82 FORGOTTEN GRAVES FOUND! Mahone Ingram Cemetery Vandalism Repair Day 5

In this heartfelt episode of Adventures into History, day 5 of our ongoing commitment to the Mahone Cemetery restoration brings poignant discoveries and a deeper connection to the past. Joined by Cecil Young, we embark on a meticulous cleanup effort, uncovering layers of history with each step. Our dedication is rewarded as we locate and flag 82 graves within just a third of the cemetery's grounds, revealing the sheer number of souls resting in this long-neglected space. Extrapolating from this, we estimate the total could approach 300, a testament to the many forgotten lives interred here.
Among the day's most touching moments is the uncovering of 8-year-old Grady Terry's grave, hidden for decades under four inches of soil. His gravestone, a silent marker of a young life lost in 1940, symbolizes the personal stories and tragedies that the cemetery holds. This discovery not only honors Grady's memory but also serves as a reminder of the importance of our mission to preserve and respect these sacred grounds.
Join us on this journey of restoration and remembrance as we continue to explore, clean, and restore the Mahone Cemetery. Each grave uncovered is a step towards bringing dignity back to those who came before us, ensuring their stories and contributions are not forgotten.

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[@pauljones8135]

Since there so many people here what did these poor people died off

[@AdventuresIntoHistory]

@@pauljones8135 old age, sickness, disease before modern medicine… It’s not a mass burial, while it started back as a burial ground for the enslaved there are more descendants than those who died enslaved buried there.

[@cynthiacarter514]

Words cannot express my gratitude for Robert and Cecil

[@cumberlandquiltchic1]

Yes! What a wonderful endeavor! Thank you for sharing this. So nice to see.

[@celleduffel1533]

You gave the child back his name, its been spoken to never be forgotten. Cecil, ty for helping Robert, I know he truly appreciated it.

[@lynnmacleod1879]

Robert and Cecil...you give new meaning to the phrase "gone but not forgotten" when under covering and marking these graves! Thanks!!!!

[@cathyorlowski1951]

Thank you Robert, Cecil and everyone who helps you clean up this very old resting community. You are making a difference.❤❤❤

[@SandyD2022]

Cecil is a man of few words. He lets his tools speak for him.

[@AM-yt6oz]

Respect to you both Cecil and Robert for the hard work you put into this cemetery. Clearing brush is no easy task. Thank you for sharing.

[@decembergem4598]

Thank you Robert and Cecil for all your extremely hard work uncovering, documenting and restoring this cemetery.🙏 I'd like to believe young Grady Terry is looking down on you all and smiling at being uncovered and his name being spoken and remembered once more.

[@SondraD7676]

More amazing good work! It always surprises me how much in a row these cemeteries are. It is hard to imagine how it looked during most of these burials. No trees, much open space. My thoughts go directly to the souls buried here and know they would be greatful for the care and attention, efforts and work that you and now Cecil have invested. No greater respect can be shown than to care for someone, a people, one has never met. Caring when they can't, forgotten yet remembered across time. Faceless but not souless. Character and heart shows thus. Thank you for showing us how selfless a person can be. Great part 5!! Enjoyed!! ❣️❣️👍👍❣️❣️👍👍

[@bonniedugle1763]

Cecil is the man. Always comes prepared prepared. Good job Cecil!!

[@SandyD2022]

Thank you Robert, and Cecil. Take it from someone that can't even find her grandfathers grave. It's appreciated.

[@sharontheobald7283]

Robert...thank you for all that you are doing to clean and restore the Mahone Ingram cemetery. I am glad that Cecil has been helping you. He definitely shows up with a wide array of useful "tools." Blessings to both of you!

[@jeniw8586]

I am willing to bet that if you organized a youtube meet-up, and asked viewers to attend and bring tools, you could clean up a cemetery in no time. And it would make a great video for people too far away to attend to see.

[@marykearns2140]

Thank you guys for your hard work. No cemetery should be treated like this one has.

[@Bananabrainzzzz]

When you uncovered and fixed the grave under the boxwood- I literally cried. You guys are amazing. Thank you for all the hard work.

[@mygrammieis]

💯💯💯🤦🏼‍♀️🕊️💐🙏

[@lorrainescott3473]

Thank you Robert aand Cecil for all the good you are doing for the people buried in these cemeteries.

[@andrewowens9382]

Doing a good job there Robert and Cecil 👍 surprising what you uncovered 😊all the best Andrew south wales uk 👍 👌 👏

[@ramonaklassen9280]

Thank you so much for honoring these deceased ancestors. What a blessing.

[@raymonasorrow]

Cecil thank you for helping Robert! 👏👏👏✌️ We all thank you both!

[@lillypad9960]

Robert and Cecil, THANK YOU!!! Your continued efforts are bringing respect back to the lives of long lost people who have been forgotten. Blessings from Michigan.

[@teacatz3]

Many blessings to both of you!! Hopefully a local minister or pastor might consider going out and saying a few prayers of remembrance for all of the souls resting there! Might be nice for a spring or even Easter service!

[@deborahjordan9688]

Well done Robert and Cecil for your service to this forgotten cemetery destroyed by poaching trees. May God blessings be upon you both. No good deed goes unnoticed by God. I’m so sad for the people buried there 😢😢 but so glad you and Cecil are there ♥️

[@margaretgarls153]

Thank you and Cecil for identifying the graves and cleaning up the mess left by the tree thieves. Thanks for taking the time to uncover little Grady Terry's grave.

[@brendaz9222]

Cecil is quiet but thorough! He comes prepared to uncover the Graves and document those forgotten. Glad Robert cleaned things up, lots of love from you both! A lot of work for sure and hopefully no one will come back to destroy their peace. Thanks Guys!

[@lindastewart3720]

You are doing a fantastic job!! So very proud of you!!!

[@suzannetisdall7609]

You guys deserve the NOBEL PRIZE for this kind of work. Gone, but, not forgotten for the peoples of the past. Trying to bring some kind of long awaited justice for the wrongly enslaved who suffered so much at the hands of their cruel captors to only know freedom when their bodies can not go on any further and die and meet the kindest man who hung on the cross for mankind’s sins 2000 years ago. I hope you consider to have a preacher come out to the cemetery and say prayers over these poor souls as I don’t think they had this done when they died just because these folks were saw as property. I think it’s a rightful thing to do after the restoration work is done, graves uncovered such and recorded. The property should have a standing plaque saying the name of the cemetery and the family names that’s found in the cemetery. Maybe the families of these folks are still alive who knew these folks. Good job Robert and Mr Cecil for restoring this important resting place.

[@user-gz2qh1ie8d]

A huge Thank you to Robert and all who help him with this and the other grave yards you have found and helped!!

[@karen-rg3pi]

Your work really is important. Restoration of a cemetery is a very honorable and moving job. Having done that myself in the past I can suggest that you need a probe, much like Cecil was using the wire on the flags. You can walk and probe pretty much every inch of land. You will find things that way that were buried for years. You also need a shovel. Buried markers should be raised up as it won t take long for them to be buried and lost again. Using a shovel along the edge, you can pop them up. Shovel😊 that dirt back into the hole and replant that stone. We made probes by putting screwdriver shafts into old broom handles . We also found old tooth brushes worked the best to remove growths and dirt from letters and numbers on stone I am proud of you and your work to preserve those old cemeteries. It is a very important step in historic Preservation and to return some dignity to the people buried there. Excellent work, Robert and Cecil!

[@nancysantamarialatica1141]

Hey Robert 💚.

[@brendahogue5487]

Love your videos and enjoy watching them. May the lord bless and protect you Robert and bringing out the past history

[@mannyortiz4814]

Robert my love, and Cecil. Thank you for your support and kindness of the graves in this cemetery. It’s sad to think that we too, some day will be buried and hopefully not forgotten. Blessings on you both. For the least of them is grateful for your care and love. Until next time. Please, take care and stay safe. Love ya 🍺🍺🌹🌈❤️👍🇺🇸🕊😇🙏🌞

[@vickymurdock8127]

Hello Cecil 😊

[@vickiebrannon5217]

Many thanks for your continued work in this area.

[@carolynkatsilas8559]

Thank you Robert and Cecil for all the hard work you have done on these forgotten cemeteries, you have given respect and love to so many people who nobody remembers anymore, nobody deserves to be forgotten. 😢💔

[@mercedithcompala8148]

I watched you and Daniel again, working so hard...the Cemetery is looking peaceful again. Thank you.

[@julia9157]

HAPPY that you have some help. Respect from 🇧🇪

[@martinmarsola6477]

Thank you for this days project. A very solemn act to go through. God is watching Robert and Cecil. ❤❤😢😢

[@marthakierstead3415]

Thank you Robert and Cecil for your respectful actions in of bringing this cemetery back to recognition

[@scottnyc6572]

I’m surprised there isn’t any official record for that many burials.

[@maryb2311]

You do such a wonderful thing by bringing these individuals back from obscurity . Thank you

[@suzantonn1188]

God bless you and Cecil and all who join you in this sacred mission. Amen

[@sandracarstairs7506]

Those people who robbed those trees from the cemetery had no regard for for the final resting place of those people, disgusting. It is nice we have people like you that go and restore all those final resting places.

[@karenshepler7128]

Wow what an amazing find as so much more we don't know about. Thank you Cecil for helping Robert find so much more history. 😊

[@user-gz2qh1ie8d]

So glad I found your channels a few years ago!! And it's so horrible that people have No Respect for the dead or anyone else anymore! You are an angel!!

[@sandysue202]

Thanks Robert for caring about the history and the people who are buried here. And, thanks Cecil for bringing the tools to help find and clean off these graves. You both have roles to play to locate and document these historic Georgia burial places. Finding that 8-year-old's grave under the boxwood bush was a special discovery. I hope you can both return with maybe rakes and a pair of loppers and further clean off around these forgotten graves so that they can be seen again until the leaves and rain combine to once again bury them.

[@carolebrooks8929]

I think you all are doing a wonderful service for the families of these forgotten. Thank you so very much. And your vest looks cool.

[@christinehickey3679]

You guys are wonderful to do all of this work. People are so disrespectful sometimes. You will have a special place in heaven I'm sure!

[@teresamcfadden2724]

I wish there was a way you could put some kind of cross marker on the unmarked graves. Thanks goes out to you and all that help.

[@myirisheyesaresmiling5037]

You two are top notch people. If only our world had more of you….

[@malindamccarty3867]

Great work! Thanks to Cecil and Robert.for what you are doing. Perhaps the county or State could take responsibility for this site.

[@minerran]

Y'all are doing great work preserving the history of Georgia!

[@phillybob255]

One thing is for sure Robert, God will reward you for all you have done. Your a good soul.

[@judytaylor4133]

Thank you Robert and Cecil, for all of the good work you are doing to clean and restore these forgotten resting community, God bless you both, thank you.

[@user-so2ni3lq1x]

Amazing, so many places that have been forgotten. Great job.

[@AdventuresIntoHistory]

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[@bethpeters3187]

I find this to be the best act of kindness. If you're not going to heaven nobody is. It looks so nice compared to where you started. Giving these people Some sense of dignity and meaning. It's just a wonderful wonderful selfless thing to do.

[@anitameza3960]

Love your videos

[@naenae796]

Deepest respect for you and Cecil ! God Bless You Both for what you do !

[@yarnhappykim9294]

Robert and Cecil you both are doing great job on this cemetery, and I hope family's come forward that have bin looking for their family members ,God bless everyone and please be safe out there

[@shellydehart8217]

You brought tears to my eyes to see the amazement you n Cecil had found. Not enough words of appreciation n the concern care that you have for this cemetery. It is a wonderful offering you give to this site. Can’t even imagine how many more graves that’s out there. Thanks to Cecil as a professional with his tools at hand n documenting all that he finds n of helping you to clean this area up. God bless you both for giving back to those that have gone on. ♥️♥️♥️😊👍👍👍🌟

[@phyllisshieldsjones1482]

Thank you for what you do. I'm sure they would appreciate it to if they could tell you.

[@larrysmith6499]

Thank both of you for finding the graves.

[@lorij323]

I can't believe you found more graves there. People totally forgotten by everyone are now remembered because of the two of you. Thank you for all the hard work you're putting in out there . Not just cleaning up, but documenting all those who are resting there. Incredible

[@shelliewerner5624]

You are of a different kind of person we don't come along very often Robert...I'm proud of you...

[@madgekilbourn5256]

God bless you both for being willing to donate your time and money to buy flags and any other supplies. Cemetarys are sacred and hallowed ground and should be treated as such. Each grave represents a person and a life.

[@mercedithcompala8148]

So proud of all you have done. God bless you. And many thanks

[@cherylb1400]

I really appreciate you. It hard work you are doing for these graves. Thank you ❤

[@michaelmrobinson1216]

Robert you do amazing work. Bringing the names back to these people that passed away that their lives mattered. Michael

[@teresacorrigan3076]

That’s beautiful the way you uncover the grave 7:48. Such respect thank you xx

[@michellechavez5273]

Thank you to everyone for what great service for that burial ground❣️ For gas ‘n stuff. 💕

[@Greeneyez262]

God bless 🙏🏻💜🩷💜🙏🏻

[@marymcguffin9370]

Robert it is so sad that those poachers have no respect for the dead, you make the world a better place, and Cecil also, thank you so much for all you two do, I appreciate your thoughtfulness, love and care you have put into restoring this cemetery, much love from Michigan ❤

[@donnal.oglesby4806]

Amazing what this cememetery looks like NOW as compaired to when you first went out there to find more damage done, and then to take your time to do the right things and little by little start cleaning this land up, and trying to locate all those laid to rest here, is amazing. And Now to have Cecil out there to help you in whatever way he can, and to have that probe as well as tools for over growth and a brush?? awesome! Great that you not only find graves under the boxwoods but also a full headstone slab that you both uncovered as wel, Of Grady Terryl[ Hope if you come out again you can maybe futher expose the full headstone??.. Figured, with as long as I have been watching you and Cecil in cemeteries, that usually when there are Daffy's and other flowers planted around the ground, usually tells me there is a person laid to rest in that spot. Maybe a good idea to get a grave probe, like what Cecil has, when you are out on your own??

[@pamb.1699]

Thank you for all that you do to help found the lost history that would be missed. Both of you guys did a wonderful job of working so hard to find the graves. I can see some of the graves, but I guess being there, one could see them easier. Thank you both.

[@nadineveitch5837]

Does make you wonder what it looked like 100, 70, 50 years ago. As you show it's so easy for them to just disappear into the earth. Honestly felt like Indiana Jones uncovering those graves. Am sure Grady's family are thanking you from the other side. Blows you away how many there are. Thanks to both you and Cecil, really wish I could come give you guys a hand. Stupid otherside of the world thing.

[@zzzzipy12]

Great work & dedication! ❤

[@MeMe-cz6pk]

When you're flagging and exposing the amount of souls laid to rest in just that small area, that just makes the tree poaching even more horrific. Just looking at it on the surface, whats a few inches under is not evident.

[@junejimerson5041]

Fantastic! Very fantastic

[@kennyrichard2971]

God has blessed Robert and all his friends that’s for sure @🤔 Robert i was thinking, would a pickax help you guys by getting underneath the root system and prying up it may help better than using your hands and it has a chisel end scraping end or maybe modifying a garden hoe

[@tinlizzie]

Excellent work. I can appreciate what you have uncovered. I have done the same in my day.

[@Dopa-MiningFam]

Y’all ever try dousing rods for grave location?

[@MarciaShackelford-st5bt]

Yes, he has. There's a video of Robert and Mr Dan trying their hand at it.

[@stephenkorab6456]

Good to see you continuing your mission. Also good to see you do not go alone. There's no telling what poacher might do. Please stay safe.

[@elsieminter6875]

I saw your videos a lot, enjoy your post. Great job! Just wanted to point out CSA on Confederate monument stands for Confederate States of America. Lots of ancestors fought in the Civil War. Thank you for all you do.

[@raymonasorrow]

YES YESSSS YESSS ! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️

[@45beetle]

You and your team have been working hard to make this possible

[@stellamaggard3669]

❤❤❤

[@chars1184]

Thank you, Robert and Cecil . . . ❤ the work that you do.

[@amyhall197]

I Love what you all do for these cemeteries, I always Loved going to old Family Cemeteries in Kentucky when I Lived there, and now I live out West and makes sad to think about what they might look like now! Thank you, preserving the Forgotten.

[@ninaellyson814]

I don’t know how you guys see them. I would never known about all those burials. It’s amazing. Maybe I could see it better in person. That is a very big cemetery. Great work you guys!!!❤

[@zekesgirl100]

There will be a special place for you and Cecil when you reach your final Reward.

[@user-jp9vp5dq8o]

Thank you guys for all you doing send my respect

[@leticiasingleton4186]

Thank u gentlemen for helping get that working on the grave site u are true heroes in my book❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@brandoncarden]

This is amazing!! Thank you for caring for that cemetery, it is a shame that people don't have anything better to do than terrorize cemeteries 😑 I got all next week to work on my 4 acre cemetery that I took in and can't wait to find more markers and lift markers and stuff.

[@HalfPint75]

Seeing how some Graves aren't old.. why wouldn't the family be keeping up with some of these. Sad

[@debpate9405]

Thank you all for the work and care full identification of so many graves and the clean up of the mess that the tree thieves left behind. It's very sad those ancient trees were stolen. God bless you all for your help there.

[@LucRom-kz5uw]

Fantastisch Good work Robert you te best te natuur best frieds Top Time thans te vlog 🕺🧤🍂🌳🌾👍🚛🦺🪵🌿

[@charlescorris3469]

That looks much better. Good job…

[@mygrammieis]

Thanks so much and Soo much appreciated and respect ✊ for anyone helping in this project-That s Secred Grounds🕊️🤟🤦🏼‍♀️🙏-Yu will need help so hope folks come with weed eaters and such🙏💯

[@craigwills1615]

Great work, Robert and Cecil!

[@cclyon]

Cecil is a good one. And he's a professional!