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Private John Mayo married Orpha Elliott on 7 Apr 1784 in North Carolina. On 13 Mar 1811, John Mayo "with his wife and seven children from Sumter District [South Carolina] were issued passports to move into Georgia." While Orpha's place of burial is not known, in all likelihood she is buried in the same cemetery as John. Enlisted for 6 months and served as a private in the North Carolina Troops from Edgecombe County. He later received a pension for his services as a resident of Marion County. Lived with his son Axum at the time of his death. The Roanoke Chapter of the D.A.R. erected a Revolutionary War Marker at his grave. Johnson's Co. N.C. Troops. Revolutionary War. Interesting with all the Civil War and Rev. War, and the children's graves are also very intersting.
What a beautiful cemetery. So many beautiful headstones with touching epitaphs. Wow, so many Matthews children died young. It’s always terribly sad to see children or young adults gravestones. I love how excited you two get over the headstones and what they say. Grandpa always said don’t forget the past. ❤️
What an interesting story of past lives in a town that has past also. A history lesson. Wouldnt it be wonderful to send people to repart the headstones of these people. Might use the jail prisoners yo do the work whole they are Irving their time,or istheir dome superstición about bothering the graves of the dead.
Dear Robert O, you and the producer did an amazing video of this cemetery. The small tree with the fruitat 46:18 is a Pawpaw, and I think Mrs O identified it. The flag at 40:05 wasn't found in the Wikipedia article. It wasn't the flag of the 51st CSA Regiment, either. Regarding Georgia land grants, I found this. "The state of Georgia did nothing for its Revolutionary War veterans until 1820 when veterans were allowed to enter the Third Land Lottery of Georgia. Requirements for entering this lottery included residence in the state of Georgia for at least three years and service in the United States military during the Revolutionary War. This military service was not limited to service in or under the state of Georgia. Subsequently, Revolutionary War veterans were also allowed to enter the Fifth and Sixth Land Lotteries of 1827 and 1832, respectively, with the same requirements as in the Third Land Lottery." Sorry, I don't have your green shirt.
Observations: I love to see the markers on the brick crypts! Note to self - don't chew gum on video. A lot of women in that cemetery died under 30, which makes me wonder if childbirth were a factor. I had answers for a couple of questions I can't now recall. For what it's worth... en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Johnston_(Colonel)
I'm in SC and I have Halls in my ancestry line. I checked Findagrave and found some interesting info on Daniel Hall. Then I looked on a genealogy sight I use and it says he is my 10th cousin twice removed. Here is info found: November 5, 1844 Federal Union DIED - At their residence in Pineville, Marion county, Georgia, of bilious fever, DANIEL M. HALL, and his two eldest sons. Daniel M. Hall died on the 13th day of September, 1844, aged 48 years, 2 months and 2 days, after an illness of 8 days; his eldest son JOHN W. HALL, taken ill about the same time, died on the 14th day of the same month, aged 23 years, 11 months and 23 days, after an illness of 10 days; ISAAC HALL, second son of Daniel M., taken about the same time, died the 17th day of the same month, after an illness of 13 days, aged 22 years and 27 days. Daniel M. Hall was well known as a citizen of Georgia, especially in the county of Wilkinson, the place of his former residence, and in our State Legislature at different times, and especially was he known in the church of God;.... I can't fathom loosing my husband & two sons in the same month just days apart.
My 5th Great Grandfather Charles Reese was captured by General Cornwallis troops on May 12th,1780. In Charleston SC. He fought in North Carolina and South Carolina. Most of these soldiers were not part of the Continental Army but Militia. My other sixth great-grandfather was a captain in the North Carolina militia. Charles Reese had a book written about him, the book called Fighting Charlie Reese. He later married a Cherokee woman in Georgia and died in western Tennessee.
The towers on the brick and fieldstone walled graves are crenels, and the walls are "crenelated" , like the walls of a castle. Thank you, Other Robert and Mrs Other Robert for another wonderful adventure. There's so much history in old cemeteries and it's a shame to lose them.
Col. Johnson fought at the battle of Kings Mountain, he had a pretty interesting life as well. I can’t find a lot of info about John Mayo, however George W (Washington) Mayo was Johns grandson. George died in Pineville GA 1863. It looks like George’s brother John Shepard Mayo also served in the civil war, he lived until 1882.
That moss is great for your gardens. Put it around the base of the plant and it will hold the moisture. (FL gardener) Those cedar trees are truly ancient.
My grandmother on my fathers side was a Gunnels and in southern tradition Gunnels was my fathers middle name. they had land n Georgia and Florida. I loved you finding my family.
From my little bit of research, JL Wilson and Lucy Sr married in 1890, in GA. Little Lucy died before 1900. They were living in Marion co. When Lucy Sr died (1907) they moved couple times after that. Mary lou Mitchell lived with them after her sis, Lucy, died. ---JL signed Mary lou death certificate, they were in Alabama. JL's death notice says he died in Birmingham, buried in Buena Vista,Ga. ----Mr Hughes was buried after little Lucy, haven't found a direct line between the two.
What you called dome lidded crypts made me think of the gable lidded or A lidded coffins that were in use in the first half of the 17th century in England and colonies like Virginia. The 1970's excavations at the Carter's Grove plantation outside Williamsburg, Virginia that found the remains of the Wolstenholme settlement discovered evidence of these gable lidded coffins.
I had an ancestor named Dorcas, she was native american. I cound find nothing on the Grantas meaning..maybe child cound not pronounce gma or gpa and thats what the person was continually called by the child. Great video and I love the moss and I so love the cemetery!!! Thank you!!
My previous comment was so long I stopped it, but I wanted to thank y’all for taking the time to visit and share all this. Keep up your adventures and your sharing and watch out for the poison Ivy. ❤ seems like y’all are having lots of fun together. I bet it’s hot! Stay hydrated!
My comment disappeared instantly. Idk where it went. I was saying i live a couple of miles away, have my whole life, and there is another cemetary like that one across the road, and down a little dirt path, its on the left as you head back towards the town.🎉 Let me know if you want directions to the other one. Its very old as well, church is long gone. The 2nd cemetary had a fire a few years ago on halloween night. We seen the huge smoke and worried the hunting camp may be on fire so we went to investigate. We found a enormous live oak tree completely engulfed in flames and no one around. I have a photo somewhere... it was very, very eerie! We called 911 to keep an eye on it.
My dad's last name was Hughes. They migrated to North Florida from near Worth County Georgia, but many Hughes family members were all over Georgia. I need to check the names in my genealogy records. Thank you so much for this video!!
Great episode love that old Spanish moss growing on trees! One of my favorite things from the south next to the food and kind people there :) I’m always amazed how well mannered the children are down south ! Sure wish we had this kind of behavior up here in the north!
Beautiful old cemetery. I hope all are resting in peace. It’s sad that so many children died so young. 😢 That stone with the roses and ivy is gorgeous!
Ty Robert ! I believe you've found part of my family resting place ! Capt James D Wilson James is a family name and is given every other generation I know he was a mason and passed in the early 1900's We couldn't find his grave . There was a falling out with one of his sons . There were 4 sons If this is the right one I see a childs grave with little Jimmy 💔 My uncle has been researching so will pass this on to him The dates are in the right ballpark ! ❤
Thanks for your hard work. Very interesting! I grew up in Mississippi (currently live in Minnesota) and have ancestors from Scotland who started life in America in Virginia in the 1600s, some leaving Virginia in the 1700s to look for new land, moving first to Georgia and ultimately settling in Mississippi. I recognize a surname here and there in your videos that are the same as those that are either in my lineage or listed as traveling with my ancestors. So I have to wonder if there is a connection.
What an interesting Cemetery, So many beautiful stones. What gets to me are the wonderful epitaphs . You dont see those very often today. Great video. Grandpa would be proud. Keep Safe ❤Keep Well❤
Dorcas died on June 24 1842 and Leah died on June 25 1842 and Mary died June 10 1848 and Sarah died June 9 1851. Those poor parents…every June they lose a child. I wonder what disease was prevalent in June..Typhoid Fever probably.
Spanish moss grows all over the South. Nobody brought it there for a commercial purpose. I’m from East Texas and I can tell you I Iove to watch it swaying in the wind, hanging from all the trees. It’s not like the foreign kudzu imported for highway beautification that now covers trees and utility poles and signs all beside the interstates in Georgia and Alabama and, I believe, Louisiana, and prolly others are covered in it. Spanish Moss is itchy and my grandparents would tell me not to play with it cause it had mites in it. Don’t know if that’s true, but it itches. There are tall trees so engulfed they look humpbacked men. What kind of fruit did they grow there? Peaches? Peanuts? I can’t believe such a thriving town has no derelict houses or ruins, not even standing chimneys. I love old cemeteries. I used to take my children to them to read headstones on Sunday afternoons. Y’all might consider taking materials for etching illegible stones. I haven’t done it, but I’ve read about it. Some paper and charcoal pencils. You press the paper firm on the stone and then go back and forth with the charcoal.
Hi Mr. and Mrs. Other Robert, such history to be shared. Thank you and everyone who helps with the making of these videos. May all the souls moved on and are in peace. Amen. By the way did you check behind the dryer in the laundry room for your shirt? Just my best guess. Thanks again, Joyce ❤️🙏🇺🇸
The headstones were very interesting and liked the the ones with all of the of their carvings. Just a note. Dorcas or Tabitha is talked about in Acts 9. We had a Dorcas society in church. She was someone who had been for helping other people out. I think the church society would make clothing and bandages from material to help those who needed it, especially in a different country.
Revolutionary soldiers,widows and daughters were entitled to draw in the land lottery in 1821...redistributing lands taken from the Muscogee and Cherokee Nations in Georgia. Interesting history lots to read about. It is also hard to read for many Americans,we must strive to hold peace and keep in mind the very different people that were present in this land at that time. Settlement of this country was brought about through the shedding of blood,and so it is in this world of sorrows and woe. In the 4th chapter of Genesis Cain killed his brother Abel,and God said his blood cried out from the ground. Since that time we have been disowning our brothers and sisters and shedding their blood,let us all remember that,and not be proud of the doing,or select certain people's To be proud of,or hold ourselves above any,we are all our brothers and sisters keepers. Let us all live in the world but not of it,lest we be judged. Ecclesiastes 7:2 says this about the dead, It is better to go to a house of mourning,than a house of feasting for death is the destiny of everyone,it is good we take this to heart.
You guys can always take a piece of paper with a charcoal pencil and shade over them and might have luck with that if the indentions are there. Very neat. We are paranormal investigators and I love the history and locations you have shared.
I have never heard of that name, I think it's amazing , and I also love now that this generation is going back to the older names, my Great Grandma her name was Ruth and my Grandma's name was Beulah.. I got her middle name Irene and gave it also to my Daughter....
Col. Samuel Johnson's Regiment of Militia fought from 1775-1777 and were part of the Massachusetts militia. They fought at the Siege of Boston and Bunker Hill.
At 40:10 the name of that flag is The Blood Stained Banner. It is one of the many Confederate flags used in Georgia. It is the 3rd iteration of this style of battle flag. The first version did not have the red stripe, but soldiers speculated that it had so much white on it that it looked like a truce flag, so the wide red stripe was added down the side. After The War, war widows and veterans used these flags on graves and in memorial day parades. Memoria Day started in The South and then spread to the rest of the country to include everyone. In the post-bellum era, the wide red stripe down the side came to signify the spilled blood of our soldiers and denotes someone who died in battle. The version without the red stripe is called The Unstained Banner and it was used for soldiers who survived The War.
Hi other robert and friend I always think of the south with that moss on the tree and looks creepy cemerterys can always tell the history of the places and other robert tell robert to be careful walking on them floors at the old Byrd farm house 🏠 and to watch were he puts his hands ✋ 😳 in cupboards another good video keep well both 👍 Andrew south wales uk 👍 👌 😀 🇬🇧
Thanks for all you do, going to the cemeteries, enjoy watching the videos even tho I'm not related to anyone in Georgia, to my knowledge. Thanks again for all you and your team do. 😊
Thank you for sharing and all you do to bring videos to all! The history is so interesting and such beauty and love in the cemetery. I sure hope you find your green shirt. Please take good care, all the best!
