The Crawford Family cemetery. Turns out I was right. According to “The History of Harris Co” the Crawford Family cemetery was indeed its own cemetery and not connected to the current church cemetery. Kinda interesting. Support Sidestep Adventures: Patreon.com/SidestepAdventures Announcing the new Patreon members only Facebook group! Visit our Patreon for more details..... My flashlights: bit.ly/2ZkatOt Wukong Magnets who provided me with a few magnets for my channels sent me a discount code to pass along to my subscribers.... The code: Sidestep16 You get 16% off using that code. www.magnetfishingwukong.com/

@joan7823

4 жыл бұрын

Can you use chalk on the writing, highlighting the wording?

@joan7823

4 жыл бұрын

Lolll sorry I put that comment their b4 I watched your post....

@jardelevanderleiaamoretern25

4 жыл бұрын

@@joan7823 kzread.info/dron/w2P5v3TXSFdhkDaO-yYzFg.html

@terrygabrich4806

4 жыл бұрын

Years ago I went to Fort Dodge Iowa on vacation. It was one of my stop overs. I stumbled upon an old church not far from Fort Dodge. Something caught my eye on my right side and I did a U=turn and went back to the spot. I drove into a small drive way and came upon an old crumbling church. I was at the side of the church and the front was on my right side facing in that direction. There was a small cemetery on my left that was surrounded by a wall. The grave stones were large and many were actually above ground. I investigated and I was amazed at the dates on the tombstones. There were 25 graves and they all passed a way in the 1600's. From the 1630's to the 1680's as I recall. This is something you don't expect to find in Iowa.

Hardy Crawford was the original pioner in the cemetery. One son, Martin Jenkins Crawford (17 March 1820 - 23 July 1883), became famous. Here is his findagrave entry (in Linwood Cemetery) US Congressman. Confederate Congressman. Marin Jenkins Crawford served as a US Representative from Georgia from 1855 to 1861. He withdrew, and was elected to the Confederate Provisional Congress (1861-1862). President Davis appointed him as a special commissioner to the Government of the United States at Washington. He left that post to serve with the Confederate army's Third Georgia Cavalry Regiment. He then served on the staff of General Howell Cobb. In later years, he was on the Georgia Supreme Court until his death.

Sad that the Church can't be bothered to keep in up out of Christian goodwill

@KayleenTkaczyk

4 жыл бұрын

Sukochi Lee May be private property?

@AdventuresIntoHistory

4 жыл бұрын

It’s really not that bad compared to others.

@tommyt1357

4 жыл бұрын

@@AdventuresIntoHistory can i send you some pics of some famous graves we got in New Hampshire that i visited

@sukochilee4770

4 жыл бұрын

@@AdventuresIntoHistory That is true

@sukochilee4770

4 жыл бұрын

@@KayleenTkaczyk Could be.

You could just imagine the type of person each one was like by what was written about them. It was both lovely & sad. Even though the graves don't belong to the church it would be so nice if they could at least keep it tidy. Who's say in another100 plus years that they to will be overgrown, uncared & unloved. 🇦🇺🐨👍❤️❤️ Australia

Thank you for honoring and remembering these precious souls who probably haven't had they're names spoken in over 100+ years thank you I love your videos and just discovered your channel and subscribed also thank you for your respect for them and they're lives thank you so much on behalf of them!!!

@davidandingem.644

4 жыл бұрын

Ditto...word for word!

@jardelevanderleiaamoretern25

4 жыл бұрын

@@davidandingem.644 kzread.info/dron/w2P5v3TXSFdhkDaO-yYzFg.html

So cool, thank you! Minerva was the sister of Martin Jenkins Crawford U.S. Congressman, 1855-1861. Confederate Congressman 1861-1862.

Robert... This was an awesome find. I have never seen a cemetery with so much writing on the stone. They really held the deceased in high esteem. I can hear the respect in your voice when you read them. Beautiful production....I felt like I was right there with you ! Thank you for taking me along. :)

This is one of my favorite graveyards . The beautiful prose on the stones really moved me to tears

The Crawford family seemed to have been such a caring and kind family. I don´t think I ever seen a head stone with so much lovely and kind words on them. And for every single member of the family as well! It´s amazing!

About 17 weeks ago I watched one of your videos. One of you were waring a T-shirt with the words Y'll need Jesus. I needed that. Again, about the inscriptios on the stones. That was done with chisel and hammer. Remarkable for me. That is a lot of work and very well done. I have done calligraphy but that is more difficult. Glad you found a maker's mark.

These old cemeteries are so incredibly amazing. My wife and I enjoy cemetery hunting. Thank you for doing this.

I found this channel by accident. I have lived my whole life in Georgia, with a good bit of time in Charleston SC. I have found myself binge watching your content. I’m a history buff, cool stuff.

Hi Robert, I'm glad that you mention the monument maker when it's listed. If you have a monument company near you that's been around for a long while, it would be nice to interview someone about the company founders, practices of long ago, etc. Thank you.

I really appreciate the respect and honour you treat these forebears with. It's very admirable. Thankyou.

Cheers guys, you could feel the love for the people there as you read the epitaphs . Very touching indeed.

You did a great job reading the long epitaphs, Robert! So thankful the writing wasn't more eroded. My heart is happy seeing that the tall headstone hadn't been broken or showing signs of repair, which means it had been broken. It's nice that an old cemetery is "piggy backed" with the newer one and not left on it's own and abandoned. Yep, it could definitely use a good cleaning up. I love its wrought iron fence and gate. Standing the test of time like a champ!

I just came across your channel today and I am completely enthralled. I love to see old cemeteries and the history contained in them. Thank you for all your efforts.

Thanks Robert, Great video. Thats some history in that small cemetery. Absolutely loved the old wright iron work of the fence. Very fine craftsmanship Thanks for sharing..

These videos have been a saving grace during quarantine. I want to show you guys around Jersey. Tons of War History, and plenty of abandoned sites

@ThePeachygal

4 жыл бұрын

You could become New Jersey's Robert/ cody/sidestep adventure. I know there is a guy on youtube who goes around Pennsylvania doing this. I enjoy watching his videos too. He did a great one on the Gettysburg battle ground.

@Snuffaluffachris

4 жыл бұрын

@@ThePeachygal if I had the time & confidence to film my self! Maybe one day

@tinabranch7898

4 жыл бұрын

They appreciate for getting their story alive thank you I really enjoyed

When those stones were carved, it was following a European style of Church yard graves. The height and epitaph is very European.

@pigoff123

4 жыл бұрын

European cemeteries had more statues. I grew up going to European cemeteries while my parents walked around looking for family member graves for genealogy research. We played in the playground while my parents walked around looking for relatives. Even got to meet some still living in the area.

@williamkeith8944

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, Mary. The recent video from London brought that to my mind.

I love going on these cemetery journeys with you, Robert! I look forward to each new video. When I retire I'm going to move to the eastern side of the country and look for old, forgotten cemeteries to explore, and help clean them up.

I often wonder when was the last time anyone visited these older graves, and read their names out loud. Thank you for sharing your videos and reading their names.

I love the fact that another person is a geek when it comes to old & lost grave yards lol. Coming from Boston I get it, the wonderment of the past.So ya def glad found this channel.

Hardy Crawford's 180 Descendants (+ indicates spouse, number indicates generation) 1-Hardy Crawford (1793-10 Jun 1839) +Elizabeth Betsey R Jenkins (27 May 1799-7 Mar 1857) . . 2-William T. Crawford (18 Sep 1818-Nov 1850) . . +Rebecca Ann Pollard (1820-) . . . . 3-Hardy Crawford (abt 1839-) . . . . +Cornelia A Fannie Callaway (1 Mar 1838-17 Mar 1910) . . . . . . 4-Annie Rebekah Crawford (4 Aug 1860-13 Oct 1923) . . . . . . +John Milton Parker (Mar 1856-2 Apr 1943) . . . . . . . . 5-John Fletcher Parker (9 Nov 1879-7 Feb 1958) . . . . . . . . +Callie Marinda Bussie (19 Jun 1880-17 Aug 1960) . . . . . . . . . . 6-Aldridge Parker (1903-) . . . . . . . . . . 6-Verna Parker (1905-) . . . . . . . . . . 6-French Parker (1907-) . . . . . . . . . . +James Edward Stillwell (19 Feb 1900-2 Jul 1975) . . . . . . . . . . +Thompson (-) . . . . . . . . . . 6-Grover Horace Parker (8 Jan 1914-29 Mar 1984) . . . . . . . . . . 6-Leonard Charles Parker (1922-23 Jul 1974) . . . . . . . . 5-Farmer Jackson Parker (4 Aug 1882-29 Sep 1955) . . . . . . . . +Myrtle Oda Martin (20 May 1889-30 Aug 1976) . . . . . . . . . . 6-Cecil Martin Parker (3 Jun 1906-Jul 1929) . . . . . . . . . . 6-William Edgar Parker (1 May 1909-24 Apr 1982) . . . . . . . . . . 6-Clyde Jackson Parker (11 May 1912-24 May 1970) . . . . . . . . . . 6-May Parker (1915-) . . . . . . . . . . 6-Eason Kenneth Parker (31 Dec 1916-18 Jun 1971) . . . . . . . . . . 6-Lois Parker (1921-) . . . . . . . . . . 6-Frank Edwin Parker (1923-) . . . . . . . . . . +Hilda Mae Hays (1924-) . . . . . . . . . . 6-Ray Parker (1927-) . . . . . . . . . . 6-Evelyn Marie Parker (26 Apr 1928-15 Sep 2007) . . . . . . . . . . +William Sterling Lockhart (21 Aug 1928-22 Nov 2006) . . . . . . . . 5-Maull Harrison Parker (25 Dec 1884-8 Mar 1956) . . . . . . . . +Lura Madge howard (8 Oct 1890-28 Jun 1980) . . . . . . . . 5-John H. Parker (Oct 1887-24 Jul 1920) . . . . . . . . 5-Hardy C. Parker (Dec 1890-14 Oct 1914) . . . . . . . . 5-Phil Gavin Parker (2 Apr 1895-12 Apr 1964) . . . . . . . . +Maude McGraw (Apr 1894-Dec 1924) . . . . . . . . +Flora Malene Scott (6 Oct 1917-17 Jun 1986) . . . . . . . . . . 6-Richard Louis Bill Parker (17 Nov 1937-30 Jun 2002) . . . . . . . . . . +Ann Logan (23 Apr 1941-18 Feb 2010) . . . . . . . . 5-Essie Mae Parker (26 Aug 1902-2 Mar 1970) . . . . . . . . +Wiley Alfred Howard (13 Dec 1881-18 Jun 1950) . . . . . . 4-W. T. Crawford (abt 1868-) . . . . . . 4-Bennett Hardy Crawford (12 Sep 1871-20 Aug 1949) . . . . . . +Essie L. Mcrary (27 Oct 1878-14 May 1935) . . . . 3-Mary Craig Crawford (1843-21 Mar 1926) . . . . +James Wesley Kimbrough (1822-2 Jan 1897) . . . . . . 4-Rosa Lee Kimbrough (1875-) . . . . . . +Jefferson Davis Vaughn (15 May 1866-11 Feb 1932) . . . . . . . . 5-Albert Vaughn (1895--) . . . . . . . . 5-Herbert Vaughn (1895-) . . . . . . . . +Bessie L Hooten (Jan 1894-) . . . . . . . . . . 6-James Vaughn (1915-abt 1925) . . . . . . . . . . 6-Iva Lee Vaughn (1917-) . . . . . . . . . . 6-Herbert Carrol Vaughn (1924-25 Sep 2006) . . . . . . . . 5-King Hugh Vaughn (1902-) . . . . . . . . 5-Jefferson Davis Vaughn (1904-) . . . . 3-Pleasant A. Crawford (2 Feb 1846-7 Oct 1916) . . . . +Woodson F. Winfree (May 1851-) . . . . . . 4-Robert Terrell Crawford (1 Dec 1881-) . . . . 3-James Pollard Crawford (25 Apr 1849-15 Jan 1931) . . . . +Sarah Eugenia Dickinson (15 Jul 1848-14 Nov 1930) . . . . . . 4-James Terrall Crawford (10 Oct 1874-7 Sep 1940) . . . . . . +Ellie B. Crawford (1890-) . . . . . . 4-C E Crawford (1880-) . . . . . . 4-Watson Hardy Crawford Sr (18 Aug 1883-25 Nov 1953) . . . . . . +Foy Bessie Stuckey (15 Jan 1900-19 Apr 1991) . . . . . . +Martha Ridley Chandler (3 Dec 1880-20 Jun 1946) . . . . . . . . 5-Mary F Crawford (1915-3 Feb 2001) . . . . . . . . +Samuel Slone Burns (16 Nov 1919-6 Mar 1982) . . . . . . . . +Carl Cecil Tate I (9 agosto 1920-12 giugno 2005) . . . . . . . . . . 6-Carl Cecil Tate II (-) . . . . . . . . 5-Martha E Crawford (1917-) . . . . . . . . 5-Watson H Crawford (1919-) . . . . . . . . +Annie B Shewmake (1921-) . . . . . . . . 5-Stewart Chandler Crawford (1925-6 Jun 1963) . . . . . . . . +Rebecca Lyle Rogers (1921-) . . . . . . 4-Juliet Crawford (Aug 1888-) . . . . . . +Walter Anderson Jordan (1886-4 Jan 1944) . . . . . . . . 5-Walter C Jordan (1910-) . . . . . . . . 5-Juliette E Jordan (1912-) . . . . . . . . 5-Joseph Terrell Jordan (1916-) . . . . . . . . +Dovie Aline Hallman (1924-1999) . . . . . . . . +Edwina Rose (1927-) . . . . . . . . 5-Armenta Jordan (1918-) . . . . . . . . 5-James G Jordan (1921-) . . . . . . 4-Minnie W Crawford (Sep 1890-) . . . . . . +Sam H. O'Hara (1878-) . . 2-Hon Martin Jenkins Crawford (17 Mar 1820-23 Jul 1883) . . +Mary C. Crook (-) . . +Amanda Reese (16 Jul 1825-13 Oct 1905) . . . . 3-Clara Crawford (1844-8 Jul 1862) . . . . 3-Hon Reese Crawford (29 Oct 1846-7 May 1912) . . . . +Augusta Jane Benning (21 Jun 1848-7 Mar 1928) . . . . . . 4-Henry Benning Crawford (4 Dec 1874-22 Jan 1956) . . . . . . +Henrietta Budd (8 Mar 1875-31 Oct 1923) . . . . . . . . 5-Augusta Benning Crawford (12 Jun 1900-30 Jun 1997) . . . . . . . . +Henry Peter Burgard II (1900-1951) . . . . . . . . . . 6-Annette Crawford Burgard (26 Aug 1925-4 Feb 1992) . . . . . . . . . . +John Stephen Sullivan Jr (29 Mar 1921-18 Apr 2004) . . . . . . . . . . 6-Augusta Benning Burgard (27 Jul 1928-14 Nov 2006) . . . . . . +Edith Kyle (2 Jun 1886-15 May 1961) . . . . 3-Martin J. Crawford (28 Jul 1853-28 Jul 1907) . . . . +Sallie Allen (-) . . . . . . 4-Martin Jenkins Crawford (4 May 1881-23 Jun 1910) . . . . . . 4-William Harris Crawford (22 Oct 1886-24 Mar 1975) . . . . 3-Toombs Terrell Crawford Sr. (Jul 1861-19 Dec 1930) . . . . +Annie Minerva Oslin (21 Oct 1864-16 Jan 1964) . . . . . . 4-Claire Edgeworth Crawford (1 Dec 1885-Mar 1967) . . . . . . +Hugh Logan Harry (Dec 1884-) . . . . . . . . 5-Thomas C. Harry (13 Jul 1911-Aug 1976) . . . . . . . . +Sylvia N Duncan (1920-) . . . . . . . . 5-Helen Edgeworth Harry (21 Nov 1912-21 Dec 1994) . . . . . . . . +James Johnston Morrison (1 Mar 1910-Dec 1975) . . . . . . . . . . 6-Mary Patricia Morrison (1944-2011) . . . . . . . . +O.J. Reese (-) . . . . . . . . 5-Mary Elizabeth Harry (12 Jan 1920-11 Jan 2006) . . . . . . 4-Toombs Terrell Crawford Jr. (14 Feb 1887-13 Nov 1957) . . . . . . +Elizabeth Iola Moore (1891-1948) . . . . . . 4-John Oslin Crawford (22 May 1889-20 Feb 1961) . . . . . . +Elizabeth Gordon Stubbs (13 Nov 1891-12 Dec 1988) . . . . . . . . 5-Margaret L. Crawford (17 Jan 1927-6 Jan 2000) . . . . . . . . +Edgar Cuthbert Buckingham (24 Nov 1925-31 Jan 2009) . . . . . . 4-Mary Alice Crawford (Apr 1891-25 Aug 1958) . . . . . . +John K Fahey (1883-1 Dec 1924) . . . . . . . . 5-Edna Vere Fahey (14 Sep 1914-25 Oct 1991) . . . . . . . . +Vernon Rinehardt Wosnak (24 Jul 1906-10 Feb 1992) . . . . . . +fahey (-) . . . . . . . . 5-edna vere wosnak (-1991) . . 2-Minerva D. Crawford (25 Dec 1824-) . . +John H. Rutherford (1818-1901) . . . . 3-Eugene Crawford (abt 1839-aft 1860) . . 2-Sarah Elizabeth Crawford (26 Nov 1826-17 Mar 1861) . . +Osborn Crook (-) . . +Jesse M. Vason (1816-aft 20 Jul 1870) . . . . 3-Sarah Vason (abt 1843-) . . . . 3-Alice F. Vason (1844-aft 1860) . . . . 3-William Vason (abt 1845-) . . . . 3-Infant Vason (22 Oct 1845-25 Jan 1846) . . . . 3-Mary Vason (abt 1847-) . . . . 3-Lucile Manerva Vason (6 Nov 1848-4 Dec 1891) . . . . +John Harris Alexander Sr (25 Jan 1840-7 Dec 1926) . . . . . . 4-Gertrude Alexander (15 Dec 1867-) . . . . . . 4-Lou Ida Alexander (30 Mar 1870-13 Dec 1959) . . . . . . 4-Mary Claudia Alexander (17 Apr 1873-) . . . . . . 4-John Harris Alexander (12 Sep 1875-21 Aug 1933) . . . . . . 4-Jessie May Alexander (31 May 1878-5 Apr 1925) . . . . . . +Riley Gentry (Jul 1864-6 Jul 1928) . . . . . . . . 5-Riley Alexander Gentry (1 Feb 1905-11 Dec 1997) . . . . . . . . +Clarice Louise Garrett (10 Mar 1909-15 Sep 1989) . . . . . . 4-Alice Alexander (11 Dec 1880-) . . . . . . 4-James Leon Alexander (24 Feb 1884-2 May 1967) . . . . . . +Lela Drusilla Howell (10 Oct 1897-11 Feb 1973) . . . . . . 4-Crawford Vason Alexander (12 Jul 1888-21 Mar 1977) . . . . . . 4-Lucile Alexander (22 Nov 1891-Apr 1977) . . . . 3-Elizabeth Vason (abt 1849-) . . . . 3-Ida W. Vason (1852-1876) . . . . +William S. Livingston (9 Feb 1836-30 Oct 1884) . . . . 3-John C. Vason (18 Nov 1854-14 Aug 1863) . . 2-Bennett Hamilton Crawford (26 May 1835-22 Aug 1894) . . +Mary Lowe Harris (1840-aft 1880) . . . . 3-Ella Crawford (29 Jun 1858-27 Aug 1932) . . . . +Felix J. Jenkins (17 Aug 1841-4 May 1914) . . . . . . 4-Bennett Crawford Jenkins (13 May 1885-6 May 1928) . . . . . . +Clara Cureton Carr (6 Jun 1886-30 Jul 1964) . . . . . . . . 5-Flora Carr Jenkins (25 Oct 1908-6 Dec 1991) . . . . . . . . +Elgean William Shield (14 Sep 1901-3 May 1980) . . . . . . . . . . 6-Elgean Jr. Shield (18 May 1931-) . . . . . . . . . . 6-Jerome Shield (24 Oct 1938-28 Jan 2007) . . . . . . . . . . +Ruth Dillion Isely (13 Aug 1939-13 Feb 2008) . . . . 3-Bennetta Crawford (1 Aug 1861-27 Nov 1920) . . . . +Charles E Murphey (28 Jul 1858-21 Dec 1927) . . . . . . 4-Mary Murphey (14 Nov 1895-5 Jan 1963) . . . . 3-Andrew L Crawford (13 Feb 1866-15 Oct 1930) . . . . +Rosa Perry (1872-) . . . . . . 4-Erma Crawford (1898-) . . . . . . 4-Edna Lillian Crawford (23 Sep 1898-11 Aug 1928) . . . . . . +Jackson Watt Struppa (15 Dec 1895-18 Dec 1924) . . . . . . . . 5-Jane Crawford Struppa (23 May 1921-13 Mar 2010) . . . . . . . . +James Dawson Leftwich (-) . . +Mary Lowe (-) . . . . 3-Terrell Lee Crawford (1864-14 Sep 1866) . . . . 3-Mary Crawford (1869-3 Nov 1878) . . 2-Pleasant A Crawford (-27 Jul 1841)

@kantwinnada

4 жыл бұрын

wow!!

@hunglikehorse4339

3 жыл бұрын

thank you

Thank you Robert for another history lesson on your stepside adventure. Thank you for what you do.i really enjoyed them.your a good person.

Maybe the church cemetery, land plot belonged to the family behind them in the oldest one you found. Maybe a 180 years ago, instead of newer graves on the big plot of land was their home, which is now been long gone. I'd make inquiry and ask the church who owns that plot of land if they would be so kind as to cut down some of that brush in the older cemetery and clean it up some. Hopefully they won't damage the beauty of the headstones. That family had deep feelings for their loved ones cause they their true feelings written on the stones.

That little cemetery was amazing the heads stone was amazing

On the mothers grave. "To strangers, it is a matter of no importance"

I love the iron fence. Its a beautiful resting spot. Hopefully the church people will clean it up and take care of it from now on.

I think it’s sad that the church members wouldn’t adopt these older graves and honor them by keeping them clean as well

Me and my daughter love rambling around old cemeteries and home sites on off days. Now I can ramble around during breaks at work with you guys! Thanks!

Really appreciate your taking time to chronicle these neglected spaces. Everyone is the better for it.

I really enjoyed this. Still staying home so thanks, very much appreciated.

Just beautiful, thank you Robert and Cody.

Interesting old cemetery relegated to the corner of a newer one. Their epitaphs speak volumes.

Yet another great video Robert! Really appreciate what you do!

Amazing. Those young people who died lived in a time when the law of the land was not even envisaged or enforced . A violent era . All the best Robert . . Gerry Martin, ireland 🇮🇪.

It’s pretty sad that the church doesn’t help to take care of it. It would be the Christian thing to do

Beautiful fence around that little cemetary. Thank you and Cody.

I am from Denmark , and i have to say This , good job body i just love to see This ... 👍🐾😉

Thank you so much for sharing these beautiful old graves. I really enjoy your videos.

Again Robert you hit the mother load. Great insight into our community. Thanks.

The painstaking effort you put forth so we can see these places, that we would otherwise be unable is amazing. Thank you for not only documenting, but for taking us along and sharing with others. It's truly a blessing. I love history. Thank you and God bless.

wow how interesting. thank you for taking us with you .

Great find Robert! Keep up the good work my friend.

Hi Robert & Cody, I think you may be right that they are separate graveyards/cemeteries but what I don't understand is why if they cut the grass etc on the bigger one why not just go in and tidy round the older one even if it's not connected. Thank you for sharing. xx💖

Thank you for sharing this amazing cemetery and the history of the family please be safe out there and God bless you and your family and friends 🌹✝️

What an amazing Cemetery.

The time it must have taken all the words to put on the graves,just beautiful and the words.

Another great adventure, thank you! Looks more like a case of benign neglect than abandonment, so perhaps the folks who maintain the larger cemetery keep an eye of this plot, too. Would be nice to reassemble the iron fence and a few volunteer tree starts need to be eliminated, but other than that, not much needs to be done. The stones are in remarkable condition. Our older cemeteries were not manicured and those buried here would feel right at home beneath unmown grass and wildflowers.

If you are interested in seeing old graveyards, PLEASE READ THIS. So many old graves are losing the ability to read what is / was on the gravestone. It would be really great if we could come together to have small plaques made for each of them in order to help identify whose grave it is. I think whoever owns / manages the grave should have records on who is in each grave. I am sure some graves may be so old that there is no way to find out. However it would help preserve the info we can read and or find out about each grave, for future generations. I have no idea on the cost it would take to have a small plaque made. However if we came together as a community, I am sure donations and fundraisers could help cover the cost. Maybe starting with the older graves and posting info on where families could have plaques made for their loved ones, whom they visit. It's only a good idea if many people help to come together to make it happen.

Very very enjoyable you do a great job reading the tombstones.

Thanks to you and Cody for the great tour! See you next time!

The symbol (O with the line through it [1:10 and 3:30] ) placed at at the top of the gravestone is the symbol for death used, I believe, in ancient Greek and Latin.

Lovely, touching epithets. Kind of made tearful

Fantastic love to know more about the older cemetery

I love these videos n how you read the tombstones...very respectful glad I found you🙂what an interesting find

Bless you for your respect, such kind words on the headstone, and died so young.. the iron fence is so old an beautiful.

I would think that the people that take care of the big cemetery could also find it in their hearts to keep up the older cemetery. This one was sadder for me as my maiden name is Crawford. My Crawford family was from Ark. and Ok.

@davidandingem.644

4 жыл бұрын

I am glad they didn't. looks much nicer than the modern churchyard.

@sunnyhill2250

4 жыл бұрын

I felt the same way; it wouldn't be too hard for a group to rake up all the deep leaves and debris, cut the branches and tidy it up; then it would be much easier to keep it up during the growing season. And certainly, someone could repair that beautiful old fence! Family descendants come to a stop or move far away, most not even knowing about the old graves. But at 80 years in a family that traces family tree branches, I know that many people are greatly interested in the old graves of distant relatives.

@jeanette0605

4 жыл бұрын

If they couldn’t find it in their hearts you would think self interest would motivate them to clean it up. It makes them look pretty bad.

Wow. I'd guess no one has taken the time and effort to read these epitaphs for decades. Good and interesting work guys.

Thank you for all u do

That is an amazing historical find. It also is a beautiful resting place. I would think that according to the information located on those buried here this would be honored in a more tangible way and marked as to its historical significance . Those grave stones are truly awesome . They went to great lengths back then to have people remembered and described to the generations who followed. Keep Safe❤Keep Well❤

Too bad this smaller family cemetery can't be maintained as well as the neighboring one.

Thank you very much and God bless you and yours.

Robert you did a great job, thanks!

There's a graveyard at the back of my dad's property that has grave stones dating back to the first settlers in the area. It's very peaceful

That fence is beautiful; so ornate. Beautiful place that needs better care and upkeep.

Thank you for sharing.

Excellent historic video Thanks for posting !!!!

Beautiful but unkempt resting place. Deaths of young people leave me to wonder what a longer lived life would have profited the family and world. I'm 68 and have been resurrected by medical science from a perforated bowel at 34, and leukemia at 55, this doesn't take in account the polio vaccine in 1957 and smallpox vaccine in 1958. I survived the whooping cough (pertussis) in 1956. Amazingly enough, I survived horrible wounds in Viet Nam in 1971 with blood transfusions from 2 Black infantrymen who are my brothers from another mother to this day. SEMPER FIDELUS 🇺🇸

I love your work. Thank you from Calgary Canada

Laurel Wreath Laurel, especially when fashioned in the shape of a wreath, is a common symbol found in the cemetery. It can represent victory, distinction, eternity or immortality.

Really enjoy your videos & the history that they share.

Been watching your videos for awhile. Riding the backroads today going to a small community in central Mississippi caught myself scanning the cut overs and fields for structures and tombstones. Can’t wait for the winter.

Cool ! Love to hear that southern drawl ya' all 😸 So glad I found this channel now I'm also watching Brian's both of you are fascinating and we have the same interests in history places cemeteries and your finds in the bottle dumps and creek beds it's amazing ! Thanks to both of you Stay Safe and God Bless ! 🙏😇✝️🌟😸💕🌻🌳🌿🌲🍂🍁

This was so interesting, great video Robert!

wouldn't you faint if during the reading of these super long epitaphs it ended with ''and how are you and Cody, Robert?........"

@AdventuresIntoHistory

4 жыл бұрын

lol

Yes it's beautiful. Wow so Cool, I like the older Graves

Greetings from Europe for Sidestep Adventures crew

This was a jaw dropping discovery! I share your excitement! Great find! After watching your videos I have assembled a kit in my Jeep for cemetery exploration.😃

love your videos! Thank you!!!!

Another great video. To bad the old old grave yard is not taken care of also. I enjoyed this video. Thanks Robert

Setting a marker in Carta Valley we saw a marker that read " hanged for horse theivery"

@dawndietz4654

4 жыл бұрын

That is so cool, what a find!

@hunglikehorse4339

3 жыл бұрын

where was that

You need to create a tool belt to put on when you get to a cemetery. Then you would have everything all with you! I love your videos!

From the words Robert read on the stones the members of that family were very loved 💕

You alway's find interesting places!

Wow that must taken quite a bit of work for the stone cutter to write those tributes in their stones. These days there probably use lasers but imagine the work of a chisel and hammer. Would be interesting to see if there is some kind of historian who knows of how headstones evolved through the years. For instance the symbols, wording and types of stones cut. Also, if children differed from adults and the reasoning why.

So glad I found your channel. I'm a new sub. I love going to cemeteries, I thought I was the only one. Lol. A makers mark, didn't know about that either. This will be helpful.

That was very interesting. Y'all cemetery should get as much love as the new cemetery, that only seems right.

@sunnyhill2250

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, I am always appalled at the deep overgrowth and the many layers of leaves and other debris. It is so sad to me that no-one gets a group together to clean it up. I do appreciate a couple of those old graveyards where there seemed to be a concrete covering around some of the graves.

you find some great history, ty for the vid

Interesting video as always Robert, definitely helps me since I'm stuck at home because of the Corona virus .

What an interesting video the flowers that were on these graves didn't look very old maybe somebody that was visiting the other part of the cemetery laid them there well that's what I would like to think Thanks for taking me on yet another fascinating journey You all take care

There was a big Yellow Fever epidemic in those years in this area.

Nice find Enjoyed the video :) Thankyou

Good video, thank you good people.

What a beautiful and melancholy place. Are the flowers on the three graves real or artificial? If artificial, it may be that someone in the recent past has visited. This cemetery needs to be kept up, all of those little sapling trees will eventually grow and break the monuments. 😢

Old cemeteries provide us quite the history lesson, when researched. I found some old gravestones when searching for an abandoned gold mine one time. Not sure if they were just dumped or it was a actual cemetery. It was a really neat find, but spooky at the same time.

vary interesting! It must a family Cemetery. Fantastic video it's so beautifully written on the stones. It was like poetry.

The ones in the older section are fascinating

That was a beautiful family cemetery. I thought the same as someone else. Its so sad that the current Church don't keep it tidy as with the larger Cemetery. Once dont it wouldnt take long to keep tidy. So sad. 🌷😔🌷