The Charles Family Cemetery was established by the Charles Family on their land likely sometime in the 1820’s. The cemetery has been used off and on over the last fifty years and has not been used for a burial in almost thirteen years. Since it’s last use, the cemetery has been minimally maintained and has suffered two separate bouts of vandalism. its history. The first was an attempt to rob graves when three box mausoleums had their lids smashed in. I’m not sure when this took place but the would be grave robbers were wasting their time as there wasn’t anything to them to steal. The second instance was more recent, probably in the last four to six months. In this instance, the vandal(s) went through the cemetery and pushed over numerous headstones, pushed a lid off of a box tomb, smashed three headstones, and stole two of the three they broke. Given the cemetery’s proximity to a major road and it’s invisibility from that road, it has become somewhat of a known hangout spot for people engaging in all kinds of unscrupulous activities. After this latest vandalism, I have taken it upon myself to restore the cemetery and better secure it to honor my ancestors.
The cemetery contains forty-seven identified graves but there is no doubt in my mind that many more are likely resting in unmarked graves.
2 фев 2023
