Shiloh Baptist Church
N 53° 17.988 W 109° 13.462
12U E 618330 N 5907091
Shiloh Baptist Church North of Maidstone Saskatchewan.
Waymark Code: WMQ8KX
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Date Posted: 01/10/2016
Views: 1
As the Plaque reads:
Shiloh Baptist Church
In 1910, Mattie Mayes, Matriarch, who was born into slavery and about 40 members of the Mayes Family emigrated from Oklahoma and settled in the Maidstone District. They were joined later by other families and an extensive settlement was soon established.
In 1916, a Deed was obtained for Shiloh Baptist Church and cemetery. The church had been built earlier and served the community until settlement was abandoned in the 1940's during that time 48 or their loved ones were laid to rest in the church yard. Mattie passed away after her 100th birthday and was burried near Edmonton.
Second Plaque reads:
Erected by the Maidstone-Waseca Districts Homecoming '71 Committee in Co-operation with the Department of Natural Resources.
Marker type: Stone Cairn
Marker placement date: Not listed
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