robert Edward Hopkins - active in preservation of history and descendant of Jacob Dorsheimer
C Fred Jenkins - active in preservation of history and descendant of Jacob Dorsheimer
Mildred Hopkins Pretzer - active in preservation of history and descendant of Jacob Dorsheimer
Sandra LaCoe - active in preservation of history
Jacob Dorsheimer - donated land and built church along with his brother John Dorsheimer
John Dorsheimer - donated land and built church along with his brother Jacob Dorsheimer
Emanuel Dorsheimer - father of John and Jacob, revolutionary war vet
History of Ransom Valley Lutheran Church
pages 7-8
Rev John Lescher - dedicated church in 1847
Harold Hallet - 1965 Abington Journal
George Sax - representatives of Township
David Huthmaker - representatives of Township
Rev Reschke - Minister of last recorded services
Levi Dersheimer - superintent of Sunday School
D.M. Huthmaker - superintent of Sunday School
P.K. Richards - superintent of Sunday School
Reverand N. G. Parke - Presbyterian minister
Mr. Laidacker - bought silver pitcher and cup 1931
William Maas - sold silver pitcher and cup 1931
Mrs. Dikeman - given old Church Bible
C. Frederick Jenkins - bought church organ. He's a descendant of Jacob Dorsheimer
Robert Hopkins - descendant of Jacob Dorsheimer
David Henry Hopkins - discovered thefts and he's a descendant of Jacob Dorsheimer
History of Ransom Valley Cemetery
pages 9
Conrad Shafer - buried 1846
Robert Hopkins - descendant of Jacob Dorsheimer and said some early graves just had unmarked field stones
Johannes Schallenberger - 1851 has German inscriprion
Mary Taft - 1997 recent burial
Fred J. Taft - husband of Mary Taft
C. Fred Jenkins - descendant of Jacob Dorsheimer and had possession of cemetery records (from which this book is made)
Susan LaCoe - descendant of Jacob Dorsheimer and alphabetized list
Roy Hopkins - descendant of Jacob Dorsheimer and helped list 181 burials
Robert Hopkins - descendant of Jacob Dorsheimer and caretaker of cemetery
pages 10
Jacob Dersheimer (pictures and article from Newspaper)
John Dersheimer (pictures and article from Newspaper)
page 11-12
maps
page 13
Deed
page 14
blank
Cemetery Records
page 15
John Dorsheimer and wife
Jaob Dorsheimer and wife
George Sax
David Huthmaker
Contad Shafer
Rev. John Lescher
page 16
Rev NG Parke
Levi Dershimer - son of Jacob Dorsheimer
page 17
DM Huthmaker
PK Richards
George Sax
David Huthmaker
John Rader
Wentzel Maas
Andrew Landsiedel
DM Huthmaker
DM Huthamker
Geo Turner
Lewis Engleman
Chas. Roesler
Andrew (Stevenson)
page 18
(Andrew) Stevenson
David Neyhart
Wm. Sandway
Samuel Gardner
Joseph Geary
DM Huthmaker
Wm F. Maas
John Hoffman
Lewis Landsiedel
Wm F. Maas
Rev Reschke
Mrs. Annie Huthmaker
John Hoffman
page 19
Rev Reschke
Mr. John Hoffman
Lewis Landsiedel
Mr. John Hoffman
page 20
Wm F. Maas
Lewis Landsiedel
page 21
Lewis Landsiedel
John Hoffman
Lewis Landsiedel
Wm F. Maas
page 22
William F. Maas
Willard D. Hopkins
Amanda Neyhart
Mrs. Lillie Turner
Mrs. Lewis Engleman
Mrs. DF Jenkins
Elmer J. Barthold
Levi Dersheimer
Maggie Shellenberger
Henry Rader
Lydia R. Morris
E. Dershimer Estate
Edwin Stout
A.D. Dershimer
Barbara VanCampen
George C. Sigman
PR Raife
page 23
Barbara M. LaCoe
Mrs. Frank Ives
Mr. Frank Ives
William Taft
Caroline Sutton
P. Sutton
Mrs. Harry Snover
Mrs. Mary A. Sax
Jeanette B. Osborne
Rudolph Traub
Benj. Krouse
Wm. Scutt
C. Snyder
Mrs. JB Coolbaugh
Mrs. Andrew Landsiedel
Mrs. Chas. Sames
Lewis Landsiedel
Mrs. Lottie Bantner
Alvy Krouse
Last person on list is cut off...
page 24
John Hoffman
Wm Harter
Frank Ives
Philip Stoft
Mrs. Martin Myers
Samuel Vanderburg
William Taft
Willard Stout
Mr. Chas Musselman
page 25
Wm F Maas
Oscar Inglebrick
page 26
L.A. Landsiedel
Mr. J Hoffman
WW Ricketts
attorney WW Hall
Mrs. Wm F Maas
Mr. WW Ricketts
Mrs Simpson
Mr. Wm F Maas
Mr George Rader
Mr Louis Landsiedel
page 27
Mrs. Williard Hopkins
Mrs. Amos Ayers
Mrsr Simpson
WW Ricketts
Wm F Maas
Louis A. Landsiedel
Mr Laidacker
page 28
Wm F. Maas
page 29
Sam Brodhead
Oscar Ingelbrick
Wm Maas
Atty WW Hall
page 30
WM Maas
Dershimer and son
page 31
Ida Marcy
Peter Sutton
Edward Collins
page 32
Sam Brodhead
Oscar Inglebrick
Atty WW Hall
Wm Maas
PW Dershimer and sons
Wm Maas
Mrs Ida Marcy
page 33
Mrs. Peter Sutton
Edward Collins
page 34
Wm F Maas
Supt Bowen
Samuel Brodhead
Oscar Inglebrick
Samuel Vanderburg
page 35
Wm F Maas
page 36
WW Ricketts
George Maas
Jacob Naugle
Wm Maas
page 37
WW Ricketts
Philip Stoft
Geo Rader
WW Ricketts
Wm F Maas
Bovard Insurance Agency
Concordia Fire Insurancec Company of Milwaukie
page 38
Mr. Devlin
Bruce George
Willard Stout
Philip Stoft
Geo Rader
WW Ricketts
Wm F Maas
Mrs. Simpson
Louis Landsiedel
Philip Stoft
page 39
B. George
W Stout
page 40
Jacob Dersheimer of Candon NY
Attorney JE Sickler
Margaret D Brodhead
Oscar Inglebrick
Wesley Stout
Doris May George
Frank Ives
page 41
Harry Gardner
page 42
Mrs. Simpson
Wm Ricketts
Mrs. Bessie Carter
Mrs. Dikeman
Attorney Sickler
Mrs. Brodhead
Oscar Inglebrick
page 43
no names
page 44
Mrs. Howard Gardner
Lottie Dershimer
Dersheimer Lumber Co
PW Dershimer Lumber Co
Margaret D Brodhead
Oscar Inglebrick
page 45
Mrs. Lottie Dorsheimer
C. Arthur Beebe
WA Moulton
John Kuschel
page 46
Wm F Maas
Philip Stoft
Mr Mulligen
Wm Maas
Philip Stoft
Mr Tomkin
Philip Stoft
page 47
Wm Maas
page 48
Mrs. Bessie Carter
Wm F Maas
Mrs. Simpson
Mrs Carter
page 49
Mrs. Samuel Gardner
Rose Rader
Andrew Stevenson
page 50
no names
page 51
Frederick Jenkins
Emanuel Dorsheimer
Wm F Maas
page 52
Wm F Maas
page 53
Wm F Maas
page 54
Wm D Moyer and wife
Mrs. Caleb Tompkins
Mrs. Martha Taft
Wm F Maas
page 55
John Maas
John Roesler
Wm Maas
Philip Stoft and helper
Wm F Maas
page 56
Gerald Ruschel
Wm Maas
Wm F Maas
page 57
Wm F Maas
page 58
Mrs. Wm Simpson
Wm F Maas
Philip Stoft
Mrs Simpson
Wm Petty
Horace Dershimer
Mrs. Bessie Carter
Mrs. Wm Petty
page 59
Philip Stoft
Wm Petty
Horace Dorsheimer
Wm Maas
Miss Kitty Stevenson
Mr Harry Sutton
Mrs. J Scringeour (sp?)
Mr Forrest Dershimer
Mrs Wm Simpson
Miss Ethel Hopkins
Mr Stanley Ace
Mrs Horace Courtright
Mr Harry Saxe
Mr Roy Huthmaker
Mr Fred Jenkins
Harold Barthold
Adam Miller
page 60
Wm Ricketts
David Maas
Wm Maas
Philip Stoft
Wm Petty
Horace Dorsheimer
Jacob Smith, helper
Wayne Maas
page 61
Wm F Maas
Philip Stoft
Wm Petty
Horace Dorsheimer
Jim Swardwood (Swartwood?)
Wm Maas
page 62
Philip Stoft
Wm Petty
Horace Dorsheimer
Wm Maas and laborer
page 63
Philip Stoft
Wm Petty
Horace Dorsheimer
Wm Dorsheimer
Philip Stoft
Wm Petty
M Schultheis
Wm Maas
page 64
Mrs. Wm F Maas
Wm Petty
Philip Stoft
Horace Dorsheimer
Mrs Dorsheimer
Roy Huthmaker
Mr Horace Dorsheimer
page 65
Mr Wm Petty
Roy Huthmaker
Philip Stoft
Mrs Wm Maas
Roy H Huthmaker
Philip Stoft
Mr Wm Petty
Mr Horace Dorsheimer
Mrs Wm Dorsheimer
Mr Fred Taft
page 66
Mr Taft
Roy H Huthmaker
Mr Ellwood B Stout
Mr Stout's brother
Mr Stoft
Mr Taft
Mr Stout
page 67
figures
Fred Taft
Horace Dersheimer
Philip Stoft
HP Gregory Ins
Horace Dorsheimer
page 68
HP Gregory Insurance
Robert Hopkins
Mabell Dorsheimer
Robert E Hopkins
page 69
Mr Hopkins
Roy H Huthmaker
Wm Dorsheimer
Mrs Horace Dorsheimer
Robert E Hopkins
Roy H Huthmaker
David Maas
Harlos Reunion
Roy H Huthmaker
Kreitner Lumber Co
page 70
figures
Robert Hopkins
Maas Reunion
page 71
figures
no names
page 72
Burials in Cemetery
Mrs. Harder 1910
John Shellenberger 1911
Mrs. Wm Ives 1912
Mrs Aby Snyder 1913
Thomas Franklin 1914
David Stevenson 1914
Martin Myers 1916
Geo. Dershimer 1917
Mary Schmaltz 1918
Mr Freeman Sharps 1919
Amanda Neyhart 1919
Levi Dershimer 1920
Marian Stevens 1920
James T. Ace 1920
Mrs. Marilla Ives 1921
Mrs Geo Turner 1921
Leonard Stout's child 1922
Mrs. Freeman Sharps 1922
page 73
Burials in Cemetery (continued)
Mrs. Elizabeth Naugle 1922
Wm Stout 1922
Jacob Maas 1924
Varna Gardner 1924
Sue Neyhart 1924
Mrs. Chas Musselman 1924
Mrs. Wm Mosier 1925
Mrs. Chas Musselman 1926
Geo Turner 1926
Mrs Minerva Vanderburg 1927
Chas Vanderburg 1928
Majorie Vanderburg 1928
Edwin Stout 1928
Elizabeth Georinger 1928
Wm R Gardner 1929
John Roesler 1929
Mrs Henry Landsiedel 1929
Mr Chas Musselman 1930
page 74
Burials in Cemetery (continued)
John W. George 1931
Oscar Inglebrick 1931
Clarence Synder 1932
Samuel Gardner 1931
Edward Collins 1933
Caleb Tompkins 1934
Samuel Vanderburg 1935
George H Maas 1936
Jacob Naugle 1936
Elizabeth Landsiedel Feb 15 1937
Charlotte Engleman March 23 1937
Paul George May 7 1937
Margaret Stout June 12 1937
Agnes Stout June 12 1937
Jacob Dershimer Jan 30 1938
Lenard Stout March 21 1938
Wesley Stout April 24 1938
Doris May George May 4 1938
page 75
Frank Ives June 16 1938
Harrry Gardner Aug 1938
Mrs. Howard Gardner Sept 5 1938
Mrs Lottie Dershimer Nov 26 1938
Mrs Emma Stevenson Sept 18 1939
Mrs. Peter Ace July 1940
Mrs. Samuel Gardner Feb 9 1941
Andrew Stevenson June 20 1941
Rose Rader March 11 1941
Mrs Martha Taft May 7 1945
John Maas Oct 19 1945
John Roesler
Wm W Ricketts Jan 18 1949
Ellwood Stout July 3 1954
Emily Tompkins June 23 1956
End of Names in Cemetery Records
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