A Mother's View into Daughter's Coffin.
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During her short life, Florence Irene Ford, who was born in 1861, was terrified of storms. As soon a one developed, with the violent thunder and lightning, she would run to her mother, Ellen, who would patiently comfort her until the it passed.
In 1871, sadly, Florence died of yellow fever. Her mother, naturally very distraught, couldn’t bear the thought of Florence being buried and down there and all alone. She she still wanted to comfort her during those storms, even as she lay at rest. So Ellen made a strange request. She asked that her daughter’s coffin be fitted with a small window, with stairs leading down, like you would find at an outside cellar entrance. This would lead down to that specific spot where Florence's head rested, so she could peer into the coffin and feel close to her during the storms. And there she sit, after pulling down and closing the metal hatch doors above, as she would begin to sing and read to Florence, in order to comfort her during these storms.
The window is walled up now to prevent vandalism. Come with us as we step down to the bottom and try to imagine what it was like in that day of age.
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This channel is focused on casually walking and viewing a handful of the thousands of forgotten names and faces at various cemeteries near and afar. Seeing their faces up close. And when able, telling the stories behind their names.
Most graves are unknown and lost to history.
Some are famous.
And some infamous....
....and some with tragic endings.
Any time I see an old cemetery, I want to explore. I don’t think it’s morbid or weird. I feel like reading the names and dates on the tomb stones is a way of telling the deceased, I know your name, you are not forgotten. And I don’t like to step on the graves, either.
I'm in TX and would love to do some charcoal rubbings as soon as I find some old grave sites.
Yes. You never ever step over a grave.🙏🏼
Obviously Washington Ford had the money for a sizeable family plot, the incredible tomb and cast iron fence
It seems odd that he and his wife would be buried elsewhere in unmarked graves.
I do the same and add, I hoped you had a good life!
I feel the same
I lived in an apartment that had a old family graveyard in the backyard. I cleaned it up a little bit to show some respect for the dearly departed. I didn't know anything about them but that didn't matter.
What a kind gesture! Bless you.
Very good of you.❤
I simply cannot fathom how anyone could possibly vandalize a grave, especially a child’s grave. Absolutely unimaginable.
We have vandals vandalize our cemeteries ever so often and thieves steal the vases etc.off the graves. I've wanted to put nice vases etc.on my parents graves but afraid someone will steal them.
@@patricialong61 - I’d hate to think I was going to have to pay karmic dues for stealing from, or vandalizing someone’s gravesite.
@@lorchid23Right. I have heard people talk about how bad things happens to them after doing mean things to a grave. Like they were cursed or something...
My grandparents grace was vandalized twice in the same month
@@waynemiller6156 - I’m truly so sorry that happened, and you and your family had to deal with such disgusting behavior. It’s just beyond comprehension how anybody could or would do such a thing. 😮💨😔
I’ve been there and stood at her grave. To look at that little girl’s grave gives a person a fraction of the pain her mother obviously felt. It is heartbreaking to see. I pray that when her mother died, she ran into her mother’s arms. If you close your eyes, you can see their reunion. I am the mother of two children no longer with me and it is all I can imagine when I think of my sons gone. Their hugs are what I imagine when I think of seeing them for the first time after I die.
Where will you spend eternity?
I'm very sorry for your loss. I can't imagine anything worse than losing a child. I hope that God gives you peace in the knowledge that you WILL see them again. God bless!
May they Rest In Peace 😊😊😊😊😊
Same here with my son.
I just wish these cemeteries would clean the stones. I can't take a power washer to the cemetery, or I would!!!!
As so many, I, too, am a lover of cemeteries, and I'm not morbid: Tombstones are memorials. That means that they stand so that the person buried underneath is remembered/thought of/considered. If no one visits cemeteries, this purpose of the structures is not achieved. As I read a tombstone and consider the life it memorializes, I consider that I'm honoring the person it represents. So...visit, read, and contemplate!!
Yes I really agree & feel the same way.❤❤❤
Those 'little markers' you noticed are what they call 'footstones'. Back in the day they were used to mark the foot of the coffin, and often had dates inscribed on them. In some cemeteries, the footstones survive better than the larger headstones because erosion and vandals are not as focused on them.
That’s fascinating.
Here in NC they are still very popular, often people will put the nickname of the person.
Deleted my comment. I wrote the same thing then I saw yours @Dipper Bear.
That’s very interesting
Footstones are still popular in the upper Midwest as well. The headstone frequently only has the family name on it and it's the footstone that records information about the individuals buried there. The footstone may also have additional information. Military service, some organization to which the individual belonged, that type of thing. My Dad was in the navy during WW2 so he has a nice bronze footstone with his military service information on it.
They're also nice as in the older parts of the cemetery you can't always tell exactly how the graves are laid out and they help you avoid unintentionally walking on someone's grave.
In the old family plot I know there's an unmarked grave, that of my Dad's sister that died as a young child. A few decades ago Mom and Dad had a survey done to try to find the grave but no luck. I don't even know her name, nobody in the family ever talked about her, too painful even after all that time I suppose. But I wish I knew more about her.
They say a person dies twice, once when they take their last breath and again when their name is never spoken again by the living. Little Florence is still spoken of more than a 150 yrs after her first death.
❤I love this.
I love that sentiment, never heard before but I will always remember it! 🌹
No the second death is the lake of fire.
@@MA-mh1vs lake of fire is not as bad as outer darkness with the complete absence of God our Father.
@@attilladacook3405 I would not disagree with that at all. The Lord was gracious enough to spare me the suffering of that place and give me my life back. But my eyes have seen the void that is beyond the presence of God, I know it is real.
When my youngest daughter died I used to drive to the cemetery at night for months. I don’t know why, because I know she was immediately taken to heaven. The best way I can describe it was “just because part of my heart 💜 way buried there too”.
our family too. but we had our daughter remains cremated.
the sadness never leaves....it's a life sentence.
sending condolences.
My condolences. May your heart find peace.❤🌺🌷🪷🌸
Sorry, but respectfully, there is nó Heaven, when u die, u just disolve.
@@marijesauthenticchannelenj9437 And you know this how? What particular expertise do you have to support your position? Do tell! Because life, death, physics, the universe is not what we thought it was. At the sub-atomic level EVERYTHING we know has changed. And this isn't my opinion. According to Stephen Hawking, Neil De Grasse Tyson, David Bostrow, etc. the Universe isn't even HERE. You are unconsciously living in a projected hologram. So DO, PLEASE tell me what you THINK you know.
Madam I know the pain of loss. Not of a child, but husband, best friends, sister, now forever gone. My daughter has declared she never wants to hear from me again. I hope you may be comforted as time goes by. Take as long as you need to heal, as long as your heart needs. The small comforts- food, sleep, a loving pet, friends, can be your best allies now. Know that people you will never meet pray for you. May every strength of every day be yours.
It's beautiful that her mom still came here through thunder storms for her daughter. Love can make you do many things that you didn't know that you could do!
Yeah and then some people she mentally i'll or weird everybody grief in there own way if she not come there at all she would be bad to so beter do what u want
Yes l believe love ❤️ will make you do anything .. thunderstorms or not
I lost my 19 year old 7 years ago. I appreciate your respect you showed for this story. My son was cremated and is here with me. My oldest will bury him with me when my time has come.
Oh I'm so sorry for your deep loss😢😢😢About the same time there was a news story here where I live about a 19 year old that was killed a day before Mother's Day as he was running across 6 lanes of traffic. The timing of it made it even more tragic.
@@sueclark559 Thank you. We had his funeral 2 days before Mother's Day. It changes the day forever. I am thankful I have my oldest son. We talk about my youngest and laugh remembering how silly and funny he could be. I was blessed to have had my youngest for 19 years. Do many lose their children at such young ages.
But what if he also goes before you? Sadly you never know
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@@oooh19 I never got notice of your comment and question. If my oldest passes before me then he will be cremated and we will all be buried together. My family knows our wishes.
It is so sad! No parent should ever have to bury their child!
We arent weird. We love old cemeteries and History.
Agreed!!
I love them as well. So much history.❤️
I was wondering if I'm weird for it too...guess not
Me too
Agreed, but, I also don’t mind being weird lol 😂
So much love she had for her little girl now they are together for ever no more storms
Did you find out that they are buried near each other?
What happened to the momy And dady
@@violetmartha916 ok just course thanks
Why would mom BE BURIED far away from her little girl.
@@sharongilley3985 Mom and Dad are buried beside their Daughter their graves are unmarked..
Her mothers grief must have been terrible and she couldn’t stand not seeing her even if it was in death. Poor lady to lose a child that young. But now that sorrow is over and once again they are together in the loving embrace of Jesus who personally carried the child and the mother and father in there loss. Old cemetery’s are painless now because all the suffering is gone. They are drifting away in time and isn’t that a blessing. Thank you so much for bringing this story.
We all grieve in our own way, for some it's harder to let go than others. Much love to all who have lost a loved one.
That Mother was not scared , she was protecting. The dark , the rain and thunder were no match against her devotion to her child. God bless their souls .
What? Protecting her daughter from what? Her child is already dead. This is not love. This is obsession and it wasn’t, and isn’t a healthy way to grieve a loss.
@@Mrs.TJTaylor there no proper or healthy way to grieve we are all different. If my child died I would want to be dead. So if this was her new reality or way of hanging on in this world so be it.
@@julzluvzdollz I stand by my comment. Sitting beneath ground level during a thunderstorm, gazing at a dead, decaying body in order that said dead, decaying body is somehow comforted IS HIGHLY UNHEALTHY. This woman badly needed both pastoral and mental health counseling.
@@Mrs.TJTaylor I do not disagree with you. But I as a person who struggles with depression I can only imagine what she was going through and there is no healthy way to grieve. In a perfect world we would all have the spiritual help and mental health we need but sadly most do not get it and are left to live tormented.
@@julzluvzdollz There ARE healthy and natural ways to grieve. There are unhealthy and destructive ways to grieve. I have a lot of experience with with both.The point of grief is to intensely experience your loss and then to move back to life. Be sure you’re getting the proper amount of vitamin d for your depression and walk in a place with pretty greenery every day. Good luck to you.
I wonder why her parents were buried somewhere else since her mom went though all this to stay close to her? 💔🙏🏻💜
Online research states both mother and father are buried in the same plot in unmarked graves
That's what I was going to comment. Why her parents are buried somewhere else doesn't make sense
How very sad. A mothers grief would be unbearable. Imagining this little girl's mother sitting there in the dark during a storm is heartbreaking. Thank you for sharing such a poignant story.
As a Mama myself … my heart just rips into shreds!! My eight year old little boy absolutely hates storms (and even very loud rain) - He will always grab his blankets, headphones, and sit as close to me as possible (if not half way laying on me) 💙
I cannot imagine the gut wrenching agony this Mama faced whenever storm erupted and knowing she physically couldn’t be with her beautiful child.
Anyone can create life … it takes a truly special person to be a parent.
Thinking of you, sweet girl! 💖
Well said. Anyone can be a parent but her mother was a true and caring, loving parent. It's so clear that she loved to the depths and
beyond. It pains my heart to know what she went through when her daughter died.
🌹💙 I love it when he says, “And we are in,” cause I know I’m in for a treat:-) Thank you sir for that lovely narrative regarding little Florence and the recreation of how her mother would visit her. Just a note: I am a senior citizen confined and not able to travel because of heath reasons, so you taking us along on your journeys really means a lot. When I was young, I would often visit cemeteries and now that I cannot, your explorations are a blessing. And yes I agree, we cemetery lovers are not weird, in fact visiting such provides therapy for facing one’s own mortality. Stay awesome beautiful person! Bright Blessings! 🌞🙏
God bless you. 🌹
God bless you 🙏🕊️
I can't even begin to imagine the pain and grief that poor mother felt losing her child. I'm sure they are all happily united in Heaven. Rest well...
A mother's love has no boundaries. Now they are together without fear of thunder, RIP.
Can you imagine another visitor at the cemetery seeing you come up out of the ground from a distance, lol, another awesome video Sir!
I thought that too! Like "OMG... did I just... did she just... what the hell...!?!"
You made me laugh. Lol !
I didn’t think about that. If you didn’t know that was there, that could give someone a heart attack
LOL...I thought the same thing...! That's funny
I might pee in my pant.😄😁🤣.
This channel is amazing. I have always been fascinated by graveyards and the history of the lives of the people in them. Also America looks like such a beautiful place. I am considering doing a similar channel in the UK. We have some beautiful cemeteries and some graves I have seen are over 600 years old..Thank you for taking the time to go to the destinations and making this content.
Please do the channel! 600 years plus some of us can't travel so we need people like you to show us. Europe cemeteries would be awesome to see!
You should absolutely do your own channel! I’d subscribe! Best of luck to you and remember that anything is possible if you put your mind and heart into it.
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Please do your own channel....it really sounds very interesting. I know I would definitely watch! I love history!
I agree with the others. That would be such a cool channel. Especially the history behind the cemeteries, it is so interesting to learn about the people buried there. I am super big into genealogy, as is my mom. One of our life time goals is to go to Britain and investigate our family tree that is there as well as in Slovakia.
The ultimate sign of respect is visiting these graves and telling their stories. That way they are never forgotten.
Since the cemetery is so old, those very small markers are more than likely footstones. Especially in the south, you are likely to see a larger headstone, and then a small stone at the end of the grave. Not all graves have them, but I have noticed them more in the southern states. Sometimes a footstone will have initials engraved on it, but often they are just blank. Hope this was helpful. Another wonderful video!
Lots of footstones up her in Massachusetts.
My Great Grandparents in NC have foot stones.
I admire you so much❤️. I love how you got down in the trenches to show us a great vantage point. The story of the rocking chair was incredible.
Saw a lot of Confederate graves as you were passing through. You can always tell as they are about the same size headstones as U.S. ones but instead of having a rounded top they come to a point. When I was a child I was told that was to keep yankees from sitting on them, lol.
A few friends of mine actually helped a confederate soldier receive his headstone. He was buried in West Virginia and was never given one so they found his grave and mapped it out, sent the information and who they believed he was to the government and he now has an official stone.
The gothic style crypt of Mollie St. John was beautiful.
How very sad for the Mom, my heart certainly goes out to her breaks my heart a mother's devotion had no bounds !!Thanks so much for sharing 👏🌹
According to findagrave cemetery records show her parents are buried beside her in unmarked graves. So sad.
we can only hope 😊
I can’t imagine her Mother would want to be buried any place else
Though the parent's graves are unmarked, its comforting to know her parents are there with her. I wish someone, or the cemetary would put markers, or simple headstones up for the parents.
They likely requested the Graves to be unmarked. I only say this bc if they had the money to purchase this plot along with the special requests for their daughters grave I cannot imagine they were unable to pay for some kind of marker. This was done at the request of the family. IMO and with much respect of course!
As I was watching, I was also on find-a-grave trying to find them🤦🏻♀️.
Even if unmarked, I wish they were listed. My 4x great grandparents, had natural headstones that were carelessly (& knowingly😡)removed.
In the interest of history and love, they are listed on find-a-grave, despite the fact we, indeed, canNOT find the graves anymore.
I’m so grateful for that site as well as these videos honoring those interred in cemeteries, the craftsmanship, & the families❤
This was interesting a Mothers love is deep I probably would do the same RIP florence Your Mother is with you ❤️
My parents introduced me to the wonders of tracing epidemics, families, history that can be found in old cemeteries. I’ve been fascinated ever since. The most poignant headstone I ever found simply said “Here lies my Mary.” Nothing more. I’ve always wondered if she was a young bride or a long married and much loved wife or someone’s little girl. Just that one word “my” made it so sad and it’s stayed with me for at least 55 years.
Most likely a husband.
Many cemeteries I've seen have many graves marked between 1918 and 1920. The Spanish flu took a lot of people.
What a beautiful maintained churchyard. So lovely to see
If I went there, I would read her the children's book "Love You Forever ". My favorite line is "I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always. As long as I'm living, my baby you'll be" and remind her that her mother will always love her.
Omg that was my favorite book to read to my kids
That's one of the 1st books I ever read my boys! I love that book! That's a great idea. ❤❤❤
"This cemetery is nothing short of miraculous" The video is just amazing, you video's are really picking up some vivid details on these gravestones/markers, most that are 100 years old!
Those were the days of the respect for family and being proud of your name
Thank you for taking us with you through the cemeteries. I would not have seen the beautiful headstones, status and heard the stories.
Oh the love of parents for their child. Thanks for all the research you do to keep these stories alive. Beauty Cemetery great job grounds keepers.
What's really hard to imagine is the heartache the mother had.
That cemetery plot for Florence was built from a mother who was grieving. So sad. I could only imagine what my mind will think and invent if I were grieving. 😓
@Angie LeBlanc As I have also. You are right. People that haven't don't/can't understand it.
To go on living is the most difficult. My daughter couldn’t understand. I’m certain I would have given in to grief would I not have had to go back to work. I was mad at God for a while. God graced me with a wonderful child who grew into an awesome young man. Twenty years went by too fast. Now I thank God for giving me the best job ever, being a mom for 2 loving kids. After becoming a mom, my daughter understands . It will be 15 years soon., losing him has made me a different person.
MiJacFan1 🌸🧡❤️
I do to. I lost my son at the age of 4. Its 24 years now and still feels like it was yesterday. If i did not have my other children i gues i would not be here anymore
@@MiJacFan1 I am counting on being able to see my beloved son again. This shell we walk in here on Earth I feel isn’t all that important once we don’t need it any longer, but I will be buried next to my son.
This is probably the one grave that has really affected me because my sister was killed crossing the road by a car age 7 my mother was pregnant with me at the time.
Oh my God .....your poor poor mum ....I have a seven year old daughter and I don't know what I would do....even when days are hard we must remember stories like yours to count even our smallest of blessings and to keep things in perspective. God bless you and your family ❤️❤️❤️
Mom said that when she lost her first child, that only her living children kept her alive....
I was in elementary school when a classmate crossed the street crossing after the guard had left. She was killed. I went to her home where they had her in her casket over night. She looked like an Angel. The mother was in her bed, probably had to be tranquillized. This was in Fayetteville, NC during the early 60’s.
It’s not weird at all. You appreciate history, as do I. And possibly your architectural background has you appreciate older structures and history in general. I love to see the old graves. All so interesting.
This was an interesting field trip, loved every minute..... Once upon a time, I was driving with my eight-year-old grandson and he asked ...what is that place...I answered a cemetery. I explained what it was and he wanted to visit there. We did and he had so much interest. Not to mention no nightmares later.
jerraye Taylor,
I am encouraged to read the account of your discussion and visit to a cemetery with your grandson.
I think it is one of the more important tasks grandparents (and parents) accomplish with our children.
Death is nothing to fear, and is part of the cycle of birth and death. Reassuring our family that we are ready to depart is a tremendous gift. Adult children and some grandchildren might feel guilty about outliving their elders. It is up to each person to live such that one is without regret. Love is eternal. Grief is love that has nowhere to go.
My father told me death is nothing to fear.
I’m glad you are respectful to those in their final resting place … So many people aren’t and so many don’t visit the graves of family members and friends I’ve taught my kids to visit their ancestors and to make sure the graves are always well kept and have flowers in the spring and summer … Thanks for sharing this video
I have loved walking cemetaries all my life. The stones the history and beauty. I am wierd also.
CemetEries. There is no “a” in the word cemetery. If you love walking them, at least spell it correctly.
I just come across this video and I would like to add that I have always loved to walk through cemeteries since I was little. To me they are beautiful, quiet and peaceful. I love history too🙂
You’re not weird- that’s why we all watch videos like and why so many cemetery videos are made and popular- it’s just fascinating really
Some might find that window grave creepy or weird, but honestly, it makes my heart swell... What a dedicated MOTHER! I can almost feel her pain...
No I find it lovely ,faith has a way of showing
A little "children-like" stone placed opposite of a headstone is called a "footstone." They mark out where a grave ends, or where the feet lay.
My sister calls me weird, but I love to walk through them and look at history. There are some cemeteries where the bodies were buried in the order they died. You could tell when there was an epidemic going around. When you see all the different graves, you DO wonder about their lives. Thank you for what you do!!!
My parents are from Minneapolis Kansas! Kits a very tiny town close to Salina Kansas. All of my grandparents and other family are buried there. When we visit we always go to pay our respects to the family. There is a grave near my Mothers parents ( no relations) that says a man’s name.. after the name it says “ Here lies the shell, the nut is gone”!! Thought you might enjoy the message! Love your work!
Down here in Mississippi quite a few graves have both a headstone and a footstone. It's very common with old graves. So those small stones you thought might be for children were probably just the foot of the grave.
I am always amazed at how many young people and children are in these old cemeteries. I think of what might have been. Thanks for taking us along.
It’s almost like vaccines work.
Many children didn’t survive til their first birthday.
@@traceeteeter9875 vaccines do work! Measles, diphtheria, mumps, chickenpox, smallpox, cholera, polio, typhoid, were wide spread across all continents until researchers developed antibiotics and vaccines to prevent epidemic and deaths of children. In addition, hygiene and plumbing and water treatment were installed in communities, towns and cities. This prevented contamination of drinking water and safe disposal of sewage. Some parents couldn’t afford a cemetery lot and buried their babies at home. My grandparents lost their first two babies and there was no cemetery within 50 miles so they were buried near Mama’s window so she felt she could watch over them as long as she lived. Life wasn’t always as safe as we have it now. We should remember to honor our ancestors.
Medical science was not that great in the 1800s and before. There simply was very few actually trained in medical. There was one report of a janitor at a medical college in the mid 1800s who watched a few classes at a medical school and claimed to be a old west doctor. Most so called doctors did similar. Back then it was not against the law like it is today. I am shocked even with president Lincoln that he lived throughout the night by the doctors overseeing him but his death was expected after the shooting.
So sad for that little girl and her mom , the love her mother had for her is unbelievable , am glad people come and leave things out of respect
There are still good people in this world.
We are as important as each other, in Gods eyes we were meant to jave everlasting life. Not stay onthe earth 3 score and ten, and some folks never reach that number. It would be a blessing to never face death again. But soon that will be a reality because we are mesnt to live in full flesh
@@florencestokes6639 Amen Ms. Stokes amen!
@@catholiccrusader5328 thank you Mr WILSON, I BELIEVE WE DO NEED GODS HELP, DESPITE THE FACT THAT WE DO TRYTO LIVE IN PEACE WE STILL MEET WITH TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS, AND A PEACEFUL EARTH WITH ALL THE OTHER LOVELY SPECIES THAT SHARE OUR PLANET WOULD BE GREAT.
@@florencestokes6639 i hear u x
This reminds me much of Highland and Calivary Cemeteries that I grew up nearby in Terre Haute, Indiana. Both with their own lore and legend. If you ever get a chance; please visit my hometown.
Highland Lawn is the most beautiful cemetery I’ve ever seen. I have beloved family members there. People don’t realize how gorgeous Indiana can be. ❤️
@@copperandbrick Yess!! I miss it!! I now live in Florida. And, it's nice but I miss all the eccentricities and charms of my homestate.
I’m from Terre Haute as well, but haven’t lived there since I was 17.. and I lived in the south end. I honestly never went to either of those, but know where they are
@@jordane8101 I moved to the South end in my twenties. I lived off of south 8th and later 9th. By the old Dairy Queen. I left TH 6yrs ago and now reside in Florida. I never thought I would actually miss Terre Haute but I do. All of her own unique charms and eccentricities.
Sad to say - I love how that isn’t over crowded, like you see in most cemeteries nowadays!
My husband and I visit Natchez often and we enjoy seeing the old graves. Never have run across Florence’s grave. This tells you just how big the cemetery is. Thanks for the stories.
Such a sad story that she died so young, and her mama buried her like this, so she could be with her through thunderstorms, but yet....neither her mama, or daddy, are buried next to her. That part is really sad to me.
Great to know that they are indeed there w her.
Yes why is she not buried beside her?
@@angelbasham6631 He did some investigating and found that the info on the internet was wrong. They are buried in the Ford plot with her in unmarked graves. He reposted it and right now its at the top of the comments.
They should find what cemetery her mother and Dad are buried at and bring them there and buried them next to her so she wouldn’t be alone
read the first comment they are next to her but neither graves are marked
Since the steel door is two sections the mother probably had someone bring her to the grave and open the doors then only closed one. They also may at one time had some sort of counterweight system that is gone now. Or may have had a small roof over the staircase and the doors were added later to deter vandals
The door closer to the grave is smaller: I would assume that you’re right. She’d shut the small door for cover from the storm, and the larger one would be used to prevent flooding or vandalism
My mother lost one of her sons early in life, then had to bury a grandson. It's never easy to go through that im sure. Also i love going to graveyards and just explore them. I dont like to step on graves either. Thanks for sharing this with us all.
The Natchez City Cemetery there in Mississippi is hands-down one of the most unique and interesting cemeteries. That old tree makes me want to hop on a plane just to go see it in person. I love old trees like that and the canopied entryway into the cemetery. The ornate cast-iron fences and gates around the gravesites are mind blowing and it’s quite clear a lot of time and artistry went into those. I especially loved the Macrery gates. How extraordinary! Think about how much work went into them and all the old gravestones, vaults and crypts. The Florence Irene grave is something I’ve never seen before. I like the idea of a viewing window. I’m claustrophobic myself and terrified of being buried alive. I also don’t want to be cremated, so I want to rest, preferably in a mausoleum and have a window! I don’t know if they’d even still do something like that and I’m sure it would cost a fortune. As for the man buried sitting in his rocking chair, that’s something I’ve never heard done before! How odd yet somehow still very cool that his wishes were respected despite the obvious challenges of burying him that way. I can only surmise that people like the wheelchair man and the parents of little Florence must’ve been very wealthy people.
My Grandmother died at the age I am now very tragically when I was about a year old. I was her most precious and only grandchild she ever had during her life and I was a baby in the home with her the night of her questionable and very shocking death. I’ve spent my whole life visiting her grave and it’s what began my love for cemeteries and all things macabre. She rests on a hill with a magnificent view at Forest Lawn Glendale here in California. It’s so peaceful and beautiful there. Forest Lawn Glendale is not far from Griffith Park. It’s a nicer part of Los Angeles. I love all the hills. Many celebrities are buried there as well. If you ever make it out to Southern California, you have to do a Forest Lawn Glendale tour. There’s also the Hollywood Forever Cemetery and a few other cemeteries worth seeing here. Thank you for another great video and cemetery tour.
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I want to be buried at Forest Lawn in Glendale. I worked there years ago. My auntie and uncle are there. My kids know my wishes.
That was an amazing video that you did the story about the little girl scared of the storms & her mom comforting her was amazing I enjoyed the video so much I once again I’m watching it again. I admire you & you do an amazing job doing your cemetery videos. The cemetery was absolutely beautiful and gorgeous & very big too ♥️💐✝️🌹🙏🌺💟🌷This video is one of my favorites of your videos ✝️♥️
He is such a good story teller, isn't he? xoxo
@@bunnymomjulie6719 OMG! He sure is🥰♥️ His voice is very soothing ♥️🌹🥰❤️✝️🌺💐🌷XOXO
My Mom used to take me to old cemeteries in Alabama, and she showed me how to do Gravestone rubbings. I still have them...I have always loved all history..all types.
Gravestone rubbings- very interesting
Your not weird I visit cemeteries too. I love to look at the stone work and sculptures, and look for civil war grave stones.
my great grandfather, a confederate soldier was set about from the seige of vicksburg. he and companions on their trek back to louisiana's coast his home, slept in cemeterys along the way. lucious pitt cincinatus lyon(s) finally made it safe to near cocodrie, louisiana.
I absolutely love cemeteries as the architectural beauty of some of the gravestones and crypts are just beautiful. So much love and dedication were put into some of these graves and they are just so peaceful and serene. People may think I'm a bit strange but I love sitting in cemeteries just contemplating while also walking around admiring the unique gravestones. In fact it's one of the most peaceful places to be. Thank you for this channel I too thought I was the only person who had a fascination for cemeteries and reading the inscriptions on the headstones. Some of the stories you tell are just heartbreaking but also endearing knowing the families gave them such a beautiful place to be buried. Love truly does endear.
It's not creepy at all,, I have always been fascinated with with sort of stuff,,
I cannot believe how beautiful the cemetery is, a mother's love has no bounds, God bless them all. Xx
What beautiful tributes! I lost my dad recently and never thought I would say that he's buried in a beautiful section. When you mentioned the request of Mr. Case's burial it reminded me of my the paternal grandfather who said when he died he wanted 3 wishes; die without pain; die doing what he loved and in they arms of the woman he loved. My grandfather passed from a massive heart attack, on the dance floor and in the arms of my grandmother. There was a heart doctor at the dance who said my grandfather was deceased when he fell to the floor, so all 3 of his wishes were fulfilled. Just wanted to thank you for allowing me to share that story. God bless you for the way you treat the deceased with such respect and honor. I live in Louisiana and after watching this video, I really want to take the drive to Natchez to visit this cemetery, it is truly beautiful!
what a romantic and wonderful story Carla...it couldn't be written any better if it was fiction...and it is not! wow...what a warm feeling it exudes.
Hello my friend pray all is well always enjoy your ADVENTURES always so respfull and caring thank you so much for taking us along God Bless
Always Great Ron. Thank you for such interesting content appreciate all the time & effort you put in..
Thank you for this tour. What a beautiful cemetery that is filled with much interesting history! The cast iron and the memorials are exemplary.
This is my 3rd or 4th time watching this video. I am homesick for Mississippi. This is a beautiful cemetery. At Halloween, they give tours and dress up and tell stories. Travel goals. 😀
About 20 years ago while in seminary, I did research on the rural cemetery movement at Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, NY. I remember bursting into tears when I stood before Susan B. Anthony’s tombstone. Many pebbles and pennies had been left by people like me. It matters more than we may realize how we memorialize those who have gone before us. Thanks for taking us along with you on your adventures.
Many thanks for your videos, we enjoy every one of them, greetings from Copenhagen, Denmark
Isn’t the Natchez City Cemetery grand!!! I love to visit Natchez for the home tours and the cemetery, so much history!
My grandfather was born there.
I love cemeteries, especially old ones. My parents used to say when I was a teenager I'd grow up to live nextdoor to a cemetery. My first house with my ex-husband was across the street from our local cemetery. Thank you so much for showing and sharing this with those of us who can't see them in person
I have always loved ancestry research, when my husband and I use to travel around our state, we found many of his relatives, had no stone. We use to get them a stone with their name, and dates. It was the best feeling. We have since divorced and I actually miss the researching. Thank you
Not weird at all..We ALL want to be remembered..
It's so sad seeing a child's grave, regardless how they died.
Sometimes they're taken by the hands of evil people, but other times by disease that's beyond any control, especially years ago when medication wasn't anywhere near as good as today's standards.
As a parent, you can understand the mother's pain and wanting to comfort her child.
The doors don't look original though, I'm wondering if they where added later to stop vandalism and desecration of the grave? Maybe the original doors would of been wood, light in weight and easier to close. These could rotted away hence the steel replacement.
Even though Mollies tomb is built of brick, not fancy marble, the workmanship of the brick work is amazing. So much thought and effort goes into these. It shows how much these people thought of their deceased loved ones. R.I.P young one x💜❤
I have been binge watching your videos. I am fascinated with your stories. I have a little story of my own. My sister bought a home on Hooper Island, Md. (on the Chesapeake Bay, Md.). When we visited, we enjoyed exploring the Island’s cemetery’s. One year when we visited, one of the cemeteries had been run over during the night exposing bodies. The bodies were of the lighthouse keeper and his wife. The lighthouse keeper’s house was the house my sister lived in. I took pictures but I never posted out of respect. The state repaired the wreckage. It was such an experience. Since my sister adopted 2 kittens and has named them Minnie and Captain, the former owners of the house. If you wanted to visit, I could put you in touch.
Beautiful cemetery
i am thinking that perhaps the door over the stairs was originally wooden and not plain sheet steel. can't help but think of how horrific it would be to see the corpse of one's child slowly decompose. one never truly recovers from the death of a child, and it is a very sad form of derangement, seems to me.......that from which the commission of such a frightful tomb would spring.
Her face may have been encased in wax. Those that could afford it, would dip their loved ones so that they would stay as they remembered them. If I am not mistaken there are still glass coffins on display around the world with the deceased in almost pristine condition visually.
I would imagine that the Mother would bring a servant with her. I doubt that she went alone. I believe this family had some money.
I am not even finished watching the full video and would just love to be walking with you there. I love the historical element of old cemeteries. And I feel like all those people who have gone before us - forgotten by most - appreciate the attention and someone remembering they existed. That probably sounds really dumb, but I would not feel alone there - not in an eerie way though.
I would love to walk with you... I would be compelled to "touch" each one, say Hello to them, and tell them they are NOT FORGOTTEN & are STILL LOVED/MISSED. R.I.P.🙏
A mothers love knows no bounds
We may have the history here in the UK - many of our cemeteries go back 400 or 500 years, and some of the churches we still use date back a millennium or more - but you have the most stunning, beautiful views in the States that I think I've ever seen. I mean, that really is a vista, isn't it? And that tree, my goodness, if only they could speak, the stories trees would tell. What you do is so, so precious, Ron. The great author Terry Pratchett said that a man is not dead as long as his name is still spoken; every time you stop to pay your respects to the people in your videos, I am sure they know, and that they are grateful to you.
I like your videos! Thanks from Méxici
Thy will, not mine, my Lord. Means God's will over the personal desire of whomever
She is no longer alone. In death, we are released from the flesh. Her Mother and Father are probably with her. GOD bless
I love cemeteries, always have loved walking through and reading the stones. I've always loved walking through them because of the peace, beauty and interesting stories found on the stones.
Wow, what a strange and tragic story. It’s so difficult for some people to accept loss. I guess everyone has to deal with grief in their own way….I don’t think it’s anything you can ever be prepared for.
Hi from Australia. A beautiful cemetery, I love the old cemeteries, so much history and also very sad. You show so much respect for the graves. Wonderful video. Thank you for sharing it with us
I can only imagine the history those 2 trees have witnessed!! Very interesting, Thank you for sharing!😀💙
crazy....the one from the 1400's...omg, I still can't believe it.
Very sweet story. She is free from fear now in the arms of Jesus.
Love this. I would think her parents didn’t want their graves marked because they wanted only their child remembered and visited. ❤️🙏
I love old cemeteries. In my home town there are a couple of them. Once a year they do a walking tour, where local actors and volunteers dress in period costumes portray people that are buried there. Not necessarily famous people, just ordinary people from the community. They do a short bio, tell how they lived and died. It's really interesting and I've learned alot of history from them!
Thats very interesting.
Can you just imagine what "thrill" a person walking by would get seeing someone coming out of the ground, not knowing the story? That would be an Emmy award for sure.
True... 😔🤭
yeah!!
LOL like on Kill Bill when Uma comes across the road to the Diner from the cemetery!!
Yikes that would be freaky
Twisted dude
The ornate stone work, Iron work and masonry of some of these graves is incredible. It seems as though the memory of loved ones back then was just as important to them as was the life they shared. Amazing video.
Life is a holiday, death is going home.
thanks for the comment like your theory
I want my money back
We're not weird. We just appreciate those who are no longer here.