This gravestone may be a little creepy. Goodness !

[@janepope3804]

I won't get into the whole family,but my family came from Arkansas went by wagon to Oklahoma.I have an oil lamp and teapot both on perfect condition from the trip.I also have a small book written by a great great great grandma,who went to look for her laddie boy during the war of north and south.She was amazing

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Wow that’s awesome

[@maddielyons6222]

Reminds me of my father and me!!! We would go to old cemeteries alot. We would look at the years and wonder...how they got where they were, how hard it was back them,etc. Now....my father is one of those graves. I know it might sound horrible... But I miss those times we had.❤

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Great memories

[@sandysue202]

This is a very interesting old cemetery. I'm glad the two little boys could be buried together here before the family moved on. How hard to leave them behind, knowing you will never get to return to their graves. My maternal grandparents were 1st cousins, and they were both born and raised in North Missouri. Mom always said they grew up always being with each others families and were comfortable around each other. It did happen a lot a few generations back when families were close and the cousins were always around each other. So, it wasn't just in Arkansas, lol! By the way, it's nice to see your faces!

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Thank you for the kind comment

[@AnnetteTurner-b2w]

I have the same thing on my Ancestry DNA the stories are more outrageous then my Soap stories.

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

We probably all have a little of that in our families.

[@Greywolfgrafix]

Note that Sergeant F. M. Moore has a UNION Army gravestone. 2nd Regiment Arkansas Volunteer Cavalry Regiment. Here is more about it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Arkansas_Cavalry_Regiment_(Union)

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Thank you for the information

[@pegs1659]

Well, Thomas seems like he was a bit promiscuous! 😂 If he'd married the sisters, it would have said so. RIP Sellers Brothers💙Its sad that someday there will be buildings and such on all these old cemeteries. Thank y'all for all y'alls time and work to tell these stories. ☺

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Thank you so much

[@sandrawebb8517]

Love how you find out back history..im in England but always tune in x keep up the great work x

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Thank you for your kind comment

[@tonyastubblefield7117]

Thanks for the video. Hope maybe someone around there can do some regular mowing and maintenance to honor these resting souls. ❤ If ya'll are ever in Garland County, I am looking for some grave markers with the last name of Bain. Moved out there from Tennessee in the late 1800's. Thank you. God bless!!

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Thank you so much and God bless you

[@blazefairchild465]

When I was little the Boy Scouts used to work in the town cemetery to keep it nice. Now the town budget pays to have it done. The two large cemeteries one Catholic owned by theChurch and one for everyone owned by a private company both maintain the graves for a fee from the sale of the plots.

[@cherylschantz9893]

There is a lot of empty space between some of the graves. Probably a lot of unmarked graves. Sad.

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Probably so

[@gingw7333]

I taught my child about the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic by stopping at old country cemetaries on trips. There are whole families buried within days or a few of weeks of each other in every cemetary we stopped at in Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri.

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

It’s so sad

[@beanstaters316]

That's a nice cemetery. Thanks for sharing.

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Thank you

[@NanaBren]

Wow! That uncle was evil. Poor Frank Moore. I’m sure that the pool of people who were of marriageable age was pretty small back then. The tent graves are awesome too! I wonder if they did that for aesthetic reasons or if there was another reason. Sarah Meadors tent grave, but I don’t see any wording. The Sellers boys stones almost look like they have been re-etched at some point. Thanks for sharing this video. I will say a prayer for the folks buried there. ❤Brenda P❤

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Thank you so much for your kind comment

[@wandapennington3826]

They make tent graves to keep wild animals from digging them up back in the 1700 & 1800

[@wandapennington3826]

Hello I enjoy watching y'all those tent graves the rocks were placed like that in the 1700 & 1800 to keep wild animals from digging them up

[@reneesimpson7094]

I love this! I grew up in Van Buren and enjoy hearing the stories. I see a lot of improvements in your videos too! Keep making them, I’ll keep watching. Have fun!!!

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Thank you

[@bubblesangel555]

I can't get enough of your videos!

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

You don’t know how much the kind comments mean to me. Thank you

[@patriciaerickson8478]

My mom’s paternal side was originally from Ireland, but sailed to Newfoundland for ship building before 1800. I guess it was pretty isolated there over 200 years ago, so cousins married cousins.

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Yes

[@TeknoMediumsParanormal1111]

I lived in Prairie Grove AR for a couple years...I love the "telling on you" stone! At least if someone does a DNA hunt they'll find a clue! And marrying cousins appears sorta normal in that part of the world. 😮

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Yes :(

[@AnnetteTurner-b2w]

Yes DNA finds lots of family secrets

[@Sharon-s9r3h]

I went to Find a Grave to look up Bolton Cemetery but it wasn't there. My 6th great grandfather is buried somewhere around Alma so I wanted to see if he is in that cemetery. Anyway I am enjoying your channel. This was the first time I had seen you so I subscribed.

[@IonbhaWalksAndTalks]

Bolton Cemetery is actually in Dean Springs, Crawford County, Arkansas. If that helps you.. it is on FindAGrave.

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Thank you so much

[@sweettina2]

Heeheee, looks like we've got some trees that aren't forked. Love your videos.❤🙏

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Thank you for watching

[@Jaderosefox]

Huh. I wonder if those Moores were an offshoot of my people? According to Family Search Mom's Mom had Moores in the tree in the 1700-early 1800s. Though most of those Moores are out of Virginia. Anyway, thanks for the interesting video! I'm homebound so these type of videos are the only way I can get my "let's look at neat, old graves!" fix. Lol Peace, Grooviness, and safe travels!

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Thanks for watching

[@loiscarson5526]

I think first to keep animals from the remains 2nd I think it might be to keep grave robbers out.

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Yes . Thank you for watching

[@rclrcl462]

What month were the deaths? Could it be because the ground was frozen?

[@kathleenkeifer4262]

I just stumbled across your channel and it’s very interesting! I live in Poteau, Oklahoma, there is a very old cemetery in Fanshawe Oklahoma, called Maxi cemetery. It would be worth a trip!

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

I will check it out

[@mammahasspoken]

Tried to find out more about Thomas Kidd and all I could find was that he had 4 children, all 4 were born in Kentucky. BUT what was more interesting was the fact that when I looked up all 5 names, no mention of Nancy or her sisters!

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Oh wow ! That’s crazy

[@patchadams4me]

I think they were Mormons. They are on the Family Search site and the children and wives all overlap one another.

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Oh wow . Thank you

[@AnnetteTurner-b2w]

My mom & dad are almost 90 they say cousin married cousins it was Who you lived close to.

[@Sea-forest]

Why are some of the old white gravestones still clean and some are absolutely covered with moss and lichens? When they are only feet apart? Different materials are resistant?❤❤❤❤

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

I know , I guess it’s the different materials. Thank you for watching

[@Tamibornrex]

Lots of sisters married there sisters ex. Sometimes after they died. My great grandmother married her first husband, divorced and several years later her sister married him.

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Yes

[@daren7889]

Born in @777? Here in the great blue atate of Maryland we have people born in the 1630's! Massachusetts have even older graves! 🇩🇪🇨🇭🇺🇲🌊♀️🌊⚓⛵⚓🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Oh I would love to visit there

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Thank you for watching

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Arkansas was Indian territory then . They didn’t mark their graves with tombstones at that time . We did do a video on a beautiful Choctaw cemetery

[@allison6842]

If you like old graves and have the chance, check out Burial Hill in Plymouth MA... they have some REALLY old ones

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Would love it

[@sylviamiller9047]

Thanks for the video and great history lesson!

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Thank you

[@lorijuchau252]

watch out for snakes out in the brush. You both are great. Keep an eye out. I need to remind myself of the same thing.

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Thank you! Will do!

[@bevkern3858]

It is all the same meadows . Wow moore too .

[@Figgatella]

My father was born in Alma, AR! I wonder if we have family buried there!😊

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Go to find a grave and check

[@Luv2Reno]

I love seeing areas of Arkansas that I am familiar with. I currently live in So California and did live in Van Buren for a year in 2005 until my mom passed, and then my husband wanted to come back to California 😕. We have family and friends there, and I desperately want to move back. Someday 🙏. I’d love to see some in fort smith and VB. I have relatives buried in other cities there, I’ll have to look them up. There were some graves that looked like big piles of rocks! I’m not sure what that is about…? Would you be interested in going there and checking it out? I’ll find which cemetery it was

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Yes ! What are the cemeteries and names . I will make a special video . I’m from Van Buren , my husband grew up in Ftsm

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Yes

[@Luv2Reno]

@@barbaraschleiff3774 I believe it was Tyro cemetery in Dumas. It was towards the back. Everything I search, says it’s an Indian grave 🤔

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

I believe some pre civil war burials look like a pile of rocks or stones

[@wendyhanzel8364]

It might help to get a flashlight with a stronger and bigger beam. Just an idea😊

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Yes thanks

[@Suzi_Missouri]

Okay.. as a researcher, I just finished going down a rabbit hole with the Thomas Kidd / Gregory family… it doesn’t look as though Thomas married any of the Gregory sisters except Nancy..& he seems to have had children with her sisters. 1860 Census: (living in the same house) Thomas Kidd (48), Nancy (30), Polly (8), Eliza T. (6), Pamela (6), Elizabeth (5), George W. (4), John (1), Martha Gregory (20), William Gregory (4). 1870 Census: Thomas Kidd, N.A., M.J., Permelia (Pamela on previous census), Louisa (Eliza on previous census), Elizabeth, G.W., Jerry (John on previous census), Hanna. Immediately next door: Martha Gregory, William (13), Shelby (8), Angeline (5), B.A. (unable to read age). Immediately next door to Martha: Malinda Stephens (21), John (9? - may say 3), Riley (2) Thomas is the only one listed as being able to read and write on this census. 1 June 1875 Thomas S Kidd registered for his 40 acres of land in Crawford County, Arkansas. 1880 census: J.M. Kidd (21 - head), Sarah J. (25 - wife), Hannah (17 - sister), John F. (7 - brother), Julian (6 - nephew), Nancy Gregory (45 - mother) Nancy is listed as being Divorced on the 1880 census & has reverted to her maiden name. Household next to them is just a male named Stevens, age 25. Next Household: Martha Gregory (38 - claiming to be a widow), Shelvine (17), Angeline (14), Betty Ann (12), Mary Ann (1) Next Household: Malinda Gregory (40 - claiming to be a widow), John (19), Riley (13), Marion (3), Mary A. Masterson (26) Nancy Gregory (age 48), married F.H. Berna (Francis H.) (age 69) in April 1882 (his 1 wife died in January 1882). Francis owned at least 120 acres of land and died in May of 1884. John Gregory (22), Malinda’s son, married Nancey Berna (15), the granddaughter of Francis Berna in September 1883. Martha (Patricia “Pat”) Gregory (age 40) married James Thomas (age 28) in November 1884. Shelvin/Shelby Gregory’s death certificate lists “Tomas Kidd Gregory” as his father & mother as “Patsey Gregory” - which was information provided to the clerk by a friend or family member of the deceased.

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Wow !!!!! Thank you for watching

[@marlalonchar3858]

Wow thats an old cemetery 1777... wonder where they came from originally! My grandma was born 1903 in Del Rio, Tennessee abd sone of her older family moved west .

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Yes . Thanks for watching

[@lamars2486]

11:50 1870-1871 i think it was either thyphoid or yellow fever OUTBREAK across the south. I found a plot with a woman who survied the civil war, but in 1871 her and five of her kids died. I researched and found out there was a big epidemic across the south at that time.

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Oh my that would be so heartbreaking

[@barbarascofield6683]

My husband is related to the Kidd's.

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Oh wow , the Kidds from Alma Ar ?

[@enid0mom]

I do genealogy research for my family. My mother’s family was in Arkansas. I have at least two men who married sisters after the first sister died. They were in Conway County in the 1850s. Most families had numerous children. In some cases, only half or less made it to adulthood. In others, all lived to have their own children. There were not a lot of different families in the area, so the options were few. If one sister had several children when her husband died, and a widower of another sister who died, there were a lot children, so when they married, that was some huge families. Many members of my family are buried at the Woolverton Mountain Cemetery in Conway County.

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Thanks for the info.

[@Revolver1701]

In my family two unrelated ancestors got married and then a relative from each one met at the wedding and later married each other. I guess they were “cousins” but weren’t otherwise related.

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Thanks for watching

[@wendyhanzel8364]

Did you notice that the stones that are laying flat have letters that are not as worn down. I’m guessing cause the upright ones get rain washing down the front over so much time that it wears down the writing.

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Interesting

[@gailjohnson2795]

I have seen tent graves that had a metal post from end to end to hold the sides it was an esthetic choice

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Thank you

[@zzzzipy12]

Marrying family makes the holidays easier! 😂

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

lol yes

[@DannaK247]

This sounds like my Dads Father. Later in my Dad's life after he got out of the Army, he learned that he had numerous half brothers and sisters. He made contact with all of those he was made aware of before he passed away.

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Thanks for watching

[@bevkern3858]

What cemetery is this in Arkansas please let me kn❤

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Bolton

[@bevkern3858]

Moores and meadows in Bedford Indiana ❤

[@janettefrederick3324]

If you are going to go through the cemeteries pay respect and don't walk on the graves.

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

I’m so but if we don’t walk on the graves we can’t give the viewers a good shot of the graves , some people on the other side of the country have seen their loved ones grave for the first time watching our videos .

[@moonbeam7702]

The Kidd-Gregory headstone needs to be lifted on one side. Wonder if there are any restoration services where you are? 🤔

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

I don’t know

[@sharronhogan523]

My parents tombstone has mine and my 9 siblings names on the back of the stone

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

That’s nice

[@junegdominguez2735]

Hi! I am new to your wonderful site but, please, put the light on the opposite side of stone so it can be seen easier and please, keep it still, it moves so I can’t read! You two are fun with what you are doing! I will be starting very soon! Weather is reaching Spring fast!

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Thanks for the tip!

[@maryzylema9699]

That's what you call "keeping it interesting family."

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Yes !!!

[@kathyperkins435]

BTW - Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip were cousins too.😮

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Thanks for watching

[@PatriciaValentini-r9w]

Great job.

[@wandaburch9093]

Metal markers ars probably zinc

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Thank you

[@joellroyce8475]

That's what they are. Some call those "zinkers." 👍

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Yes thank you

[@mollyduhon7575]

Ol Thomas might have been a polygamist especially with that gravestone reading the way it does

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Yes

[@JGanes]

That whole area is still full of Gregorys.

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Yes

[@bevkern3858]

My last name maiden was moore . And meadows .😅

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Thanks for watching

[@lindah.1104]

I have heard that in the “olden days”, if you could survive through the childhood diseases until 4 years old, your life expectancy (barring war or accidents or death from childbirth) would be the Biblical “ 3 score and 10 or 4 score”. The poor children skewed the average life expectancy age in early America.

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Yes

[@bevkern3858]

Delbert meadows my grandpa my dad's last name was moore . Bedford Indiana them name are all over .

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

It’s a small world

[@bevkern3858]

Wow thank you ❤❤❤

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Thank you !

[@candykane4271]

Someone wanted Thomas’s sins revealed. Payback, or just in case someone in the future wonders. It’s a good thing .

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Thanks for watching

[@aprilmcallister6054]

Thanks for this Arkansas history. !

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Thank you for watching

[@stevewalker4638]

He kept in the family..

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Yes :)

[@lorig4871]

That was common back in that day as semo settle ments were 4 or 5 large family groups

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Thanks for watching

[@Momvon1]

Sometimes if a wife died, the husband would marry her sister.

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Yes

[@annabrahamson4320]

Looks like this was added by a dependent as they don't know death date

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Maybe so

[@patchadams4me]

He died in 1881 and had ten children with at least three women.

[@brooks5466]

Have you been to the Wickes Arkansas? That is where my dad’s right leg is buried. He had to have it amputated when he was 5 years old. He lived to be 88 years old. Became a doctor Dr. Gale Seigler D.O. He is buried in Plainview. Texas. I believe his parents, my grandparents , Joe E. ( Joseph Ebenezer) and Lula (Smith maiden) Seigler are buried there as well along with numerous other family members. My grandmother was a twin. Her sister was Bula.i believe her husbands name was Ben. Not sure her married name. My grandparents lived in Mena the majority of their lives.

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

No I haven’t . Thanks for watching

[@marlalonchar3858]

The man that was a Calvary volunteer may be able to receive a formal civil war headstone. Maybe..

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Maybe so , not sure how to go about doing that

[@marlalonchar3858]

@@barbaraschleiff3774 Ill do some asking around. There is someone I retired with that just retired with army National Guard out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky. He used to do the markings of the Revolutionary and Civil War vets. He may know I'll let you know

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Awesome thank you

[@snoqueen313]

The father was born after the American Revlution and lived to the end of the Civil War and lived to the age of 88! Now that is impressive

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Yes , thanks for watching

[@loneeagle7154]

Perhapse the sisters that Thomas "kidd" fathered the children with were of Native American descent. It was common in some communities for the husband to, if asked by the wife to recieve her sisters for procreation. Keep in mind in most Native American communities the "house" was the property of the woman and under her rule. Should he fail to provide or follow her instructions he would be replaced.

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Interesting!

[@belindapearson9183]

Where did you get your flash light? I would love to get one.

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Oh goodness I don’t remember. Sorry

[@pattycoe7435]

If you think 1777 is an early date (it’s not really because it’s the beginning of the 19th century) take a trip to Charleston, SC or Savannah, GA. You’ll see dates of birth into mid and early 1600’s.

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Thanks for watching

[@SnarkNSass]

It's like... Arkansas 😂😂😂😂

[@scallopohare9431]

People were often very limited in who they associated with, not just in marriage.

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Oh yes . They traveled by horse or wagon , the roads were awful , and they lived far apart .

[@lisabarger574]

Probably from Sears Catalog, plates to be able to take out and out back in need of change of corrections?

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Maybe so

[@pennyrainer2139]

The one without the death date, probably was not buried there. Info may have been put on when wife died so only death date needed to be added. Then for some reason he was buried somewhere else. This happened with my grandmother. I have her spare stone in my yard now. Got it from cemetery.

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Maybe so

[@JewelEzra]

They may have been mormons. Communities were often isolated in those days as well. There could be very understandable reasons for these odd unions for the harsh living of those days.

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Yes . And if it’s a community of Mormons , would that explain it ?

[@janettefrederick3324]

The cemetery board should be made aware and set the headstones up right.

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Thanks for watching

[@lav25og83]

Maybe they were Mormons. Sisterwives

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

I think so

[@snoqueen313]

if this helps Ibbitson is English (Yorkshire): from the Middle English personal name Ibbot usually a pet form of the female personal name Isabel + -son; Ibbitson

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Thank you

[@tracyheff2641]

Do you know how to volunteer for the find a grave ?

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

No

[@spiderlily4386]

Unrelated to Thomas, the two children died in 1872 - during the yellow fever outbreak.

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Thank you

[@Koakoa45]

Thomas was a busy boy LOL

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Yes he was

[@marlalonchar3858]

The metal markers were really different!!

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Yes I think they are made of zinc

[@jimgrimes7409]

He was keeping it in the family

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Yes

[@cherylschantz9893]

Sounds almost like they are blaming the sisters, to me.

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Could be

[@dorothrawalker1389]

Maybe they was Mormon.

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Yes

[@missrita1826]

Marrying cousins is sick, wouldn't their children not turn out right, like maybe deform or not mentally stable? Just asking.

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Thanks for watching

[@ClaireCoburn-x1k]

😢🎉

[@clarityjane31]

👍

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Thanks for watching

[@lesjones5684]

Y’all com bac na here 😂😂😂

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Thank you for watching

[@wandapalmer2754]

1884 Ibbotson

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Thank you

[@panders55]

I really like your videos, but your camera is so far out of focus I quit this one

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

I’m so sorry

[@susiejakes3019]

@@barbaraschleiff3774 There is room for Improvement but I saw everything clearly and no one else in the comments here complained about the camera being 'so far out of focus.' I had no problems with this video. It was an interesting video. Some people just love to complain.

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Thank you for your comment

[@daren7889]

1777?

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Thanks for watching

[@AnneHorstman]

Those are flag stone

[@barbaraschleiff3774]

Thanks for the info

[@ClaireCoburn-x1k]

Boring very boring