Walton County GaArchives Church Records.....Shiloh Primitive Baptist Copyright Date 1911
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Shiloh.

	This church is located in Walton County not far from Loganville and not far
across the Gwinnett county line. Many of its members reside in Gwinnett county.

	It was organized June 21, 1823, its members being James Rice, Balding Whitlow,
Jessey Peters, Abel Gower, Robt. Gower, Wm. Drummonds, Southward Segars, Joshua
Morgan, W. Chandler, Jane Moor, Martha Peters, Elizabeth Gower, Mary Gower,
Nancy Steward, Rachel Morgan, Mary Chandler, Sarah Rhodes, Nancy Martin, Sarah
Brand, Nancy Moore, Rhody Peters, Mary Whitlow.

	The present building was erected in 1908.

	The church was first served by John Barrett, who was pastor three years.
Mitchel Bennett served from June 27, 1827 to February 21, 1835. Then Wm .Lacey
served from 1835 to the division in the Baptist denomination in 1837. On January
25, 1838, the Shiloh Primitive Baptist church was organized. The presbytery
consisted of Benjamin Still, Jeremiah Daniel, Willis Norris, Joel Colley. The
members organized with were Elisha Watson, Thos. J. Edwards, Elisha Collins,
Joshua Morgan, George W. Drummond, Robt. Spinks, Humphrey Hurst, Joseph Ewing,
James Watson, Tyre Hoes, John Watson, Elizabeth Hoes, Charlott Moor, Christina
Watson, Simeon Edwards, Nancy Edwards, Emily Collins, Nancy Allen, Gillia Camp,
Rachel Morgan, Milley Drummonds, Sarah Hurst.

	Since 1837, the following pastors have served the church : Jeremiah Daniel,
Isam Gunter, Benjamin Still, Kinching Rambo, S. R. Smith, Thos. G. Wood, E. B.
B. Shaw, W. C. Almond, N. B. Hardy, W. O. Almond, J. T. Jordan, who served,
eight years from August 6, 1887; J. R. Chandler, nine years from August 4, 1895
; James M. Livsey has. served from 1901 to the present time.

	The present board of deacons consists of J. J. Garrett, B. T. Brand R. L.
Kennedy, E. T. Watson, J. P. Cown, J. R. Wilson. 

	James N. Moore was the first clerk and served four years. Elisha Watson served
next and up to the division in 1837. Since that time the following brethern have
served as clerks : T. J. Edwards, John McCurdy, James R. Garrett, W. J. Badgett,
J. J. Garrett, B. T. Brand, J. P. Cannon. B. T Brand was clerk from June, 1878,
to October 23, 1909, a period of 31 years.

The membership of this church totals ninety-eight.


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GWINNETT CHURCHES
A COMPLETE HISTORY OF EVERY CHURCH
IN GWINNETT COUNTY, GEORGIA,
WITH SHORT BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCHES OF ITS
MINISTERS
BY
J. C. FLANIGAN
1911


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