The church was built c. 1871 on land bequeathed by the former owner to emancipated enslaved persons. The one room, white frame building was also used as a school for the African American children in the area. The church is the oldest church in the…
The minutes of the Union Cemetery Club showed that a meeting was held June 10, 1899, to acquire land for a "burying place for colored people." The land was purchased on June 25, 1899. The cemetery is fenced and contains over one hundred burials, many…