Who Were They? : Graves Found in the North Carolina Mountains
Who Were They? : Graves Found in the North Carolina Mountains
Join me as we discover who lies buried in this isolated cemetery deep in the western NC mountains.
Who Were They? : Graves Found in the North Carolina Mountains
Join me as we discover who lies buried in this isolated cemetery deep in the western NC mountains.
What county in n.c .???
I have seen archeologists with cleaning processes they use that will make the writing pop right out. Maybe go up there with a weed eater etc and clean area up, there may be fallen stones. The A name could also be Absalom, that was a more common name in Appalachia at that time that now obviously.
At 16:48 what is that? Comes out of the bushes and runs off the other way.
Where in Macon County or what town are you near? And thank you for the video ❤
There are some Byrd families still living in Macon County.
I wonder if thats indicating April 1845
Mary Ann Bird Wild is my great great grandmother. She married Barnett G Wild. Their son Lee F ( my great grandfather) married Fanny Jacobs. Their daughter Cora Lee Wild was my grandmother. She married William Hamilton (Ham) Cowan of Webster. Their daughter (my mother) married Joseph Candler Sellers (my father). Thanks for showing me we’re many of my ancestors are buried.
We’re is this at
Looks like a graveyard for children
I have a few relatives graves locations that are not known from the early 18th and late 17th century. Id say they are in the mountains somewhere under the shade of the trees resting peacefully. Maybe its better that way. They now have true peace.
Where is this? I was born in Waynesville, Haywood county but 6 generations back I come from lots of Hoxits, Baumgarners, Watts from Sylvia, Cashiers and all over those mountains,. Currently in Ratcliffe cove, Big Stomp mountain….last 3 generations of Galloways.
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I’m interested in discovering the history of a family that settled the area where I live could you give me the type of resources I might research without getting into a lot of money. Things that would be available to the public.
Haywood county nc has 2 of the oldest marked graves 1821 was a Ferguson from Scotland.
That Bird family is my family. Thank you so much
My Ancient Planter Virginia ancestor descendants, Cecily Jordan Ferrar and daughter Temperance who married Richard Cocke of Malvern Hills, Henrico would eventually sell their vast plantation and land holdings 6 generations later to the Byrd family of Virginia. Both families had extensive land holdings from coast to mountains back then. My Watts-Sherrill ancestors owned land in Bedford and Ashe county NC, Qualla before and after Civil War. Hoxits still reside in Jackson County NC. Sherrills we’re from TN
Big Stomp mountain is featured in movie Cold Mountain, where Home Guards shot Inman. His descendants are alive and well, have his diaries.
When I was in second grade, in LA (lower Alabama) running around in the woods with friends, we stumbled across an overgrown small family plot-sized gravesite, it had a waist-high wrought iron fence around it, covered in vines, the standing tombstones were barely legible covered in moss and lichens, but I remember some of the dates were the late 1700s.
The French were here long before the English landed at Plymouth Rock. It’s hard to trace everything.
Outstanding video
Well done.
My family came from the area of SW Virginia where Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina all meet, I was doing research last night and was shocked to find a ancestor born in the early 1700’s that died very early in the 1800’s at the age of 92, I think that was pretty rare back then but it fits in with my current family genetics of lots of family members making it to 90+
My ancestry search turned up that the Parker Clan, Thomas Parker from England, landed in The Carolinas after migrating and landing in New Hampshire, early 1600’s. Later migrated down through the Carolinas, and was part of the Clan that drove the Natives on the Trail of Tears…historical info…
If that’s at Uwharrie, I’ve been there. There is also 2super of cemeteries inside the Birkhead Mt Wilderness north of there.
They are both several miles into the woods. Easy to get to though
I believe my grampa has found some of these we live in the area I think
What part of NC is this, and where is this? Ancestors of them, I cannot find graves. Where do you live? I would love to come along with you on one of your trips. I am on the NC & SC line near Landrum.
My videos are very similar to yours! Burke county is about 15 minutes from me.
Where is this property located? What county?
My ancestors lived in Surry county and Rockingham County, they were the Moore (FPC), Gibson (FPC), Goins(FPC), Goodman families
My great-grandmother on my father’s side, whose maiden name was Perry, was born and raised in Ashe County, NC, and moved eventually with her entire family to Oklahoma where I live. I’m deeply interested in both history of all kinds and genealogy. I’ve solved some of my own families mysteries just because I love to research so deep. I searched out this channel in hopes of finding more answers. I do know that one of my Perry ancestors has their house and land registered on the national history register. Thank you for caring enough, too!
We have been trying to find my husbands great great grandpa who fought in the civil war (29th regiment company E) . He was wrote about in a book. His name was Henry Harvey Barnes. He lived near Big Creek in Haywood county, NC and was shot in the face by kirks men and later died near his home on the mountain. We have been to Hopkins cemetery but didn’t see anything. Records say he was buried in Chestnut Mountain Cemetery but we can find no such cemetery. If you happen to stumble upon this particular cemetery, we would love some feedback!
between Cataloochee and some other old family plots that are on land stolen by the gooberment I feel like I need an appointment to visit my ancestors
Crazy
I live in Alexander county nc. I know several people by the last name Byrd.
Great video and great find
Thank you for sharing this. These were probably some of our family and we always wondered why there was a difference in the spelling. If it was two different Byrd’s or bird but from what you showed it was all the same family.
why dont you clean a few, i love history thank you
Great story!!
I live in W. N.C.
So glad I watched your video. Am subscribing
What county are you in???
‘NC Land Grant Images and Data’ or ‘North Carolina. Secretary of State. Land Grant Office. Land records, North Carolina and Tennessee; indexes, 1600-1959’. I’m uncertain (either one) if you need a surname or plot number for these sites, but both are public information, no fee. Also Google Earth may help you find old homesteads, look for newer vegetation patches in old growth forest. Love this kind of thing!
Have you tried using a cleaner or scraping off the moss collected on them?
Thanks for your video,my family is from around the Reidsville area.
Good video. I think there were Scots moving into western NC in the mid 1800’s. Interesting to think about.
There’s so many out there. I been to one next to a road. also over grown. If you don’t know you miss it. Also 1800’s.
Thank you. 🇺🇲👊🏻🇺🇲
What a great Channel !
This could be some of my family
Im 54yo i was born and raised in Southern Granville County in the piedmont of North Carolina. Beside the house i grew up in was a graveyard in the middle of a tobacco field that had trees around it. The headstones looked just like those. Wasnt those same ones but looked just like that. 18 years later when im grown with children my best friend calls and says can you help me put a head stone on my relatives grave i said sure. To make a long long story short. Those graves were his ancestors that fought and died in the civil war. And a organization called
S.C.V. sons of the confederate veterans. Sent him brand new headstones engraved for all his family free of charge. The deaths on those stones were
1862 1863 1864. They everyone were soldiers. Needless to say i couldn’t hold back tears of sadness and joy
With every stone we set.
I found this very interesting. I own a home and 30 acres in Topton, Notth Carolina, which is in the far Western portion of Macon County. I am located approximately 3/4 of a mile from the intersection of US 19 and Wyah Rd. I’m curious as to the exact location of this cemetery as the location looks familiar. Those power lines pass through a portion of my property and I am wondering if it may possibly be located on my property. I have yet to completely explore all of it as it is, as you say, fairly mountainous.
I would love to explore with you, I live in Newland NC and spend all my time when I’m not at work in the hills . I really enjoyed this video thank you very much .
I’m related to the Byrd Family, my Byrd (Bird) has been here in colonies Sometime later in 1600’s in Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee and we’re originally from England and they spelled name Le Byrd. I’ll look into theses Byrd’s some spelled both ways Bird too but Byrd….
Thank you for this video! ❤ I live in n.c. born and raised ! My daddy taught me a lot about these old mountains! Different herbs the trees, he sawmilled, pulled galax, made princesses pine wreaths whatever he had to do, to raise us 5 daughters, adopted my 2 oldest sisters! He had to work as a child to help raise his brothers and sisters! There we’re 3 or 4 siblings lost to scarlet fever and small pox! On this solid rock I stand!!! My friend moved to Hampton Tn a couple years ago but still worked up here?! Anyway, in potter town Hampton Tn there are 3 stones there at her driveway! 💔😢 I can’t remember the address but you cut up waycaster rd I believe and it’s a little driveway that circles around on the right and the graveyard is at the end of the driveway next to the road! Thaught you might want to check it out?!