Hi Chris, personally, I prefer shorter visits. I try to keep mine 5-10 min. max., but I see that many viewers do prefer the longer gravesite videos like the ones Faces of the Forgotten does. I guess you just have to do whichever works best for you and your audience. So nice that your ancestors are buried there!
Walks are defiantly my cup of tea. Loved it and the longer video is great. If you zoom in a bit more we could read too. And a flashlight even in the daylight held at the side of the lettering makes for better-reading of the older stones. Your right though so much sadness yet when you speak their name they are once again remembered. Can’t wait for the next stroll. ❤️👍
Enjoyed this so much. I love strolling through cemeteries. It's nice to pause and remember the people buried in them had lives and families who loved them. It's good to honor them. TFS. ~ Betty
I love cemeteries. The long walk and mentioning the names is really nice. It is nice to hear about everyday people and not just celebrities or historical figures. I like seeing those too. But there are way more of us "normal folk" out there. Maybe some unsolved cases that could use attention. Thank you for all your time and videos.
Yep, Chris you and I have a common interest, ever since I was a lad, I've been interested in the history contained within the walls of cemeteries. My folks believed me to be morbid, but I was not, only fascinated in the curtains between life and death. Great video Chris, I've followed your page since you began it. I comment under the name Ravens Brood as well.🖖
I've been doing a lot of Genealogy work on both sides of my family, Findagrave has been a huge help. The Sayre side of the family has been in the US since 1620 and we are scattered all over KY, NJ and Maryland.
I like walking in cemeteries. One local to me has relatives of Stonewall Jackson. I hate to see graves in disrepair. I've seen stones that had been broken like that, but had been repaired with some sort of metal bracket. It's always nice to see care taken like that.
Walker is the last name of some of my relatives on my fathers side; it's nice to see that even though those people have passed on they aren't forgotten by other relatives they have
@@Whittdocs you're so welcome, I really enjoy watching your videos & you've become one of my favorite channels on RUclips; as I said, Walker is actually one of the last names in my family, my great great grandfather was named Henry Walker Short Jr & he was a soldier in the civil war, a husband & father of 7 children, three of whom resided in Nebraska, the other three who resided in southern California with him after their mother passed away from a stroke at a very young age
@@Whittdocs Short is my family name so they could be distant relations to my great great grandparents who came over from England as children, fought for this country in the civil war & raised their family in both Nebraska & California but whos lives started out in Illinois
First time I went to a cemetery was in 1966, my great grandfathers burial. I was 9. Been fascinated with cemeteries ever since, especially the older graves. You I have a great channel! Thanks!
What a wonderful series. I have lost my central vision and can no longer read. All videos for me. So glad to know you will be reading these for us. As always an outstanding video. Glad you know your rots. Thank you
New subscriber from uk. I love walking round cemetaries they are so peaceful and I often wonder what the deceased people lives were like and what hopes they had especially the really old ones, really enjoy your videos and you are very respectful.
Hi from Edmonton, Alberta Canada thank you so much for taking me on your cemetery tour. I really enjoy when you talk about this history of the Cemetery's histories.
That is the odd fellows symbol i was a member for 15 years some active lodges do put flags on members graves on memorial day weekend i have done this also
The infant graves are heartwarming, I like that you noted them on your tour. It's interesting to walk through cemeteries and read some of the headstones. I like the headstones more than plaques!
I'm glad you went to Woodlawn Cemetery in Detroit I have a spooky tale to tell about what happened in the basement my daughter was in the restroom I was standing there waiting for her and all of us in the door open by itself there was no wind and slowly closed we never went back in that basement again
I'm another one who loves old cemeteries. I've been working on my mother's family's history for more than 20 years. I wish I had begun a lot sooner, before some of the elders passed on. However, my family kept pretty good records and told lots of stories that I'm gathering. One of the great genealogical blessings in my life is that one of my family lines (my maternal grandmother's family) has a direct line of ancestors going back to the ones who emigrated from Europe in 1850. It's the cemetery that I will be buried in some day, and, when I am, I will be the 6th generation in a direct line to be buried in this sacred ground. I visit them a lot. I do like the idea of cemetery walks. Please keep doing them!
Hi. Looks like a nice cemetery. Great you found ancestors there. My friend does ancestry and found some records on my grandparents from 1903 in Austria. It was very exciting to see names ( spelled differently) of relatives on documents. Awesome vlog ,enjoyed it ! Thanks for your video's! Deborah.... Canada
I really enjoy watching your videos. I've always enjoyed family history and I grew up on the farm that was right across the road from where my great great grandparents and great grandparents were buried.
Yes love it.love the fact that the video is longer.😊 I love old cemeteries.We have a very old cemeterie behind our house.but people from around take care of the old cemeterie.😊🇳🇱
I love the new series buddy 👍 I'd love to run into you and do some walking and talking in a cemetery I live in Irvine KY estill co KY I also love the new cemetery walks I have always loved to do that I used to go with my grandpa we were super close he has been gone for 32 years now and I still can tell about and remember the different people who were buried in different cemeteries one being the cane springs cemetery on Macedonia road. I know people who have been dead longer than I will be alive I remember a little poem he learned in school when he was a very little boy I think he was ten years old when he learned it in school I've tried to research it but I haven't found it yet I will share it with you good buddy 👍" there's a little black bird sitting in a old gum tree, he is singing to you and he is singing to me, what is he singing little girl little boy he is singing how this world is overcome with Joy.... Its a different world now buddy 👍 for sure I have to go to a funeral today at eleven take care of yourself buddy 👍👌👊🤜🤛 god bless
Chris, I enjoy the videos so much. I love old cemetaries. In my younger days, I would stop at old ones whenever I could. They all provide so much history.
You really outdid your self this time. I totally enjoyed the scroll through the cemetery. You did a amazing job with this Cemetry. I love cemeteries and strolling through them. I feel so blessed to be on your chancel and to stroll through the cemetery with you. You do a wonderful job narrateing the walk As you walked with us through our walk today. I love your Chanel and feel great after each video you put out.
I’ve been to that cemetery , my wife has ancestors buried there , it’s at the end of a gravel road isn’t it . That logo was for the International Order of the Odd Fellows , an old fraternal organization ( have seen a lot stuff about them on American Pickers )
Also, I'm near Parkersburg, West Virginia. There are some neat family cemeteries and older cemeteries to see around here. I like walking them. Some are extensive. One has a giant old mound at the center. I volunteer to tag along. 🙋 There are a few ones that look cool that I have yet to explore.
I have alot of Young's in my genealogy. My tree is listed on My heritage in case you want to take a look at it. Maybe we have some in common. Were you ever told you were related to President Harry S. Truman? If so, we are related! If I remember correctly, my Young family members are in N.Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, Georgia, Tennessee and then Texas.
Another phenomenal journey, sir.... this new type of journey we are so fortunate to accompany you on is spot on. I love hearing you talk about your passion for finding these old cemeteries. I love how you share your passion with us. That melodic voice of yours... you can hear the reverence in it as you take us through the lives of those gone from us. I love it when you say, " these stones represent the saddest day in someone's life". Too often, others who do these kinds of videos only focus on the macabre or the sensationalism of the story. You always treat EVERY SINGLE LIVE visited with so much respect. This is what makes you so far better than the others. Hats off to you, Chris.
Loved this video so peaceful looking when I was growing up I was so afraid of walking in or near a cemetery after my dad passed away my feelings changed I'll go visit my parents graves I get my peace of mind back
This is a very enjoyable format for a video. When my health allows it, I also enjoy strolling through cemeteries. If you ever come to South Jersey, you should check out Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Millville. Its the oldest & largest cemetery in the town. It has several civil war graves, as well as a very old children's section that the stones while hard to see now are in I believe Russian or some other slavic language. It has a veteran's section for soldiers of the world wars, Korea, Vietnam & the other modern wars. A suggestion that could help is a semi soft bristle brush that could take some of the dirt & grime from the stone. Also carry a decent l.e.d flash light that you can shine across the front of the stone from the side.
I know l left a comment already about the video and you just taking us along with you for a nice walk about the cemetery. What was so interning was it felt live l was along side you and reading each stone with you like l was right there. It was a adventure what we did that day taking a stroll on a lovely day and doing what you do best and that is cemetery related topics. I could almost picture myself strolling with you and l could see the layout of the cemetery it was a beautiful day and l want to thank you again for taking us all on your adventure journey to one of my passions and has been since l was small and that is checking out cemeteries l am glad l am not alone. I look forward to seeing you on a chat again real soon.
I thought I was the only oddball wandering around cemeteries. 😂. Lovely cemetery to be laid to rest. I think I would prefer to be scattered in the wind.
Looks like a nice cemetery. Is it still maintained by some of your family? A couple of those are really leaning. Since that is a family one then maybe you could straighten some of them and show the process in a video. Ok now I hear how you found the cemetery. I figured you might have family still there. Also the all seeing eye is most likely a freemason symbol.
Hey Rhetty! I have no idea who maintains this. I didn’t know it existed until some time back. Maybe this video will help me make the connection. Thank you!
I was about 7 years old, which was 63 years ago. I was with my family at a small cemetery near Muncie, Indiana. My mom and grandmother were visiting folks long gone when I found something really neat tucked behind an old, old stone. As I lifted it up with excitement, my mom freaked out! I had lifted up a large caliber revolver (I think it was loaded too). They called the local sheriff and told them where it was.
The stones are meant for remembrance of that person. If you don't read them they are not remembered. The second and last death. The famous people get plenty of attention. It is the people who built our country, the little men and women who worked hard to raise their family and settle this great nation of ours, they need remembered. Loved this video.
I had a job one summer where I had to go to the graveyards in and around my local area (In Ireland 🇮🇪) , draw a map of the graveyard as best I could and then read as many of them as I could. It was fascinating, I really enjoyed it. As for reading some of the very old headstone headstones 🪦, it was difficult but I found using chalk on them helped a bit, I would wash the chalk off after me with water, of course. Eventually as far as I know, part of my 'work' was used in a historical society book 📖.
I enjoy seeing Southern graves from the Civil War, but even more so I think it would be really Cool to see graves from the Colonial states from the 1600-1700's, early 1800's in states such as Massachusetts.
Concord Baptist church and cemetery in point pleasant West Virginia is not necessarily a family cemetery all though I do have a lot of family in the cemetery, by the names of Rodgers, Hicks, Leport and Mays along with others, but it is very old cemetery I believe some directly behind the church date back in the 1600 and 1700 but very interesting to see, not to mention the view on that hill is breathtaking I sit up there for hours just taking in the sites when I visit my parents, I believe you would be amazed with this one
If ya ever make your way to Maryland, you could visit my paternal relatives family cemetery. It’s called the Haugh’s Church and Cemetery, in Frederick County. I have many ancestors buried in there. My grandma was a Haugh and I traced her side back to arriving in America in 1711 from Germany. We’re either Boone, Haugh, or Simmons.
wow this was so cool,,,, thanks so much for doing this,, what i found was most of us were preachers teachers and musicians or all 3,,, grandma was named maggie short for Magdalene dads middle initial was H my little brothers middle name is Adam ,,, i can not thank you enough for doing this video
Great video! There is a link between the Whitt’s in Kentucky/Virginia and the ones that migrated with a David Whitt to Lincoln County/Giles County TN and Ardmore, Alabama. This cemetery may hold the key to who David Whitt’s parents were. Thanks Chris!
I would love to dig into this more. Because I truly believe, so on my research, that every whitt here descends from the same guy. I can only find record of one coming here and I think we are all descendants of his.
There are videos here on RUclips specifically about cleaning grave markers. There are specific products they recommend, although I have seen some with a pressurized weed sprayer type bottle with water and a soft brush. They just wet it down an use the brush then rinse.
@@kellark yeah, the best thing to use is the soft plastic/rubber putty scrapers that are used to work on Bondo for vehicles. They're soft enough to slightly bend and get the external surface lichen off without doing any damage.
I love walking old cemeteries and as I find interesting ones, I take pictures. I actually have a cemetery photo album. All the Easter lilies at my house came from trash containers at the cemetery. People would dump them once they died. My husband always thought I was strange but why should they go into a land fill? IOOF is International Order of Odd Fellows. Love seeing you read the names, they aren’t forgotten.
Have you ever considered visiting Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville,Alabama? It's one of Alabama's oldest and largest Cemeteries. Some of the graves date back to the early 1800s. Several U.S congressmen and Alabama Governors are buried in the historical section.
Chris, My primary family names are Paradise, on my Mother's side and Conant, on my Dad's side. Many of the Paradise's are interred in a cemetery in Seneca Falls, NY. I don't know where the Conant's are buried. Would love if you would go on a search for the name of Conant in your travels.
Veteran stone stone cleaner is a product called D2. There is a channel of a gentleman , who travels the country cleaning and teaching how to care for stones.
You might want to include the Town/County/State in the description to help folks identify the cemetery location. Found you on the Carter County FB page.
Cleaning the stones takes D2, which you can get on Amazon and plenty of water. After you do the cleaning the stone continues to get whiter and cleaner with each rainfall.
@@Whittdocs I love doing it. Every warm day will find this Grandma cleaning stones. When I finish the cemetery I am cleaning now, I will move on to the next one. Something small I can do for the families who settled this area.
not sure you want to alter them but if you do a fairly mild muriatic acid and water is what they use on stuff like that most of the time,,,,blessings to you,,, dad was born 1923
Do you know how far back the name Whitt goes in this cemetery? I wonder if these headstones can be cleaned with a power wash like they do on some historic buildings.
yes that was a masonic insignia tree of life with the all seeing eye,,, the flower at the bottom of oscar king is also a masonic symbol taken from the temple of Solomon,, the clyde b mobley grave is also a masonic symbol another reference to the temple of solomon
D2 is a cleaner used to clean the old headstones at Arlington National Cemetery. If you would ever like to collaborate on cleaning these stones up, please get in touch with me and I’ll try to make it up there and help you out. Guess I need to get Facebook and link up with you.
The All Seeing Eye, among other things, is a Freemason symbol for the all seeing creator of the Universe. The person buried under the stone with that symbol on it might be a Freemason.
All seeing eye means the person was a Mason. Certain flowers mean things. Also, a book or a hand with a finger pointing up☝means the person was a teacher, a doctor, or a priest.
cleaning headstones Chris try this youtube vlog ruclips.net/video/8WdUSzKcmjs/видео.html product in america i have tried getting something like this too, looks like there are alot of hard to read headstones there but the product above will clean any of your family headstones, enjoyed your new cemetery walk venture Chris, love to see the different graves and headstones and i watch others who do cemetery walks too on this subject but you know me Chris i hate to see a bare cemetery looks cold and it appears that family do not go and show their respects to their families graves anymore although here it appears that at least some of the graves are remembered but a lot of these are long gone and forgotten except for the likes of people like you who are going around these cemetery's and showing respect to them, i do like to walk through cemetery's here in UK and i thank you for sharing this cemetery walk with us from across the pond in UK
Hi Chris, personally, I prefer shorter visits. I try to keep mine 5-10 min. max., but I see that many viewers do prefer the longer gravesite videos like the ones Faces of the Forgotten does. I guess you just have to do whichever works best for you and your audience. So nice that your ancestors are buried there!
Hey Steve. I would say that I’ll do the longer videos every know and then. It’s an awful lot of talking. Lol. Thanks for watching.
Walks are defiantly my cup of tea. Loved it and the longer video is great. If you zoom in a bit more we could read too. And a flashlight even in the daylight held at the side of the lettering makes for better-reading of the older stones. Your right though so much sadness yet when you speak their name they are once again remembered. Can’t wait for the next stroll. ❤️👍
I appreciate that. Thank you so very much. I’m glad that you enjoyed.
I love cemeteries, every now & then me & my grandma go out for hours just looking for cemeteries in an area and check them out, it’s fun
I love it too!
Since I was a young girl we would always visit cemeteries to pray for my grandparents and I just love being around there
Enjoyed this so much. I love strolling through cemeteries. It's nice to pause and remember the people buried in them had lives and families who loved them. It's good to honor them. TFS. ~ Betty
Thank you so much. I’m glad that you enjoyed this.
I love cemeteries. The long walk and mentioning the names is really nice. It is nice to hear about everyday people and not just celebrities or historical figures. I like seeing those too. But there are way more of us "normal folk" out there. Maybe some unsolved cases that could use attention. Thank you for all your time and videos.
I really appreciate this. Thank you.
The stone for Mr. King, both Mr. Kings stone would clean beautifully with D2!!
I really need to get some of that.
Yep, Chris you and I have a common interest, ever since I was a lad, I've been interested in the history contained within the walls of cemeteries. My folks believed me to be morbid, but I was not, only fascinated in the curtains between life and death. Great video Chris, I've followed your page since you began it. I comment under the name Ravens Brood as well.🖖
Hello! Yes, Raven. I love your comments and I appreciate all your support.
Very nice,I really enjoys the video tonight. I truly liked the new format of walking and commentating on the cemetery. Great job👍
I’m so glad that you enjoyed it.
I've been doing a lot of Genealogy work on both sides of my family, Findagrave has been a huge help. The Sayre side of the family has been in the US since 1620 and we are scattered all over KY, NJ and Maryland.
That’s so neat. My ancestors were in the US for a long time also. Several even before the American Revolution. Thanks for always commenting.
@@Whittdocs sometimes you find out a lot of really cool things if you go far enough back
I like walking in cemeteries. One local to me has relatives of Stonewall Jackson. I hate to see graves in disrepair. I've seen stones that had been broken like that, but had been repaired with some sort of metal bracket. It's always nice to see care taken like that.
I appreciate this comment. Thank you.
Walker is the last name of some of my relatives on my fathers side; it's nice to see that even though those people have passed on they aren't forgotten by other relatives they have
I appreciate this comment. Thank you.
@@Whittdocs you're so welcome, I really enjoy watching your videos & you've become one of my favorite channels on RUclips; as I said, Walker is actually one of the last names in my family, my great great grandfather was named Henry Walker Short Jr & he was a soldier in the civil war, a husband & father of 7 children, three of whom resided in Nebraska, the other three who resided in southern California with him after their mother passed away from a stroke at a very young age
There are a lot of Walkers and Shorts where I live. I’m so glad that you’re enjoying my channel. I greatly appreciate that.
@@Whittdocs Short is my family name so they could be distant relations to my great great grandparents who came over from England as children, fought for this country in the civil war & raised their family in both Nebraska & California but whos lives started out in Illinois
Love this new series
Thank you so very much.
First time I went to a cemetery was in 1966, my great grandfathers burial. I was 9. Been fascinated with cemeteries ever since, especially the older graves. You I have a great channel! Thanks!
What a wonderful series. I have lost my central vision and can no longer read. All videos for me. So glad to know you will be reading these for us. As always an outstanding video. Glad you know your rots. Thank you
I really appreciate this. Thank you so very much.
New subscriber from uk. I love walking round cemetaries they are so peaceful and I often wonder what the deceased people lives were like and what hopes they had especially the really old ones, really enjoy your videos and you are very respectful.
Hello to the UK! Thank you so much for watching. I really appreciate your kind words.
Enjoyed the walk very much. Cemeteries are beautiful & peaceful places. It's nice to read the names & remember past lives. Keep the videos coming 👍
I appreciate that. Thank you so much!
Hi from Edmonton, Alberta Canada thank you so much for taking me on your cemetery tour. I really enjoy when you talk about this history of the Cemetery's histories.
I’m so glad that you enjoyed it.
Good morning happy thursday,, wow very old cemetery,, stay safe. 👍👍
Thank you so much!
Love the new series! I like walking cemeteries as well..keep up the great work!!👍👍👍👍👍
I’m glad that you like it! Thank you so much.
Love, love this vedio!
Stay safe, God Bless
I appreciate that. Thank you so much.
That is the odd fellows symbol i was a member for 15 years some active lodges do put flags on members graves on memorial day weekend i have done this also
Very neat. Thanks for sharing!
The infant graves are heartwarming, I like that you noted them on your tour. It's interesting to walk through cemeteries and read some of the headstones. I like the headstones more than plaques!
I like the headstones as well. Thank you for watching.
@@Whittdocs is this you Steve?
This was so interesting love all the hard work that you do
Thank you so much!
I'm glad you went to Woodlawn Cemetery in Detroit I have a spooky tale to tell about what happened in the basement my daughter was in the restroom I was standing there waiting for her and all of us in the door open by itself there was no wind and slowly closed we never went back in that basement again
@@snowfall4052 Shew. That’s scary.
@@snowfall4052 what a cool story. When and where was this?
@@WhispersFromTheDark Woodlawn Cemetery in Detroit Michigan
I love old cemetries . Love the head stone
Thanks so much for watching.
I'm another one who loves old cemeteries. I've been working on my mother's family's history for more than 20 years. I wish I had begun a lot sooner, before some of the elders passed on. However, my family kept pretty good records and told lots of stories that I'm gathering. One of the great genealogical blessings in my life is that one of my family lines (my maternal grandmother's family) has a direct line of ancestors going back to the ones who emigrated from Europe in 1850. It's the cemetery that I will be buried in some day, and, when I am, I will be the 6th generation in a direct line to be buried in this sacred ground. I visit them a lot. I do like the idea of cemetery walks. Please keep doing them!
I’m so glad that you enjoy them. Thank you so much.
Hi from Texas! It stands for Independent order of Odd Fellows. Love your channel
Thank you so very much!
Hi. Looks like a nice cemetery. Great you found ancestors there. My friend does ancestry and found some records on my grandparents from 1903 in Austria. It was very exciting to see names ( spelled differently) of relatives on documents. Awesome vlog ,enjoyed it ! Thanks for your video's! Deborah.... Canada
I appreciate this comment. Thank you so very much.
The eye was used for the Masons. My maiden name is King. Glad to have that in common with you.
That’s so neat. Thanks for sharing.
I really enjoy watching your videos. I've always enjoyed family history and I grew up on the farm that was right across the road from where my great great grandparents and great grandparents were buried.
I love old cementaries and history .From Georgia
Thanks for watching!
Yes love it.love the fact that the video is longer.😊 I love old cemeteries.We have a very old cemeterie behind our house.but people from around take care of the old cemeterie.😊🇳🇱
Thank you so much! I appreciate you watching.
I love the new series buddy 👍 I'd love to run into you and do some walking and talking in a cemetery I live in Irvine KY estill co KY I also love the new cemetery walks I have always loved to do that I used to go with my grandpa we were super close he has been gone for 32 years now and I still can tell about and remember the different people who were buried in different cemeteries one being the cane springs cemetery on Macedonia road. I know people who have been dead longer than I will be alive I remember a little poem he learned in school when he was a very little boy I think he was ten years old when he learned it in school I've tried to research it but I haven't found it yet I will share it with you good buddy 👍" there's a little black bird sitting in a old gum tree, he is singing to you and he is singing to me, what is he singing little girl little boy he is singing how this world is overcome with Joy.... Its a different world now buddy 👍 for sure I have to go to a funeral today at eleven take care of yourself buddy 👍👌👊🤜🤛 god bless
Hey David. Always good to hear from you. I wish your family the best.
Chris, I enjoy the videos so much. I love old cemetaries. In my younger days, I would stop at old ones whenever I could. They all provide so much history.
We share the same views on this.
They all deserve our respect and that you read their gravestones. For someone they were also important.🙏🏻👏👍🏻😇
Great video 👍🏻
Thank you so very much for this comment.
You really outdid your self this time. I totally enjoyed the scroll through the cemetery. You did a amazing job with this Cemetry. I love cemeteries and strolling through them. I feel so blessed to be on your chancel and to stroll through the cemetery with you. You do a wonderful job narrateing the walk As you walked with us through our walk today. I love your Chanel and feel great after each video you put out.
You don’t know what that means to me. I truly appreciate that. Thank you.
I’ve been to that cemetery , my wife has ancestors buried there , it’s at the end of a gravel road isn’t it . That logo was for the International Order of the Odd Fellows , an old fraternal organization ( have seen a lot stuff about them on American Pickers )
Oh very neat. If she has ancestors there, I’m probably related to her.
Her ancestor was an Oney who married to a Skaggs was widowed , then married a Whitt .
Soooooo very xool!!!💙💙💙❤❤❤
I love the old cemeteries 🙏
I do too! I love visiting.
Also, I'm near Parkersburg, West Virginia. There are some neat family cemeteries and older cemeteries to see around here. I like walking them. Some are extensive. One has a giant old mound at the center. I volunteer to tag along. 🙋 There are a few ones that look cool that I have yet to explore.
I would love to film there. It’s not too far from me.
I have alot of Young's in my genealogy. My tree is listed on My heritage in case you want to take a look at it. Maybe we have some in common. Were you ever told you were related to President Harry S. Truman? If so, we are related! If I remember correctly, my Young family members are in N.Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, Georgia, Tennessee and then Texas.
Another phenomenal journey, sir.... this new type of journey we are so fortunate to accompany you on is spot on. I love hearing you talk about your passion for finding these old cemeteries. I love how you share your passion with us. That melodic voice of yours... you can hear the reverence in it as you take us through the lives of those gone from us. I love it when you say, " these stones represent the saddest day in someone's life". Too often, others who do these kinds of videos only focus on the macabre or the sensationalism of the story. You always treat EVERY SINGLE LIVE visited with so much respect. This is what makes you so far better than the others. Hats off to you, Chris.
You are so kind in your comments. I greatly appreciate it and thank you so very much. Your support means a lot.
@@Whittdocs Chris, i just want you to know that what you do matters and is appreciated.
Loved this video so peaceful looking when I was growing up I was so afraid of walking in or near a cemetery after my dad passed away my feelings changed I'll go visit my parents graves I get my peace of mind back
This is a very enjoyable format for a video. When my health allows it, I also enjoy strolling through cemeteries.
If you ever come to South Jersey, you should check out Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Millville. Its the oldest & largest cemetery in the town. It has several civil war graves, as well as a very old children's section that the stones while hard to see now are in I believe Russian or some other slavic language. It has a veteran's section for soldiers of the world wars, Korea, Vietnam & the other modern wars.
A suggestion that could help is a semi soft bristle brush that could take some of the dirt & grime from the stone. Also carry a decent l.e.d flash light that you can shine across the front of the stone from the side.
I really appreciate this and all of the suggestions. Thank you so much.
I know l left a comment already about the video and you just taking us along with you for a nice walk about the cemetery. What was so interning was it felt live l was along side you and reading each stone with you like l was right there. It was a adventure what we did that day taking a stroll on a lovely day and doing what you do best and that is cemetery related topics. I could almost picture myself strolling with you and l could see the layout of the cemetery it was a beautiful day and l want to thank you again for taking us all on your adventure journey to one of my passions and has been since l was small and that is checking out cemeteries l am glad l am not alone. I look forward to seeing you on a chat again real soon.
I really appreciate that. Thank you so much for your kind words.
I thought I was the only oddball wandering around cemeteries. 😂. Lovely cemetery to be laid to rest. I think I would prefer to be scattered in the wind.
No, you are not alone lol. I’ve always enjoyed.
Actually, I will walk cemeteries also. That's why I'm so excited about this
Marshall, Texas has some awesome cemeteries. That's in east Texas
I’m glad that you enjoy it! Thank you.
Looks like a nice cemetery. Is it still maintained by some of your family? A couple of those are really leaning. Since that is a family one then maybe you could straighten some of them and show the process in a video.
Ok now I hear how you found the cemetery. I figured you might have family still there. Also the all seeing eye is most likely a freemason symbol.
Hey Rhetty! I have no idea who maintains this. I didn’t know it existed until some time back. Maybe this video will help me make the connection. Thank you!
Oddfellows also have the all seeing eye as a symbol
I was about 7 years old, which was 63 years ago. I was with my family at a small cemetery near Muncie, Indiana. My mom and grandmother were visiting folks long gone when I found something really neat tucked behind an old, old stone. As I lifted it up with excitement, my mom freaked out! I had lifted up a large caliber revolver (I think it was loaded too). They called the local sheriff and told them where it was.
Oh my goodness!! I couldn’t imagine finding that!
Awesome video
Thank you so much.
The stones are meant for remembrance of that person. If you don't read them they are not remembered. The second and last death. The famous people get plenty of attention. It is the people who built our country, the little men and women who worked hard to raise their family and settle this great nation of ours, they need remembered. Loved this video.
I’m going to start telling more local stories and visiting local graves. I love it.
You should go do glen Campbell in delight Arkansas I love walking around in cemeteries thanks for doing this
I would l or to visit there.
I had a job one summer where I had to go to the graveyards in and around my local area (In Ireland 🇮🇪) , draw a map of the graveyard as best I could and then read as many of them as I could. It was fascinating, I really enjoyed it. As for reading some of the very old headstone headstones 🪦, it was difficult but I found using chalk on them helped a bit, I would wash the chalk off after me with water, of course.
Eventually as far as I know, part of my 'work' was used in a historical society book 📖.
This is such a neat comment. Thanks for sharing that.
I enjoy seeing Southern graves from the Civil War, but even more so I think it would be really Cool to see graves from the Colonial states from the 1600-1700's, early 1800's in states such as Massachusetts.
I would love to film there.
Concord Baptist church and cemetery in point pleasant West Virginia is not necessarily a family cemetery all though I do have a lot of family in the cemetery, by the names of Rodgers, Hicks, Leport and Mays along with others, but it is very old cemetery I believe some directly behind the church date back in the 1600 and 1700 but very interesting to see, not to mention the view on that hill is breathtaking I sit up there for hours just taking in the sites when I visit my parents, I believe you would be amazed with this one
I have a few of those names in my family tree. I appreciate this comment. Thank you so much.
Wat a beautiful cemetery your so good at explaining things 👍🙂
Thanks for being so kind to me.
If ya ever make your way to Maryland, you could visit my paternal relatives family cemetery. It’s called the Haugh’s Church and Cemetery, in Frederick County. I have many ancestors buried in there. My grandma was a Haugh and I traced her side back to arriving in America in 1711 from Germany. We’re either Boone, Haugh, or Simmons.
wow this was so cool,,,, thanks so much for doing this,, what i found was most of us were preachers teachers and musicians or all 3,,, grandma was named maggie short for Magdalene dads middle initial was H my little brothers middle name is Adam ,,, i can not thank you enough for doing this video
I am so very glad that you enjoyed it. That’s a lot of my history.
I have one right açcross from where I live and a lot of times I go and pray it is so peaceful
That’s a great idea!
Great video! There is a link between the Whitt’s in Kentucky/Virginia and the ones that migrated with a David Whitt to Lincoln County/Giles County TN and Ardmore, Alabama. This cemetery may hold the key to who David Whitt’s parents were. Thanks Chris!
I would love to dig into this more. Because I truly believe, so on my research, that every whitt here descends from the same guy. I can only find record of one coming here and I think we are all descendants of his.
Going to look through my Whitt genealogy and see if we have any relatives buried there. Thanks for posting this!
I would say there’s a real chance that you do! Let me know.
My grandma, my mother and I love cemeteries too my grandma was a King from that area I bet they are my relatives
I would almost guarantee it.
Hi chris brilliant vid really enjoyed this. I'm the same i love history reading headstones dates and years.
Thank you, Gary. I’m glad that you enjoyed this.
There are videos here on RUclips specifically about cleaning grave markers. There are specific products they recommend, although I have seen some with a pressurized weed sprayer type bottle with water and a soft brush. They just wet it down an use the brush then rinse.
I need to watch some of those video and research some more. Thank you, Ken
@@Whittdocs.. also some use a scraper to take off heavy moss, lichen, etc but be sure its plastic.
@@kellark yeah, the best thing to use is the soft plastic/rubber putty scrapers that are used to work on Bondo for vehicles. They're soft enough to slightly bend and get the external surface lichen off without doing any damage.
Thank you
Do you do the cleaning videos?
I love walking old cemeteries and as I find interesting ones, I take pictures. I actually have a cemetery photo album. All the Easter lilies at my house came from trash containers at the cemetery. People would dump them once they died. My husband always thought I was strange but why should they go into a land fill? IOOF is International Order of Odd Fellows. Love seeing you read the names, they aren’t forgotten.
I really appreciate this. Thank you so very much.
From what I have heard cleaning the stones is discouraged but I am no authority. I love history and I do enjoy walking in cemeteries as well.
I don’t think I would ever clean one. But I know some people do. I’m too afraid of damaging them.
Cool your ancestors cemetery
Thank you!
Carry a flash light and put it on the side it helps faces of the forgotten does it and it works
Have you ever considered visiting Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville,Alabama? It's one of Alabama's oldest and largest Cemeteries. Some of the graves date back to the early 1800s. Several U.S congressmen and Alabama Governors are buried in the historical section.
I would love to visit there!
You can put a Flashlight to the side of the stone and it Will make it easier to read .
D/2 biological cleaner is what Arlington uses. There is a RUclips video on the cleaner.
I’ll need to find that. Thank you!
Chris,
My primary family names are Paradise, on my Mother's side and Conant, on my Dad's side. Many of the Paradise's are interred in a cemetery in Seneca Falls, NY. I don't know where the Conant's are buried. Would love if you would go on a search for the name of Conant in your travels.
I would love to be able to help with that!
Veteran stone stone cleaner is a product called D2. There is a channel of a gentleman , who travels the country cleaning and teaching how to care for stones.
Nice. I need to find that channel. Thanks for sharing.
You might want to include the Town/County/State in the description to help folks identify the cemetery location. Found you on the Carter County FB page.
Great idea! Thank you.
I did some research on this cemetery, and the oldest grave in there is Edmund Price Whitt who lived from 1768-1840
Edmund is in my direct line. He originally came here from Virginia. Thanks for the info.
U need to go to the Bunyan Whitt Cemetery in Elliott County Kentucky
Love Kentucky
Thanks so much for watching.
Just a little note, If you get a small flashlight and shine it along the side of the stone you will be able to see the writing better.
I’ll bring one if I remember. Thank you.
Cleaning the stones takes D2, which you can get on Amazon and plenty of water. After you do the cleaning the stone continues to get whiter and cleaner with each rainfall.
I would love to do that.
@@Whittdocs I love doing it. Every warm day will find this Grandma cleaning stones. When I finish the cemetery I am cleaning now, I will move on to the next one. Something small I can do for the families who settled this area.
That’s fantastic!
not sure you want to alter them but if you do a fairly mild muriatic acid and water is what they use on stuff like that most of the time,,,,blessings to you,,, dad was born 1923
Thank you so much.
Do you know how far back the name Whitt goes in this cemetery? I wonder if these headstones can be cleaned with a power wash like they do on some historic buildings.
Isn't that the " odd fellows" symbol..
My grandfather belonged and I think that's on the their flag.
Oh nice! I’ll need to look that up. Thank you.
U are correct on that being oddfellows symbol
If you shine a flashlight on the stone often you can read them a bit better
I need to take one next time.
yes that was a masonic insignia tree of life with the all seeing eye,,, the flower at the bottom of oscar king is also a masonic symbol taken from the temple of Solomon,, the clyde b mobley grave is also a masonic symbol another reference to the temple of solomon
I didn’t know that. I appreciate you sharing that with us.
Rest in peace to all who rest there.
Thank you!
Mobley may have been a widower since '35..but doesn't mean he was alone and didnt have fun during the intervening years.😉😎👍
Very true!
Just sent a you a pm about your walk!! Madelyn whitt, I would be very afraid to try to clean hers because if the shape it's in.
Thank you. I responded!
A block away from my house is a pet cemetery, it’s pretty big . I found it on accident
Wow. That sounds neat.
Have you ever visited Kenny Rogers Grave in Georgia?
No, but I would love to!
is my wifes family the leedys thank you
Now a days an Elder is called a Deacon.
Oh, okay. That makes sense. Thank you.
I love learning about history of the United states of America because I am first generation American citizen
That’s so nice. I have a lot of early American videos on my channel.
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D2 is a cleaner used to clean the old headstones at Arlington National Cemetery. If you would ever like to collaborate on cleaning these stones up, please get in touch with me and I’ll try to make it up there and help you out. Guess I need to get Facebook and link up with you.
Sounds great!
I live in Carter county in KY
Really? Me too! Where at?
My grandpa died in 1988 and my grandma died 2019
The All Seeing Eye, among other things, is a Freemason symbol for the all seeing creator of the Universe. The person buried under the stone with that symbol on it might be a Freemason.
All seeing eye means the person was a Mason. Certain flowers mean things. Also, a book or a hand with a finger pointing up☝means the person was a teacher, a doctor, or a priest.
I didn’t know that. Thank you.
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Thank you for watching.
cleaning headstones Chris try this youtube vlog ruclips.net/video/8WdUSzKcmjs/видео.html product in america i have tried getting something like this too, looks like there are alot of hard to read headstones there but the product above will clean any of your family headstones, enjoyed your new cemetery walk venture Chris, love to see the different graves and headstones and i watch others who do cemetery walks too on this subject but you know me Chris i hate to see a bare cemetery looks cold and it appears that family do not go and show their respects to their families graves anymore although here it appears that at least some of the graves are remembered but a lot of these are long gone and forgotten except for the likes of people like you who are going around these cemetery's and showing respect to them, i do like to walk through cemetery's here in UK and i thank you for sharing this cemetery walk with us from across the pond in UK
That’s so kind of you. Thanks for the tip also. I appreciate your support.
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Thanks for watching.
The grounds need a good grooming!!!
They sure do. Hopefully soon.