The congregation of St. John Lutheran Church had been meeting in its new sanctuary for about four years when the death of member Anna Charlotte Lillie (Kowierschke) Bauer (1905-1930) led to the purchase of this half acre for use as the church cemetery. Her in-laws, J.W. Bauer (1874-1932) and Bertha (Flint) Bauer (1872-1956), are buried nearby in the same plot. The older grave of Christian Schneider (1838-1920) was moved here from an endangered location near the Llano River. Church members and family descendants care for the site, which records the lives of many of the Castell area's beloved citizens.