This is such a beautiful old church, and it and the cemeteries are all that remain to show there was ever a settlement here. Hard to imagine. Link is a good read, lotta history.... digitalarchives.columbusstate.edu/shiloh-marion-baptist-church-and-cemetery Support Sidestep Adventures: Patreon.com/SidestepAdventures Announcing the new Patreon members only Facebook group! Visit our Patreon for more details..... My flashlights: bit.ly/2ZkatOt Wukong Magnets who provided me with a few magnets for my channels sent me a discount code to pass along to my subscribers.... The code: Sidestep16 You get 16% off using that code. www.magnetfishingwukong.com/
@Mamie Bobb I removed that comment. I don’t tolerate those kind of comments around here. Anytime I am made aware of them I remove them and block them from the channel. Sorry you had to see that.
PLEASE go back. This was fascinating particularly the native American section. Unusual to find them buried with others at that time in history. My great x 2 grandfather was Native American so i love seeing this cemetery. I would love to see the inside of that church. If only those walls could talk. PLEASE GO BACK. Thanks for another great video
Yes! Please put it on your "to do" list to go back out there....I'd love to see more of this cemetery! Between now and then, perhaps you can locate whoever has the keys to the church so that you can meet up with them and get access to the inside when you return. Very intriguing - as are all of your videos!
Robert, this is a *MUST* ... you've got to get back out there and see ALL of the beauty this old cemetery and church has to offer! My mother's (entire side of the family) are Native American (Cherokee and Navajo). I have a great love for ALL Native American tribes and just as much respect in my heart for them too. I would absolutely love to see more of this cemetery and pay respects to not only the Native American Indians but to the former slaves as well....they all, each and every person buried there, deserves our love and respect as well!! Again, Thank You for so much love and kindness that you put into your video's... it's much appreciated!! :)
Definitely return guys, the place is just amazing . I would like to sit there a little while in silence and get the vibes of the spot which are there for sure. How nice it is to see the little church not only still standing but being looked after. Yep that's great!! Thanks guys.
Thank you for taking me to this cemetery. It is kept up and there are at least some proper identifiers for the groups of people buried there, I'm happy about that. The church being restored, restores my like for those who take the time to preserve history rather than destroy and replace ☺ Thanks again Robert 👍
I was very happy to see this video and the Jossey graves you viewed. The Josseys (and Shierlings also buried there) are members of our family tree. We visited this Church and Cemetery November 2019. The restoration project in your video showed us how much progress has been made over the last two months. Thank you for taking the time to share this Church and Cemetery with others who may never have the chance to see it in person.
I love looking at this church and the two cemeteries. I do know from Ancestry.com my family some of them came from the Clinch Mountains in Tennessee and they were a private mountain folk that did not mix with strangers and thus intermarried. This was way way back. Cherokee Indians mixed with my ancestors too. To me it is so interesting that people who lived at a time when there were not many people still led normal lives. Made families and lived free. This is so wonderful all the history that goes into the making of our nation.
Please go back to this cemetery and do a more detailed video. It looks very interesting, I like how the church honored the different groups of people buried there. Thanks, Robert
Why does there have to be hateful comments. I understand your thoughts. But your need to understand there are Cherokee ancestors out there. Cherokees adopted many into their tribe as well. White people included.
One of my two families cemeteries have Indians in it. Their graves only are marked with a sand stone at each end of them. I also had a friend show me a Indian burial mound in the woods. I wish I knew more about them but The American Indians Strongly believed in LEAVING THE EARTH AS THEY FOUND IT.
Well Robert that has to be my fave video, it was brilliant and sooo old. Please come back would so love a longer one. Thanks very much for taking me along
Robert, Thank you for your video of Shiloh Marion Baptist Church and the nearby Church Hill Cemetery in Marian County near Preston, GA. My Great Great Grandfather, Robert Franklin (Frank) Shierling (1844-1868), is buried there along with other members of the Shierling Family and members of his wife's Family, the Josseys. Frank Shierling was a Confederate soldier from 1861-1865, who died within 3 years of returning home from battle-related injuries, leaving a widow (Sarah Rebecca Jossey) and a 6-week old baby (my Great Grandfather, Emmett Lee Shierling, Sr. [1868-1945]). Two of his older brothers (James Anderson Shierling and Brant W. Shierling) died in Virginia during the Civil War. His younger brother Wiley Dorse Shierling (1846-1897) also was a Confederate soldier who returned home to Church Hill after the war and is buried in this cemetery. To say that the Church Hill Community -- like the rest of the South -- was devastated by the Civil War is an understatement. I am grateful to the members of the Shiloh Marian Baptist Church who keep this church going and who maintain this beautiful old cemetery so well. Your video has reminded me to send them a donation to the church for their ongoing efforts, and I will also contribute to Sidestep Adventures for your impressive work in remembering these often forgotten and neglected parts of our not-so-distant past. I live in Fairfax, VA, and don't have an opportunity to visit this location as often as I'd like. Many thanks again. J. Michael Petty
Yes, if you can put this on your schedule, I would love to see more of this cemetery. I was impressed with the Native American graves. I had always heard they piled rocks on their graves, now I have seen it in this cemetery. I enjoy all of your adventures. Thanks for taking me along on your adventures.
Would truly appreciate your return to this location. I appreciate the honor and respect you show at each location that you visit. I so enjoy all that you do. I would love to be able to do what you do. Thank you so much 💕😊❤️
Back then that church would have served as a schoolhouse and meeting hall for the townspeople. I can almost see the comings and goings of daily life. Fascinating!
Yes, please go back to this Cemetery. There is so much to see and you are always so respectful, identifying the names on the Tombstones. Thank you, Robert.
wow real cool place I live in north ga and I have a grand farther buried some were in south Ga and i cant find him my grand mother has pass on so no one know were to find him his name was sandy hicks and was buried around 1937 I wish I could find him . thanks for the video and thanks for all the hard work. god bless.
You ought to check out Little Ogeechee Baptist in Oliver, GA. Very rich in history. Many of my ancestors are buried there. My family told me as I was growing up that the church was used by Sherman as a stable on his March to the sea. Church has been around since the early/mid 1800 but the formation of the congregation was late 1700s. Use to have family reunions there. Remember going through the cemetery and looking at all the historical grave. Thought that would be an interesting place to go check out. Just found your channel and love it. Keep it up.
So fascinating! Ty for sharing this.we lived out on long island.Hauppauge,NY.the houses were built on Indian burial grounds.there for we lived in a haunted house,I grew up there.the development was built in the very early60s.not to many people know this.that the homes were built on Indian burial ground!
Still the original style, sometimes you have to just do what you have to do to preserve the building. My grandparents house is like that it's in rural ky. We've had to replace a few boards here and there, but the house was built in the 30s. And still looks the same as it was before my dad was born.
For sure! I am definitely always for the preservation of the building, rather than it rotting! Just something I think about from time to time. The idea interests me though.
Read that there is a path in the woods behind this church that leads to the baptismal pool with two springs and if you get back there again (hope you do) I hope you'll show that pool and those two springs in the woods!
Happy New year to you, thank you so much for sharing the history , yes please come back to all the cemeterys to share more details and the history , please be safe out there and God bless you and your family and friends ,🙏🙏🙏
It would be great if you did another more detailed video of this cemetery. It’s so interesting to see these old graves and to think about their lives and how life would’ve been then. I really enjoy your videos! Happy New Year to you too!
Loved it! Two of our children were born in Ft.Gordon and we kind of consider Georgia our second home. We used to travel out into the country, looking for historic sites. I was wild and amazing in early 60's and our children never forget it. You bring back memories! Thank you!
Amazing Video . This is Special because it's a Tri type Cemetery. Unusual due to the fact that still during that time most Indians were still doing the Creation Burials. Thank you for sharing.
I found some of my relatives that died from the Spanish flu in 1918 on accident, threw some research, half barried in the ground just plain concrete head stone's
Robert those creek graves are beautiful. If you would like to see some more beautiful ones go to Pinson Babtist church in Pinson Alabama. Cleaning and restructuring those old Creek graves was my mother's class project when she was in grade school back in the 1920's. She is buried there in her families plot The church which was built in the late 1800's was still active as of a couple of decades ago.
@@lucygray6162 My mothers parents were German and Irish, but my father was Creek and Choctaw . This region was primarily Creek. The graves were confirmed by the locals that lived in the area whose family's goes back into the 1700's And yes the Peoples and Owens were members of the church. I haven't been back since my fathers death back in 1999, but at that time the church was active and well cared for. The graveyard was well maintained, and my children were quiet amused at the stories I had about the local culture,and people in that region. Seems history is wrong in about every detail about people I have known and spoken to LOL Hope that helps you Lucy.
Please come back and film some more,Robert. I'm way up here in Ontario,Canada. !!! I can't come down there, but I like to hear your very pleasent and empathic voice. You seem like a very nice person, and what you are showing to Cody,will make him a caring adult.... Gayle
This one isn't documented well on findagrave (lacking pics). I clipped Jossey and Jordan pics from your video. Unfortunately, the Civil War dead are not documented in war records.
This is such a beautiful old church, and it and the cemeteries are all that remain to show there was ever a settlement here. Hard to imagine. Link is a good read, lotta history....
digitalarchives.columbusstate.edu/shiloh-marion-baptist-church-and-cemetery
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@@terrygabrich4806 God help those who are too twisted, moronic, or just plain brain dead to help themselves.
Sidestep Adventures beautiful footage. Would love to see more
Please go back to do more history adventure, please be safe out there and God bless everyone 🤗🙏🙏
@Mamie Bobb I removed that comment. I don’t tolerate those kind of comments around here. Anytime I am made aware of them I remove them and block them from the channel. Sorry you had to see that.
that is the first time ive ever seen acknowledgement of slave burials. how awesome
PLEASE go back. This was fascinating particularly the native American section. Unusual to find them buried with others at that time in history. My great x 2 grandfather was Native American so i love seeing this cemetery. I would love to see the inside of that church. If only those walls could talk. PLEASE GO BACK. Thanks for another great video
My gr grandmother was 1/2 Lower Creek Native American. The black hair, high cheek bones, etc are seen today in our family. She was from southeast Ga.
Abso-freaking-lutely
Where at Southeast Georgia?
A lot of the others like the "slaves" were most likely Indian too.
Yes! Please put it on your "to do" list to go back out there....I'd love to see more of this cemetery! Between now and then, perhaps you can locate whoever has the keys to the church so that you can meet up with them and get access to the inside when you return. Very intriguing - as are all of your videos!
I am hoping so!
I would definitely get ahold of the church owner to get permission to go inside, then spend more time in the cemetery! It’s beautiful!
Robert, this is a *MUST* ... you've got to get back out there and see ALL of the beauty this old cemetery and church has to offer! My mother's (entire side of the family) are Native American (Cherokee and Navajo). I have a great love for ALL Native American tribes and just as much respect in my heart for them too. I would absolutely love to see more of this cemetery and pay respects to not only the Native American Indians but to the former slaves as well....they all, each and every person buried there, deserves our love and respect as well!! Again, Thank You for so much love and kindness that you put into your video's... it's much appreciated!! :)
Definitely return guys, the place is just amazing .
I would like to sit there a little while in silence and get the vibes
of the spot which are there for sure.
How nice it is to see the little church not only still standing but being
looked after. Yep that's great!!
Thanks guys.
Thank you for taking me to this cemetery. It is kept up and there are at least some proper identifiers for the groups of people buried there, I'm happy about that. The church being restored, restores my like for those who take the time to preserve history rather than destroy and replace ☺ Thanks again Robert 👍
I love the way you tenderly touch the grave stones. It's a reminder of how precious life is and memories are. Thanks.
I was very happy to see this video and the Jossey graves you viewed. The Josseys (and Shierlings also buried there) are members of our family tree. We visited this Church and Cemetery November 2019. The restoration project in your video showed us how much progress has been made over the last two months. Thank you for taking the time to share this Church and Cemetery with others who may never have the chance to see it in person.
I love looking at this church and the two cemeteries. I do know from Ancestry.com my family some of them came from the Clinch Mountains in Tennessee and they were a private mountain folk that did not mix with strangers and thus intermarried. This was way way back. Cherokee Indians mixed with my ancestors too. To me it is so interesting that people who lived at a time when there were not many people still led normal lives. Made families and lived free. This is so wonderful all the history that goes into the making of our nation.
Please go back to this cemetery and do a more detailed video. It looks very interesting, I like how the church honored the different groups of people buried there. Thanks, Robert
I am native American my ancestors r Cherokee proud of my heritage
Are you sure you are not a whitey wannabe Cherokee?
Why does there have to be hateful comments. I understand your thoughts. But your need to understand there are Cherokee ancestors out there. Cherokees adopted many into their tribe as well. White people included.
@@Karen-fh7so I don't know why the ❄ always saying that I guess they know what they people did to the native American people.
@@Karen-fh7so not true sir.
Yes please come back out here would love to see more. Great Job!
One of my two families cemeteries have Indians in it. Their graves only are marked with a sand stone at each end of them.
I also had a friend show me a Indian burial mound in
the woods.
I wish I knew more about them but
The American Indians Strongly believed in LEAVING THE EARTH AS THEY FOUND IT.
Thank you four This Adventure greatly appreciated.
I really enjoy all these old cemeteries. I have always been fascinated by cemeteries.
Well Robert that has to be my fave video, it was brilliant and sooo old. Please come back would so love a longer one. Thanks very much for taking me along
Robert, Thank you for your video of Shiloh Marion Baptist Church and the nearby Church Hill Cemetery in Marian County near Preston, GA. My Great Great Grandfather, Robert Franklin (Frank) Shierling (1844-1868), is buried there along with other members of the Shierling Family and members of his wife's Family, the Josseys. Frank Shierling was a Confederate soldier from 1861-1865, who died within 3 years of returning home from battle-related injuries, leaving a widow (Sarah Rebecca Jossey) and a 6-week old baby (my Great Grandfather, Emmett Lee Shierling, Sr. [1868-1945]). Two of his older brothers (James Anderson Shierling and Brant W. Shierling) died in Virginia during the Civil War. His younger brother Wiley Dorse Shierling (1846-1897) also was a Confederate soldier who returned home to Church Hill after the war and is buried in this cemetery. To say that the Church Hill Community -- like the rest of the South -- was devastated by the Civil War is an understatement. I am grateful to the members of the Shiloh Marian Baptist Church who keep this church going and who maintain this beautiful old cemetery so well. Your video has reminded me to send them a donation to the church for their ongoing efforts, and I will also contribute to Sidestep Adventures for your impressive work in remembering these often forgotten and neglected
parts of our not-so-distant past. I live in Fairfax, VA, and don't have an opportunity to visit this location as often as I'd like. Many thanks again. J. Michael Petty
Thank you so much! I sent you an email!
That was very interesting about the Native American burials. You have filmed a lot of them. A lot of slave graves....
So peaceful, one of my favourite cemeteries you’ve been to, so much interesting history. Please go back one day. Thank you for sharing. Xx
This place was very peaceful and wonderful to hear about the history of this land.
Thats so cool the native American. Graves.
Yes, if you can put this on your schedule, I would love to see more of this cemetery. I was impressed with the Native American graves. I had always heard they piled rocks on their graves, now I have seen it in this cemetery. I enjoy all of your adventures. Thanks for taking me along on your adventures.
The history is truly amazing. Thanks again for the adventure.
Would love to see you revisit this cemetery and church . Love following your adventures and how respectful you are .
I'm all for seeing more of this area! Great video,thanks for sharing!
amazing. you can almost feel the peace tranquility and serenity
Thank you for sharing. Very important for history.
What makes this one of my fravort chanel is you take the time out and research and read the dates..thank you
Interesting, Indian burial are mounds here in Ohio and most people don't realize it and they get destroyed 😢
Would truly appreciate your return to this location.
I appreciate the honor and respect you show at each location that you visit.
I so enjoy all that you do.
I would love to be able to do what you do.
Thank you so much 💕😊❤️
Beautiful Church and so very interesting about the graves. 🌹🌷🌹
Definitely would love to see a more detailed video of this cemetary.
Back then that church would have served as a schoolhouse and meeting hall for the townspeople. I can almost see the comings and goings of daily life. Fascinating!
Thank you for sharing your videos I love to see the older cemeteries.
Lol when you said 2045 was in 25 years my brain said no..45 years. Will I ever stop thinking it's 2000? 😂😂 also please do go back!
Love your adventures, and the respect you have for the place's your at. I would love to see more at this site. Thank you for sharing.
I would love to see more of this church and cemetery very interesting God Bless 😇🙏♥️🇺🇸😊
Yes, please go back to this Cemetery. There is so much to see and you are always so respectful, identifying the names on the Tombstones. Thank you, Robert.
I would like to see a more detailed video of this cemetery. The history behind it is fascinating!
Yes it is!
wow real cool place I live in north ga and I have a grand farther buried some were in south Ga and i cant find him my grand mother has pass on so no one know were to find him his name was sandy hicks and was buried around 1937 I wish I could find him . thanks for the video and thanks for all the hard work. god bless.
Very cool interesting place , yes comeback to this site
Robert please do a more detailed video of this cemetery.
Yes indeed, go back and do a detailed vid of this area. Excellent work!
Thank you!
Really enjoyed this video would love to see more of this place. Great videos as always.
Short but sweet video, Robert. Yes, please go back ! I am thoroughly intrigued by this cemetery.
Go back here. I just started watching your videos, you do a great job narrating them n you dont rush the camera. Very interesting videos. Thank you
Sidestep adventures honors every grave..black or white..bravo to them.!
Thank you so much for taking time to do this 👍🏼
Hey robert this is your reminder to revisit this cemetery...thanks bunches for these videos I love history...wish someone would do this in ohio
Thank you!
You ought to check out Little Ogeechee Baptist in Oliver, GA. Very rich in history. Many of my ancestors are buried there. My family told me as I was growing up that the church was used by Sherman as a stable on his March to the sea. Church has been around since the early/mid 1800 but the formation of the congregation was late 1700s. Use to have family reunions there. Remember going through the cemetery and looking at all the historical grave.
Thought that would be an interesting place to go check out.
Just found your channel and love it. Keep it up.
So fascinating! Ty for sharing this.we lived out on long island.Hauppauge,NY.the houses were built on Indian burial grounds.there for we lived in a haunted house,I grew up there.the development was built in the very early60s.not to many people know this.that the homes were built on Indian burial ground!
It is so beautiful. We should always Remember our history.
Fantastic video, love Cemeteries.
Great video as always! I love historical cemeteries😀👍
Love all your videos saying Hi and thanks from Knoxville Tennessee 😁
Hey! Thank you!
Yes please go back I love these old cemeteries 🙏😇♥️
Always enjoy your videos. Would love to see more of this cemetery and church if you can!
Still the original style, sometimes you have to just do what you have to do to preserve the building. My grandparents house is like that it's in rural ky. We've had to replace a few boards here and there, but the house was built in the 30s. And still looks the same as it was before my dad was born.
For sure! I am definitely always for the preservation of the building, rather than it rotting! Just something I think about from time to time. The idea interests me though.
THANKS ENJOY ALL YOUR VIDEOS BRO.
Yes please go back I would like to see more of the cemetery I love history
Would love to see and hear more about this historic area. Great video!
Read that there is a path in the woods behind this church that leads to the baptismal pool with two springs and if you get back there again (hope you do) I hope you'll show that pool and those two springs in the woods!
Yes, please come back to this area
Happy New year to you, thank you so much for sharing the history , yes please come back to all the cemeterys to share more details and the history , please be safe out there and God bless you and your family and friends ,🙏🙏🙏
Great video yes I would ❤️ another visit
im so glad they are trying to care for the church. in a way its one of the only remaining links to a time that has long since passed by.
Another brilliant video 😊❤️
Cherokee blood runs thru My veins and Proud of it. Church/ cemetery looks peaceful
i hope you do go again. so much to see learn etc
Love all your videos, this is amazing place.
I really enjoyed this video love from NC 🙂
It would be great if you did another more detailed video of this cemetery. It’s so interesting to see these old graves and to think about their lives and how life would’ve been then. I really enjoy your videos! Happy New Year to you too!
I love your videos. Thanks so much for sharing the history. Please do return to this church and cemetery. It is truly interesting.
loved the rock tombs. i think native americans made them to protect their dead from being dug up by scavengers but im not entirely sure
Native Americans believed being buried in the ground trapped their spirit. So being buried on top or on poles their spirit would fly freely
Would love to see more on this cemetery.
Please go back out - I would love to see more and learn about it!
Very interesting video. Thanks for sharing.
Loved it! Two of our children were born in Ft.Gordon and we kind of consider Georgia our second home. We used to travel out into the country, looking for historic sites. I was wild and amazing in early 60's and our children never forget it. You bring back memories! Thank you!
It is truely amazing!
This cemetery was awesome. Very interesting fact on the American Indian Burials. The church was very interesting.
Please do more on this one
Amazing Video . This is Special because it's a Tri type Cemetery. Unusual due to the fact that still during that time most Indians were still doing the Creation Burials. Thank you for sharing.
Please do a walk-through inside the church get permission I love old churches!
I’ll do my best to!
Here's a link that has some beautiful interior views: www.hrcga.org/church/shiloh-baptist-2/
More , please ! Really great content there..... please go back ?! 🤓🤓🤓
Another great video. Thanks, Robert.
Robert. is age 27
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Get back out there! Yes those are Indian graves. Love the video.
I think I have and inform you I did live in Oklahoma
I found some of my relatives that died from the Spanish flu in 1918 on accident, threw some research, half barried in the ground just plain concrete head stone's
Preserving our heritage, yay! Thanks for showing us Robert.
Loved the video can't wait for more
Robert those creek graves are beautiful. If you would like to see some more beautiful ones go to Pinson Babtist church in Pinson Alabama. Cleaning and restructuring those old Creek graves was my mother's class project when she was in grade school back in the 1920's. She is buried there in her families plot The church which was built in the late 1800's was still active as of a couple of decades ago.
Wow! I will definitely have to try to visit there.
Dave, How were you able to confirm those are Creek graves? Were they church members? I am curious about those that Robert taped, too.
@@lucygray6162 My mothers parents were German and Irish, but my father was Creek and Choctaw . This region was primarily Creek. The graves were confirmed by the locals that lived in the area whose family's goes back into the 1700's And yes the Peoples and Owens were members of the church. I haven't been back since my fathers death back in 1999, but at that time the church was active and well cared for. The graveyard was well maintained, and my children were quiet amused at the stories I had about the local culture,and people in that region. Seems history is wrong in about every detail about people I have known and spoken to LOL Hope that helps you Lucy.
yes i would like to see more :)
Please share some more sites like this one,ty!
Ghost Town Church way no ghost box:(roberti like your down home beautiful voice sad u never got to go the sweet church
Please come back and film some more,Robert. I'm way up here in Ontario,Canada. !!! I can't come down there, but I like to hear your very pleasent and empathic voice. You seem like a very nice person, and what you are showing to Cody,will make him a caring adult.... Gayle
You definitely need to come back to that cemetery 👍👍👍👍👍I bet it has a lot of history
This one isn't documented well on findagrave (lacking pics). I clipped Jossey and Jordan pics from your video. Unfortunately, the Civil War dead are not documented in war records.
Really good video!
Hey Robert thanks for showing part of my heritage, native american's. Yes please do more, I feel connected. That was wonderful thanks.