St. John's Cemetery contains the graves of four Revolutionary War soldiers. Jacob Hileman, born July 20, 1762 in Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, served as a private in the 4th company, 3rd battalion, Northampton County Militia in 1778 under Captain John Horner and Colonel Michael Pobst, served again in 1780 as a private in the Northampton County Militia in the 4th company, 6th battalion until October 26th, and completed his service in 1782 under Captain Andrew Dapper and Lieutenant Colonel Henry Geiger; he died on August 25, 1828 in Union County, Illinois. Peter Meisenheimer, born in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania in 1755, volunteered in 1781 and served as a private in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina for the North Carolina Continental Line under Captain John Steirns, then served in Col. Francis Lock's regiment at the Haw River, Buffalo Creek and Rock River in Montgomery County; after his discharge he moved to Union County, Illinois, where he died in 1835. Christopher Lyerle, born in 1763 in Virginia, enlisted in 1780 for 18 months in Colonel McRea's 10th North Carolina Regiment, moved to Union County, Illinois at the completion of his enlistment, and died September 30, 1832. Adam Clapp, born December 10, 1754 in Guilford County, North Carolina, volunteered in the fall of 1776 and served as a private under Captain Henry Whitesell and Colonel Alexander Martin; during this period under General Rutherford, he campaigned in what was then referred to as the Cherokee Nation and was engaged in several skirmishes with British Loyalists, later served again with Captain Whitesell and with Captain Eli Newland and Col. William O'Neal following the battle of Guilford Courthouse, then moved to Union County, Illinois after his discharge and died August 15, 1841.