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On March 31, 1891, T.H. and Priscilla Thomas conveyed one and one half acres of land to the trustees of the Union Band Missionary Baptist Church. Three days later, Steve and Helen Jennings' infant son was buried here, the earliest marked grave at the site. In 1898, a transaction between G.W. and N.J. Barton and W.H. Holloway added more land to Union Band Cemetery. The origin of the name is uncertain, though some longtime residents say it may come from former Union soldiers and local citizens banding together to establish the church and cemetery. It remains a record of those who settled and developed the area.
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