My Family’s Cemetery Neglected and Vandalized
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Published 2023-02-03
The cemetery contains forty-seven identified graves but there is no doubt in my mind that many more are likely resting in unmarked graves.
All Comments (21)
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I never understood what someone gets out of wrecking a cemetery.
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Thank you all for your wonderful comments and helpful suggestions! I’m deeply grateful that my video has reached so many people. I’ll be making more videos and updates on the cemetery in the near future. God bless you!
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When I as about 15 years old my dad told me "You will make many mistakes in your life and likely do some bad things too, but never ever desecrate a church or cemetery" It seems a lot of other people needed a wise father like mine! I have hopes that you'll be bringing us more videos, so I'm subscribing! Your videoing is fine, could you slow down a bit, I want to be able to read those fascinating stones that tell your family history 🙂
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So sad to see so much disrespect to the death, but it's awesome that you are going to restore it.
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I live in north central Texas and I have metal detected for 35 yrs. One of my favorite places to hunt is old church yards, but NEVER EVER anywhere near a cemetery. I have called brown county sheriff a few times for desecrated graves and they always say the same thing. It's is VERY common. Those people will have a special place in hell waiting on them.
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Time to get some trail cams installed. This damage is just heartbreaking. I wish my family had a cemetery of its own somewhere, but alas, they all had itchy feet and kept moving west, dropping off branches here and there across the country. I hope to see more updates from you. One gentle hint on videos - keep the panning very slow.
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I work for Rediscovering History LLC, we find and rehab old cemeteries in CT. I despise people that would go into any graveyard with such disrespect. I applaud your efforts.
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My half sister visited a cemetery in WV. It was an Indian cemetery where some of her ancestors were buried. A man called her wanting information to locate and “protect” it. She said it was already protected and that was that. She was certain they were going to dig for artifacts they could sell. It’s a scandal.
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I went to my grandad grave and his head stone was pushed over ...so I tried to lift it up and it weighed a ton...I didn't have the strength to get upright just got it halfway up then it would fall back down...basically struggling..then a van full builders saw me and we all lifted it up in one go...it was lucky really!!! now its standing for another 100years ...a good outcome..thanks
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A good video for your first time. It's sad what happens to cemeteries. It looks like a nice place , beautiful in its day. Keep working on restoring the cemetery. It is worth it. Thanks for sharing !
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I am so sorry this happened to you and your family. This is total disrespect.. Whoever did this WILL reap what they have sewn.
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I hope you are able to get justice for your family. That is just wrong on too many levels!
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I wish you all the best in this restoration project. I love hearing about the old cemeteries. Good luck to you. And may these people be at peace
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So sorry this happened. It's an awesome cemetery. The Charles family deserves way better.. God love you!
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Thank you for caring about your family history and concern for their final resting place. I also live in the Piedmont area, near a university. My own family roots area linked to the area. You have a monumental task ahead of you, but I admire your interest and I wish you much success. It appears that whoever is to blame for the destruction, really went out of their way to anything they could. They will all have to answer to a higher power one day. Best of luck sir.
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The world needs more people like you to respect history and those that made us who we are today. It's unfortunate that there's really sick and sad people in the world.
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I really enjoyed your video. It is very sad that the cemetery was desecrated. These kinds of poor souls need prayer. I think you have a daunting job ahead of you but also one that will bring you much happiness. Thank you for allowing to us to be there with you.
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That’s so disrespectful of those people. Nobody deserves their grave to be desecrated like that. I hope you and your family can get it back together.
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I could cry, I am so very sorry. I can't imagine what you're feeling. The disregard and lak of simple decency.
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If you can, video your progress, the mowing, fixing headstones and how it was done. You can put it on speed video from start to finish. It is heartbreaking how the vandals did to the cemetery. Pan the video slow instead of sweeping it around. A camera on a tripod would be ideal for most of your projects. Thank you for sharing your story and I hope this channel grow quickly!
