193 year old GHOST TOWN cemetery in Georgia

[@AdventuresIntoHistory]

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[@donnal.oglesby4806]

Private John Mayo married Orpha Elliott on 7 Apr 1784 in North Carolina. On 13 Mar 1811, John Mayo "with his wife and seven children from Sumter District [South Carolina] were issued passports to move into Georgia." While Orpha's place of burial is not known, in all likelihood she is buried in the same cemetery as John. Enlisted for 6 months and served as a private in the North Carolina Troops from Edgecombe County. He later received a pension for his services as a resident of Marion County. Lived with his son Axum at the time of his death. The Roanoke Chapter of the D.A.R. erected a Revolutionary War Marker at his grave. Johnson's Co. N.C. Troops. Revolutionary War. Interesting with all the Civil War and Rev. War, and the children's graves are also very intersting.

[@redrooster1908]

Interesting, Orpha was supposed to be Oprah Winfrey's name, but the spelling mistake stuck for life.

[@cillnvrmind5577]

Thank you for the research. Really enjoyed it. 😸😎

[@tonyahaley6900]

Observations: I love to see the markers on the brick crypts! Note to self - don't chew gum on video. A lot of women in that cemetery died under 30, which makes me wonder if childbirth were a factor. I had answers for a couple of questions I can't now recall. For what it's worth... en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Johnston_(Colonel)

[@jaime4890]

What a beautiful cemetery. So many beautiful headstones with touching epitaphs. Wow, so many Matthews children died young. It’s always terribly sad to see children or young adults gravestones. I love how excited you two get over the headstones and what they say. Grandpa always said don’t forget the past. ❤️

[@shannonbuttsnewberry8827]

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[@mygrammieis]

I second that emotion 💯🔍

[@jareneteters4741]

What an interesting story of past lives in a town that has past also. A history lesson. Wouldnt it be wonderful to send people to repart the headstones of these people. Might use the jail prisoners yo do the work whole they are Irving their time,or istheir dome superstición about bothering the graves of the dead.

[@cillnvrmind5577]

My dad says the same thing. "Remember them, till you see them again".

[@susanblauss1530]

Thank you other Robert & Mrs..I always enjoy your adventures in history- you make a great team!

[@coralieg1947]

Hello, Robert. Dorcas is a very old colonial name. We have a Dorcas in our family tree who lived in Boston in the 1600s.

[@adacox]

Makes me think of Seven Brides for seven brothers…

[@mrrs8118]

Also a biblical name

[@Wosiewose]

@@mrrs8118 Yes - it's the name of the woman Peter raised from the dead in Acts, chapter 9.

[@marypettitt9150]

Dear Robert O, you and the producer did an amazing video of this cemetery. The small tree with the fruitat 46:18 is a Pawpaw, and I think Mrs O identified it. The flag at 40:05 wasn't found in the Wikipedia article. It wasn't the flag of the 51st CSA Regiment, either. Regarding Georgia land grants, I found this. "The state of Georgia did nothing for its Revolutionary War veterans until 1820 when veterans were allowed to enter the Third Land Lottery of Georgia. Requirements for entering this lottery included residence in the state of Georgia for at least three years and service in the United States military during the Revolutionary War. This military service was not limited to service in or under the state of Georgia. Subsequently, Revolutionary War veterans were also allowed to enter the Fifth and Sixth Land Lotteries of 1827 and 1832, respectively, with the same requirements as in the Third Land Lottery." Sorry, I don't have your green shirt.

[@katlyn57inParadise]

Dorcas is another name for Tabitha in the Bible. You will find her in Acts 9:36-42 She was someone who did many charitable things.

[@yarnhappykim9294]

Thank you so much for sharing your History Adventure, please be safe out there and God bless everyone in your family 🙏

[@skyhigh6]

My 5th Great Grandfather Charles Reese was captured by General Cornwallis troops on May 12th,1780. In Charleston SC. He fought in North Carolina and South Carolina. Most of these soldiers were not part of the Continental Army but Militia. My other sixth great-grandfather was a captain in the North Carolina militia. Charles Reese had a book written about him, the book called Fighting Charlie Reese. He later married a Cherokee woman in Georgia and died in western Tennessee.

[@marykunselman284]

So cool

[@maryr7800]

The towers on the brick and fieldstone walled graves are crenels, and the walls are "crenelated" , like the walls of a castle. Thank you, Other Robert and Mrs Other Robert for another wonderful adventure. There's so much history in old cemeteries and it's a shame to lose them.

[@brendaz9222]

Love the mossy trees! That moss is relative to air plants and does not harm the trees.😊

[@bethhutto9800]

I'm in SC and I have Halls in my ancestry line. I checked Findagrave and found some interesting info on Daniel Hall. Then I looked on a genealogy sight I use and it says he is my 10th cousin twice removed. Here is info found: November 5, 1844 Federal Union DIED - At their residence in Pineville, Marion county, Georgia, of bilious fever, DANIEL M. HALL, and his two eldest sons. Daniel M. Hall died on the 13th day of September, 1844, aged 48 years, 2 months and 2 days, after an illness of 8 days; his eldest son JOHN W. HALL, taken ill about the same time, died on the 14th day of the same month, aged 23 years, 11 months and 23 days, after an illness of 10 days; ISAAC HALL, second son of Daniel M., taken about the same time, died the 17th day of the same month, after an illness of 13 days, aged 22 years and 27 days. Daniel M. Hall was well known as a citizen of Georgia, especially in the county of Wilkinson, the place of his former residence, and in our State Legislature at different times, and especially was he known in the church of God;.... I can't fathom loosing my husband & two sons in the same month just days apart.

[@karenwright8556]

😭

[@jaime4890]

Col. Johnson fought at the battle of Kings Mountain, he had a pretty interesting life as well. I can’t find a lot of info about John Mayo, however George W (Washington) Mayo was Johns grandson. George died in Pineville GA 1863. It looks like George’s brother John Shepard Mayo also served in the civil war, he lived until 1882.

[@roxyevans3176]

This was a good one. Thanks for braving the poison oak.

[@laurabronson6173]

You guys are absolutely a joy to watch. Keep it coming!!

[@celleduffel1533]

I had an ancestor named Dorcas, she was native american. I cound find nothing on the Grantas meaning..maybe child cound not pronounce gma or gpa and thats what the person was continually called by the child. Great video and I love the moss and I so love the cemetery!!! Thank you!!

[@loditx7706]

My previous comment was so long I stopped it, but I wanted to thank y’all for taking the time to visit and share all this. Keep up your adventures and your sharing and watch out for the poison Ivy. ❤ seems like y’all are having lots of fun together. I bet it’s hot! Stay hydrated!

[@lisadodd4572]

Love to watch your episodes! You are so down to earth and knowledgeable. ❤

[@category5paranormal862]

You guys can always take a piece of paper with a charcoal pencil and shade over them and might have luck with that if the indentions are there. Very neat. We are paranormal investigators and I love the history and locations you have shared.

[@Mari-B]

My dad's last name was Hughes. They migrated to North Florida from near Worth County Georgia, but many Hughes family members were all over Georgia. I need to check the names in my genealogy records. Thank you so much for this video!!

[@barbarascofield6683]

My grandmother on my fathers side was a Gunnels and in southern tradition Gunnels was my fathers middle name. they had land n Georgia and Florida. I loved you finding my family.

[@sharonlegnon7411]

That moss is great for your gardens. Put it around the base of the plant and it will hold the moisture. (FL gardener) Those cedar trees are truly ancient.

[@deniseoftedahl8937]

An incredible place!!!! Thank you to everyone involved.

[@DeniseThompson-l1m]

From my little bit of research, JL Wilson and Lucy Sr married in 1890, in GA. Little Lucy died before 1900. They were living in Marion co. When Lucy Sr died (1907) they moved couple times after that. Mary lou Mitchell lived with them after her sis, Lucy, died. ---JL signed Mary lou death certificate, they were in Alabama. JL's death notice says he died in Birmingham, buried in Buena Vista,Ga. ----Mr Hughes was buried after little Lucy, haven't found a direct line between the two.

[@otherrobertinhistory]

Thank You

[@nancysantamarialatica1141]

Aww the babies . Thanks for the ride .

[@LeslieMartin-zg5qd]

Thank you for showing the cemetery in Georgia. I'm from Ohio. I found at I have family who is in cemetery. I live in West Virginia now

[@melaniew4354]

At 40:10 the name of that flag is The Blood Stained Banner. It is one of the many Confederate flags used in Georgia. It is the 3rd iteration of this style of battle flag. The first version did not have the red stripe, but soldiers speculated that it had so much white on it that it looked like a truce flag, so the wide red stripe was added down the side. After The War, war widows and veterans used these flags on graves and in memorial day parades. Memoria Day started in The South and then spread to the rest of the country to include everyone. In the post-bellum era, the wide red stripe down the side came to signify the spilled blood of our soldiers and denotes someone who died in battle. The version without the red stripe is called The Unstained Banner and it was used for soldiers who survived The War.

[@RichardTClark396]

Great episode love that old Spanish moss growing on trees! One of my favorite things from the south next to the food and kind people there :) I’m always amazed how well mannered the children are down south ! Sure wish we had this kind of behavior up here in the north!

[@rustybobn]

Enjoy your videos so much! In case someone else has not already mentioned it, Dorcas is a woman whose story is found in the Bible in Acts chapter 9.

[@mygrammieis]

Thanks For Taking Us With You On This Walk Around 🧐🔍

[@101egals]

Kings Mountain, Battle at Great Cane Break SC, Cherokee Expedition and tge Battle Ramsure Mill.

[@kerrygilchrist62]

Thanks for all your work bringing us along to see all the history ❤️

[@hottown]

Black & white really sets the mood. Never miss your vidios, love'm!

[@michaelcunningham2808]

What you called dome lidded crypts made me think of the gable lidded or A lidded coffins that were in use in the first half of the 17th century in England and colonies like Virginia. The 1970's excavations at the Carter's Grove plantation outside Williamsburg, Virginia that found the remains of the Wolstenholme settlement discovered evidence of these gable lidded coffins.

[@RonaldChappell-lp7xx]

I have ancestors buried in the A coffins from back in 1810s Blount County Alabama.

[@lisaknell1809]

Beautiful old cemetery. I hope all are resting in peace. It’s sad that so many children died so young. 😢 That stone with the roses and ivy is gorgeous!

[@ArcadeTom]

Great video, Robert. The flag at 40 minutes is the 3rd National Flag of the Confederate States of America.

[@nikolaide8762]

My comment disappeared instantly. Idk where it went. I was saying i live a couple of miles away, have my whole life, and there is another cemetary like that one across the road, and down a little dirt path, its on the left as you head back towards the town.🎉 Let me know if you want directions to the other one. Its very old as well, church is long gone. The 2nd cemetary had a fire a few years ago on halloween night. We seen the huge smoke and worried the hunting camp may be on fire so we went to investigate. We found a enormous live oak tree completely engulfed in flames and no one around. I have a photo somewhere... it was very, very eerie! We called 911 to keep an eye on it.

[@annettegraff8323]

Ty Robert ! I believe you've found part of my family resting place ! Capt James D Wilson James is a family name and is given every other generation I know he was a mason and passed in the early 1900's We couldn't find his grave . There was a falling out with one of his sons . There were 4 sons If this is the right one I see a childs grave with little Jimmy 💔 My uncle has been researching so will pass this on to him The dates are in the right ballpark ! ❤

[@michaelely2267]

Dorcas was my mother's name. A name from the bible

[@jonathansparks3386]

Dorcas was used as the lady’s auxiliary at my church

[@janetrapoza3877]

This cemetery has the most beautiful stones I have seen yet. European influences....

[@dorenedaniels7493]

I have enjoyed this so very much I think you both God bless you both 🙏❤️🌹

[@bethgiesey9405]

This is a beautiful cemetery. Thank you for sharing

[@vickicaber6089]

Glad to be back in the cemeteries 😊 again

[@kristithompson2072]

Leah and Dorcas were sisters that died one day apart. Wonder if there was a sickness/disease or accident that led to their deaths?

[@mcwatersd]

What an interesting Cemetery, So many beautiful stones. What gets to me are the wonderful epitaphs . You dont see those very often today. Great video. Grandpa would be proud. Keep Safe ❤Keep Well❤

[@mrrs8118]

Thanks for your hard work. Very interesting! I grew up in Mississippi (currently live in Minnesota) and have ancestors from Scotland who started life in America in Virginia in the 1600s, some leaving Virginia in the 1700s to look for new land, moving first to Georgia and ultimately settling in Mississippi. I recognize a surname here and there in your videos that are the same as those that are either in my lineage or listed as traveling with my ancestors. So I have to wonder if there is a connection.

[@howardwest1347]

Enjoyed this other Robert with your lovely wife. So glad you are doing this now. We missed you.

[@alanatolstad4824]

Always a pleasure to tag along with you & the Missus (who owes us a cameo, at least!)

[@mygrammieis]

Thanks for sharing this video with us and the back history ✊🧐🔍🤲

[@el_deplorablede_tejas1394]

Thank you from Texas.

[@mercedithcompala8148]

Thank you both for the loving sweetness you show these...almost forgotten Souls

[@Lisa-jp1zf]

Dorcas died on June 24 1842 and Leah died on June 25 1842 and Mary died June 10 1848 and Sarah died June 9 1851. Those poor parents…every June they lose a child. I wonder what disease was prevalent in June..Typhoid Fever probably.

[@joyceclark8476]

Hi Mr. and Mrs. Other Robert, such history to be shared. Thank you and everyone who helps with the making of these videos. May all the souls moved on and are in peace. Amen. By the way did you check behind the dryer in the laundry room for your shirt? Just my best guess. Thanks again, Joyce ❤️🙏🇺🇸

[@loditx7706]

Spanish moss grows all over the South. Nobody brought it there for a commercial purpose. I’m from East Texas and I can tell you I Iove to watch it swaying in the wind, hanging from all the trees. It’s not like the foreign kudzu imported for highway beautification that now covers trees and utility poles and signs all beside the interstates in Georgia and Alabama and, I believe, Louisiana, and prolly others are covered in it. Spanish Moss is itchy and my grandparents would tell me not to play with it cause it had mites in it. Don’t know if that’s true, but it itches. There are tall trees so engulfed they look humpbacked men. What kind of fruit did they grow there? Peaches? Peanuts? I can’t believe such a thriving town has no derelict houses or ruins, not even standing chimneys. I love old cemeteries. I used to take my children to them to read headstones on Sunday afternoons. Y’all might consider taking materials for etching illegible stones. I haven’t done it, but I’ve read about it. Some paper and charcoal pencils. You press the paper firm on the stone and then go back and forth with the charcoal.

[@elmacoffman6933]

Land lottery from Revolution is how my Granddaddys people settled in Telfair Co. Ga.

[@janecarolhogue3140]

Always fascinating. Thank you Mr and Mrs Robert ❤️

[@lawandaclayton8888]

Great job M r and Mrs other Robert.

[@tonjamorris1339]

Thank you Other Robert and producer for this interesting story. Keep up the good work.

[@WollongongSkyWatch]

The moss you speak of is Spanish moss and was also used to stuff the seats of the early Ford motor cars.

[@barbaraharshman9460]

Thank you Robert and Mrs. I had an aunt Dorcas.

[@Regina0964]

I have never heard of that name, I think it's amazing , and I also love now that this generation is going back to the older names, my Great Grandma her name was Ruth and my Grandma's name was Beulah.. I got her middle name Irene and gave it also to my Daughter....

[@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586]

The headstones were very interesting and liked the the ones with all of the of their carvings. Just a note. Dorcas or Tabitha is talked about in Acts 9. We had a Dorcas society in church. She was someone who had been for helping other people out. I think the church society would make clothing and bandages from material to help those who needed it, especially in a different country.

[@beverlydixon5921]

You are right some ppl have no respect for old forgotten emetaries

[@brendaz9222]

Thanks guys, very interesting cemetery!

[@zach_hall04]

I'm apart of the Hall family might not be the same but still cool cause I have a lot of family from around there

[@creolelady182]

The Moss has little bugs running thru it

[@HistoryWithAnthonyO]

40:14 that's the third national flag of the Confederacy.

[@RonaldChappell-lp7xx]

When i was a lot younger i loved to go to the cemeteries in Blount County Alabama. I found a lot of my ancestors graves and learned a lot about the people who settled that part of Alabama.

[@gaylevanheiningen7333]

A very interesting video,Robert. I saw some cemetary stones in New Brunswick,Canada made with bricks... Gayle.

[@karentrimmer]

The name Dorcus is from scripture. Acts 9:36-42 tells us that Tabitha (who was also known as Dorcas) was devoted to good works and charity.

[@lillypad9960]

Other Robert and Mrs. Other Robert, thanks for the trip down memory lane. Blessings from Michigan.

[@karenwright8556]

Revolutionary soldiers,widows and daughters were entitled to draw in the land lottery in 1821...redistributing lands taken from the Muscogee and Cherokee Nations in Georgia. Interesting history lots to read about. It is also hard to read for many Americans,we must strive to hold peace and keep in mind the very different people that were present in this land at that time. Settlement of this country was brought about through the shedding of blood,and so it is in this world of sorrows and woe. In the 4th chapter of Genesis Cain killed his brother Abel,and God said his blood cried out from the ground. Since that time we have been disowning our brothers and sisters and shedding their blood,let us all remember that,and not be proud of the doing,or select certain people's To be proud of,or hold ourselves above any,we are all our brothers and sisters keepers. Let us all live in the world but not of it,lest we be judged. Ecclesiastes 7:2 says this about the dead, It is better to go to a house of mourning,than a house of feasting for death is the destiny of everyone,it is good we take this to heart.

[@tompena7487]

Waiting for part 2 or was it 3 love watching thanks

[@45beetle]

Someone has been keeping it cleaned up thank you please come back

[@catherinecondrey1653]

Dorcas is from the Bible. A story from Acts

[@artcflowers]

Hellos to O.R. and R. Good to hear your voices and have an excursion w/y'all.

[@KenVanderstolp]

Beautiful old cemetery.

[@karens8633]

18:16 I’ve noticed a lot of Dorcas in my Early New England Genealogy Research.

[@Casey_Cp]

Thank you, this tour was fun and interesting .. Plus, l must say, enjoyed listening to the southern accent .. 👍

[@dlghenderson2837]

Another good one from you guys. 😊

[@moretoexplore6736]

Hauntingly beautiful little Cemetery. nice to see that it's been taken care of.

[@sherronbell4961]

Incredible cemetery, 🪦

[@janetenglish5316]

Thanks for all you do, going to the cemeteries, enjoy watching the videos even tho I'm not related to anyone in Georgia, to my knowledge. Thanks again for all you and your team do. 😊

[@josephhudson8829]

Ty for bringing it to us

[@Spiritwrl]

Do y'all ever get to make your way over to Alabama? I've been meaning to do a little exploring myself one of these days.

[@brendahogue5487]

Love your videos and bringing out the past history

[@lisablake5328]

Iam a new viewer I learned as a child about ivy leaves of 3 let it be.A beautiful old cemetery thank you for your time.

[@shannonhenry3416]

That was a paw paw tree my friend has several of those on her dads property . There are a few different varieties. 🥰

[@TeresaGaney-q1u]

I love the beauty of the cementary.I love the old grave stones

[@CarolLehto]

Col. Samuel Johnson's Regiment of Militia fought from 1775-1777 and were part of the Massachusetts militia. They fought at the Siege of Boston and Bunker Hill.

[@sandraplonka5225]

Thank you The other Robert and wife. You do a real good job.

[@cherylradabaugh2720]

Fantastic video .thank you

[@debiebrumley3104]

paw paw tree , i have 2 in my garden. Go back in the late summer they fall of the tree when ripe , mango banana taste very good !

[@mygrammieis]

This needs to be shared more some way🧐🔦🔍🤷‍♀️So folks can find missing family members and their history

[@andrewowens9382]

Hi other robert and friend I always think of the south with that moss on the tree and looks creepy cemerterys can always tell the history of the places and other robert tell robert to be careful walking on them floors at the old Byrd farm house 🏠 and to watch were he puts his hands ✋ 😳 in cupboards another good video keep well both 👍 Andrew south wales uk 👍 👌 😀 🇬🇧

[@cynthiacarter514]

The moss is beautiful. I do not see as much miss as I used to here in coastal NC.

[@linguistlove]

Thank you for sharing and all you do to bring videos to all! The history is so interesting and such beauty and love in the cemetery. I sure hope you find your green shirt. Please take good care, all the best!

[@pinkladybikermamma3603]

SO MUCH HISTORY IN THESE OLD CEMETERIES

[@jericox2980]

Thank you for finding my ancestor, William M Cox!

[@roleplayingpain4349]

is it just me or was there some weird whispering going on when you picked up that grave brick at 13:09 ?