After a day full of filming and sweating in the hot Georgia sun, I was driving back home when I saw this place as I drove by. I did an immediate u-turn and with all camera batteries mostly exhausted I filmed what I could. I definitely plan on coming back to this site, and would love to learn more of the history of this place. Shoutouts to “gas fund” contributors: Syma! Darion G (incredible support!!) Dawn D Rosemarie L Tracy J Ruby M (You are all amazing!) Support Sidestep Adventures: Patreon.com/SidestepAdventures PayPal Tip Jar: www.paypal.me/rwrightphotography My flashlights: US amzn.to/3dh4UDf UK amzn.to/3bDxVHY
@@sarahlutz5111thank you I was going to say that too! There's a lot of names out there that are short for something else like "Polly" is another name for "Mary"
@Tom Meadows That is exactly why I started my RU-vid channel. To share my passion for American history, help to preserve it, and ensure that it is NEVER FORGOTTEN!
I am deeply touched by the gravesites of confederate soldiers. They fought and died for what they felt was their duty. My great grandfather was a volunteer in union PA calvary. Other family members fought for the CSA. I love the glimpse of history your videos share. Thank you.
These are fascinating to me as a Midwestern Yankee. Easy for me to forget, the South is old. Much older than my state's establishment, in some places by two centuries. You just do not see things like this here, certainly not this often. I love history. Thank you for taking us on your journey.
My home state has several 'lost' cemeteries either gov't land or private farm. Even a couple in my neighborhood have older cemeteries in the back of their yards. One homeowner maintains it real well while the other allowed weeds to grow up. Thank you for remembering these folks.
This is Holly Grove Cemetery, Monroe County, GA. I looked it up on Find A Grave from some of the names you showed. Beautiful cemetery. Would be nice to see it cleaned up. Thanks for the video. Respect to all buried there. RIP.
If you like the tree stump type of gravestone you should take a trip to Lawrence County, Indiana. Many of the cemeteries have multiple examples of that type of stone.
Your videos inspire me to visit old cemeteries. Recently visited the old Batdorf (now known as the Old Union Lutheran and Reformed Church cemetery) in lewisberry PA very close to me. It’s the oldest cemetery I’ve visited with stones from 1805-1850s. There’s revolutionary war vets here and was just somewhat revitalized by a local Boy Scout troop. Fascinating
Great influenza of 1918. Those who died in 1918 were pretty interesting. It makes me wonder if that's what happened to them. It was really bad. That's why everyone is so freaky about this covid virus.
I started a family genealogy in 2001. To this date, I have yet to find answers regarding my farthest back ancestor. My great grandmother, even my grandmother could know of him and his story. If you are reading this and much younger than my 70 years, PLEASE, sit an elder relation down and videotape and interview with them. Find out everything they know about those who came before them that they may have known or heard about. Ask if there are photos, family Bibles, letters, etc. Ask them if they would please take the time to, along with you, go through those treasures and get as many names and dates as they l know. If there are photos that they might know who is in the photos, use a post-it note and write the info on it and stick it to the back of the photo. Never write with a pen on the back of an old photo as that could destroy the front. If this person, I call them treasures, are able-bodied, and there are old graves of long past ancestors nearby, a being at the grave could bring back memories told by older family members. PLEASE remember, life is short. You must do this as these treasures pass on so quickly. I knew my great grandmother as a teenager but never was interested, or, even thought of the secrets she could hold about where we came from or who we are. For, I believe, knowing who your forebears were, what they did,and what kind of people they were, tells the story of the descendants right to you.
You are so right. I was adopted. Great parents who were always open about it. In Kansas you can still get your original birth certificate when you're 21. Years later a roommate of mine got on line and traced my family on my birth mother's side back to 1635 when my ancestors came from Southwold, Suffolk County England to settle Southold, Suffolk County, Long Island. It also turned out that I had a first cousin about 15 years younger then me living 100 miles north of me in California. We got to be friends & that's how I ended up with meeting more cousins (all very welcoming) a ton of family photos & clues to do more research. I'm now friends with a historian at my 12X great grandfather's church in England & the Historian at my great great grandfather's church (they were both Presbyterian pastors) in West Virginia where my 4X great grandparents are buried. Then a family name popped up on my weekly search (so much getting digitized there's always something new). It turned out to be the name of a road where a house was for sale. I cross checked tax maps from 1850s and it was my 4x great grandfather's farm. The farmhouse is log cabin underneath, built by a cousin in 1880. (I can't afford to buy it 😭) But I'm proof positive that if you keep digging you can come up with some amazing discoveries, starting with almost nothing. (And discover new friends along the way.)
@@ptaylor4923 You are so much farther than me!! I am so very proud of you for being interested enough. Young people don't usually care. I started when to find out more meant searching through Libraries, courthouses and damp musty rooms, or finding people who knew something. I had stacks of paper. Took over a small bedroom in our house. Worked till late at night, though I worked during the day as well. I think it was three years into my research that a cousin I had met doing research, gave me a rebuilt computer. I found a treasure trove once I was let loose with that. Keep searching. My dad's brother started that side of the fam. But, he only researched the male side. NO!!! do everyone one. The men, wives, kids, wives families, etc. I am so excited for you. Have a wonderful time. And, thank you for sharing this with me. LaJuan Lee
@@ptaylor4923 You should congratulate yourself. The difference between you and most people is that you actually do the work, not sit there and wait for "someone" to come along who can do it for you. It's all right to ask for help, but us old genies get a lot more enthused with people who have already done some work themselves. P.S. My tip to you, and others just starting their genie journey: Don't believe ANYthing you see on Ancestry. People are throwing anything up there. I've seen women who died, then supposedly had four children afterwards. Bad dates are the first clue to sloppy work. Use it as a starting point, but triple-check names, DOBs, etc. with actual documentation, as Cornerstone403 has indicated. Best wishes to both of you.
@@lucygray6162 oh I always double & triple check Ancestry. So many people want to be related to Annie Oakley, Jessie James, Kings, etc that if the see a name that works in someone's tree, they add it to theirs. 🙄 Half the people who have a Jennings family tree in line with mine gave John Jennings 18 coming over in a ship in 1635. The problem is, the ship landed in Barbados, which they just count as a stopping point in his journey to New York. But if they paid further attention to that John Jennings they'd realize he not only never left Barbados, he settled down and became quite prosperous there. Not our John Jennings. I do like being able to access digitized documents, but I don't trust indexes, I want to see the real thing. At some point I have to go to Utah. No one has done a better job of collecting original genealogical documents than they have. An the underground storage vaults they've built to protect them is amazing. A visit to the library if congress would be nice, too.
@@cornerstone403 "Young people"... You are so sweet. I'm 68 & didn't get a good start on this til 8 years ago. I agree about the women, but they are so left out in records, tracking marriage names is hard. When some are poor farmers there's less info. Black people have it even harder & have to rely on Freedman's records, property records of slave owners, sometimes even stud books with the farm animals. Google books has been fantastic. Always adding. I took care of a woman in her '90s. She said her father had been born in a jail. I figured that meant her grandfather was a sheriff & the family lived in the back or upstairs if the jail. When I did a Google books search it came up with accounting records from the state, in which there were records of him being paid $50 or $100 or travel expenses for bringing a prisoner back for justice. Once I had the county I talked to the current sheriff in the county. He said they had a small museum and knew who I was talking about. The sheriff mailed me his Sheriff's cap to give her. Not one of the department Deputy hats but his Sheriff's hat. She really liked that. And look into the d issues if newspapers digitized from the 1700s & 1800s in towns your people lived in. I've stumbled on the most amazing things reading them, including ads my ancestors put in the paper which gave addresses for their businesses & then I'd match up historical photos. I also find addresses in censuses and go to street view on Google maps to get a screenshot and have a comparison of what it looks like today. Some homes are still there. But be it known, streets & addresses have changed a lot in some cities. Finding my grandmother Taylor's childhood home drove me nuts because Chicago changed the numbering system sometime in the 40s or 50s. Tracking down documentation on that had me cross-eyed. I should stop. Thank you Robert for sharing your space with us.💕
Always a good day when you put out a video. Looking forward to your return to this remarkable cemetery. Roguemore??? Unusual name. Mrs. Brown 1876 to 1954 the amazing things she saw during those years. WOW!
Its a shame these forgotten cemeteries are so over grown it should be that each county is responsible for the upkeep of them in their county. It would be a good idea for each county to have a cemetery committee and be responsible for the upkeep and record all the departed in a data base then no one would be forgotten.
This looks like the Holly Grove Cemetery. Somebody has documented about 60% of it. I would be wonderful if you could get the rest documented. That would ensure this people will be remembered. Thank you, Robert, for what you do.
Awesome video!!! Also enjoy exploring long forgotten and abandoned cemeteries in: Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Colorado, Iowa, New Mexico. Like to think that the residents appreciate the "rare" visitor, regardless if not family and for just a little time. Always try to talk to the graves as I explore as well - as long as nothing bursts out of the ground and grabs me and haves its way with me.
Whenever I see these I stop or at least make a mental note and go back to look at them. I recently went to one and took photos and put them on a Facebook group for cemeteries like this and it got so much love. It makes me sad that these places are forgotten and not taken care of. I know they are supper old graves but they should still be look after.
Robert I love the stories you tell of the past. These people are not gone if you are reading their details. We are all learning of them by your journey to these old cemetery’s Thank you
I thought I was the only one who thought like that. Glad to know either: I'm not crazy or, I'm not the only one who's crazy. I found a grave marked by an iron marker with "WWI" emblazoned on a single star, inside a wreath. It was in the back of the cemetery, among a number of trees that, I'm sure, grew there out of neglect. For whatever reason, I had to keep that grave tended. I even did a time lapse photo shoot if several places in the cemetery, once a month, as an excuse to go and take care of that one grave. Why? Why was it so important to me to care for this nameless grave? I no longer live near the cemetery, so I don't care for the grave anymore. But after years have passed, I still feel like I should be caring for that grave. Deep inside, I hope he forgives me for not taking care of it anymore.
Great job Robert, it seems like you have a radar in your head that you can find these cemeteries in the middle of no where. Sometimes i think it's better to keep these location private to keep the vandals away. And let these people rest in peace. It's a wonderful thought to restore them. But that seems to make them targets. 💖
My city Indianapolis and surrounding areas had a drive where they put up pretty white vinyl fences and make sure to keep them clean It's nice to drive by and see them
That is an awesome find. The history there is amazing. I have to admit the woodsman monuments sure stood up and although they are all similar I have yet to see 2 identical. Looking for ward to your revisit. Just glad your battery lasted as much as it did. Keep Safe❤Keep Well❤
Nice find! Do you ever come across before pics of any cemeteries you find? Maybe it's better left to the imagination cause some of your finds have choked me up! My grandparents have the same Eastern Star and Masonic emblem on there headstone. Thank-you!
I have watched a good deal of your videos and I have always been impressed with the way you show respect to those who have gone on before I have heard you mention your book are you documenting all the names and locations of the Graves you visit? If so what a noble endeavor.
I just want to say, thank you for all that you do. Acknowledging those who are out there and have been forgotten in their resting places!! I can’t wait until all batteries are charged and ready to go!! God bless you all from NE Arkansas!!
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I shared your channel with one of my ex bf's. We both have a passion for old cemeteries and I thought he would really enjoy your videos. Can't wait to see the entire video for this location.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO. MY FAMILY HAS BEEN IN GA SINCE AFT THE REV WAR. I DO LISTEN. MAYBE SOMEDAY I WILL SEE SOME OF THEIR GRAVES. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR TEAM.
You were right the first time with your pronunciation while reading the epitaph. "Sallie" is a nickname for Sarah, quite common back then. Sarah Taylor was no doubt known as Sallie to her friends. My g-g-g grandmother hasboth her names on her marker in central Georgia. So glad to see a new video from you.
I think this cemetery may have had some attention paid to it, maybe 10-15 years ago. The underbrush doesn't seem to be very old. A lot of the trees have small trunks and are young. If this was cared for a while back, the caretakers probably didn't have the means to safely remove the larger trees. This was once a beautiful cemetery. Now it's fascinating. Thanks for your mission, Robert. You make a difference.
I'm sure ypu are right that Sallie was Sarah's daughter. I have just come across quite a few Sallies whose name were actually Sarah, as well as many other endearments, during 20 years of research for my latest book, Who Killed Laura Foster?
Marcus D. Simmons - CSA, Georgia Volunteer Infantry, 45th Regiment, Company D Private March 4, 1862. Appointed 4th Corporal in 1862. Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.
What an amazing cemetery if only someone took the time to tidy it up. It is so sad. At least for a fleeting moment in time they are remembered. 🇦🇺🐨🧡🧡🌞🧡🧡🐨🇦🇺 Australia
It would be cool if someone started a group to take care of these cemeteries. My son and mother are in a cemetery that is currently being held by the state because of the shenanigans of the prior owners. It's in horrible condition and there are gophers coming in and out of the graves.
I believe with research you might find records of a church very close. The road was an access road, these are pretty common with large church cemeteries. Many small family plots there, it reminds me of where my family is buried in a Missionary Baptist Church cemetery.
Robert, My best friend and my best man at my wedding was the head park ranger.was stationed at Vogel State Park down at Blairville Ga. and he told me about a small cemetery near the park . I don't know if you have been to that one. God Bless,
I have a lot if family that lived in Georgia. So if you run across names if Sammons or Gass they are my kin. I look every time you post 😊👍🏻 thank you for doing this.
Col Thomas J Simmons led 45th Geo Inf and died in 1905, buried in Macon. Corp Thomas J Simmons served with Co H 36th ( Broyles') Geo Inf. My apologies if I misspelled or was mistaken. Facinating information all over the web about both men's units, and Col Simmons.
