Discovered another mostly concealed headstone . Here lies 5 month old Zafir Jihad Shabazz

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  • @eyestoenvy
    @eyestoenvy 10 місяців тому +5

    Noble of you. Watched from up here in the South Bronx, NYC.

  • @sharonnah32
    @sharonnah32 6 місяців тому +25

    RIP Little one......
    Little Zafir's death cert on Ancestry shows:
    Cardiac Arrest
    Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
    Intrauterine Asphexia
    So seems poor little one had a rough start & health struggles from get go
    Thank you for such a great job on these little ones grave markers

    • @VirginiaTombstoneRevival
      @VirginiaTombstoneRevival  6 місяців тому +3

      That would explain the passage on his marker. So damn sad.

    • @DianeCasanova
      @DianeCasanova 5 місяців тому +2

      Thank you for looking this up. I'm always curious about these little ones.

    • @kami6222
      @kami6222 5 місяців тому

      sorry, I posted the death certificate before I seen that you already had it.

    • @DeniseMcNe
      @DeniseMcNe 4 місяці тому +1

      Thank you for so much extra effort on this little child's headstone....and all the headstones you loving clean so each may shine.

    • @DeniseMcNe
      @DeniseMcNe 4 місяці тому

      I am wondering about your choice of cleaner...D2????
      I looked it up on Amazon and did. Not see it..saw other headstone cleaner..what I. Getting at is I'm inspired to go back to my hometown and attempt to clean up my relatives headstones..I'm now over 100 miles away from there I.n My very late 60s

  • @IrishAnnie
    @IrishAnnie 10 місяців тому +8

    Incredible count of restorations. Make a log to document your work. You’ve done and incredible job honoring these souls!!

  • @sueford34
    @sueford34 6 місяців тому +3

    I am also veteran. Thank you for your service Chris.

  • @claudiadesoto2378
    @claudiadesoto2378 9 місяців тому +4

    Thank You for what you do , What got into cleaning the headstones. You have good heart

    • @VirginiaTombstoneRevival
      @VirginiaTombstoneRevival  9 місяців тому +3

      We have a video on our channel that shows how we got started. It’s the one about my 8 year old uncle.

  • @janettamcgee8124
    @janettamcgee8124 5 місяців тому +2

    William T. Polson was born the same day as my sister-in-law. So, he was born the day after Thanksgiving and died on Christmas. Poor little boy and his poor family.

  • @Sweetwater24
    @Sweetwater24 3 місяці тому

    I use straight vinegar on my birdbath allowing 10 to 15 minutes to dissolve algae and then scrub with brushes and rinse. It may help with grave stones

  • @YvonneMelvin
    @YvonneMelvin 5 місяців тому +7

    Born premature and made it 6 months? My son weighed 1 lb 13 oz and is 27 years old, so every day is good one. He is perfect now

    • @desireejames1538
      @desireejames1538 5 місяців тому

      That's because back in the day medical technology wasn't as sop

  • @PaulTrawick
    @PaulTrawick 10 місяців тому +1

    Love watching you clean l found using mean green does a great job cleaning head stones

    • @VirginiaTombstoneRevival
      @VirginiaTombstoneRevival  10 місяців тому +2

      I have never tried Mean Green. I’m not sure what chemicals are in that and if they may ultimately affect the stone. I appreciate you watching!

  • @lisawest6533
    @lisawest6533 5 місяців тому +3

    I love the inscription, surely something religious or culturally significant. I was excited to see the book..."God's book of rememberance" would be my thought.

  • @wendyfarmer7664
    @wendyfarmer7664 5 місяців тому

    Love the work you do on the headstones.

  • @Willee64
    @Willee64 4 місяці тому +1

    I usually get D2 at Walmart and is delivered in 2 days.

    • @VirginiaTombstoneRevival
      @VirginiaTombstoneRevival  4 місяці тому

      I have never once seen it for sale anywhere at any Walmart, Home Depot, or Lowe’s.

  • @TOMBSTONEWHISPERZ
    @TOMBSTONEWHISPERZ 10 місяців тому +3

    Great video !

  • @angelamelville67
    @angelamelville67 5 місяців тому +2

    I was wondering if maybe that base you had your box on belonged to this headstone? Maybe it fell over and someone just lay it down hence it facing the wrong way. Much love from the UK 🇬🇧

    • @VirginiaTombstoneRevival
      @VirginiaTombstoneRevival  5 місяців тому +1

      I’m not sure. There is definitely some concrete slab there and I can’t think of any other reason for it.

  • @sueford34
    @sueford34 6 місяців тому +1

    I do understand. What is the tattoo that you have on your left forearm?

  • @sueford34
    @sueford34 6 місяців тому +1

    Hey Chris, I hope you’re well I hope you are. I have a brother that was in the Navy. He was a seal and highly intelligent and left-handed. Have a great day military brother. Sue

    • @VirginiaTombstoneRevival
      @VirginiaTombstoneRevival  6 місяців тому

      I am the only lefty in my family. My brother retired Marines and I was Army.

  • @IrishAnnie
    @IrishAnnie 10 місяців тому +2

    I order my D2 from Ebay.

    • @VirginiaTombstoneRevival
      @VirginiaTombstoneRevival  10 місяців тому +1

      I actually ordered a new gallon the other day. Should arrive this or next week.

  • @melissabugg5579
    @melissabugg5579 10 місяців тому +2

    It’s a little easier to take the video first and then edit it with your voiceover later. At least that’s my opinion since I usually get caught up in the cleaning so much that I’m quiet.

    • @VirginiaTombstoneRevival
      @VirginiaTombstoneRevival  10 місяців тому

      Yeah I have been trying to think of different ways to really do this channel to make it as pleasant to view as I can. I’m always open to suggestions.

  • @cindysummers5690
    @cindysummers5690 5 місяців тому +1

    6-4-24-Try using Lysol toilet bowel cleaner(comes in 2 packs and isn't very expensive and has a pour spout)on the grave stones-it cleans away molds,mildew,crap, and stains of most kinds.ive used it.

    • @VirginiaTombstoneRevival
      @VirginiaTombstoneRevival  5 місяців тому +4

      Sounds like it might do damage to the stone overtime. Not sure. I’ll keep using the D2 just in case. Yeah it’s not cheap, but the results have been insane.

    • @ilovebutterflies8181
      @ilovebutterflies8181 2 місяці тому

      You really have to be careful what you use because it can do damage if it has chemicals.

    • @VirginiaTombstoneRevival
      @VirginiaTombstoneRevival  2 місяці тому +1

      D2 is the same thing they use at Arlington National Cemetery.

  • @DoubleDogDare54
    @DoubleDogDare54 5 місяців тому +2

    The name "Zafir" is Quranic in origin, meaning “victor”, “successful one”, “triumphant one” stemming from a reference to "victor" in Quran 48:24 - "It is He who restrained their hands from you, and your hands from them, in the hollow of Mecca, after that He made you victors over them. God sees the things you do.

  • @bethcorey6022
    @bethcorey6022 5 місяців тому +2

    My moms stone looks like this (sunk in in) she’s only been gone since 2017,❤ very hard to keep her and my grandparents clean

  • @behappy2435
    @behappy2435 5 місяців тому

    💐

  • @carrieeubanks549
    @carrieeubanks549 5 місяців тому +3

    So this stone faces the opposite direction from the others?

    • @VirginiaTombstoneRevival
      @VirginiaTombstoneRevival  5 місяців тому

      It does. I’ve seen a few adults facing this direction here, but no other children as of yet.

    • @DoubleDogDare54
      @DoubleDogDare54 5 місяців тому

      @@VirginiaTombstoneRevival Is it facing towards Mecca? The family was obviously Muslim and I'm guessing the stone probably faces east?

  • @justthefacts982
    @justthefacts982 5 місяців тому

    I buy D2 directly from a monument business. Maybe you could in your state?

  • @Boodieman72
    @Boodieman72 4 місяці тому

    Easier and faster would be a laser cleaner but it's way more expensive, like $9k

    • @VirginiaTombstoneRevival
      @VirginiaTombstoneRevival  4 місяці тому

      Not sure how safe those would be on some old stones. And I can only imagine how freaked out a cemetery would be seeing a man out there with a laser machine. Lol. Brakes, I enjoy the workout this gives me.

  • @donnasadawski6153
    @donnasadawski6153 5 місяців тому

    Poor baby. He was born on my daughter's birthday.

  • @DebbieBurns-y5e
    @DebbieBurns-y5e 5 місяців тому

    Hard to read but much improved!❤😊

    • @VirginiaTombstoneRevival
      @VirginiaTombstoneRevival  5 місяців тому

      Yeah….wjen they are still wet from the cleaning they can be rather challenging to see all of the details.

    • @DebbieBurns-y5e
      @DebbieBurns-y5e 4 місяці тому

      @@VirginiaTombstoneRevival still much better! Great work 👏

  • @deborahbolton3417
    @deborahbolton3417 6 місяців тому +1

    Godbless you. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼✝️✝️✝️

  • @sueford34
    @sueford34 6 місяців тому +1

    So hey Chris, Sue Ann here, what year were you born on June 7?

  • @efj0096
    @efj0096 10 місяців тому

    I have a question what is d2 I was just wondering ty for your time

    • @VirginiaTombstoneRevival
      @VirginiaTombstoneRevival  10 місяців тому +1

      Hey there. It's no problem. While I don't know all of the chemical make up details....D2 is a biological cleaner that is safe to use on various types of stone. It is what most larger cemeteries use in order to maintain those markers.

    • @efj0096
      @efj0096 10 місяців тому

      Ty your so kind

  • @johnlaforte700
    @johnlaforte700 9 місяців тому +2

    Has anyone ever gotten in touch with you after seeing you cleaning their child’s grave?

    • @VirginiaTombstoneRevival
      @VirginiaTombstoneRevival  9 місяців тому +6

      No….not exactly. We do have an older video up(one of our first) where we are cleaning a veterans tombstone and his grand daughter actually came to visit him while we were working on it. It wasn’t in bad shape at all since she’s the one that usually keeps his maintained. She was thrilled we were out there doing it though.

  • @cynthiaweibel6775
    @cynthiaweibel6775 5 місяців тому

    My mother, never knew when her exact datev of birth actually was. But, she always celebrated it on January 4th. Which is the date that it was registered as, in the county clerk's office, of her birth town. But, her own father, always told her, of another date, in early January, that he KNEW, was her actual date of birth. He said that because she was born in an apartment house, in a snow storm, by the time he called up the doctor, and the doctor dug out his car, and got over there, it was too late. And Grandma, already had her!!!! So, therefore, her date of birth was recorded wrong, and too, utterly, early. And no way they could have corrected it!!!! Well, rest in peace, to Robert D. And rest in peace, to my mom, "Josephine", too. For only in heaven, the truth is known. And may be revealed, some day, in due time.

  • @jodihepler6202
    @jodihepler6202 10 місяців тому +4

    This is probably a Muslim quote. The name is Arabic.

    • @VirginiaTombstoneRevival
      @VirginiaTombstoneRevival  10 місяців тому +1

      Yeah I tried to look this specific phrase and couldn’t really find anything.

  • @CathyJacobsen-ep2bd
    @CathyJacobsen-ep2bd 4 місяці тому

    Use Wet and Forget.

    • @VirginiaTombstoneRevival
      @VirginiaTombstoneRevival  4 місяці тому

      I have watched too many videos on the comparison of wet and forget vs D2….I will stick to D2. It’s a much faster working product and I prefer the scrubbing portion in all honesty.