The GazetteOctober 5, 1939 The present village of Oakland is an old established community of Union Parish. Its name until after the Civil War was Union Cross Roads, and was said to have been named by Reverend George Everett, one of the first settlers. In the early days, both ante-bellum and post-bellum, the community was … Continue reading Oakland Region Proves Fertile For Rearing Governors
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Shiloh Church Among Oldest In Union Parish
The GazetteOctober 5, 1939 Shiloh Church, among the oldest in the parish was constructed in 1849 with ten persons as charter members. Those first members, W. C. Heard and wife, Sarah Heard, Lewis Fuller and wife, Sarah Fuller, John Miller and wife, Magarette Miller, and Eli Terry, chose as their first pastor, Elder Richard Fuller. … Continue reading Shiloh Church Among Oldest In Union Parish
Bank of Bernice Organized in 1901
The GazetteOctober 5, 1939 The Bank of Bernice was organized on November 1, 1901, three years after the town was established. It was organized with $12, 500 stock which has increased until it is $25,000 today. The men who formed the organization had moved to Bernice from Ol Shiloh. J. R. Fuller was the first … Continue reading Bank of Bernice Organized in 1901
Shiloh in Ashes
The Gazette March 22, 1899 The greater part of the business section of Shiloh was destroyed by fire Monday morning between 1 and 2 o'clock. Mr. Lane, a drummer who came from Shiloh Monday afternoon, has kindly given us the following particulars: When discovered the blaze was under good headway in the store house of … Continue reading Shiloh in Ashes
Shiloh to Canaan 