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I love, love, love this! Believe me, they are not forgotten. We Battle descendants are here in East Texas, Alabama,Georgia,Oklahoma, etc. Thank you for acknowledging my family name. I've watched so many of your videos hoping to see any ancestors and this made my day. Thanks
Ms. Scott, you wouldn't happen to be related to the family name "Ingram" or "Ingraham"? I know it's a long shot but I'm researching the Ingram's of Oklahoma who were in Grayson County, Texas in 1870 and were born in Alabama. I'm not sure if they were emancipated in Texas or Alabama. I have no idea where to look in Alabama. I know there is an Ingram reunion in Texas every year but no one responded to my request for information.
What an awesome find. I'm always amazed at how big some of your forgotten cemeteries are. You mentioned blueberries being planted next to graves. That's interesting. I never heard of that. Blueberries grow wild here, but they need to be in damp ground. The things I see in the old cemeteries are yucca plants, prickly pear cactus, and red cedar trees, and then sometimes azaleas and other things planted near the newer graves. Down in Cumberland County there's a cemetery that was in use from 1680 to 1780, and in the last 150 years it has grown up into woods. There are even red cedars that are as tall as the other trees. It's amazing. This is way out in the country.
Is the cemetary in Cumberland County kept up nice? It would be fascinating to see those very old graves. I always wonder who they were, what did they do, how did they end up there, etc especially ones so old as 1600 and 1700s!
@@jillgebauer1292 Yes, it's kept up nice. Unfortunately the oldest graves are unmarked. The oldest gravestones I've found, if memory serves, are from 1742. It's the Presbyterian cemetery, and it sits directly behind the Methodist cemetery that goes back to the 1800s.
The cemetery was founded in Rutherford and the battles are buried there. Solomon Battle was a fireman from east Chicago Indiana. Son of Ben and Lucy Battle, husband of Rosebud Dawson. So was it the Battle's that bought the land
Sad to think that these people in this resting community are lost to time. They lived, had families and homes and now are lost... Thank you both for bringing a few back into rememberance by speaking their names.
Thank you for all that you do. It pains me to see these old ancestral cemetaries unkept, neglected and forgotten. Nearby community should take an interest in the cemetary.
A few months ago, I read that for some African-American communities, it is/was a tradition to allow the cemeteries to "return to the wild." If I can find the article, I will add the link.
Does seem so strange how such a large cemetery can just disappear back into the forest. As you say it really wasn't that long ago, hope someone is able to shed some more light on it.
Excellent video. The cemetery is on Find A Grave, but with only the marked graves photographed of course, so your video is important because it shows how many graves are there and pays homage to the forgotten. I am a family historian/genealogist. I checked into some of the census records of the folks who are identified with gravestones. They all have stories. I also checked into the white Battle family. Briefly, Cullen Battle was a Confederate general. The family owned a huge number of slaves and in 1850 & 1860. The counts are--Barbour County--243, Macon County--66, in Russell County--111. Barbour County is next to Russell County which is the county where the cemetery is located. I think your theory is probably right about the cemetery starting out as a slave cemetery, probably on plantation land. I'll look around some more and put what I find in another comment.
There is a Jordan Battle who played football for Unveracity of Alabama, now plays for the Bengals. I wonder if his family has any connection, if so, maybe some family stories.
Thank you@@karentrimmerfor your reply. I'll see if I can find any connection to Jordan Battle and/or family stories. If I do, I'll post them here in this comment thread.
Thank you for your kind reply@@jillgebauer1292. In my spare time, I am continuing to do some research regarding the cemetery and the families buried there. I'll post any new information here in this thread.
A tearjerker. I always find the forgotten cemeteries the saddest. So true, all those lives lived that there is no way of knowing who they were, not just their names. It's great to see Daniel, it's been a long while. 😊It would be nice if he were on more often. Did he get his OBF special addition T-shirt by chance? Putting the truck through the Sidestep Adventure paces. Could not help but wonder how the GoPro did on this walk through. Great video. ❣❣👍👍
Findagrave has about 18 graves recorded with all but one photographed. It's listed as Battle Cemetery Rutherford, Russell County, Alabama, USA. Two nearby churches have graves of the same families in Rutherford. They are Shady Grove Baptist and Mount Missouri Baptist churches.
Robert, I am a local (Midland) fan. It breaks my heart to see "abandoned" cemeteries. Especially the ones ruined by developers. I wish I had a solution. I do have a request / suggestion for when you go out to look for a cemetery. Please take your camera, extra batteries, flashlights, gloves, hand pruners, loppers, a rake, a broom and maybe even a leaf blower. Seriously! I would love to see you uncover all the marked graves. Not just the ones with headstones. That would be a wow! Have you ever organized a cemetery cleanup event? I think you, Dan, Daniel and the other Robert are the most obvious ones to make the call for action. You guys may even know the current land owners, or who to call in local government, in order to get permission to hold such an event. What a difference a cleanup would make for genealogists and history buffs. I hope you keep spreading awareness. Thank you! -- Becca
Thanks for the video. It was very interesting and I felt transported in time. After watching some of your videos I decided to try and find my grandfather's grave, Wasn't easy but I found it and after walking the entire cemetery, I gave up. On leaving, I said if you are here show yourself - 2 feet away, I stepped on his grave. It was a different kind of experience and I'm glad I made the effort. Thank you for that. Stay safe.
Wow...I believe they knew you were there. The respect you showed and voiced for all of them, not just the ones you could identify, is tangible. I hope Daniel is able to find out more about the community.
Thankyou Robert and Dan. So sad that alll those people have been forgotten.all those souls and their history lost for all time. Thank you for bringing them to light and recording the fact that they are there.
Robert, Why on earth can't a group of scouts or someone, do restoration here. So many memories and history neglected, it makes me so sad every time you discover places like this, but at least ,because of you, it's now known to us. Rik Spector
I live in MS, and they get crews of volunteers from Parchman (prison) to clean up old cemeteries. I know this because I worked with an ex inmate that participated. He said that most times, you would never know that anything was there before they cut the trees down and removed vegetation. It's sad that they let them get to that point before they do anything about it. Most of these old cemeteries just don't have anyone left to care anymore. I used to visit my ancestor's graves with my dad or grandparents, and some of them are in bad shape. Unfortunately, there is one in the middle of the town that I live by, where I can't even find the headstones anymore. The city removed the fence that surrounded it about 20 years ago, because apparently the fence was "racist"? (Go figure) Now people just drive their cars through there like it's a parking lot. Most of the headstones have been destroyed, or stolen. If I wasn't disabled, I would probably try to do more as far as preserving these places. Some places do have scouts that clean up cemeteries in their area, but they usually do upkeep on the same ones every time that they do it.
What I would like to understand is why would any family members, would allow this just to occur. A Family Cemetery, each family should want to care for their families resting place, a $5 bag of quickcret and some old boards to make a mold, then stamp or write the name into it. Maybe place a flower once a year, and the grave of. And poor Mr. Peterson, a Veteran, it's a shame to see his headstone, covered in that blacken mole, I wonder how long it's been since anyone put a flag next to his headstone.
I noticed you found several all who died in 1934 so i was curious why and discovered that was a time with a lot of malaria in that state and throughout the south. The 40s was polio and the 1900-1920s was influenza. So sad. In the late 1880s l, spotted yellow fever got a lot of folks. Someday i wonder if it'll be noticed the number of deaths in 2020 and associate them with covid?
It is truly amazing to see the number of people who are at rest here. I do appreciate the efforts of people like yourself, Daniel and The Other Robert to bring them, in a way, to life again. I have to agree with you, though that this type of cemetery is far more spooky than the normal well manicured ones. Glad to see that you were able to find your truck. I wonder, does your cell phone show GPS coordinates for you. If they are relatively accurate, you could note them down somehow and use them to find your way back. If it was me, I would be lost forever and never seen again. Thank you for doing this and stay healthy and continue to enjoy life. Hope Ben's sale went well.
You would think that somewhere there would be photographs of the old community that maybe one of the defendants may have. It would be so cool to see photos of the old community. But maybe they were to poverty stricken to afford cameras and such. What a shame about the lost history.😢
Great video first. Really sad to see no one tending to this Cemetary. This is the reason my Grandma didn't want to be buried in Kentucky because some places don't take care of the graves although I have never seen one this bad in KY. I realize a lot of the relatives have moved or passed away But there has to be some relatives still there, they should have looked after this place a long time ago cause now it's went back to nature, Thanks.
A nurse I used to work with married a BATTLE, & we're in Central Coast California.---When seeking the historical past, it sure pays to have great resources...Daniel, thanx for bringing us here.
Five generations back on my grandmother's side, the Dillard's lived in that area and had several slaves that they freed after the emancipation proclamation. Most slaves only had first names and were given the last name of their former owner.
It's crazy what is lost out in the woods. Thank you for the tour of this place. I don't know if y'all made the entries on Find A Grave but this is on that site with 18 entries. There are pictures for most.
Even though no one can give a name to those buried without a marking, it's still important to remember that someone lying in that place once lived nearby and has a story. We are all important even if you don’t think so. On my mom's deathbed, I'll never forget her telling me to keep things simple for her funeral because "we are just plain folk."
You gotta take into consideration towns that were destroyed, burned down and killed or ran off black residents. Could of once been a thriving town after slavery and eventually destroyed. And you’re right the courthouse would have destroyed evidence of individuals who lived there. I’m gonna do some research and thank you two for being a voice for good and justice
Once again Robert your bringing back history what a big cemetery at least you got some of the grave markings with there names on so it would be interesting you could find out any information thanks both 👍 this interesting video all the best Andrew south wales uk 👍 👌 😀 🇬🇧
Water vessels on graves are an old African American burial tradition, the bushes were just intentionally planted… not sure of a significance beyond that.
Ancestry calls Solomon Battle's place of burial "Shady Grove". I don't know if that was mentioned in the video and I missed it. Also, Solomon died 9 March 1934 just one day before the date you read on the other slab. I wonder what happened.
These neglected cemeteries are becoming more common, as the years go by beyond our extinction, if there are no records and or documents how is there rest for the peace? Great job where's the other Robert lol
Thank you Robert and Danial for sharing this visit and video with us. It can be very sad when History is lost on alot of the Old Cemetery's. It doesn't matter wither it's White or African American. To me this was ment for you 2 to find. Many Thanks for Sharing your Wonderful find for History.
Check the local historical society,...and once you determine what denomination it was,Check with their archives and Historical section. (That is Baptist,Methodist etc. THEY ALL HAVE some records.) Also talk to the oldest locals you can find,most of them will know what the Church was,..and may even be able to help you find the records.
Great video as always. Wouldn’t it be great if this land was purchased by the state or feds and turned into a history park or preserve of some kind. This is an Important part of all of our history shameful it’s sitting there basically forgotten about.
You would think that some historical society would take up looking into the history and re-doing the cemetery I mean it is part of our Civil War history and beyond
Thankyou so much this was fascinating I looked it up on find a grave and came up with pictures of some of your findings. Someone had put 18 on that sight. Thought it might be you. Thanks again. From Australia
Do you think there could be more of those slabs with engravings on them out there? If I lived out that way, I'd love to try and see if more could be uncovered!
Very sad, so many forgotten lives lost to time. Definitely an energy can be felt here. Would be interesting to learn the history of the community. Thank you Robert & Daniel for exploring & caring. 👍
Wow. In watching this I can only think that these places need saved. Perhaps some of the HBCs could do archeological work and save them. Thanks for what you do.
Is this in Barbour County? If so then, Abe Dillard was born abt 1850 according to the 1880 census, his wife was Margaret Allen, they 10 children in 1900- Andrew, girl (can't read the name) Amy (died 1964 in Indiana), Rosella, James, Eddie, Abe Jr., Charles , Lawrence, and Will Dillard. Abe was listed as a farmer on 1880 census-1920 census.His parents are listed as Drew and Matilda Dillard on the Georgia death Index
I did a simple Google search for Battle Family, Georgia and found a huge amount of family info. I get the feeling they know very well about this cemetery, so contacting a few of them might reveal some answers about age, number of burials, etc.
Looks like the understory trees in that area a pretty young...did you determine if that area had been logged? Thanks for all the work you put into your videos and thanks for saving/documenting history.
Just watched your clip on the Old Battle Cemetery. Very interesting, my late husband and I used to survey all cemeteries for genealogy group in my area/state of KY.
Obviously,you have come upon a mixed use cemetery,where people of all races went to the same Church. It's even possible that the local church is on a map from 1880-1930's time period. Check all railroad maps,soil maps,county and state maps,...and even check the 1935-1942 U. S. Military maps,they are free to view, and sometimes on-line as well.
These are not abandoned cemeteries they are on private property In which you trespass on and if you are so concerned about these cemeteries why don’t you volunteer to help clean them up?
Wondering if they had some kind if epidemic such as TB to cause so many 1934 burials. We had one about that time that killed my grandmother. S0 sad that no one is left to tend the cemetary.
Mankind's history is marred by such as this...documenting these places you shine a light on the truth. We try not to forget,but we do. There are so many untold stories of lives lived. For who knoweth what is good for a man in this life,all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun? Ecclesiastes 6:12. We know nothing after the grave. Man born of a women is of few days, and full of trouble. Job 14:1.
I just can’t understand how a whole cemetery can just be so forgotten. With funeral home markers it seems like this would be a registered location. It’s sad that this can be allowed to happen.
En- slaving fellow humans ... how did educated, religious citizens come to believe that $ would justify such an ACT ... LORD ... please redeem our ignorance 😢
I think this is a beautiful thing you do on finding people like you do and I do hope someone can see this and say that is my family you know God bless you 🙏❤️
So sad to see such a lonely cemetery where those buried there weren't even seen as people. That is shocking to me that people in that time in our country's history had so little regard for their fellow men, all in the name of commerce.
Old CL Jenkins born in 1867, the same year as Laura Ingalls Wilder! She passed in 1957, 3 years before I was born. What a trip this old cemetery is! Thanks for sharing it with the rest of us. Time flies by doesn’t it?
It makes me so sad to see nobody takes care of these cemeteries. Up north the towns and state take care of even personal family cemeteries.. I know historical societies sometimes take care of them if they know about them.
You have to take a hand whiske brush, small soft rake, and a water spray bottle with you...that will make it even better to read and us to see...that would be cool...like you guys
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Try looking at funeral homes records in the area for names that you fine here.
I love, love, love this! Believe me, they are not forgotten. We Battle descendants are here in East Texas, Alabama,Georgia,Oklahoma, etc. Thank you for acknowledging my family name. I've watched so many of your videos hoping to see any ancestors and this made my day. Thanks
That is awesome!!!! I am so glad you’re here!
How cool!
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Battle here.
Ms. Scott, you wouldn't happen to be related to the family name "Ingram" or "Ingraham"? I know it's a long shot but I'm researching the Ingram's of Oklahoma who were in Grayson County, Texas in 1870 and were born in Alabama. I'm not sure if they were emancipated in Texas or Alabama. I have no idea where to look in Alabama. I know there is an Ingram reunion in Texas every year but no one responded to my request for information.
So often stated by so many of your viewers, you are doing a public service to and for the people and history of Georga. It's a found cemetery now.
What an awesome find. I'm always amazed at how big some of your forgotten cemeteries are. You mentioned blueberries being planted next to graves. That's interesting. I never heard of that. Blueberries grow wild here, but they need to be in damp ground. The things I see in the old cemeteries are yucca plants, prickly pear cactus, and red cedar trees, and then sometimes azaleas and other things planted near the newer graves. Down in Cumberland County there's a cemetery that was in use from 1680 to 1780, and in the last 150 years it has grown up into woods. There are even red cedars that are as tall as the other trees. It's amazing. This is way out in the country.
Is the cemetary in Cumberland County kept up nice? It would be fascinating to see those very old graves. I always wonder who they were, what did they do, how did they end up there, etc especially ones so old as 1600 and 1700s!
@@jillgebauer1292 Yes, it's kept up nice. Unfortunately the oldest graves are unmarked. The oldest gravestones I've found, if memory serves, are from 1742. It's the Presbyterian cemetery, and it sits directly behind the Methodist cemetery that goes back to the 1800s.
@MillerMeteor74 what state is the Cumberland County you are referring to? Asking because I live in Cumberland County tn
@@meganmccampbepl1321 New Jersey.
Not forgotten to the Lord. There is the body, God has their souls.
Any Williams in Russell county ALABAMA. Alvesta being a relative???
The cemetery was founded in Rutherford and the battles are buried there. Solomon Battle was a fireman from east Chicago Indiana. Son of Ben and Lucy Battle, husband of Rosebud Dawson. So was it the Battle's that bought the land
I did see any information on find a grave except his name and a picture of the headstone. Thank you for the information!
It's wonderful that you care for these folks. Care that they're remembered
Sad to think that these people in this resting community are lost to time. They lived, had families and homes and now are lost... Thank you both for bringing a few back into rememberance by speaking their names.
God knows each and every one of these folks.He will not forget nor forsake them.Thank you,Jesus!
Thank you for all that you do. It pains me to see these old ancestral cemetaries unkept, neglected and forgotten. Nearby community should take an interest in the cemetary.
A few months ago, I read that for some African-American communities, it is/was a tradition to allow the cemeteries to "return to the wild." If I can find the article, I will add the link.
We did a video on that @MissNCGirl
@@MissNCGirl Wow! Did not know this.
Don't some folk walk away from a cemetary "leaving their grief behind" so they never return?
@@MissNCGirl it's called laziness
Does seem so strange how such a large cemetery can just disappear back into the forest. As you say it really wasn't that long ago, hope someone is able to shed some more light on it.
Excellent video. The cemetery is on Find A Grave, but with only the marked graves photographed of course, so your video is important because it shows how many graves are there and pays homage to the forgotten.
I am a family historian/genealogist. I checked into some of the census records of the folks who are identified with gravestones. They all have stories. I also checked into the white Battle family. Briefly, Cullen Battle was a Confederate general. The family owned a huge number of slaves and in 1850 & 1860. The counts are--Barbour County--243, Macon County--66, in Russell County--111. Barbour County is next to Russell County which is the county where the cemetery is located. I think your theory is probably right about the cemetery starting out as a slave cemetery, probably on plantation land.
I'll look around some more and put what I find in another comment.
There is a Jordan Battle who played football for Unveracity of Alabama, now plays for the Bengals. I wonder if his family has any connection, if so, maybe some family stories.
Thank you@@karentrimmerfor your reply. I'll see if I can find any connection to Jordan Battle and/or family stories. If I do, I'll post them here in this comment thread.
That was fascinating. Thank you.
Thank you for your kind reply@@jillgebauer1292. In my spare time, I am continuing to do some research regarding the cemetery and the families buried there. I'll post any new information here in this thread.
@@karentrimmerI also served with a black man named battle in the army. He was from the south and I believe he told me about this
A tearjerker. I always find the forgotten cemeteries the saddest. So true, all those lives lived that there is no way of knowing who they were, not just their names. It's great to see Daniel, it's been a long while. 😊It would be nice if he were on more often. Did he get his OBF special addition T-shirt by chance? Putting the truck through the Sidestep Adventure paces. Could not help but wonder how the GoPro did on this walk through. Great video. ❣❣👍👍
He hasn’t yet! It’s at the farm waiting on him
Daniel is wearing the official "other Robert" t-shirt.👍
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Hope to get to see the other Robert soon there's no and hope that your new dog and blue are doing great together
It seems like the logging company's don't care about cemetery...they just run over the tombstones and breaking them down...or move the tombstones
No respect for our ancestors ❤️
Yes, we have to keep an eye on our historic cemeteries
Excellent video. I luv the approx 1 hr long videos of forgotten cemeteries. Absolutely fascinating and very sad at the same time. Keep em coming
More to come!
Findagrave has about 18 graves recorded with all but one photographed. It's listed as Battle Cemetery Rutherford, Russell County, Alabama, USA. Two nearby churches have graves of the same families in Rutherford. They are Shady Grove Baptist and Mount Missouri Baptist churches.
Thank you for documenting, recording it and making sure this community is not lost to history. I hope to see that it can be taken care of.
Robert, I am a local (Midland) fan. It breaks my heart to see "abandoned" cemeteries. Especially the ones ruined by developers. I wish I had a solution.
I do have a request / suggestion for when you go out to look for a cemetery. Please take your camera, extra batteries, flashlights, gloves, hand pruners, loppers, a rake, a broom and maybe even a leaf blower. Seriously!
I would love to see you uncover all the marked graves. Not just the ones with headstones. That would be a wow!
Have you ever organized a cemetery cleanup event? I think you, Dan, Daniel and the other Robert are the most obvious ones to make the call for action. You guys may even know the current land owners, or who to call in local government, in order to get permission to hold such an event. What a difference a cleanup would make for genealogists and history buffs.
I hope you keep spreading awareness. Thank you!
-- Becca
I know if I lived in the area I would totally help with cleaning it up.
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Thanks for the video. It was very interesting and I felt transported in time. After watching some of your videos I decided to try and find my grandfather's grave, Wasn't easy but I found it and after walking the entire cemetery, I gave up. On leaving, I said if you are here show yourself - 2 feet away, I stepped on his grave. It was a different kind of experience and I'm glad I made the effort. Thank you for that. Stay safe.
Wow...I believe they knew you were there. The respect you showed and voiced for all of them, not just the ones you could identify, is tangible. I hope Daniel is able to find out more about the community.
Amazing very respectful & honorable historical adventure Daniel & Sir Robert. Thanks for taking the time to honor all who rest there.
Thank you kindly
Thankyou Robert and Dan. So sad that alll those people have been forgotten.all those souls and their history lost for all time. Thank you for bringing them to light and recording the fact that they are there.
Strange how so many died in 1934
There is probably more like 500 with all the intentions you pointed out and then all the ones that are spread out all over.
Thank you for kindness in showing so much respect for all that are resting here ❤
I'm so glad they were found ❤❤
The lost cemeteries you cover always leave me in awe. A wonderful tribute to lives lived and gone to all...
One, of the mess daddy's when I was in the army last name was Battle, and believe he was Alabama
Robert,
Why on earth can't a group of scouts or someone,
do restoration here.
So many memories and history neglected,
it makes me so sad every time you discover places
like this, but at least ,because of you, it's now known to us.
Rik Spector
I live in MS, and they get crews of volunteers from Parchman (prison) to clean up old cemeteries. I know this because I worked with an ex inmate that participated.
He said that most times, you would never know that anything was there before they cut the trees down and removed vegetation.
It's sad that they let them get to that point before they do anything about it.
Most of these old cemeteries just don't have anyone left to care anymore.
I used to visit my ancestor's graves with my dad or grandparents, and some of them are in bad shape.
Unfortunately, there is one in the middle of the town that I live by, where I can't even find the headstones anymore.
The city removed the fence that surrounded it about 20 years ago, because apparently the fence was "racist"? (Go figure)
Now people just drive their cars through there like it's a parking lot. Most of the headstones have been destroyed, or stolen.
If I wasn't disabled, I would probably try to do more as far as preserving these places.
Some places do have scouts that clean up cemeteries in their area, but they usually do upkeep on the same ones every time that they do it.
It is so very sad to see a grave yard in this condition. Men women and, children who deserve to be honored and remembered.
I agree, where are their Families??
What I would like to understand is why would any family members, would allow this just to occur. A Family Cemetery, each family should want to care for their families resting place, a $5 bag of quickcret and some old boards to make a mold, then stamp or write the name into it. Maybe place a flower once a year, and the grave of. And poor Mr. Peterson, a Veteran, it's a shame to see his headstone, covered in that blacken mole, I wonder how long it's been since anyone put a flag next to his headstone.
I noticed you found several all who died in 1934 so i was curious why and discovered that was a time with a lot of malaria in that state and throughout the south. The 40s was polio and the 1900-1920s was influenza. So sad. In the late 1880s l, spotted yellow fever got a lot of folks. Someday i wonder if it'll be noticed the number of deaths in 2020 and associate them with covid?
It’s really true, eventually all we are is dust in the wind. It’s very cool how you are honoring these people from the past.
I wonder if some of their family is still alive.
Probably so in the area.
It is truly amazing to see the number of people who are at rest here. I do appreciate the efforts of people like yourself, Daniel and The Other Robert to bring them, in a way, to life again. I have to agree with you, though that this type of cemetery is far more spooky than the normal well manicured ones.
Glad to see that you were able to find your truck. I wonder, does your cell phone show GPS coordinates for you. If they are relatively accurate, you could note them down somehow and use them to find your way back. If it was me, I would be lost forever and never seen again.
Thank you for doing this and stay healthy and continue to enjoy life. Hope Ben's sale went well.
You would think that somewhere there would be photographs of the old community that maybe one of the defendants may have. It would be so cool to see photos of the old community. But maybe they were to poverty stricken to afford cameras and such. What a shame about the lost history.😢
Yes, in the 40s and 50s, a Brownie was a real luxury. These folks were farmers descended of slaves and struggled.
Just an incredible graveyard, video and history
Great video first. Really sad to see no one tending to this Cemetary. This is the reason my Grandma didn't want to be buried in Kentucky because some places don't take care of the graves although I have never seen one this bad in KY. I realize a lot of the relatives have moved or passed away But there has to be some relatives still there, they should have looked after this place a long time ago cause now it's went back to nature, Thanks.
A nurse I used to work with married a BATTLE, & we're in Central Coast California.---When seeking the historical past, it sure pays to have great resources...Daniel, thanx for bringing us here.
Five generations back on my grandmother's side, the Dillard's lived in that area and had several slaves that they freed after the emancipation proclamation. Most slaves only had first names and were given the last name of their former owner.
It's crazy what is lost out in the woods. Thank you for the tour of this place. I don't know if y'all made the entries on Find A Grave but this is on that site with 18 entries. There are pictures for most.
I found the obituary of the daughter to abe. The ab dillard stands for agnes bumpass. She was a sister. How cool!
Even though no one can give a name to those buried without a marking, it's still important to remember that someone lying in that place once lived nearby and has a story. We are all important even if you don’t think so. On my mom's deathbed, I'll never forget her telling me to keep things simple for her funeral because "we are just plain folk."
You gotta take into consideration towns that were destroyed, burned down and killed or ran off black residents. Could of once been a thriving town after slavery and eventually destroyed. And you’re right the courthouse would have destroyed evidence of individuals who lived there. I’m gonna do some research and thank you two for being a voice for good and justice
Once again Robert your bringing back history what a big cemetery at least you got some of the grave markings with there names on so it would be interesting you could find out any information thanks both 👍 this interesting video all the best Andrew south wales uk 👍 👌 😀 🇬🇧
Thank you!!!
Makes me sad because they have been forgotten.
What is a water vessel?
What’s the significance of the berry bushes?
Water vessels on graves are an old African American burial tradition, the bushes were just intentionally planted… not sure of a significance beyond that.
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Thank you.
Put the names on Find A Grave.
Love your videos and enjoy watching. May the lord bless and protect you and bringing out the past history
Thank you kindly!
Ancestry calls Solomon Battle's place of burial "Shady Grove". I don't know if that was mentioned in the video and I missed it. Also, Solomon died 9 March 1934 just one day before the date you read on the other slab. I wonder what happened.
These neglected cemeteries are becoming more common, as the years go by beyond our extinction, if there are no records and or documents how is there rest for the peace? Great job where's the other Robert lol
He’s coming back soon!
Thank you Robert and Danial for sharing this visit and video with us. It can be very sad when History is lost on alot of the Old Cemetery's. It doesn't matter wither it's White or African American. To me this was ment for you 2 to find. Many Thanks for Sharing your Wonderful find for History.
IT DOES MATTER * Negro Folks were kidnapped from THEIR HOMELAND & HERITAGE , made into prisoners for no reason beside immoral $ profit 🔱
Check the local historical society,...and once you determine what denomination it was,Check with their archives and Historical section. (That is Baptist,Methodist etc. THEY ALL HAVE some records.) Also talk to the oldest locals you can find,most of them will know what the Church was,..and may even be able to help you find the records.
Sad how this cemetery just disappeared, especially since some of the graves are from thr 1940s. Great work in documentary this!
Thank You folks for sharing this story with us all- much Respect ✊
This was amazing and heartbreaking at the same time Thank you for your videos ❤
You're so welcome!
Great video as always. Wouldn’t it be great if this land was purchased by the state or feds and turned into a history park or preserve of some kind. This is an Important part of all of our history shameful it’s sitting there basically forgotten about.
This was a great video on this graveyard! Thanks Guys, it was fascinating to watch!
Glad you enjoyed it!
back then times were very hard people had to make due what they had they were very poor its ashamed the graveyard wasnt cared for and forgotten
Thank you Robert and Daniel for speaking thier names
You would think that some historical society would take up looking into the history and re-doing the cemetery I mean it is part of our Civil War history and beyond
Thankyou so much this was fascinating
I looked it up on find a grave and came up with pictures of some of your findings. Someone had put 18 on that sight. Thought it might be you. Thanks again. From Australia
Do you think there could be more of those slabs with engravings on them out there? If I lived out that way, I'd love to try and see if more could be uncovered!
Very sad, so many forgotten lives lost to time. Definitely an energy can be felt here. Would be interesting to learn the history of the community. Thank you Robert & Daniel for exploring & caring. 👍
Wow. In watching this I can only think that these places need saved. Perhaps some of the HBCs could do archeological work and save them. Thanks for what you do.
Is this in Barbour County? If so then, Abe Dillard was born abt 1850 according to the 1880 census, his wife was Margaret Allen, they 10 children in 1900- Andrew, girl (can't read the name) Amy (died 1964 in Indiana), Rosella, James, Eddie, Abe Jr., Charles , Lawrence, and Will Dillard. Abe was listed as a farmer on 1880 census-1920 census.His parents are listed as Drew and Matilda Dillard on the Georgia death Index
I did a simple Google search for Battle Family, Georgia and found a huge amount of family info. I get the feeling they know very well about this cemetery, so contacting a few of them might reveal some answers about age, number of burials, etc.
It’s sad how that area hasn’t been cleaned up. All those people deserve respect that should all be cleaned up and taken care of.
Looks like the understory trees in that area a pretty young...did you determine if that area had been logged?
Thanks for all the work you put into your videos and thanks for saving/documenting history.
Logged in the past yes
If you say Crenshaw County, I am going to flip. The suspense......Sincerely a descendant of John Battle and Margaret Sowersby Battle.
Good grief, The Other Robert looks totally different after a couple of weeks break 👍
Lol
Just watched your clip on the Old Battle Cemetery. Very interesting, my late husband and I used to survey all cemeteries for genealogy group in my area/state of KY.
Obviously,you have come upon a mixed use cemetery,where people of all races went to the same Church. It's even possible that the local church is on a map from 1880-1930's time period. Check all railroad maps,soil maps,county and state maps,...and even check the 1935-1942 U. S. Military maps,they are free to view, and sometimes on-line as well.
GOD BLESS YOU 🙏🏽
EVERY GRAVE THAT YOU FIND, IS ANOTHER STAR ⭐ IN YOUR CROWN 👑🕊️
These are not abandoned cemeteries they are on private property In which you trespass on and if you are so concerned about these cemeteries why don’t you volunteer to help clean them up?
Wondering if they had some kind if epidemic such as TB to cause so many 1934 burials. We had one about that time that killed my grandmother. S0 sad that no one is left to tend the cemetary.
😅So long as they speak your name, you shall never die.
•Dan Brown•
Great video! The nephew is rocking some killer britches! 😅
Remember large trees often mean a structure was close. Might have been the shade for the church y'all were talking about.
It's sad that it's been neglected like that I would love to see someone to come in and try to restore it back to its original state
Are there local communities that would take on the project of cleaning, raking & maybe finding more slabs under the leaves, and flag the graves?
Mankind's history is marred by such as this...documenting these places you shine a light on the truth. We try not to forget,but we do. There are so many untold stories of lives lived. For who knoweth what is good for a man in this life,all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun? Ecclesiastes 6:12. We know nothing after the grave. Man born of a women is of few days, and full of trouble. Job 14:1.
I just can’t understand how a whole cemetery can just be so forgotten. With funeral home markers it seems like this would be a registered location. It’s sad that this can be allowed to happen.
I understand planting live plants at a grave - but blueberries? You've mention blueberries before,is there a significants?
Makes me sad.
It would be great pleasure to see you rake and somewhat rehab old forgotten cemeteries. Help would be easy to find
Thank you for remembering our ancestors since we have very little information that is available. This is eye-opening. 🤗
I’ll bet there are some forgotten grave sites near Savannah . It was a big auction site like Charleston !
Thank you for doing these explorations .
En- slaving fellow humans ... how did educated, religious citizens come to believe that $ would justify such an ACT ... LORD ... please redeem our ignorance 😢
This cemetery is on Find-A-Grave, but only 18 graves that are marked are recorded.
I think this is a beautiful thing you do on finding people like you do and I do hope someone can see this and say that is my family you know God bless you 🙏❤️
go to the local black churches i'm sure they have information on the family names
So sad to see such a lonely cemetery where those buried there weren't even seen as people. That is shocking to me that people in that time in our country's history had so little regard for their fellow men, all in the name of commerce.
These are graves of history too.. Why doent someone maintain them, clean the overgrown area up and keep this as a historical memorial site?
I really enjoy yall video's. I love history.
Old CL Jenkins born in 1867, the same year as Laura Ingalls Wilder! She passed in 1957, 3 years before I was born. What a trip this old cemetery is! Thanks for sharing it with the rest of us. Time flies by doesn’t it?
Would putting notice in the local towns to come help clean and same this historic resting community?
It makes me so sad to see nobody takes care of these cemeteries. Up north the towns and state take care of even personal family cemeteries.. I know historical societies sometimes take care of them if they know about them.
Thank you. So sad.
Sad to see the graves forgotten and hidden well done for cleaning these to read them
There is a record made in Heaven. I sure they know you’ve been there
This is so sad to see. People should never be forgotten.
KNOWN , ONLY TO OUR CREATOR ! amen
When you find head stone like Andy Elphon do you add it to Find A Grave?
You are very careless with your History, America. Not good.
You have to take a hand whiske brush, small soft rake, and a water spray bottle with you...that will make it even better to read and us to see...that would be cool...like you guys
Why do you gents not bring a rake with you to clear the leaves, etc?