"The Year of Our Lord 1919, Bethel Hill A.M.E. Church." It listed the pastor as William J. Stanley and the church trustees as A.J. Foster, A.L. Rollins, R.A. Montague, J.L. Rollins, and J.H. Montague.
Members of the Society have so far been unable to find out exactly who these individuals were and are asking for help from the public.
Continue reading this story at Group asking for public's help to identify mystery marker found in historic Wagoner cemetery
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3 comments:
Wishing them luck in their research!
How interesting!
There are Bethel Hill Churches in N. Carolina, Pennsylvania. A.M.E stands for African Methodist Episcopal Church. It may have been brought to Oklahoma by the Black friends/descendants of the persons named. Please consider that May and June 1921 was the race riot in Tulsa that left 10,000 homeless. Is it possible that it came to Wagoner as a 'keepsake' either by mob, or those who had possession of it?
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