Photos by Eileen B. McAdams, except where noted
Mt. Olive Primitive Baptist Church
Wilkinson County, Ga.

According to Victor Davidson's History of Wilkinson County, Mt. Olive Primitive Baptist Church was organized May 25, 1837, by William Payne, a minister, and his wife Sarah, Benjamin Fordham, Nathaniel Cannon, Miles Cannon and his wife Nancy Isler Cannon, John Holliman and his wife Prudence Hooks Holliman, Anna Burkhalts and Martha Payne, all former members of Big Sandy Church. The land was given to the church by Nathaniel Cannon, Revolutionary War veteran who is buried here next to his wife Frances Sumner Cannon. The church was a member of the Ebenezer Primitive Baptist Association. The church is located at the Laurens County line on Evergreen Road. At one time the church was called Evergreen. The cemetery is divided by Evergreen Road. See Cemetery.    Map