Hey guys... Notice the open vault 7 minutes and 20 seconds in. The original walls are still in place, and the only opening is the hole I looked through. Part of the coffin is clearly still there. My question is, What happened to the body??? You know they didn't take it out through that little hole. There are no bones inside the vault. I highly suspect animals may have gotten in there and taken them away.

@kimberleyannedemong5621

Жыл бұрын

I never thought of that. I bet you are right. Which makes the vandalism even more disgraceful. Poor person ending up as animal fodder. What an awful ending for that person.

@markwilliams903

Жыл бұрын

Yes I was wondering the same thing while you were filming it. First thing come to my mind was how did they get the body out?

@stephenhobbs1174

Жыл бұрын

I was employed as a funeral assistant, and what you see is a steel vault. I see no hinges on the box itself, and the mausoleum's front wall seems less aged than the rest. The coffin or casket may have been wood, yet no sign of it remains. I would say an exhumation and removal of the coffin and reinterred somewhere else.

@Bella1neverknows670

Жыл бұрын

If you take a flashlight put it right beside the stone it will help you read the writing on there sometimes. I would think it would have to be animals getting in there that's kind of creepy give me the heebie-jeebies. 😆

@suzybailey-koubti8342

Жыл бұрын

Leo and Heather - for many, many years growing up in Logan County, people said Mamie Thurman was laid to rest there after she was murdered. However, my Mamaw Brooks who knew her, said she was buried in Kentucky.

I love that you read the names and dates to us. It definitely helps when, speaking for me, I can't see them that well!

@thehillbillyfiles

Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad!

Beautiful country cemetery, really old and charming. Great video

@thehillbillyfiles

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

On a genealogy site, I read a number of years ago that you can spread shaving cream on a stone and squeegee it. The cream will swell up and the letters will rise. Best thing, it doesn't hurt the stone. I used it for years. It works pretty well.

Leo I like when you read names & dates. Sometimes they are hard to read. Sometimes I watch without my glasses on. Then I have no hope of reading anything. Those open vaults were horrible. How disrespectful. Shame on the vandals that would do that. The uncared for cemeteries make me sad. Our dead deserve better than that. It's too bad the veterans aren't buried in a military cemetery then they would be cared for.

@thehillbillyfiles

Жыл бұрын

We will read them going forward, seems a lot of people prefer that, thank you. Yes it is disgusting

God bless those who lost their lives in a war. They are my greatest American heroes. 🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸

@thehillbillyfiles

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@suzybailey-koubti8342

Жыл бұрын

Amen! Amen!

It was good to see PFC Miller's grave cared for. All military both active duty & veterans are special to me. My heroes wear dog tags. Like Gary Miller my son is a Marine. Marines hold a really special place in my heart. I wonder if Gary Miller possibly died of war wounds. He was so young & the war had only been over for 2 yrs. I hope he & his family members rest in peace.

@thehillbillyfiles

Жыл бұрын

I'll look into him more when we do the full video. Yes it is good to see

Their families have forgotten them. I enjoy your videos. Greetings from Charleston, West Virginia.

@thehillbillyfiles

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@donnaboisen6003

Жыл бұрын

There maybe isn’t any family left. Some of those go back to the 1800’s. It’s sad though.

@usmc-veteran73-77

Жыл бұрын

@Donna Boisen yes I agree. That's probably right.

Those crypts are in a bad shape. Nice find 👍 I've come across a skeleton lying in a casket in a cemetery here in Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪

@thehillbillyfiles

Жыл бұрын

Oh wow!

You guys are amazing doing what you are doing bringing back memories of people that are long gone.

Thank you for your service to the fallen, thank you for a wonderful video . I'm so glad someone thinks of a family member to keep the ground clean and big question why move the body and not the coffin?

@thehillbillyfiles

Жыл бұрын

Well said, now that's a good question

Hey Guys, Haven’t been with you guys very long only because I hadn’t found your channel. But yeah I have now!!! I am from Richlands,VA but I use to work in KY I love the people there, all were kind to me on my missions. As for your laughter, I was gonna write you and tell you how sweet I thought it was! 💜

@thehillbillyfiles

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 🙂 glad to have you along with us

Saying a prayer for all of them. They are all a part of history.

@thehillbillyfiles

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏

A spray bottle filled with water...preferably untreated, rain water..sprayed on the headstone makes it a whole lot easier to read, specially for photos.

The second grave stone with Heaven’s Gates is amazing!

Thank you, Leo, for your time exploring these gravesites, that is a shame that the resting place of folks are not taken care of. Some of the vaults look like they have been vandalized.

@thehillbillyfiles

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Sharon

God bless y’all for all you do

@thehillbillyfiles

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

Kohoutek is pronounced Cow who tek. Emphasize who in pronouncing the name. What an interesting cemetery. So sad that someone is not taking care of it. Is it a private cemetery or owned by a city or county? If so, they should be responsible for taking care of it. I was not far from Logan yesterday during my visit to WV. Thought about you and Heather. Great video..

@thehillbillyfiles

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏 it's abandoned and has no technical owner anymore.

@thehillbillyfiles

Жыл бұрын

Oh, thanks for thinking of us Judy!

It's always sad to see an abandoned cemetery, especially when it contains military graves. Let's hope someone will take on the task of restoring it to a decent standard.

A lot of cemetery's in such sad shape and all of those souls forgotten. Thanks to you and Heather for remembering as many as you can!!! subscribed, great content!! Looks as though someone stole the 2 souls from the damaged crypt. Peggy Sue Miller left 5 Children, 11 Grand Children and 9 Great Grand Children.

Thanks for the video. Sorry sight for a cemetery. Very sad. But you make it interesting.

@thehillbillyfiles

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏

Really enjoy this thank u Hillbilly file❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

Old place👍💯🙏

I like watching your videos 👍😎 especially Hatfield's and McCoys. Where is Jim Vance and Cap Hatfield buried at ?

@thehillbillyfiles

Жыл бұрын

Cap is in Sarah Ann, we actually should be headed there this summer, there's some issues with who owns the grave ATM. Vance is in thacker holler wv, on private property, we are working on both

@sandrahunter5749

Жыл бұрын

@@thehillbillyfiles thanks for the information 👍

People who break into burial vaults are sick in the head. It happens in our area too and it really makes me mad.

You should go to Terra Alta in Preston County West Virginia. There is an old abandoned Cemetery called Chidester Shaw behind the high school. My great great grandfather is burried there. I have been told that it's quite run down and abandoned. It would be neat to see some video from there

The families should keep it up , take care of it.

I have Thompson family from the 1800s in W. Virginia. This John Thompson is not one. Thank you for the video.

Reading the names Snd dates keep it up great job

Wow but that cemetery is really in sad shape☹️ that’s too bad. Be careful walking.

Great video! Very interesting!!

Thanks for these videos.

@thehillbillyfiles

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

Crazy amazing stuff 🙏

I keep looking for my late husband family name. Lee they were last in ky. But traveled down the Carolina's . Up here we have a cemetery month and clean it up and repairs. Thank you for sharing

@thehillbillyfiles

Жыл бұрын

We will watch for Lee , thanks Sherri

@sherrilee230

Жыл бұрын

@@thehillbillyfiles thank you. He was related to the Gen

Love 💕 this video

@thehillbillyfiles

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!!

If you shine a bright flashlight at an angle, the letters will show better. Sometimes a spray of water will also work.

Ausome video I am Petersburg every right now wattthis video really nice

For stones that you can't read, I recommend using a vegetable brush to remove dirt, moss and such. Also, sidewalk chalk will highlight the letters, making them easier to read. There's a cemetery on the hill above the Belfry middle school that has a grave of a Teamsters Union member. When I went about ten years ago, it was in terrible shape. He was a high ranking memeber of the Union too. There were above-ground crypts there as well.

@thehillbillyfiles

Жыл бұрын

Cool information thank you! I'll look into that cemetery if possible

HEY you Guys SUPER noticing the vet barred. Even in those abomined cemetery. THANK you. As a Vet myself I notice when some of the other you tuber that visit Cemetery. They walk right by them, and neve say a thing about the vets. Once again the time spent putting together these pages is amazing. My wife and I work many hours trying to find just my family , Not doing a very good job of it either. My Brother and I are the LAST OF the Matney Males . Many Matney around but are Lady Females Thank you. Be care full Joe plant will get you

@thehillbillyfiles

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I hope you find your family soon. We appreciate you

@DeckApe

Жыл бұрын

Forgot to state. JOE never STOP Laughing it's great. If you STOP LAUGHING you become a grumpily old man like me.

I like you reading it out loud

I just recently discovered your u tube channel. I am from WV. I am enjoying watching your videos I've watched a few in the last 2 days. I enjoy this so much I actually shared this on fb in hopes that WV people will start to follow you. Oh n BTW I still live in WV lol

Love this!!

@thehillbillyfiles

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏

One can almost see the mourners standing at the open graves, and now many who wept lay at rest.

@thehillbillyfiles

Жыл бұрын

Yes, very true

Thank you!

@thehillbillyfiles

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Good job, Hillbilly!

@thehillbillyfiles

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏

My Great Grandmother is buried there.

@thehillbillyfiles

Жыл бұрын

What's her name

@suzybailey-koubti8342

Жыл бұрын

Susie Borders. That cemetery hasn’t been taken care of for many years. I only remember going there once in the 1960’s with my mommy and Mamaw. It was beautiful. Some days we would go and not be able to drive up in there. That’s a shame for our veterans. I still actually have the receipt in my mommy’s old papers where my Poppy (great-grandfather) bought the plot. He was not buried there when he died.

The ww1 one is sad passing 1951 so lived through the 2 world wars and does 5 years afterwards what a life he must have had!

Thanks!

@thehillbillyfiles

Жыл бұрын

WOW! Thank you Suzy.

@steveball1339

Жыл бұрын

You are a very kind Lady.

Wonderful and pleasant, looking g ce.metary..th x Guys.

@thehillbillyfiles

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏

This cemetery may be in sorry 😞 shape, but I have seen worse! I think, eventually, the county may have to just, walk in, and take control of the cemetery. I am glad to see that a couple of families are trying to keep up their family plots. I agree with you about small animals making off with the body in that crypt. What kind of scavengers do you have in West Virginia, that could do something like this Great video Leo, thank you very much, and thank you Heather. 😊

@thehillbillyfiles

Жыл бұрын

Hey Michael! We have possums, racoons and coyotes

@michaelbedinger4121

Жыл бұрын

@@thehillbillyfiles Thank you very much for getting back to me. How about foxes?

I've heard that if you take a real good flashlight and aim the beam a certain way against the writing, then you'll be able to better read the info on the stones. Never tried it, but maybe it works.

May they Rest In Peace 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

Sad to see this place in such a state of neglect. Especially the veterans. May they rest in peace. 🇺🇲

Obviously with an open vault we are dealing with vampires 🧛‍♂️ 🙄, did you find it at night or very early morning? The Dr gave Barnabas a medicine that was helping him to stay out during the daylight hours. Yep, I think you have stumbled upon something.

@thehillbillyfiles

Жыл бұрын

Yes vampires! Good call

@galewinds7696

Жыл бұрын

@The Hillbilly Files - Legends and Locations you might not be old enough to remember Dark Shadows, that was on ABC in mid 60s/ early 70s, a soap opera about vampires, I was addicted to the shows. 😆 🤣.

@judypierce7028

Жыл бұрын

Are you kidding? Vampires?????

@melissalease5476

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@ronaldcooper7609

Жыл бұрын

I'm thinking robbers looking for valuables.

Never let down

Thank you for that, because sometimes you either go too fast or the lighting isn't quite right.

Hi Leo, i nearly choked on me morning cuppa... My sons names Jon, and my 15yrs old Jack Russell's name is Jobo? 😄 xx

@thehillbillyfiles

Жыл бұрын

lol! good way to start the day

Its sad to see such disrepair. Im guessing after so many years as families move away pass away, theres no one left. I wish each town had a fund set in place to care for Cemetery s and to repair gravestones and rechizle names and dates of those faded away through time.

How sad that they left this cemetery in bad shape.

I enjoy your movies! They are interesting. I've seen some where they take a flashlight and hold it to the side to be able to read the names and dates better. Just a suggestion

@thehillbillyfiles

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips!

This another Great video those vaults are called false crypts we have them when I did the cemetery in Ohio in 1805 the remains are down four feet below it not in the crypts Can't wait to see what you guys do next sorry I have been away we had a house fire and I went to a burn unit in the flight for life

@thehillbillyfiles

Жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry about the fire Jamie 😢

@jamielieberg7053

Жыл бұрын

@@thehillbillyfiles Thank you out of the ashes here comes the phoenix all of my dogs and cats are fine I not going to be a landlord anymore we getting a ranch house

I hope we can find out who's body was stolen that is sick. Would there be records somewhere?

My great grandmother is buried there. Mary abdo

@thehillbillyfiles

Жыл бұрын

We did a full video, I wonder if we got her headstone

Could you carry a good flash light with you so for the ones you can't read well shine a light on the tomb stones? I also watch Sidestep Adventures, and the guy who has his videos, uses a bright (little) flash light. Your history is fascinating by the way.

The stone you look at that is FLloyd and Mary Ann at 1:30 in the last name looks to be AMOS.

How quickly we forget that we'll join these ranks eventually... and we may be forgotten as well.

Could you find the grave of Captain Hubbard Hubert Farrell ( 1645-1676) he was buried in wesrmoreland Va

I can't make your writing out the pink is hard to see what your saying.

Looks like the tomb of the unknown hillbilly

@thehillbillyfiles

Жыл бұрын

Good chance it is 😂

@galewinds7696

Жыл бұрын

I'm just having some fun with this, I appreciate the time and effort you all put in to doing this, I grew up in Eastern Kentucky and know a little bit about it.

Open vault, empty casket, exhumed, relocated & didnt leave their name behind for that purpose.

@thehillbillyfiles

Жыл бұрын

The corner is all thats open. Way too small to remove anything.

IN THE COFFIN W NO BODY IN IT NO ONE COULD HAVE TAKEN OR POSSIBLY STOLEN BODY I BELIEVE IT'S THE ANIMALS OF SOME SORT DONE THT TO THT COFFIN AND THE BODY THT WAS IN IT I'D DO FURTHER RESERCHING TO FIND OUT WHO EXACTLY WAS IN THT COFFIN I WOULD

Hi Leo and Heather.....I noticed a grave with the last name of BUSKIRK.....do you know any history of that last name around where you live? Thank you Mark Buskirk

@thehillbillyfiles

Жыл бұрын

There is an entire community near here called Buskirk KY. It's just across the bridge from Matewan, WV.

Sad to see a grave yard uncared for!

This was so 😔 sad

Have you thought of carrying some chalk with you? Rub it gently on old headstones and the writing is easier to read.

that's metal, might be civil war era?

I would rather hear you say it….more helpful. Thanks.

@thehillbillyfiles

Жыл бұрын

Good to know going forward, thank you ☺️

Is only me but I always wandered if before WW2 they called it WW1, I mean did they just call it WW and add the 1 when the second one started or was it called that always like they expected to be more WWs 🤔, if that makes sense?

@cindyb8775

Жыл бұрын

I thought it was called "The Great War" until after WWII. That is when they started differentiating the wars with the I and II. However, don't hold me to it, I could be wrong. But I think I am right!! ;-)

What kind of country is this, to let their fore fathers who help the people of today to build this country, to allow their graves be destroyed like this! It is unspeakable at the least to deter family from finding family to see this...fix it!

Body may still be in there just bones under the rubbish

It truly takes a godless evil minded person to vandalize a gravesite in any manner...

So Sad and Sick that Someone Would purposely Ransack someone's Crypt! I Hope there's a special place in Hell for What They've Done!