Another wildly overgrown forgotten cemetery. This is part one. Some pretty interesting finds in here. Subscribe to the new Vlog: ru-vid.com/show-UC56vh2L-M0czmoTRLhSMaxg PayPal Tip Jar: www.paypal.me/rwrightphotography Special thanks to gas fund contributors: Helen C Ruby M Colleen David C David G And huge shoutout to Robert for support! Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/SidestepAdventures My flashlights: olight.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=282
I believe the small symbol at the foot of the graves represents a rose or flower, with leaves extended at the sides. I have seen this before, but could be wrong. By the way great job to all, you never get boring, and are like bloods hounds, working, and searching for the end product.
According to gravestone restorers, special permissions are needed to do even cleaning of non-family stones. Make sure these are secured or fines could be incurred.
This is showing on FindAGrave as the Jesse Cox Cemetery. Really sad how horribly overgrown it is. Thanks for all you do, Robert and friends, to keep the memories of these dear departed alive.
What’s better than one Robert? Two Roberts! Such determination. My husband and I recently found an old family cemetery that is only accessible by boat and we are currently making plans to go back and clean it up. It breaks my heart to see these cemeteries so forgotten. People deserve respect even in death. Which is why I love your videos so much. My husband used to think I was crazy for loving cemeteries so much but I think I’m converting him! 😆 Much love and respect for what you do Robert! ♥️ Also I just saw the Find The Forgotten sticker on your teespring! Love it! T-shirt coming soon? 😏
When you do, you should catalog it and put it on find a grave! It may be no one knows about it due to the location, but find a grave members are many, and many are usually happy to help in restoration.
Macrochelys Red I am a member of Find A Grave and didn’t even think to see if it was documented there, just looked and it isn’t. I will definitely be taking pictures and posting to Find A Grave! I did find it documented on another website however. Not sure if you can post links here but I will try. It is a really neat little family cemetery. After doing some research it turns out a member of this family was actually governor of NC right before and during the Civil War and was born on the land that holds the cemetery. He was buried there but was moved at some point. www.trading-ford.org/ellis.html
Jaime S Any idea why they were buried in an island? Just curious. I know that there are little islands that dot the Mississippi near where I live and I remember one of them has a cemetery on it. Just can’t remember which one! Thank you for the link. I’m totally fascinated by these little cemeteries, they are such an untouched link to the past.
“Your name may not appear down here in this world’s hall of fame In fact you may be so unknown that no one knows your name The Oscars and the praise of man may never come your way But don’t forget God has rewards that He will hand out some day This crowd on earth they will soon forget you when you’re not at the top They will cheer like men until you fall and then their praise will stop Not God, He never does forget And in His hall of fame, by just believing on His Son, Forever there is your name I tell you friend, I wouldn’t trade my name however small It’s written there beyond the stars and not so less your hall For all the famous names on earth or the glory that they share I would rather be an unknown here And have my name up there. God Bless You.” - Jim Caviezel Thank You for your work and respect to all Christian brothers and sisters in Christ ! Much love from 🇭🇷 (Croatia)
The verse is really nice.---I have a favorite, as a nurse, it's very timely: TO THE WORLD YOU MAY BE ONE PERSON. BUT TO ONE PERSON YOU MAY BE THE WORLD.
Oh guys this cemetery is really bad! It must feel so good to give those people back their name and their peace. As you always say it makes you curious who these people were beneath those over grown headstones. I have to say that in those days the had the most beautiful epitaphs. I hope you will visit this cemetery again. Greetings from the Netherlands
You gentlemen impress me with your determination to find these graves and clean them up. That one has been forgotten for a long time. Great video. Thanks, Robert and Robert
What an old cemetary. Wish I could have been there to help with all that overgrowth. I know y'all were tired after that one. Your hard work is always appreciated...
I Just wanted to commend you for working so hard to preserve peoples memories who may have been long forgotten - - you have true compassion and credibility Thank You
I absolutely applaud you for documenting all these lost lives. It is stunning and sad that you have found so many cemeteries that are unkept and lost to time
Just in the mood to cry in sadness for these forgotten ones. Australia 🇦🇺🐨😭😭😭😭😭😭😭. Good job Cody with camera. While you all do what you, they will be remembered. Thank you
My goodness all the scorpions and probably snakes too You guys are so brave to do this. Thank y’all for you’re kindness and good hearted to go through the trouble of finding these forgotten graves. Thanks to y’all they are not forgotten. Bless y’all
You do such a wonder work in remembering these souls who have gone on before us. Thank you! So sad how many gravesites are overgrown and uncared for. I don’t know who is responsible to maintain these cemeteries, but they have done a terrible job and a disservice to our forefathers, and our history. Just so sad and heartbreaking.
Ok you both out done yourselfs with this one as i think it was the worst we have seen So sad they all forgotten but for the few that have come by over a few years before. Hope this is one that can be saved. Thankyou for sharing it with us
i am up here in eastern Massachusetts so you can imagine that there are a lot of old gravestones. Unfortunately many are made of slate and have eroded badly but every once and awhile you luck out. love your adventures, keep up the good work of remembering the gone !
Until watching your video I had no idea how many forgotten cemeteries there were. They seem so far off the beaten track as well. Sad that a church group or scout group can't clean them out and then keep them up. I believe that is an eye symbol on the bottom of the grave and can mean God is all seeing or can indicate a connection to masons or odd fellows. I will ask Tui and find out for sure. Keep Safe❤ Keep Well❤
Love watching you discovering the lost cemeteries, Cody does a great job recording as you uncover these resting places. Great job you guys are doing to acknowledge those who have been lost to time.
I truly admire you guys. You fellas are well appreciated for this labor of work you all do . Yo other Robert u got a cut man Such dedication guy. Really thanks .
Hi, I just wanted to say God bless you guys for all the hard work that y'all do for these forgotten graves. I know of a tip that I saw on someone else's video on how to read what is written on graves better. You sprinkle a little bit of flour on the grave and then rinse it off. It may be time consuming for y'all but I just thought I'd let y'all know about it because the flour really works wonders! Great work guys!! Much love from North Carolina. 💕🙏💕
I love what you do. I look forward to every one of your videos. Your friend got scratched on his wrist. It is sad to see cemetery's overgrown but you can't stop nature. Someone would need to go there at least once a year. That is a lot of work.
Yes, exactly. Unless a cemetery such as this one under goes consistent maintenance it will quickly return to this state. All those graves we uncovered on this video and part 2 will sadly be covered up again before too long.
I am quite a bookworm, and have a book called, "Stories in Stone, A Field Guide to Cemetery Symbolism and Iconography", written and photographed by Douglas Keister. Very helpful to decipher symbols on stones. Also, I possess a book called, "Best of Gravestone Humor", by Louis S. Schafer. Good for a few laughs, and trite poetry.
Hi gang, I wonder just how many cemeteries there are still lying forgotten in woodland, it's so sad. Thanks for all of your great work guys, much love. xx
Hello from U.K.Just discovered your channel..I was brought up in a family where it was important to maintain family graves.Alas that is a trwad that is disappearing in this country.The cemetry where 3 generations of my family are put to rest is not maintained by the church as the land is seperate.Wildlife is moving in.Especally grass snakes and vipers.You are two wonderful people.
As part of your equipment you may have to add a brush cutter!! That way at least you can clear a space around each stone!! Another awesome video. Thank you for all your efforts.
I really like your videos, I like how you take the time to remove blankets of growth from these stones....my favorite is Robert the other Robert he really gets down and moves that earth so that Robert and shine his light and read. It is really a shame that these final resting places are so torn and destroyed by time, and very very few show any remains of anykind of visiting with a small token of flowers....R.I.P. all the lost souls.....
It means so much to me to see the loving care you give to the grave stones when you visit these forgotten cemeteries. Appreciate all you do to help make the past come alive. Stay safe.
Well here we are in another great adventure. Thank you so much. I can't believe you have found another abandoned cemetary. That one tree you removed had to have been there a very long time. Rotten clear through. More forgotten people. I have said it before but, I love what you do. You do it with such care and love. God bless 💖 .
A mother's gentle caress, her midnight loving vigil. First steps, wonders of childhood. A tender smile, exchanges of confidences, arms enfolding as a first kiss happens. The fears and tears of life's deep regrets and losses, ultimately leading to slumber in Death. These "forgotten" people in these graves all shared these in life. Someday we will join them. The Spirit knows no distance nor time. They deserve to be respected and revered when we find them and remember that they were just like us one time, a long time ago. God Bless you all at Sidestep Adventures for your care and dedication. God will reward you for your love and attention and you also bless all of us by sharing these videos with us. We will NOT FORGET
Thank you for sharing compassion for the resting place of the departed ! Take care , stay safe and healthy wherever your next adventure or research takes you next ! Doing well here in Kansas .
May need to change the title to - "25 Forgotten Graves in 156 Year Old Forest" ... Sad to see it so overgrown, great video as always. I wouldn't mind volunteering to help clean this place up if needed!
How in the world did you boys find this cemetery ? If it weren’t for the chain link fence you would never know any thing was there. And you are getting so much better reading the epitaphs ! EEK on the scorpions, didn’t even know Georgia had them.
Another great video on lost cemeteries, it was so great to see you both cleaning off the grave sites. It really is sad to see how we forgot those older cemeteries. I was so surprised on how that tree you moved off the grave just crumbled. Wish we had more great people like you and you team.
Thank you again for all your hard work, time and effort you give to bringing these folks back to us. You really bring our thoughts, prayers and wonderment to these folks
You guys are awesome. I wish I could adventure with you. I think it's important to say their long lost names aloud. Try not to forget anyone. They have no one left to say their names. Love your videos.
This is certainly one of the worst for overgrowth and unreadable graves. Honestly I think one of my favorite parts of these videos is when I hear "You know what grandpa always said".
MY DAD WAS ONE OF 13 CHILDREN. HE WAS BORN IN A PLACE CALLED KRETNEN HOLLAR TN. THERE IS A NICE CHURCH THERE . MY GRAND MA AND GRAND PA BURIED THERE.TWICE A YEAR PEOPLE GATHERED TO DO A CEMENTARY CLEANING. AND CLEAN HEADSTONES. WE ALSO ATE UNDER THIS PICNIC TABLE. AND ENJOYED MUSIC..I HOPE MORE CHURCHS WILL KEEP THIS CLEANING.
How, in the world, do you find these graveyards? Do you use old, old maps? And, where dop you summon up the bravery to go walking through the thick brush to get to them?
Ooohhhhhh I was so enjoying that. Never mind, I'll wait for part 2. If it didn't have the fence would you have seen it ? Its in some state and with Scorpions 😲😲😲😲🍀🌳🍀
At a lot of cemeteries a family pays for perpetual care of their loved ones graves. Meaning the up keep was part of their plot purchases. I wonder if that was ever provided/included in their purchase of their plots in the areas where you explore? Also, I am noticing that a lot of the folks passed away before 1929 which may have contributed some of the cemetery companies going under due to the Great Depression?
Kim Myles , this is a family cemetery . The land has been sold many times . I knew some of the relatives of this family from my younger days ( 45 years ago ) .
Hi guys, I sit here watching in awe as you uncover your past. But I'm also talking to the you through screen saying, where are your gloves and watch out for the poxy legless lizards! Please take care. Thank you from Australia.
Such a shame. Always wondered if a scout troop could be notified where these are and clean up at least twice a year. Excellent job guys! I worry about the ticks, scorpions and snakes. Maybe add an workman apron for tools, flashlight, gloves, and shears.
It's amazing. We truly have no idea who we are or where we've come from. Thank you for this research, my friends. 💚🌍💚🌎💚🌏 "Weep not, she is not dead, but sleeping"
It's possible that strange mark at the bottom was the brand they used on the cattle and horses, for that family. Cattle branding was a way to mark the property, and frankly, a lot of people back then couldn't read more than at a 4th grade level, so the mark would help identify the family. ....just my thoughts on it...
I agree...this one may be the most overgrown you've found. Love you guys! (I want one of those tools Bob uses to cut the tree branches. What are they called?)
Robert you need to get some canned spray air from Office Depot and some white flower from grocery store and you will be able to read the stones a lot easier.
I love some of the epitaph on tombstones of some of them and i am so very happy that there are PEOPLE like you to clean up there gravesite. And document them to ..that symbols look like and Egyptian symbol (○)
