Found your videos by accident. I think it's wonderful that you're sharing forgotten people who have passed. My husband has a family cemetery dating back to the 1900's I think it's important to remember those we've lost to be able to carry on their names. So they'll never be forgotten.
@@barbaraschleiff3774: Found your video from suggestion, after your reading about the young babies who didn't last long, made me wonder about if some were from certain diseases, or plagues of that time, so I Googled diseases and plagues and read of where and when they killed millions and millions of people. Made me wonder how WE managed to survive these and be born? Just lucky, I guess? My wife and I enjoyed your video as we also like to learn about people of our past. What state is this cemetery in? Just curious. There are lots of Pioneer cemeteries around where I live from the gold rush.
Found an article on Ancestry. The killers were 16 and 18yr old hired farm hands of the family. They say they made a full confession. Broke the child’s neck and “mutilated” the remains before throwing the baby in the deep part of the river. The article said they tried to escape police custody and were killed by “the guard.”
I find this story all too convenient. They were kids 16 and 18. Makes no sense. And when did they have time to do this? The article says that they were cutting wood and working all that day. Kinda feel like they were likely persuaded into a confession. Police could beat people until they confessed
There's good and evil in this world. The next one, they're separated, so we must focus on getting to the promised land. However, Jesus said that children are innocent, so I know these children are with Him now and don't have to suffer through this one no longer. Those who murdered that precious little girl are getting theirs now, there's no hiding from what they did to her and justifiably so, they're paying the price. We're surrounded by wolves in this world. It's just the way this world is, sorry to say, but is a fact.
The weeping willow on a gravestone: Adding the willow, recognized as a symbol of both mourning and rebirth, signaled the end of America’s plain and simple approach to death and began a long period of what some might describe as creative avoidance behavior. According to Department of Historic Resources, Virginia
Poor child, never got to live a full life. By putting her killers names on her tombstone, they will be remembered for the evil act they committed for eternity.
“Our dead are never dead to us until we have forgotten them.” George Eliot, English author. Thank you for "remembering" that poor child who was murdered only because of greed, and for all the others you took the time to mention. What kind of life would the girl have had? How many children would she have had also, and they have had? An old, sad "walking funeral" living its best in Maine says "hello". We will all soon enough be like they are now. May someone someday remember us all kindly, too.
@@user-sx9rx5of1c From Wikipedia..."Mary Ann Evans (November 22 1819 - December 22 1880); alternatively Mary Anne or Marian, known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, poet, journalist, translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era."
RE: Marker question It is actually quite easy. I take the large rolls of aluminum foil and tear off enough to cover the marker. I use duct tape to tape the foil to the marker and then take a stiff bristle brush and rub over the foil to reveal any inscription that may show. The duct tape does not harm the marker and rubbing the brush over the foil will make the inscription stand out if there is any there.
Great idea! I've also heard of people doing 'rubbings', where they lay paper over the stone, then use chalk, lay the chalk on its side and rub it all over the paper. It will reveal the hard to read letters, numbers, characters underneath that have been worn down over time from erosion from wind and rain. Cheaper to do also, 'cause foil can get expensive. 🙂
I used soapstone as a kid to trace headstones on the Umbria plantation cemetery. My dad kept a soapstone pen and it was one of my favorite things to do when I was little.
@@Slain_Lawlesswe use a LG crayon with the paper off and large sheets of art manilla paper and rub the crayon on its side over the paper that's held against the tombstone it looks beautiful and is easily read once rubbed on the paper
@@theSword- : (Revelation 21:8 NIV) [8] ''But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars-they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.” This is also why people need to stay away from OUIJA boards as well. It's a form of witchcraft, (i.e, "magic arts").
Those weeping willow carvings are very common in European cemeteries. It represents long term grief and immortality, because you can cut a branch and start a new tree in 'waters of life'. A lot of meaning to those.
Have been intrigued with cemeteries since I was a child. We had two yearly family reunions at Old country Churches with cemeteries. These were normally all day events on Sundays. What wonderful memories...lots of singing and dinner on the grounds. I was always fascinated by the history discovered on the tombstones and family relation of many of those buried there. I am still drawn to cemeteries in the same way that the two of you are. Great video...new subscriber.
It’s sad when you realize that nobody really takes care of that graveyard and nobody comes to visit it either. That means these are orphan Graves in no way and you were probably the only visitor they’ve had in a very very long time. I think they appreciate that to not be forgotten.
I noticed you walked by a big marker with the name Skaggs on it. So i checked find a grave for the cemetery ald found out every single person buried there named Skaggs is related to me. Many are double related to me because a Skaggs married a Hammond/Hammonds/Hammons. I didn't even realize that i already had one couple already added to my family tree. Thanks for the video. Now i added the rest of the family i didn't have to my tree.
I wonder if it was small pox, scarlet fever, yellow fever, cholera or plague that killed them? So sad. Would be interesting if information could be found on the illnesses of their times that they had to live and die around and with. Would paint a more clearer picture, giving more life to their individual stories.
@@glenturney4750I think that complications of pregnancy and birth usually kill mothers and infants within the first two weeks. It could have been brought on by another illness, but it most likely was premature labor or eclampsia or breech delivery that went wrong or any number of horrible things that can happen in pregnancy. Childbed fever was a very common cause of death of the mothers. I see the same kinds of related deaths when I do genealogy research on my family. It’s so sad.
Some of these headstones look like Richard may have gone and replaced the original stones. The one propped up against Deny's mom's might be her original stone.
I find the misspelled words on the headstones to be interesting. Also how so many of them who did reach adulthood only lived between 30 and 50 years. That’s what a hard life will do to you.
Their hair was probably gray by the time they hit their 20's! Life was CERTAINLY much harder back in their days. I doubt the men were scrawny, 'cause almost everything was done by hand, there were no video games, t.v's, radio, just pure honest hard work that had to be done, or they'd go hungry. Wives worked side by side next to their husbands, even children helped, so my hat is off to those folks for sure. There's a few people I know who I wish I could send back in time and drop them off for a while and tell them, "Have fun! You think your life is so hard, have a taste of your ancestors times. I'll pick you up later after you've learned some respect. SEE YA!" 😁
Thank you for doing this video, it just shows we should never forget history good or bad, because hopefully we can learn from it and make the world a better place. We have a military grave restorer in Great Britain who we appreciate very much.
Visiting old cemeteries were a favorite pass time. I can no longer do it because of a back injury, so I am so glad I found your channel. I'll be binging watching your videos all night 😊
Just stumbled across your video. Thank you so much for sharing this little darlings story! I think it's a just thing to do to name her killers on the headstone. Seeing their names won't (wouldn't) cause more pain to the father each time he came to visit, her being murdered trumps all pain. Their names being there is like a "Hall of Shame" for as long as this present world lasts.
I love how these old cemeteries had so much information. In the 1700’s my family buried loved ones on their property which eventually turned into a family cemetery and then the land was given to the city. Bucket list someday to go see it.
Such a unique and interesting video. You two tell a good story, your channel has never popped up until now and I'm glad it did. Cool to try and get a vision of what their life could have been like.
@@barbaraschleiff3774: Not to mention, having that poor little angel's headstone made by someone who couldn't spell very good. 'Thay', 'mite'? I'm certain that headstone wasn't cheap in price, so I hope the father of this little girl didn't have to pay full price for the mistakes engraved in it? They should've tied those two men to a big tree and let the mother and father have their way with them, before they ended up at the end of a rope. Fair is fair? At least her parents could feel a little better that they got to let some of their anger out on those who stole the life from their angel before they met their maker?
I appreciate people filming these and learning about these people, because think about it-- unless any of us get famous, this will be us in 1-200 years. Nobody will know us. Even our descendants won't know us. We will be a name on a piece of paper in a dusty book in the attic (family tree) and a name on stone. Everything we deem important right now, will not matter, even our families. Nobody will know them either. It's all dust and names in the end.
Sad for that child and her family. And seeing all of the fallen who have no one left to remember them anymore. Thank you for showing the history. So interesting.
Your video popped up in my feed. I love to go walking and read the stones in old cemeteries. I started doing this with my Mom at a young age. It makes you wonder what are their stories? What all did they live through? Where did they come from? Had they lived there for their entire lives or make a hard journey to where they ended up? Mom always told me you don’t have to be afraid here. None of these people will hut you. It is the ones that are still living and breathing that could. I have NEVER been scared or spooked in a cemetery. There are sooo many small family cemeteries here you can’t even begin to count. I know that my Great-great grandparents came across the mountains of VA into the hills of eastern KY. My Great grandmother was a young girl of about 10 years when they did this. The wagon was completely full and the horses would not be able to pull any more weight getting across them. She wanted a large cast iron kettle. Her father told her no there wasn’t room. She pleaded. He told her if she wanted it that badly she would have to walk the entire way and carry it. If she couldn’t carry it she couldn’t have anyone else help her and it would have to be left behind on the trail. She was so determined that she took it she did carry it the entire way through the mountains to KY. I’m not sure whatever happened to it but I know where I get my hard headness. Thank you for an awesome video. I did subscribe and look forward to seeing more!
Deny’s mother died 1870 as well as 1 month old daughter a month later. Her two surviving sisters died young in their twenties. It seems Father remarried and had additional children. The baby was buried next to Mother in the same cemetery
that is very interesting about the little girl and the other people my mum when she was Alive use to like to look at old headstones as they were very fascinating I live in Australia and I really enjoyed your looking at that cemetery it is so sad that it is not well looked after
I found this accidentally...I watch another channel...which I like as well. I found this video very interesting and I will be watching. Thank you for the story about little Denny...so sad
You just came up on my news feed thank you for the experience. I wish the gentleman would stop talking over you can't listen to both talking at the same time Just a suggestion not being rude ❤
I've always been fascinated by old cemetaries. Thanks for sharing. There's a little plastic minion figurine laying on top of the fish tank at the little girls grave is not that old.
Guys, there is a way to read almost any stone, even the ones that have been weathered. With aluminum foil and a brush. Google this I had my doubts, but I have never found one yet that can’t be read with aluminum foil.
Cass is where my Great Grandparents lived Alonzo and Rene Ethel Richards I'm 64 and I was only 4 or 5 last time I've been there. I have Hill among the family names in the family
Found a page for the cemetery and it lists all the tombstones. The only Thomas listed was Thomas Courts 1837 - Nov 9, 1857 or 1851 Son of Robert Courts
I’m sorry , I believe we told all we know . Our viewers are really good at digging info and adding to some of the videos in the comments . I’ll go back and watch and see where it got cut off .
@@barbaraschleiff3774: I have an idea? Perhaps when you read and show the dates of the tombstones and see how young people died, also look up the different types of illnesses, (signs and symptoms), there were during their times that they may have suffered that led to their deaths to give a more clearer picture? That would paint a clearer picture to people of what those in our past had to suffer through and we would TRULY have more respect for how tough they had it back then. Today, there are people who think they have it bad when their coffee wasn't made sweet enough from Starbucks, but let those understand what REAL tough was like for our past fellow American settlers? I have HUGE respect for them and think it would help honor them and their memory. Thanks for your video. 🙂👍
I think they told what they knew. The men were found and arrested. They also gave the information so you can do more digging yourself. It's not hard to find the paper to look up the article it's in.
What a sad song. That poor little child was so innocent and to be murdered so they could rob the house is in insane. I hope those 2 men never forgot what they did. RIP Little one.❤❤❤❤
You might next time carry along some children’s chalk to outline the engraved letters.. I do that on my great grandparents tombstones, and others .. it’ll make the letters on names legible..it’ll help tremendously.. The rain will wash it off so as not to disturb the markers .
@@barbaraschleiff3774 I saw an episode a while back and this gentleman was cleaning headstones with a 3 or 4 of to 32 oz of water with a spray bottle ab=nd a medium scrub brush. Was able to read the headstones afterwards and not hurt the stone.
I was at fort El Reno looking at headstones and saw you that said the sergeants name then it says murdered by Kiowas 1871 I thought that was pretty wild
On find a grave it says the mother (Mary Hill) had a brother called Thomas. It says he was born in 1831 but it was unknown when he died. His is the only entry in the family that doesn't have an attached picture of his gravestone. I'm betting it's because his is the one next to his sister Mary, but it's too weathered to read.
Someone that lives close by should clean those headstones and repair them if possible. Wished I lived close because I would if I could :( They are only going to get worse if no one cares for them. Thanks for sharing :)
I walked through fields looking for old family cemeteries. I had an ancestor whose body was dug up after burial...to use in an insurance scam...back in the early 1900's they put everything in the newspapers.
All lives are equally valuable and precious regardless of one's identity or legacy, and to take the life of one's fellow woman or man is equally deplorable and wrong. To take the life of a child or baby, however, entails an extra degree of heinousness and wrongfullness that just simply cannot be imagined or explained. I would imagine that even the Devil himself finds it impossible to understand such evil and wickedness.
Amazing grave yard. What a crazy story...they could have let the horse out of the barn and the dad would have gone looking for him instead of killing the baby.
