I was fortunate enough that the manager of the cemetery reached out to me....this is her commentary, details.- Wooden memorials are usually not allowed. - The Bradley statue marks the graves of the parents of one of Kentucky’s governors, William O. Bradley! I like the inscription on it too! - I’m curious to know how you learned about the story of William Fox and his slaves! What you said was accurate. I didn’t see anywhere in the video where you could see his family plot, but it would have been just out of camera range when you were standing at the Crawford statues. - Oddly enough, while that giant, beautiful oak tree does appear to be as old as the hills, an aerial photo of the cemetery from not all that long ago (1960s maybe?) doesn’t even show that tree. So it either wasn’t there or was very small at the time. This has been surprising to me, and I would doubt it if I hadn’t seen the photo myself! - The Crawford family was wealthy and eccentric! The three statues represent faith, hope, and charity. - Brooklyn Smith is actually the daughter of some longtime acquaintances of mine. She was a healthy child until she started having some seizures toward the end of her life, and unfortunately, she passed away as a result of one of her seizures. I assume the family doesn’t mind me sharing that information. Her infant brother is also buried nearby. - Mr. Zibell had connections to one of our local funeral homes, so it’s ironic that you chose to feature his headstone in the cemetery! - We actually have quite a few Union and Confederate soldiers buried in the cemetery, as Kentucky was one of those states that had split loyalties during the Civil War. I believe we have soldiers from every American war except the Revolutionary buried here. While there is only one Confederate headstone with the telltale pointed top, other Confederate soldiers are buried here with more traditional family headstones. There are MANY Union military markers throughout the cemetery. That particular one might have stood out to you because it was made more recently and added to his plot. On a related note, the cemetery grounds once also served as a civil war encampment, and the deep trenchline is still quite obvious in one area of the cemetery.
What happened to the plantation story? My cousin lives down the hill some and told me that the cemetery is the location where there was a hanging tree back in the day. sort of makes sense. a short ride from the courthouse.
Hey Mark, thanks for your question ! I was in KY for a very short time and had no time or resources on hand to better explain much of anything. I would like to have known where the house was, and how big the plantation was. Most of my videos have far more time and research in them before I even make them..... I didn't have that luxury on this one so it was more of and exploring the cemetery video with the planation as a bit of a backstory.
Read about Souls Chapel churches (Pulaski County)history, concerning rumors of a Satanic minister being caught there, and being taken to that tree. I don’t know if it’s real or made up, but also some say that this church was used as a Civil War hospital, bc it shut its doors for the war, can’t confirm that either.
Relative to the Civil War soldier's grave, (which is clearly marked with the Union Shield) take a moment and read some history of the Kentucky involvement with the Civil War. Kentucky was not a "southern state" in the sense of being part of the Confederacy. It was a slave holding state that did not secede and sent thousands of men to both sides. Both Lincoln and Jefferson Davis were born in Kentucky before their families moved on. The 12th Kentucky Infantry was a Union Army Regiment that was organized in the Somerset area (Waitsboro Camp on the Cumberland River) Most of the men would have been from that area. Since you're into "dead people" -here's a piece of trivia for you -a fact about the Civil War that most people don't know since we just see the depictions of the glorious deaths in battle. The regiment lost a total of 239 men during service; 1 officer and 40 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 5 officers and 193 enlisted men died of disease. Two thirds of the total deaths were from disease. Recent estimates are that there were probably750,000 deaths from disease during the war.
In this case, I was going to my brother's funeral so I had a little spare time. I did a search for "historical cemeteries Somerset KY" and this one popped up. As you can see, I am sorely lacking details for any of the individuals....HOWEVER, the manager of the cemetery contacted me and gave me some details so I will edit, copy and paste that as a pinned comment shortly.
@@Brandr1 my history teacher in college said when visiting states like Kentucky don't take the main roads. Takes the back dirt roads and you'll find cool historic stuff.
I was fortunate enough that the manager of the cemetery reached out to me....this is her commentary, details.-
Wooden memorials are usually not allowed.
- The Bradley statue marks the graves of the parents of one of Kentucky’s governors, William O. Bradley! I like the inscription on it too!
- I’m curious to know how you learned about the story of William Fox and his slaves! What you said was accurate. I didn’t see anywhere in the video where you could see his family plot, but it would have been just out of camera range when you were standing at the Crawford statues.
- Oddly enough, while that giant, beautiful oak tree does appear to be as old as the hills, an aerial photo of the cemetery from not all that long ago (1960s maybe?) doesn’t even show that tree. So it either wasn’t there or was very small at the time. This has been surprising to me, and I would doubt it if I hadn’t seen the photo myself!
- The Crawford family was wealthy and eccentric! The three statues represent faith, hope, and charity.
- Brooklyn Smith is actually the daughter of some longtime acquaintances of mine. She was a healthy child until she started having some seizures toward the end of her life, and unfortunately, she passed away as a result of one of her seizures. I assume the family doesn’t mind me sharing that information. Her infant brother is also buried nearby.
- Mr. Zibell had connections to one of our local funeral homes, so it’s ironic that you chose to feature his headstone in the cemetery!
- We actually have quite a few Union and Confederate soldiers buried in the cemetery, as Kentucky was one of those states that had split loyalties during the Civil War. I believe we have soldiers from every American war except the Revolutionary buried here. While there is only one Confederate headstone with the telltale pointed top, other Confederate soldiers are buried here with more traditional family headstones. There are MANY Union military markers throughout the cemetery. That particular one might have stood out to you because it was made more recently and added to his plot. On a related note, the cemetery grounds once also served as a civil war encampment, and the deep trenchline is still quite obvious in one area of the cemetery.
I was finally able to sign in to RUclips! Thank you again for featuring our cemetery!
Interesting!
Slavery was such a sad history in he United States. God bless the slaves that were freed. Truly inhumane in the old days .
It is an embarrassment to this nation, along with the treatment of the native peoples.
My 2 brothers and grandpa is buried there
What happened to the plantation story? My cousin lives down the hill some and told me that the cemetery is the location where there was a hanging tree back in the day. sort of makes sense. a short ride from the courthouse.
Hey Mark, thanks for your question ! I was in KY for a very short time and had no time or resources on hand to better explain much of anything. I would like to have known where the house was, and how big the plantation was. Most of my videos have far more time and research in them before I even make them..... I didn't have that luxury on this one so it was more of and exploring the cemetery video with the planation as a bit of a backstory.
Read about Souls Chapel churches (Pulaski County)history, concerning rumors of a Satanic minister being caught there, and being taken to that tree. I don’t know if it’s real or made up, but also some say that this church was used as a Civil War hospital, bc it shut its doors for the war, can’t confirm that either.
Relative to the Civil War soldier's grave, (which is clearly marked with the Union Shield) take a moment and read some history of the Kentucky involvement with the Civil War. Kentucky was not a "southern state" in the sense of being part of the Confederacy. It was a slave holding state that did not secede and sent thousands of men to both sides. Both Lincoln and Jefferson Davis were born in Kentucky before their families moved on. The 12th Kentucky Infantry was a Union Army Regiment that was organized in the Somerset area (Waitsboro Camp on the Cumberland River) Most of the men would have been from that area. Since you're into "dead people" -here's a piece of trivia for you -a fact about the Civil War that most people don't know since we just see the depictions of the glorious deaths in battle. The regiment lost a total of 239 men during service; 1 officer and 40 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 5 officers and 193 enlisted men died of disease. Two thirds of the total deaths were from disease. Recent estimates are that there were probably750,000 deaths from disease during the war.
How do you find all of these sites?
In this case, I was going to my brother's funeral so I had a little spare time. I did a search for "historical cemeteries Somerset KY" and this one popped up. As you can see, I am sorely lacking details for any of the individuals....HOWEVER, the manager of the cemetery contacted me and gave me some details so I will edit, copy and paste that as a pinned comment shortly.
@@Brandr1 my history teacher in college said when visiting states like Kentucky don't take the main roads. Takes the back dirt roads and you'll find cool historic stuff.
@@pizzapocket7878 That is exactly what I tried to do......but time was short so I had be selective about it.
You pointed toward 27 not town
I am a stranger in a strange town.....lol!
This is the cemetery I believe where they buried that corrupt Sheriff who got killed years ago.
@@joeadler5379 Wow....that's interesting!
where was slave cemetery
I don't know...I also could not find the grave of the owners.