FREDERICK GARST CEMETERY, Roanoke County, Virginia File submitted for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Chuck Garst ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************ A broken down wire fence partially surrounds the 150' square cemetery, which is very overgrown and neglected, with a number of unmarked graves. As of March, 2000, it is currently under restoration by the Garst Reunion 2000 Committee using funding from family contributions. It may be reached by turning from Rt. 460 near Lakewise Amusement Park onto Kesler Mill Road; go north .9 mile to railroad crossing. Leave road before it crosses the tracks and go west on a lane to a house that burned in 1975. Walk about 100 yards up a hill behind the burned house. Some family information was furnished by Mrs. Norman Solloway, a Garst descendant, who has the family Bible and other papers. GARST Frederick/ of Indian Fame/ 1752 - 1842 /Magdalena/ nee Rauch/ 1752 - 1845 (This monument was placed in 1944 by the Rev. John Garst, who located the graves. It was said a family member sold the family coin silver to a relative to pay for the monument) Henry, Sr./ Born/ June 3, 1825/ Died/ Nov. 30, 1898 (married Sarah Houtz 27 Jan. 1847) Sarah/ Born/ Jan. 20, 1824/ Died/ Dec. 20, 1908 Wm./ Mar. 9, 1850/ Apr. 17, 1921 (son of Henry & Sarah) Mary Catherine/ wife of/ William Garst/ Died Jan. 27, 1918/ Age 63 yrs. (nee Flowers) Mary/ Born/ May 9, 1852/ Died/ Aug. 15, 1906 (daughter of Henry & Sarah) Sarah Elizabeth/ Born/ Sept. 23, 1861/ Died/ Oct. 23, 1884 (daughter of Henry & Sarah) Virginia/ Born/ Feb. 1, 1868/ Died/ Mar. 13, 1868 (daughter of Henry & Sarah) Edward/ son of/ Henry & Sarah/ Garst/ Died/ Nov. 20, 1881/ Aged/ 24 yrs. & 6 Ds. (shot by a friend with a supposedly unloaded pistol) Giles/ Born/ Apr. 24, 1860/ Died/ May 9, 1860 (son of Henry & Sarah) SWANSON Mollie R./ wife of/ Jas. H. Swanson/ Born/ June 10, 1892/ Died/ June 23, 1911 SINK Elsie Garst (daughter of Wm. & Mary Catherine; no marker) CLARK Lewis Kenneth (son of Charles & Gertrude Garst Clark, born and died in 1916)