Sad thing is, that even chiseled in stone ,everything slowly fades into time and is forgotten, We are truly dust in the wind, Someone once said, '' life is short even in its longest days."
That inscription was on a tombstone near our house. It had been a family plot long forgotten. I read it when I was little and it gave me nightmares for weeks. Especially when it stormed so bad the night I read it I was afraid to go to sleep.
And not a one in the old graves in the old cemetery would know a thing about electricity, radio, movies, telephones, airplanes, automobiles, TV, space flight, landing on the moon, satellites, world wide instant communications, internet, cell phones, digital video and the lists goes on. The most they could know were steam engines and perhaps photography and telegraphy as new fangled things. Their world was so completely different than ours.
Cemetaries are interesting. So much history. My father dragged us around Europe from cemetary to cemetary learning about family genealogy. European cemetaries usually have playgrounds in them so that is where we were while they were looking fo family graves. My mother would talk to people an we would even meet relatives. We were related to the chief of police in Luxembourg. Even went to Lichtenstein an found some. Weird but wonderful childhood while my dad was stationed overseas
Just subscribed recently . Enjoyed the video very much . But also want to give you a thumbs up at the respect and thoughtfulness you gave this cemetery .
There is a great story behind everyone I ever met. Remember that and keep it in context the next time you ponder your own mortality. Keeps you real. LOL
I recently stumbled across your channel and find it so refreshing. Just pictures and talking, no epic drone shots with house music. No click bait. Ever since I read Faulkner for the first time I found the south highly fascinating and love that you are focusing on that. Keep up the good work. Cheers from Germany
William Jefferson Nicholson was in C Co. 10th GA Vol. Infantry from Chattahoochee County. He enlisted in May 1862, participated in a number of engagements and died of typhoid fever on Sept 5, 1862. Jimmy Carter is a direct descendent. Carter’s great-grandfather, Nathaniel Nunn Nicholson was given William’s army pay of $44 and his clothing. I wonder if the local authority is aware of this.
I found a old cemetery in Elberton Georgia about 22 years ago while I was out walking in the forest deer hunting, there were at least ten gravestones if I remember correctly and they weren't actually tombstones they were basically big rocks that had epitaphs carved into them and I believe they were all dated in the 1800's, I also remember there being these very strange looking leafless tree's growing amongst the headstones and it being the only place in that forest where I seen those particular little trees, I really wish I had a camera with me at the time, I'm hoping to get back down there one day to see if it's still there, anyway great video guys
@michael perry I'm really hoping to make it back out there one day, it's a very long drive from where I live but it's worth it just to see if it's still there, this place was on the outskirts of a WMA I was deer hunting and I was intrigued when I came across it, I really hope it's still there and hasn't been wiped out by development or looted and vandalized, I really want to videotape it and document it
It is great to have photographic or videographic documentation of these old cemeteries for history sake. Now that we have the internet, hopefully, this information can be preserved forever.
I also found a graveyard while vacationing in Georgia recently that was also in a national forest area. I took some pictures of the one remaining headstone dating back to the 1800s. There were alot of unmarked graves. Did some research and found out that it was a family graveyard and sent the pictures to a family member that I found on FindAGrave.com
in 100 years or less nobody remembers or cares. the memorials are made for the LIVING, not the dead. and when there are no more living who care the memorial is forgotten and abandoned. the dead dont know or care either way., they are not "resting " in the graves. thier soul is either in heaven or hell. the remenant of thier bodies slowly returning to the earth. they lived a life, shed thier bodies, and thier soul continues on.
@Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart It's often Not so much that they don't care... they just DON'T KNOW their relative is there! There is cemetery that I went and was around since a little kid... NO IDEA we had relatives there! Till an Aunt started a genealogy study & found them.
You are right, that is how i found out i have a lot of familymembers living in the US, Canada ( & rest of the world).They were doing research for a book about the family history.Ancesters came from Europe ( Netherlands ) after a complete village where they lived burnt down ( around 200 persons).
What an amazing video. The Revolutionary War soldier and his son from the Cival War. Truly astounding. Never seen that before. I've seen many old cemeteries, always love the history of the area. I've never seen so many BRICK STRUCTURES. What kind of grave covering is this? These are hand made bricks. Very beautiful. Thank you for sharing. Greetings from southern California. 👍😁
Possibly grandfather and grandson... as John Mayo would have been 70 when George was born. Either way, very cool that they are side by side! Sadly we dont get to see many old cemeteries out here on the West Coast
At our old family cemetery in south Alabama, we have people from the late 1700s up to my Grandmother that died in 1997 at 98. We have a Revolutionary War veteran , more than one Civil war veteran , WWI and WWII. Its fascinating to explore my family history.
Thank you @dragon tiss and @Darla Hays. What an amazing family history to have @Darla. My GGrandfather came to America after Ressurrection from the Cival War, as a 12 year old child with his older brother. Our family has an old dilapidated farm outside of Opelousas, LA. Where my Grandmother was born. They are buried in cement vaults above ground, high water table in the south. I've also seen "spirit houses" over graves on plantation tours, slave or indigenous type graves. Never brick covering. I find it absolutely beautiful. 😁
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@@shielarobitaille1534 the brick coverings were crypts at one point. It looks like they were either vandalized or destroyed by the weather.
This is a bittersweet expedition of discovery. When a person dies, with thankfully few exceptions, he or she leaves behind such sadness and sense of loss. Because of that, the survivors want to mark their profound emotions and to honor the deceased and over time, the inevitable usually gets swept up with the fact that the old adage "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust" prevails. I imagine most of us wnt to erect a Great Pyramid or the equivalent to our dead loved ones but we bow to our traditions and mark a grave in the manner of our beliefs, ability to afford and so on. Then, time steps in and we return to the soil and only the historians keep track of us out of some around curiosity and desire to remember their stories. The trees grow, the markers topples and that's the way it goes. You guys were so respectful.
When I was a kid, my dad and I liked to explore old cemeteries. We even found where my great great grandparents are buried! Since I'm not physically able to do this anymore, thank you for doing it for me!💜💜
This was so fascinating to watch. You all think like I do. What once was is all but gone. I guess we are looking at our own mortality... thanks Mark!👍🇺🇸
Absolutely... we really are. I think about that often when I am at an old cemetery. The ground I am standing on was once their world. And after I am gone it’ll be someone else’s world. Haunting really. Thanks for the comment
This is the finest cemetery exploration/visitation I’ve seen on RU-vid-y’all understand that the faded markers represent all that remains of the individual histories of all these people, the histories that were interwoven to form a community that has faded as well, almost completely out of existence. It is an overwhelming feeling-I live near Arlington National Cemetery and have family members and friends buried there, and when I look out over the sea of headstones, the knowledge that so many lives and stories rest there is mind boggling. Thank you for bringing these people back to life, if only briefly and in bits and pieces.
Another awesome video. I would like to say in defense of those who fought in the civil war. They fought for what they believed in right wrong or indifferent. They fought brother father cousin friend.it was a very sad and tragic time in the history of the United States as I went back and researched my family history I found that my family killed my family. Their friends killed them and they killed their friends. To remember them no matter what side they fought for we must always remember and respect the passion that they had for what they believed in. That was what helped the United States become the country that we are. Was a passion of belief. Thank you once again.
Yes - everyone had a separate, distinct history and story. Amazing and interesting. Thank you. Another awesome cemetery is Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia.
Thank you for respecting those sites and for a short time bringing them to life. Seeing that Masonic marker was very interesting as I am a Mason as well.
I love to stroll through old grave yards, reading the headstones, I get a deep appreciation for these people who were before us (family), believing in their country and most importantly our Heavenly Father, but I have a great sadness thinking about the state our once great nations were and what these people would think now if they could see. We've let them down because we have lost sight of who we are and why we're here sadly :(
its so sad to see peoples final resting place forgotten. thanks to your video maybe now those people can rest in peace knowing that someone found them and they are forgotten no more
It's fascinating to see the old graves but often very difficult..tried to visit some old and family graves in Illinois but was warned that the graveyard was had long been neglected and overrun with copperhead snakes..felt bad but didn't want to risk it.. I guess it is better to be safe than sorry sorry!
These people have been laid to rest by people who actually knew, and loved them. Don't despair Becky. They are at rest. Gone to their creator. All that remains of them is bones.
@@Dave-ty2qp you make an excellent point. i suppose i care too much. but i cant help it. as long as we remember those who are lost to us i guess they are never really gone
some persons born in late 1700's who died 1800's have some kind of family stoys to tell about their town but very hard to find but lost in history books forever to still discoverd by the persons who lived through 1700's-1800's as myths/lagaons and ppersons who born later in 1800's have different storys to tell facts changed by the family membmers who knew them can be find read in history books
I really truly admire your respect and reverence towards the departed of the forgotten town of Pineville. I want to add if you come by there again especially during Memorial Day or Veterans Day place something at the graves of the men who served their country.
Greetings from Canada. In writing the history of my family I could never get an exact date and place of death for my great great grandfather who emigrated from Ireland to Ontario, Canada. He and his wife settled on Ile du Grand Calumet in the Ottawa River, Pontiac County, Quebec after coming over in 1817 from Kilkenny. I will be forever grateful to the men from Ile du Grand Calumet who explored a deep embankment just behind the Catholic church on the Island. They found the top part of my great great parents headstone. It read "Michael Cahill, died 1838." They posted what they found from fragments on the Facebook page "Ile du Grand Calumet Memories" That answered my questions. Wherever possible historical associations or even individuals should post information from these old headstones before it's gone forever. In Ontario by law the municipality must maintain and try to conserve old headstones. Unfortunately in Quebec there is no such law and we are losing our history of the pioneers.
Wow, thats an amazing story. Your GGGrandfather was only here 21 yrs before he passed. He was probably youngish when he passed too but he made his mark, your here + probably other relatives.
I am so pleased to see your appreciation of people who lived so long ago. I've been doing genealogical research for the last eleven years. One of my main goals was to record all the old family stories for future generations of the family (like, as an example, my great grandmother seeing/hearing Abraham Lincoln give a campaign speech when she was a young girl). I wrote about my family's personalities, good points, talents, occupations, and even their life disappointments in some cases for a well-rounded picture of what they were really like. I didn't want to eventually pass out of this world with future generations of the family thinking our ancestors were nothing more than headstones in a cemetery. I also got all the old family photos identified and posted on my tree so they could never be lost to "File 13". I hope I did a good job -- Diane.
That is so sad! All those lives, friends, parents, children, aunts, uncles, sisters, and brothers.. I believe that the civil war was a senseless war. Slavery should've never happened, and they fought to keep it going. But, God in his infinite power and grace, stopped it. So many lives taken in the process. Now they lay there lost to time, left to decay as the rest of humanity changed and grew. But you, Robert, go to these places, all covered up, and left behind, and you speak their names one more time. Letting us see, and hear their names, and we imagine what their lives were like. It's truly heartbreaking, and awe inspiring at the same time. On the behalf of everyone else who watches these videos, I thank you for what you do! I'm not able to go to these places, but I feel like I'm there with you. God bless you, and everyone who does this.. and thank you!
President Washington was alive almost til the year 1800.))))) died 1799....the white house did not have any indoor plumbing Til 1910.......President Lincoln born 1809 his first Son lived until 1926..his name Robert Todd Lincoln... lincolns first son was at his dads opening of his memorial the lincoln memorial opened 1922,,,and there is a video of it on you tube,,,you can see abraham lincolns first son in the video...
What a beautiful peaceful place , as you said a whole community laying together not knowing that their town and homesteads have long gone. Thank you so much for bringing these people to our attention may they rest in peace for eternity.
I could hear the reverence and awe in your voice as you were walking through this cemetery....I thoroughly enjoyed walking with you. Thanks so much for sharing ! :)
HTWSSTKS is an acronym with connections to the Masonic Temple, specifically Royal Arch Masons. The letters stand for, “Hiram, Tyrian, Widow's Son, Sent to King Solomon.”
I NEVER knew so many cemeteries had been forgotten, I don't know how that could happen, not the way I was raised by my grandparents who adopted me. I Thank God I was brought up that way!!! You young men are doing incredible things, please keep it up!!!
Just subscribed, love what your doing. It’s crazey, in the village I live in South Yorkshire England the church is nearly a thousand years old. There is an abandoned graveyard in village I grew up and they got loads of graves in 1800’s. We are spoilt though because they seem new compared to the ancient graves we got. At st Mary the virgin in beighton in Sheffield there is the grave of the queen of the gypsys. I forget how old it is but I will post it.
I love this thank you..I love it when you tell about their stories and they knew each other ,,,and I love pictures on tombstone ,,,I love your channel and watch it often....they are all apart of history now ,,,
Thank you for your tenacity and care in documenting these graves and head markers! I especially appreciate you finding slave cemeteries. I'm trying so hard to pick up threads of my ancestry since new records - census, death records, etc. - are being published. What I take from your documentation is towns and villages that no longer exist. Places I can look into and maybe find a thread! Thank You...please don't stop. You are doing something invaluable for so many people.
I am in awe of your respect and dignity that you demonstrate to these loved ones and lost community. I just watched both of these videos and had to comment and subscribe to your channel. Have never seen any before but am a fan now. Thank you again for the humble, kind and dignified respect you showed.
This whole piece of property including the church has a out of this world presence about it! Touching! Makes me want to visit and clean up the cemetery! Thank you so much for remembering them I am watching this, today, Good Friday. Some how this seems appropriate.
I stumbled across your channel and immediately subscribed. Thank you Gor what you do and the respect you have for those who have gone before. Just ❤you!
You guys are just precious. I've done a lot of exploring of cemeteries myself. It reminds me of how connected we are to those who have lived and gone. I wish I were there with you all. This is just awesome. Very moving. Its almost hard to express all the thoughts and feelings that run through me. People are my main interest. I'm in awe of life here on earth and curious about my eventual passing over to where many fine people are already waiting, in glory. Thank you for this.
Susie Arviso I thought I was strange for doing this. I found it so interesting. I’m happy to see this video to validate my interest in people and honoring their lives.
God Bless you Son!!!! Thank you for honoring the dead....God is gonna give you a reward in Heaven one day for this! I’d love to see more videos like this.
Found your channel today and subscribed. Very interesting and informative videos you do. Ty for sharing your adventures and videos with us ALL. HUGS and Blessings from NY State 🌌🌠🏞🦋🎶👣
Walter Ansley is in New Prospect Primitive Baptist Church cemetery. Polly Bivins is in the Pineville Cemetery. The three Halls in forest are not documented on findagrave dot com. Y'all should enter them on findagrave. If you have the time, you can look them up on findagrave on your phone while there. Many times findagrave will have history of individuals.
Excellent video!! I love this stuff. I'm originally from New England and I can tell you about some very old cemeteries there. Thank you so much for showing us this Georgian history.☺️👍☺️
I have just found your channel and I am interested in the history of old towns I would like to say that I like the way you show the upmost respect for those who have been laid to rest .Thank you for a good video. from England
I had forgotten just how beautiful the trees are when draped in Spanish Moss. I grew up in the pan-handle of FL and climbed in a few trees with SM to day dream. That and my parents and baby brother are the only things I miss about FL. I didn't see this when you posted it, it's 1 year 5 months old, but I had to write about my memories dredged up by the sight of Spanish Moss. Thank you for helping me remember some of my 71+ years.
Thank you for being so respectful and sharing many names. I noticed the little ones often died in summer. I wonder if they succumbed to the “summer complaint,” as my grandfather called it. From spoiled food. There are many children in our cemetery who passed in summer. (My heart always goes out to Mommy and Daddy)
Very interesting , year's ago my cousin and I went around Massachusetts visiting old cemetery's like at Plymouth MA , and other's , alway's wondered about their lives . Much respect . Although they were ordinary people they are still an important part of history that few will ever know . I love history and alway's wished I knew their story . Thank. You . New sub . 👍🏼
Some of these people probably weren't all that ordinary. History books only tell the stories of the truly exceptional people. Many very extraordinary people will be forever forgotten. In a way it is very sad. So I guess I am agreeing with Sirius Lee. I would love to know their stories.
I think youre utube here is OUTSTANDING and thank you. So many of our older towns etc are literally disappearing. And young man myself a Veteran of 27yrs service thank you for pointing out those Mayo soldiers .They were incredible to see such history side by side. Again Sir thank you
What a beautiful place. I appreciate the sensitivity you showed to the departed ones and appreciation for the lives they lived, and the place they came for their final rests. Very refreshing to see someone who can present a cemetery with such sensitivity.
I really appreciated your video and will subscribe for more. Growing up in the sticks of Alabama I always had a passion for history and exploration within the local area. One of the things the women in my family always did (often on Sundays after church) was to go "graveyard hopping". It always fascinated me to go to these forgotten or almost-forgotten locations and hear my aunts or my grandmother talk about that location, the people buried there, and even the families that still lived in the area. Intriguing and sad at the same time. Maybe even more sad is that hunting for the past like this is a thing that seems largely lost on the younger generations. Keep up the good work, and thanks for the video.
In Arbela, Mo., there's a cemetery that has grave stones dating back as far as mid 1700s and still has occasional burials of local elderly. Its not real big but has very interesting grave stones.
Your videos sooth me. Robert The way you speak is relaxing and the sounds of the leaves crunching under your feet. You are perfect to do this. I really enjoy. Thank you.
Everyone resting here played a part in their community. Some in small ways, some bigger than others but they all contributed. Just as we are all contributing today. They are part of history, part of the fabric of this nation. In the future a family member of theirs and of ours may want to inquire about their heritage. Many people are doing the work, taking pictures at graveyards, recording all this information, births & deaths, family stories. The work is being provided online for those who wish to know their heritage in the future. Bless all of those that do this work on their own time for others because they love their fellow man! One last thing, they may be forgotten, we may be forgotten in time but God knows his children and he knows where each and everyone of us are at all times.
