THE LOUDEST CEMETERY IN GEORGIA

[@AdventuresIntoHistory]

It got quieter tho. PayPal Tip Jar: www.paypal.me/rwrightphotography Mail: Sidestep Adventures PO BOX 206 Waverly Hall, Georgia 31831 Subscribe to the new Vlog: kzbin.info/door/56vh2L-M0czmoTRLhSMaxg Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/SidestepAdventures

[@deborahdanhauer8525]

It was well kept🐝🤗❤️

[@misteral-jillrarbogast.8493]

That’s very interesting especially when you start making the connection. God Bless 🙏🙏🌻🌻😊😊😇😇🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@kathyjohnson7784]

Hey fellas! There is an old trestle bridge here in Spalding Co. I borders along Henry County. It's the railroad route that Roosevelt took from up north to The little White House down in Warm Springs.

[@gelvisward]

I love Sidestep Adventures ♥️♥️👍

[@tracymcgrath9232]

Thank you for the wonderful things you do preserving or sharing old cemetery plots once forgotten. I viewed your video about a cemetery you found an old cemetery which was washed out during nature's elements. I looked up the name of one you shared with the picture. The cemetery name is Shippy Cemeteries with the Double Church's. Located on Find A Grave. There are about 122 lots possibly in the cemetery according to Find A Grave. Much appreciation for what you do... Have a blessed day. You need a leaf blower and a portable power washer 🙂

[@historybird6347]

That cemetery is in a lot better shape than most that you visit. It's sad to see a neglected cemetery. Thanks for what you do to preserve history.

[@susanbellefeuille]

Love the sound of a train and what a lovely cemetery with its stone walls.

[@marypalmer1062]

The passion that you both have for the history and the people in these cemeteries just takes us all in. I think PBS and others should take a look at you two. Very well done... CHEERS 🥂

[@frankscarborough1428]

Always so interesting to see the old cemeteries. Makes you wonder about their lives. So much history thanks Robert and Robert. Take care

[@colleencrane4843]

Such a interesting Cemetery, so beautiful!😀👍

[@peggyharris3301]

It never ceases to amaze me how so many passed so young...hard lives...few medications and interventions. Thanku Roberts x2.

[@LitlPoot]

it's loud for sure but what a glorious sound !!! my mother is resting in a cemetery that is surround by an interstate, train tracks, mass transit tracks and in the flight path (landing/takeoff) of one of the busiest airports in Atlanta (not the big one). It's glorious - always something going on around her - I'm sure she's loving it (not that she's actually there - in a much better place for sure)

[@dianeburnejko2908]

Nice having both Roberts together in a great video. No resting in peace with the train nearby! Be Blessed all. ❤💯

[@gailatkinson1908]

I love the sound of a train! I could spend eternity listening to that. ❤️

[@leemajors8326]

Me and Mr. Johnson have the same birthday. Mine is February 10, 1978.

[@jimmieloge575]

My husband was an engineer for the Union Pacific, he Loved it! Robert and Robert, thank you both very kindly for keeping these folks laid to rest long ago, keeping them alive in the hearts and minds of all your subscribers. I am so grateful for what you gentlemen do!!! Thanks again!!!

[@danonda9584]

I especially loved the sound of the train going, by during the time of the video, time it just made the video on point.

[@meticulous_pickulous30]

Looking for something beautiful and meaningful for my fathers grave who will be gone 1 year on December 23rd. These videos mean a lot to me as almost all of my family is gone and I hope someone comes and pays their respects when everyone is gone

[@CC58]

Wiley Traylor Johnson's father, James , was President of LaGrange Female College 1872-1874 who was born in Delaware and buried in LaGrange,GA.

[@meloniemurillo2885]

Out of all your videos, the old cemetery videos are my absolute favorites. Please keep them coming.

[@lillypad9960]

Love this guys. I so enjoy when you two go to cemeteries and explore our ancestors. Thanks.

[@deniseoftedahl8937]

Sprinkle my ashes by the train track cuz I love that sound! Huge RR fan! Very nice to see a cemetery that is maintained. That one epitaph broke my heart a bit. Always glad to see two of my favorite guys. Thanks for the trip!

[@aneta2293]

I just wanted to say... THANK YOU!🌻🍂👍😊

[@maresanford7195]

Beautiful. Otherwise very Peaceful. Love Trains.

[@lindamccaughey6669]

I so enjoyed that and I did love the train that didn’t bother me at all. Such a pretty cemetery. Hope they keep looking after it. Thanks for the share. Please stay safe and take care

[@peggyscott125]

No resting in peace in that cemetery. I just ran across two interesting articles about you all on agweb , from last year. Very well written, held my attention captive. I am glad that I stumbled upon your channels when I did in 2019, while in the hospital getting some of that ye olde chemo. Made the long hours more fun. Hope you all have a blessed Sunday.

[@tonyahaley6900]

Thank you, Robert and Robert. I'm glad to get my narrated, cemetery fix today!

[@nancyrobertson550]

It is good seeing you two on the visiting and finding those who have been left behind. 👏🤟👀🧑🏻‍🦳

[@kimb4285]

Very interesting, strange how some of the stones have the wives maiden name on them, it's good when they put their birth, married and then death dates on too. I love your old cemeteries, they are so elegant sometimes, this one is quiet well kept too, thank you both for sharing.

[@gigicostlow4414]

My grandmother had "Born a Lindsey" and hers and my grandfather's marriage date put on their stone. I want that put on mine.

[@rhondaskipper64]

Very interesting-ty for sharing ☺️

[@almaberthelson6139]

I'm fascinated with the old cemetarys. Thanks for sharing. 😀💋🇺🇸

[@lornahardin4563]

I love these old cemetery videos, and how respectful you treat the graves. It is interesting to see the older dates and wonder how they lived and dies.

[@srevero1]

Nostalgic background sounds, lol. Really enjoy your videos.

[@QuakerLady]

I'm glad to see you're feeling better

[@pattimessenger6214]

This cemetery is loud, but somebody is taking care of it. The grass is mowed and weeds trimmed.

[@cindys.9688]

I agree. Such a neat roadside family cemetery. A lot of history in that patch of land. Another fabulous find!

[@raynonabohrer5624]

what a beautiful cemetery. I wonder if the railroad takes care of it. Beautiful cemetery. Thank you both Roberts.

[@laurawalker4756]

I think of all the videos I watch...your cemetery tours are my favorite ❤️ It's like a walk in the past... meeting people we would ordinarily never know.....a history lesson in every video..I love it!❤️

[@chrissikes4741]

loud yes but it makes me think its a sound that the people in the graveyard would recognize. kind moving for me

[@DeeDee-dl7sl]

Good to see that train caring supply containers😊

[@howardwest1347]

Thank you both once again. Donna/Indiana

[@gailatkinson1908]

“Son of” on the first false crypt. Looks like they forgot “of” originally & added it in smaller letters above the original. Love watching your cemetery videos. My parents & I loved to ride around finding older graves.

[@rikspector]

Robert and Robert, the Elder:) We so rarely think about how many children died so young or their parents. as well. So many injuries or infections etc., that we take for granted, were killers in those days. Some of those Epitaphs were so heart rending. I am so grateful to have lived this long( all be 80 in February) Cheers, Rik Spector

[@Marcel_Audubon]

yeah, they woulda killed for a modern vaccination, but the modern GOP thinks going back to antebellum science is a good idea coz their Dear Leader told 'em it is. Party of Sickos

[@meticulous_pickulous30]

Love those old cemetery’s. It always breaks my heart to see them abandoned after all the family that cared has passed away as well. There’s some around where I’m from that haven’t had people there in so long that their “lost” and sometimes have a gate to keep people out. I always wanted to go and clean them and place flowers😞

[@p.mckenzie2921]

I asked a city worker that was cutting grass out by and overgrown cemetery if he needed some help cleaning around the gravestones. He said that would be wonderful because he’s the only person for a whole city that does 192 cemeteries. So me and for other senior ladies age 55 to 83 go every other weekend during good weather a clip around in get the weeds around the tombstone. So I bet your city wouldn’t mind if you help clean up around the tombstone it’ll be very nice. And I get to get out and get some exercise and it helps with my asthma to get fresh air. I hope you have a good day and I hope maybe you find a nice cemetery that you could clean up a little I know it would be appreciated.

[@meticulous_pickulous30]

@@p.mckenzie2921 that is a wonderful thing for y’all to do!💙 unfortunately I don’t live in the city I live out in the country and no one cleans these cemetery’s except for family and/or if it is still an “active” cemetery like attached to a church yard the church may keep it cleaned up. Most of the ones around here are by themselves off (way off) a road and are hidden away beneath decades of growing grass and brush. Once a cemetery gets completed abandoned and no one is being buried there and no flowers get put out it’s just left to be forgotten and then usually a gate is put up to keep people out. It’s really sad. I used to go and take pictures and read the stones like these gentlemen do but it’s getting harder to get to them.

[@blazefairchild465]

@@meticulous_pickulous30 The sad thing about the cemeteries in my area in the country were mostly paid lean up by the church paid 2 guy s. Now a bigger 1/2 Jewish &1/2 Catholic has recently been sold from the Catholic Church to a private company & within 2 months the grass wasn’t getting cut because they had fired half the grounds staff. The new company expected the staff left to work twice as much for the same pay check, which they gave it their best but it’s plain impossible the place is monsterous… So hopefully they bring back a few some are already retired & gone south for sure. Sad because my in-laws chose that crematory because they met as children out a big outing for Catholic kids in the field next over from they lay now ,my dear sweet mother in-law who I held in my arms for her last breath 88 &my father in law the same 92, I think they had it planned for when their son was out & all their kids were tucked in for the night. They thought I was strong enough to call everyone in the morning. I wasn’t ,I called all 7 of them ,my husband came then 1 sister and after may more calls one more sister. This was two separate natural old age deaths at their own home me and two private nurses along with one daughter a working nurse who stopped in once a week to check in .

[@mamiebobb4173]

@@p.mckenzie2921 My grandmother and aunts back in Ohio were all in the ladies auxiliary of the Odd Fellows and that's what they did in their town. There were only 2 large cemeteries (plus a few older church yard cemeteries) and they would go out at least once a month and clean up any trash or litter and set out miniature decorations (seasonal flowers and flags and such) when called for. The gentlemen would do the hard work of removing fallen tree limbs, mowing the lawns, and even uprighting fallen or tipping stones. There was never any official person in charge of such things. People were always willing to volunteer their time for it.

[@p.mckenzie2921]

@@mamiebobb4173 sounds like your grandmother and aunts were wonderful ladies. I hope you have a good week and be blessed.

[@bluesingmusic3443]

Believe it or not 2 trains have passed by my place, during this video. I live maybe 2 blocks away from the tracks. They were actually more frequent when first moved here, 7 yrs ago. (They weren't as loud, but since, the city renovated the area, they [trains] seem to be passing right through my place. They cut down a lot of the trees by the tracks. Cool old cemetery, looks like there are still folks who care.

[@wandapearson2671]

Reminds me of the movie Fried Green Tomatoes and the Whistle Stop Cafe. Once a bustling place that time passed by.

[@gelvisward]

...and a Fantastic Movie Wanda....watched it many, many times.......

[@shorty332]

I ate at the Whistle Stop twice in Juliette,Georgia. When you visit you feel like you have step back in time with the little town it sits in.

[@martinmarsola6477]

A nice tour, thank you both. 👍🙂🇺🇸

[@Mari-B]

You all are so knowledgeable and it shows all of your research into so many family connections. Your love for this is so wonderful to see🙂

[@elizabethrosier5313]

My goodness those poor folks can't rest in peace with all the noise...Thanks for taking us along.

[@davidwelch4841]

Remember the bodies are in the graves; not the people. They're hopefully in Heaven❤

[@connietaylor7330]

I look forward to your vlogs. Thank you for your respect and all that you do.

[@Diwondermum]

Robert always enjoy your videos be they the old cemeteries or the Byrd farm! You show us such interesting things! Thankyou once more. Big hugs!

[@dougsturgill1356]

It's always comforting and interesting to watch you two in the cemetery looking at history

[@jeffjohnson4015]

That was the longest and loudest train that went by, but the cemetery looks like it was kept in better condition than some you and the other Robert have been to. Always sad when you find the children's graves of one family and they try again for more children and they lost them as well. You and Robert always pay homage to the ones before us.

[@barbfrank917]

In Menasha, Wisconsin there is a Cemetery that has a train running right through the center of it

[@brendabernstein286]

Wow. So sad

[@blazefairchild465]

Wow.

[@lindsaymacpherson8782]

Another great video Robert and Other Robert loved it thankyou

[@ricknelson576]

Darn train, don't they know you are working. 😉 Some old graves there,great detective work gentleman Thanks for sharing.

[@janecarolhogue3140]

This was a nice cemetery. Looks like it's cared for 👍👍❤

[@catherineburke9540]

Never tire of watching Side-step Adventures-so interesting! Thanks for all your hard work bringing it to us.

[@andrewowens9382]

Hi Robert and big robert hope you are both well nice to see big robert I like that he knows the history of the places you both visit your trains are really loud at least you know when they are coming best wishes Andrew south wales uk 🇬🇧 😀 👍

[@shelbychambers307]

Beautiful old place train and all hope you both are well thanks for the video

[@DeepSouthTechie]

Wow! That one young man was married and died at fifteen, then the young lady who was only in her teens barely started her married life before passing. Times were filled with tragedy back then, so many people passed at a young age. Being all too familiar with grief has me feeling the pain their loved ones must have felt.

[@Marcel_Audubon]

at least they had some sexy-times before passing

[@DeepSouthTechie]

@@Marcel_Audubon Yeah you're right about that for sure. I didn't think about that, lol.

[@ivanatomasovic3302]

Hello guys love to see you love this video thank you love the old graveyards and old historry you are great love from croatia

[@Greeley.d]

I love these old cemeteries you visit remembering the forgotten.

[@debbrumley5623]

thank you and the other Robert for these videos, so interesting !

[@IrishAnnie]

It’s so often when a couple have been married for so many years, one dies and the other shortly follows.

[@pamelawooten3251]

Thanks for the video, Robert. Enjoyed it!!

[@shellydehart8217]

I always enjoy the adventures of these old cemeteries. I do get confused a lot of the times as you mentioned many different names from one place to another but that’s okay by me. It definitely won’t stop me from watching them. Yes, this was a nice one being kept up by someone n that makes me happy. ♥️♥️😊👍👍

[@sadie21962]

The very tall thin headstone is very common here in Indiana. Also from the same time period. Some are still standing beautifully and many were knocked over and broken by tree branches.

[@karens8633]

I was exploring ancient cemeteries on Cape Cod last week. I was searching for my own ancestors! It was crazy being surrounded by the graves of people I was descended from and wasn’t even aware of four years ago! I saw some very old graves, many of the people were among “The Great Migration”. Fortunately in Massachusetts, our Ancient Cemeteries are well known and maintained as much as possible. (They are very old, after all) a few have memorials for markers that are long gone. When I go back next, I’ll have to bring a better flashlight, mine was too weak! 🙄

[@geraldpierini9010]

At about 4:30 , the James Walker Dunson grave, it looked to me what you could not figure out was "son of".

[@Feslmogh]

I thought you was at Oconee cemetery. Not only it has a railroad next to it, there is also the Georgia Bulldogs Sanford Stadium across from it. I have family buried there.

[@MillerMeteor74]

There's one cemetery that I have been to, in Gloucester County, NJ, which has a railroad passing behind it. To get to the cemetery you have to park in front of the church and then walk through the side yard and the very big back yard, cross the railroad tracks and a private driveway, walk over some grass, and into a grove of trees. That grove of trees is the cemetery, which is about 500 feet back from the road. That slab you were trying to read at 6:29 - It says "dau.of". Also the death date is 1865. At 9:28 that birth date is Oct. 10th.

[@marypalmer1062]

THANKS. Well done...as always.

[@sandraplonka5225]

You two bring back so much history. Thank you

[@lelathompson5989]

Thanks Robert and Robert.

[@shelliewerner5624]

Another great find...love the videos with y I u 2 !!! Thanks for showing us...

[@carolinejohnson845]

LOVE your video adventures. Where’s the broom????

[@cdd4248]

I love your videos - I was thinking how great it would be if a historian joined your team and could make family/community connections. PS - I love the sound of a train and find it comforting.

[@naomifox9337]

Thank you for taking care of graves we need more people like you

[@gwenb4531]

Always good to see the Roberts together for a video.

[@alanatolstad4824]

I love the sound of trains! I get to hear the horn of one on my side of town when the mining train crew stop in the road to have lunch!---Overhead is the sound of the various planes headed to Vandenburg Space Force Base (its new name!)---Then, to hear your cardinals singing...surreal! And the cicadas at the last. I miss those buggers from when I lived in Albuquerque!

[@cdd4248]

I used to live in Albuquerque and love the sound of a train too!

[@alanatolstad4824]

@@cdd4248 I suppose mine comes from having grown up in North Dakota, where little things provide entertainment!

[@Megashovelman]

Amazing when the names and dates with inscriptions survive after many years, when I hear a train going by for some reason I think of Soul Train.

[@sherronbell4961]

Incredible video I enjoyed it

[@someonesprincess3]

I dunno about anyone else but it nice seeing cargo being hauled. I’ve been waiting 2 months to get my new samsung washer and dryer delivered. I have much respect for the dead but they don’t know about the train noise or other sounds. I like the old gravestones ! 👍🏼👍🏼✌🏼

[@CarnivoreStork]

Not to be mean, but you should really read the Samsung reviews by customers on the internet. They’re really bad.

[@DeepSouthTechie]

Before all the port problems those trains would have been loaded to the max with containers, I noticed they only had around two per car.

[@gwenb4531]

I feel your pain, I waited 3 months for my freezer,

[@roccodonato4120]

Sorry that you got Samsung. If anything ever breaks you'll have to just get a new one. Parts for Samsung are far and few between and ridiculously over priced.

[@someonesprincess3]

@@CarnivoreStork I checked consumer report on different washers. it got good reviews.

[@chrishardestyjoanpendley4552]

I enjoy you Robert !! We look for and really get into the graveyard thing. Love watching the Byrd farm channel too. I’ve spoken to Arron some. Keep ‘em comin. Chris n Joan from Kentucky 😊😊😊

[@karenwright8556]

💞from KY.😊

[@maryroseboehler3379]

That noise is enough to raise. The dead OMG

[@mcwatersd]

It would be very interesting to find out if there is a connection between the Godwins. For a slave to put that kind of epitaph he must have been a very kind man . That is a very interesting Family Cemetery and it is so nice to seeit kept up so well. Keep Safe ❤Keep Well❤

[@deborahdanhauer8525]

I bet those people never imagined a rail road when they buried their families there, but it’s much better kept than most that are that old. I guess you can’t have everything.🐝❤️🤗

[@IrishAnnie]

And they would never imagine here we are in 2021 talking about them.

[@deborahdanhauer8525]

@@IrishAnnie especially not that!🐝❤️🤗

[@marypalmer1062]

Never leave home with your tools again. So glad to see you have gloves brushes etc today. Keep up the interesting work.

[@LilyWhisperwind]

I wonder if some of those middle names were used, to have the maiden named placed in there too. A couple of them that I saw were surnames. Walker for sure is one of our family surnames.

[@Carolbearce]

Always love your cemetery walks!

[@victoriaeastman3248]

On James Dunsons grave the second line reads, son ^ . The word “of” is above the ^ like it was forgotten then added.

[@mala3isity]

I spent a few hours seeing if the Flowers monument people were connected to the Flowers Baking Co. people and I couldn't find it. Couldn't even find where their wealth came from. DID find out that the Flowers Baking people are ninth cousins removed though. Pretty cool. :)

[@naomifox9337]

My great grandfather drove a steam engine train. My other granpa was an engineer on the passenger train. I love trains.

[@tacocin]

We've seen it so many times but It's still shocking what the mortality rates were back then. So many folks passing at such young ages. Sad.

[@blazefairchild465]

Yes no vaccines.

[@applegal3058]

@@blazefairchild465 or antibiotics, or basic sanitation or clean water.

[@marydegenkolb9603]

It was sad that children didn't live long in the day.

[@naomifox9337]

I love cemeterys so peaceful.

[@brendacanter9768]

Reminded me of Grandmas house was 15 feet or so from the tracks and we would run out and wave at the engineer and he would throw us packs of gum.She would take us for decoration day and once I was done I'd look for the oldest and children. This was the 60s and 70s.

[@hauntedgeorgia2719]

You guys are amazing, i live in southwest Georgia in blakely, ga, there are plenty of old and amazing places if you guys are ever interested in come down our way, they’re old cemetery’s and old architecture everywhere here

[@casfraser5598]

Robert you look much better now x. There must have been a very special relationship between the Godwin and Horace King.

[@p.mckenzie2921]

What a wonderful older gravesite. It is sad that the city or some one doesn’t come and clean around the headstones and get rid of the bushes. Thank you guys for the wonderful video keep up the good work.😉🤗

[@mala3isity]

I agree about the cleaning but I'd substitute a good pruning instead of getting rid. Cemeteries that are well planted are such a peaceful place. Totally cleared ones just feel barren and empty to me.

[@p.mckenzie2921]

@@mala3isity I’m sorry maybe I should’ve stated a little better I meant just shape up the bushes not totally get rid of them because they are peaceful I just met someone was a little overgrown. In my city me and a few senior ladies go and we weed eat and clean around some of the local cemeteries.