Man unknowingly buys former plantation house where his ancestors were enslaved

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  • @60minutes
    @60minutes  2 роки тому +1154

    Go behind the scenes of this 60 Minutes story here: ua-cam.com/video/xaQkl1xd6uI/v-deo.html

    • @marleneberbick5005
      @marleneberbick5005 2 роки тому +135

      This is an amazing story... The Hand of the Living GOD 🙏

    • @gorettimanikuzwe1361
      @gorettimanikuzwe1361 2 роки тому +18

      M

    • @karenmcroberts5592
      @karenmcroberts5592 2 роки тому +64

      Truly beautiful the whole story. Thank you for telling us the story of your family. Enjoy!

    • @moonshoes11
      @moonshoes11 2 роки тому +51

      This was the sort of story I needed to hear.
      Peace.

    • @josephpfalzgraf4213
      @josephpfalzgraf4213 2 роки тому +1

      Don't you remember what she said to Trump about that the Democrats didn't spy on him but now we know the truth they did spy on him and Hillary Clinton tried to say that he was involved with Russia we now know that was a lie and they're in court right now convicting these people of trying to destroy our great president and she is one of them and what have she got to say about that lady she's a leftist she's in favor of the democratic party how can you even watch her show after what she's done you ought to be ashamed she's great friends with the Democrats and Joe Biden and she's one of the elite that wanted to destroy our country quit watching this woman show quit watching 60 minutes especially if they have her on there he tried to make our great president out to be a liar and I've heard some horrible things about her I don't know if they're true but I wouldn't doubt it

  • @lindarivera8375
    @lindarivera8375 2 роки тому +14940

    I wonder how their ancestors would’ve felt if someone would’ve told them someday your family will own this place. I love this incredible story.

    • @pandarue
      @pandarue 2 роки тому +353

      I imagine it would've been hard to believe, but equally as hard not to feel some semblance of h of hope 💜

    • @nancyjones247
      @nancyjones247 2 роки тому +654

      I have a feeling that one of those ancestors prayed and asked the Lord, "God please let one of my descendents be able to own this place!" God has a way of making all things right!😊

    • @wolfe8421
      @wolfe8421 2 роки тому +277

      I bet they are just looking down on them with beeming pride.

    • @danbuysallhouses
      @danbuysallhouses 2 роки тому +102

      that’s the same thing I said, could you imagine how they might have felt? At that time it was a crazy idea

    • @reekz1568
      @reekz1568 2 роки тому +97

      I’m sure it was said at least once or thought of by someone in his distant family. You know, like just standing there and think one day my family will own something like this.

  • @tammyolson1332
    @tammyolson1332 2 роки тому +2256

    Can you imagine their ancestors saying one day we're going to own this place? I'm so glad they have found comfort . They have definitely brought happiness to their ancestors souls.

    • @trawlins396
      @trawlins396 2 роки тому +14

      It's BS. We all should have houses!!

    • @wilmabates6967
      @wilmabates6967 2 роки тому

      Their ancestors probably owned the property in the first place. We all know that Roots was a made up story to separate indigenous people from their land.

    • @tammyolson1332
      @tammyolson1332 2 роки тому +43

      @@wilmabates6967 what are you talking about? Did you miss that part in history class?

    • @eyeseayew189
      @eyeseayew189 2 роки тому +12

      @@trawlins396 for free? 🤣 Gtfoh

    • @nv8227
      @nv8227 2 роки тому +36

      @@eyeseayew189 IMO, absolutely for free. There is ZERO need for money in our world. More are realizing this and the more that happens the better it will get.

  • @mariasea6751
    @mariasea6751 Рік тому +2473

    He doesn't even realize it but he is breaking a multitude of generational curses and doing right by his ancestors blessing peace and joy be with this family always.

    • @christianweatherbroadcasting
      @christianweatherbroadcasting 8 місяців тому +18

      Repent and trust in Jesus. He's the only way. We deserve Hell because we've sinned. Lied, lusted stolen, etc. But God sent his son to die on the cross and rise out of the grave. We can receive forgiveness from Jesus. Repent and put your trust in him.
      John 3:16
      Romans 3:23❤😊❤

    • @jerryestrada5586
      @jerryestrada5586 8 місяців тому +12

      No such thing as curses.

    • @Peaceful-v8t
      @Peaceful-v8t 7 місяців тому +1

      How?

    • @WhiteHairRules-cu6yr
      @WhiteHairRules-cu6yr 7 місяців тому +7

      It does not work like that lol

    • @catherinepoloynis
      @catherinepoloynis 7 місяців тому

      Amen

  • @DirtyLifeLove
    @DirtyLifeLove 9 місяців тому +220

    220k for a fully furnished house on 10 acres? Damn… a steal

    • @helpme100
      @helpme100 8 місяців тому

      Was even less in the past

    • @leelur3595
      @leelur3595 2 місяці тому +4

      Exactly!!

    • @colbycarter5625
      @colbycarter5625 2 місяці тому +4

      It’s because there ain’t much going on Pittslyvania County to justify a high cost. I love closer enough to Pittslyvania county

    • @LisaReisinger-p4w
      @LisaReisinger-p4w 2 місяці тому +22

      I think it has more to do with the fact that it was just meant to be! Almost like it was put in motion from the ancestors themselves.

    • @kaykartel2749
      @kaykartel2749 18 днів тому

      Not really, back then that was a regular price

  • @catherinepoloynis
    @catherinepoloynis 7 місяців тому +670

    "I'm gonna fix it." Such a powerful and moving story.

    • @TheLockhartPerspective
      @TheLockhartPerspective 5 місяців тому +1

      You're right; a "STORY" indeed...

    • @shirlebug
      @shirlebug 3 місяці тому +4

      I wish I could see it after they fix the cemetery.

  • @909sensual
    @909sensual Рік тому +1792

    IT’S NOT EVEN MY FAMILY BUT IM SO PROUD THAT YOUR FAMILY GETS A FULL CIRCLE MOMENT- especially with your mom the oldest living matriarch gets to see this moment before she closes her eyes. Thank you Lord! So many tears and prayers by the ppl generations before.
    Then to actually have your relatives bodies on the property- Your family is literally “ whole” . Your ancestors are literally watching over you

    • @BlackberryTitties
      @BlackberryTitties Рік тому +45

      It’s my Family. I will be visiting in June. With a bunch of my Family.

    • @emilycannon5192
      @emilycannon5192 Рік тому +30

      It’s a take back moment for the family! That’s amazing! If someone could have told the ancestors one day, despite all of this terror, your family will OWN this house & this property, could you imagine the hope they would have? That was all God at that moment reminds me of the Bible verse “Look, I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go. I will bring you back to this land, for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
      ‭‭Genesis‬ ‭28‬:‭15‬ ‭CSB‬‬

    • @LifeIsBetterWithLove
      @LifeIsBetterWithLove Рік тому +5

      ❤❤❤❤❤

    • @starrlara2599
      @starrlara2599 Рік тому +13

      I’m so incredibly happy for this family!

    • @GenesisGarden-l9s
      @GenesisGarden-l9s Рік тому

      They would have thanked GOD they were slaves in America instead of Africa! There are black African now that would sell their soul to be in America! I would gladly trade 100 spoiled reparation black Americans for one freedom loving African!

  • @mikkaluu8031
    @mikkaluu8031 2 роки тому +7662

    It didn’t hit me until the whole family was shown celebrating together in that house… I went straight into tears 😭 . In a place where their family probably didn’t even get the opportunity to go inside unless it was to serve, be violated or beaten to nearly their deaths….. To their descendants living, owning and communing within that same home .. A miracle.

    • @ncubesays
      @ncubesays 2 роки тому +268

      Same!! Started bawling my eyes out at that too. Way too poignant and yet incredibly profound.

    • @samsonian9468
      @samsonian9468 2 роки тому +416

      Somehow, someway, their ancestors planted the right seeds-- seeds of faith and love through their suffering and brokeness; it blessed their family roots, the results being this large family gathering together in joy and unity. So rewarding!

    • @rubytuesday5567
      @rubytuesday5567 2 роки тому +241

      The man needing to hug the tree, and the headstones stones on the land is what shook me.

    • @sirenloud
      @sirenloud 2 роки тому +31

      Me too

    • @ciku-ciku7194
      @ciku-ciku7194 2 роки тому +25

      @@samsonian9468 well put 👌👌

  • @michinaein
    @michinaein 6 місяців тому +344

    As an archaeologist, I would recommend doing a sonar sweep of the cemetery to get a clear understanding of how many graves you have there.

    • @qll8840
      @qll8840 2 місяці тому +3

      You paying 🧐

    • @michinaein
      @michinaein 2 місяці тому +43

      @@qll8840 That's not how archaeology works. You work with organizations that apply for federal grants to pay.

    • @allangibson8494
      @allangibson8494 2 місяці тому +6

      Ground penetrating radar beats sonar. Soil conductivity surveys would show disturbances too.

    • @michinaein
      @michinaein 2 місяці тому

      @@allangibson8494 Yes, if you have access to this, absolutely.

    • @MochaQueen5
      @MochaQueen5 Місяць тому +1

      We are the slaves themselves. Ezekiel's dry bones.

  • @karenfrazier1269
    @karenfrazier1269 2 роки тому +2323

    I think about 150 years ago on that plantation, an enslaved person said “I am going to own this place one day, or one of my family will”. And they truly believed it.

    • @johngeoger5446
      @johngeoger5446 2 роки тому +8

      Hello friend, How are you doing 😌 I hope this year brings happiness, joy ,and peace all over the world, I’m from Key West Florida and you where are you form if I may ask? I’ve been living in Key West for 30years now

    • @sugat9012
      @sugat9012 2 роки тому +53

      Absolutely spoke it into existence 💯💯💯

    • @Norwegianization
      @Norwegianization 2 роки тому +41

      I bet God said when that person was saddened with his life in slavery, " you don't know anything yet. Truly your descendants will inherit the earth"

    • @aprilswales8866
      @aprilswales8866 2 роки тому +1

      💜

    • @santaclaus3077
      @santaclaus3077 2 роки тому +23

      I bet they said they want to get as far away as possible from that house rather than own it

  • @TheAlchemistDavid
    @TheAlchemistDavid 2 роки тому +931

    “Hugging the tree” gives me chills. I know one of the ancestors touched and probably leaned on the tree for strength & support. 😭

    • @ViktoriousDead
      @ViktoriousDead 2 роки тому +13

      Or they didn’t

    • @maryannrussum1796
      @maryannrussum1796 2 роки тому +80

      I hugged a tree that was 600 yrs old in Mexico. I felt something powerful I can't explain. I'm sure he did too. That tree saw a LOT in its lifetime.

    • @MansSuperPower
      @MansSuperPower 2 роки тому +6

      @@maryannrussum1796
      Nice. Thanks for sharing. I know the feeling of how empowering that is. I’ve hugged my old trees to date and I can tell you that the experience has left soemthing with me that I may not be able to put into words. It just feels like I am part of the tree and vice versa or that I am one with it and that we somehow understand each other energetically.

    • @MansSuperPower
      @MansSuperPower 2 роки тому +13

      @@ViktoriousDead
      You can be the advocate of that side of the argument. I’ll be on the side that maybe they did. You’re fine.

    • @BerryJam123
      @BerryJam123 2 роки тому +4

      So beautiful 🤧

  • @ejc1692
    @ejc1692 2 роки тому +1065

    I appreciate how this news anchor refers to our ancestors as "enslaved people" because they were indeed human beings and not created for slavery. Language matters. Thank you for the respect.

    • @endevant6032
      @endevant6032 2 роки тому +22

      I agree

    • @robsmith9093
      @robsmith9093 2 роки тому +62

      Great observation. She did an amazing job on this story.

    • @AKumar528
      @AKumar528 2 роки тому

      True but that's not how white people thought before 20th century. They used both Bible and science to describe the dark skinned as non humans. Seriously

    • @robsmith9093
      @robsmith9093 2 роки тому +4

      @@AKumar528Thanks for sharing obvious information.

    • @nicholasstarcher3460
      @nicholasstarcher3460 2 роки тому

      Language matters? Too bad, the truth doesn't matter. European ancestors without excption didn't capture salves. Slaves were captured and sold by Africans.

  • @nykeiii
    @nykeiii 2 місяці тому +19

    This journalist did a great job. I love this story.

  • @LoveAlways1002
    @LoveAlways1002 11 місяців тому +1405

    His conversation with the tree
    🙏🏼💕😭💕😭💕😭🙏🏼
    "You were here while my ancestors were here"
    I would've been a bucket of tears being interviewed 😭😭😭😭 This was so sad and triumphant at the same time!!!

    • @ShaiLysk
      @ShaiLysk 10 місяців тому +3

      That tree is probably only from 1920 or so.

    • @bitchykins
      @bitchykins 9 місяців тому +20

      @@ShaiLyskWell, Captain Pees-in-the-Punchbowl, it gets its nutrients from the ground and _that_ was there when his ancestors were. So by the transitive property, leave the poor guy alone.

    • @leovhs1
      @leovhs1 8 місяців тому +25

      @@ShaiLysk The average lifespan of an oak tree is 100-300 years, but some species can live for much longer or shorter periods.

    • @RobertoCalifornica
      @RobertoCalifornica 6 місяців тому

      That tree wasn't there. This is a bunch of BS designed to keep you hating Trumpand wipepo.

    • @cherylcomparato6200
      @cherylcomparato6200 5 місяців тому +2

      Right, so true. I loved this story. Amazing what God is still doing for His children ❤️

  • @tinawalker5335
    @tinawalker5335 2 роки тому +225

    The interviewer deserves a lot of credit for being so tasteful, empathetic, and genuine. She asked great questions and seemed truly interested.

    • @redflamearrow7113
      @redflamearrow7113 2 роки тому +20

      She seemed interested because she sincerely was. This was a fascinating story.

    • @JeffCook2u2
      @JeffCook2u2 2 роки тому +5

      Excellent

    • @Awdal_State
      @Awdal_State 2 місяці тому +3

      Agreed but as I mentioned earlier a black interviewer could have been better in this regard .

    • @kingsittystudios2400
      @kingsittystudios2400 23 дні тому +1

      @@Awdal_State yes, it's one thing to cover a story, quite another to be directly affected by the story, as would be an ADOS reporter.

  • @braidsfordayss
    @braidsfordayss 2 роки тому +1534

    The fact that lady was alive at the same time as a relative who had been through slavery really put it into perspective how recent slavery is…

    • @lisetteem588
      @lisetteem588 2 роки тому

      slavery still happens.. and it has happened a long time, blacks selling blacks, blacks selling whites, whites selling whites and blacks..

    • @demi3115
      @demi3115 2 роки тому +65

      Recent? Yes, it's pretty recent as it is still happening in the US (Prisons, anyone?) and in other countries in the world.

    • @samjanney645
      @samjanney645 2 роки тому +11

      @@demi3115 in prisons?

    • @lisetteem588
      @lisetteem588 2 роки тому +25

      @@onyxphantom6762 yes, considering in my parents native NL, you get counselling for taking drugs and in the US you get to work for $1 a day..

    • @TrophyCircleTee
      @TrophyCircleTee 2 роки тому +20

      Yes it’s in the 13th amendment

  • @lunabell-black
    @lunabell-black 6 місяців тому +18

    This video made me stream tears almost constantly. It is so powerful.
    Fred, you're very unlikely to ever see this comment, but your ancestors are with you during your family gatherings. I just know this. You are bringing real life and happiness on a land that has suffered unbelievable hardships, and I just know how proud your ancestors are of you and your wonderful family.

  • @kathymiller9329
    @kathymiller9329 2 роки тому +629

    This is the BEST ancestry story ever!!! I cannot express how happy this makes me. I believe your ancestors are there celebrating every time the family is in that house. Full circle, the way it should be.

    • @Crystal__Clear
      @Crystal__Clear 2 роки тому +23

      Totally. They may well have guided him to it

    • @Call_Upon_YAH
      @Call_Upon_YAH 2 роки тому +9

      Hey! Did you know God is three in one!? The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit! Bless them!
      Jesus died for our sins, rose from the dead, and gives salvation to everyone who believes in him and follows his commandants!
      Have a blessed day, everyone!! ❤

    • @bobtheblindbedroomguitaris8742
      @bobtheblindbedroomguitaris8742 2 роки тому +1

      Hey Kathy I don't know how old you are or if you remember an amazing story of ancestry called roots it was the best selling book with the international Acclaim it was also a miniseries in the United States with the same. The trouble with that story was that it was later I found to be a hoax who is it Arthur Haley was the author from that mistaken it ended up that the not only was this not a story about his ancestors it wasn't even a true story. I am not making this up and this is not something that you know is a racist propaganda this is just a fact and of course no one would attack him on that he might have even admitted it from that mistake. Come out I don't know four or five years ago or let's go back 6 years and all the I would have believed it because it was coming from 60 minutes but seeing how 60 minutes have got so much wrong over the last 6 years literally spread lies said that they didn't know they were lies but never made any retractions and the basic political climate and the crazy CRT series and wulk ISM I don't believe this at all so as I've heard I've been listening cuz I'm blind to come in after common starting wow this is so amazing what this is amazing well sometimes things that are that amazing need to be looked into an orphan or not that true so I don't feel the need to research this in any great way I'm sure if somebody would dug into the paperwork other than 60 minutes and was able to verify all this I I believe it then but as it stands now I don't believe it I'm not trying to really change your mind but just trying to say sometimes stories of usually great importance are even true I.e roots and maybe this story. And I haven't heard anyone in the comments seem to say that how much better things have gotten it as far as the people of color minorities who have improved their lot. In a million years could I never ever as hard as I work before I went blind as hard as my family works could have ever dreamed of buying a place like that apparently they will blessed with the opportunities to reap and enjoy the American dream doesn't matter what color they are and we're able to purchase such a piece of property. I am one of the I am a person who is ethnicity is the most hatist in the country and no I'm not a Asian no I'm not letting you know and no I'm not black I am Jewish and right now in modern day America 60% of all reported hate crimes are against the Jewish people the Jewish people make up only 3% of the population now if you figure that out that's insane hatred and it's aimed at not the above I mentioned but Jews and yeah where's the outcry where's the support for my people and it's not just in America in in the world today the increase in violent hate crimes against Jews worldwide is that an all-time high it's not just breaking records for the last 20 years or 30 years it's not an all-time high nobody's out there defending me and my people nobody's out there trying to make this known to the country in the world but hey life isn't always fair and life I or none of the people I know who share my ethnicity are standing on the front step of their state local governments or our own government the federal government asking for reparations asking for free housing asking for free education asking for a loans to be cancel or asking for anything else that is not given to us because we feel that we've been of the object of unfinished which we have been. You know when my father was younger he remembered the his family looking for apartments and the signs on the property literally said no dogs no Jews no color so yeah you know anything that we get we get cuz we earned it and that's how it should be across the board you know I don't think any this meant too many people that can say that the whole family's will literally tortured and then executed and experimented on in the numbers that my people have just 80 years ago and it's not a crutch that we use it's a matter of fact that we excel in everything disproportionately which is another reason I think why people hate us it's called jealousy anyway sincerely about the blind bedroom guitarist I wish you health I wish you happiness and I wish you the American dream whatever that dream is to you as long as you're not stepping on anyone else's toes LOL which I do all the time is a blind person sincerely Bob the blind bedroom guitars

    • @bobtheblindbedroomguitaris8742
      @bobtheblindbedroomguitaris8742 2 роки тому

      @AncestryDOTcom first of all none of them were enslaved we haven't had slavery like that for what $140 years or so 130 years since it was abolished yep it took time to get everything straightened out that's for sure that wasn't cool but no nobody living today it doesn't matter how many of their ancestors were enslaved orange slaved that's just ridiculous just like in the 30s and 40s and Germany when they wiped out two thirds of my people that that doesn't mean I'm a holocaust survivor with that I'm dead or that I experienced it I mean it was generations ago and slavery in America was even older than that so yeah I don't get it sincerely Bob the blind bedroom guitars

    • @augustcleavitt
      @augustcleavitt 2 роки тому

      I think that the ancestors would be very happy to see their progeny happy and free and owning the property where they can all gather in happiness and unity and enjoy each other’s company and never be driven apart unless they choose to be.

  • @andydubula2486
    @andydubula2486 2 роки тому +812

    I'm overwhelmed with emotion. The ancestors wanted to be found.

    • @healer1627
      @healer1627 2 роки тому +36

      Maybe they are the ancestors come back to heal the land ❣️

    • @shirleyadams8977
      @shirleyadams8977 2 роки тому +17

      This is an amazing story, and overwhelming wow I’m so glad they were able to purchase this property, Their ancestors grew up and lived on the property, The Cemetery is what got me no names or engraving wow 🙏🏾🙏🏾Jesus

    • @thereserogers8113
      @thereserogers8113 2 роки тому +18

      Yes I believe they were calling them to buy it

    • @jeffplawrentz269
      @jeffplawrentz269 2 роки тому +18

      I agree--this was meant to be.

    • @kimmie1957
      @kimmie1957 2 роки тому +11

      Omg I’m crying & to know what they endured back then

  • @Lizs1231
    @Lizs1231 2 роки тому +2935

    This made me cry my family is Native American and we can’t find our history. I’m so happy this family found some of there history ❤️

    • @EllBeeCUSoon
      @EllBeeCUSoon 2 роки тому +277

      @Liz many of us Black Americans can’t find ourstory either. It was wiped out by the oppressors.

    • @Lizs1231
      @Lizs1231 2 роки тому +30

      @@EllBeeCUSoon 😒

    • @kalkidanhailu8563
      @kalkidanhailu8563 2 роки тому +79

      @@EllBeeCUSoon it would have helped if the parents talked

    • @johanconradie2120
      @johanconradie2120 2 роки тому +58

      russ give back ukraine: england give back ireland: canada and usa give back now!!! THE TIME HAS COME TO GIVE BACK NOW!

    • @tinar.a.3542
      @tinar.a.3542 2 роки тому +45

      My paternal grandmother was supposedly Native American. My dad can barely recall her, she passed when he was 5. His father wasn’t around until he was 12 and didn’t speak of her. But, to try and speak to his older sister (my aunt) about my grandmother, she would give hardly any information. She didn’t want to talk to me too much about her or her family. The conversation always dried up after what names she knew. I can tell you, my dad and his siblings didn’t have social security numbers until they applied for them as adults. My oldest aunt allowed my grandfather “help” her get her social security card. When she received it, she said, “My name isn’t even (I’ll use a fake name) Mariah!, it’s Queenie!!” I realized “Uh, no.. grandpa just did what he always does.. Something he shouldn’t have!!” 🙄🙄

  • @leannebraden8711
    @leannebraden8711 6 місяців тому +19

    For this property to go from slavery to now being a place to come together as a family, to celebrate, is quite amazing, and victorious! I hope this family can rest easy knowing that they can now watch over their ancestral burying ground, and know that “this” is a triumph … something to hold dear to them.
    God bless this family.
    And hopefully everyone that visits, will treat this family and property with the utmost respect.
    Great story!

  • @MrsLolaLou
    @MrsLolaLou Рік тому +597

    What a remarkable story. The crazy thing is, that house was a source of pain for their ancestors a long time ago, now it brings that same family together, but this time…together in joy. ❤️

    • @nikereebokpuma3406
      @nikereebokpuma3406 Рік тому +3

      A source of pain? Most of the slaves from when slavery was happening like this...The slaves lived better than we do now.

    • @LowEarthOrbitPilot
      @LowEarthOrbitPilot Рік тому +33

      @@nikereebokpuma3406
      You live in an uninsulated, tiny building with no running water, no electricity, and no indoor plumbing? Do you make your own clothes and have to walk everywhere you need to go? I’ll bet your medical care is far better than theirs was, too. Please, spare us the crap of how they lived better. 🙄

    • @suemalone5394
      @suemalone5394 11 місяців тому +13

      @@nikereebokpuma3406what planet do you live on?

    • @sparkle3000
      @sparkle3000 11 місяців тому +3

      God is good all the time.
      We're next.

    • @sparkle3000
      @sparkle3000 11 місяців тому +1

      ​​@@nikereebokpuma3406 ? What?! 🤡

  • @cynthiawhite4958
    @cynthiawhite4958 2 роки тому +992

    My family was able to trace our roots back to the plantation in the Columbia, South Carolina area. We were able to visit the site which contained the enslaved cemetery of our ancestors. We gathered on the property and paid homage to those who paved the way for us. It was emotional for us as it is for this family. We captured our family history in a book published in 2019.

    • @sdavismay10
      @sdavismay10 2 роки тому +18

      So happy for you and your family. What a blessing from the Lord

    • @loreneedwards6215
      @loreneedwards6215 2 роки тому +22

      Cynthia where can we find that book?

    • @tonyadotson1221
      @tonyadotson1221 2 роки тому +9

      I want to do this but I don't know where to begin. How did you start?

    • @cynthiawhite4958
      @cynthiawhite4958 2 роки тому +33

      @@tonyadotson1221 start by talking to or recording the family elders. Much of our history is anecdotally passed down. My family was blessed in that we had a family member who got bitten by the genealogy bug and did 20+ years of research. As an author, I finally agreed we needed to capture and preserve as much of our history as possible. It was daunting but our book was published in 2019.

    • @DandyBeingTandi
      @DandyBeingTandi 2 роки тому +4

      @@cynthiawhite4958 i would love to read it!

  • @MayAllYourStarsAlign
    @MayAllYourStarsAlign 2 роки тому +993

    May their ancestors have peace knowing that their family owns this home now. May they feel so connected to their ancestors too. They deserve that home so much.

    • @jhid7284
      @jhid7284 2 роки тому

      I hope they turned

    • @latyshal.2286
      @latyshal.2286 2 роки тому +9

      Asè 🙏🏾💫

    • @rebeccaspratling2865
      @rebeccaspratling2865 2 роки тому +9

      Amen.

    • @bigtimer6074
      @bigtimer6074 2 роки тому +7

      They steered this no doubt

    • @justmeandthethree
      @justmeandthethree 2 роки тому

      What if their ancestors wanted their descendents to move to California or New York so they could write and star in a sitcom about a family of cops who share a painful secret? And, what if that secret was that they all suffered from IBS with oily discarge? If that were the case those ancestors would be pretty, pretty disappointed. Discuss.

  • @SpirituallySpoken722
    @SpirituallySpoken722 2 роки тому +614

    My tears fell when he said that he "hugged the tree." "The tree was there when my ancestors were." My goodness.

    • @nicoleshaundra8677
      @nicoleshaundra8677 2 роки тому +24

      Powerful! I got chills. Our ancestors are speaking! They want they stories told

    • @Lahst
      @Lahst 2 роки тому +4

      Absolutely the same.

    • @cs21uncc
      @cs21uncc 2 роки тому

      This is why we need to keep history alive. Certain group of people are trying to erase black history and we can not allow this to happen. As a former history teacher I would not even know how to teach history anymore without being charged as teaching CRT...Race, civil rights, discrimination, ect has been a fundamental part of the history of the US. Like it or not.

    • @deshaydariondavisjackson3328
      @deshaydariondavisjackson3328 2 роки тому +4

      Hey the tree is what got me this is the same thing that happen in the movie it was the tree omg omg omg

    • @monkeylegs4033
      @monkeylegs4033 2 роки тому +1

      Oh me too, it was so very emotional.

  • @BellTunnel
    @BellTunnel 2 роки тому +618

    It’s so nice to have a story of a black family’s success. We need more of these.

    • @WilliamBTCWallace
      @WilliamBTCWallace 2 роки тому +13

      The new press Secretary for the president is black. Oh and the Vice President of the most powerful country in the world. There you go 👍

    • @otallono
      @otallono 2 роки тому

      LeBron, Michael Jordan, tiger woods, Floyd Mayweather to name a few of *the first ever* billionaires in sports, all black.. or millions of other successful black people, countless actors and athletes, entrepreneurs. Growing up as a kid I remember black people starred in tons of their own tv shows and often were the most successful. No one in America knows what oppression is, it's all a lie and political propaganda to divide us.

    • @otallono
      @otallono 2 роки тому

      @@WilliamBTCWallace the current president is black, serving third term. Unless people really believe Joe, who never knows were he is and is never fully awake, is really running anything.

    • @MrRedneckcrazy
      @MrRedneckcrazy 2 роки тому +16

      Ice cube iced tea Barack Obama Al roker Kevin Hart Shaquille O'Neal Michael Jackson Michael Jordan the list goes on plenty of black people have had success.

    • @MrRanch-fc2pe
      @MrRanch-fc2pe 2 роки тому +21

      ….there’s a million.

  • @roclark5246
    @roclark5246 11 місяців тому +335

    Fred you said “I’m gonna fix.” You made me cry. Thanks for buying the house. Thanks to your family!!! I’m Inspired !!

    • @paulinemuthena6545
      @paulinemuthena6545 8 місяців тому

      😅Omg this was so hard to watch.Glad they were able to find some of their roots through this house.Wow .

    • @catherinepoloynis
      @catherinepoloynis 7 місяців тому

      That part really got me too.

  • @ABW5662
    @ABW5662 8 місяців тому +4

    It's important to know one's origins. It completes you. Thanks for presenting this lovely story to us.

  • @MJ-bz3fw
    @MJ-bz3fw 2 роки тому +396

    I hope Fred gets his property registered as a historic site like my Cousin did for the Plantation where my family's ancestors were enslaved on. Blessings to him and his family!!

    • @johngeoger5446
      @johngeoger5446 2 роки тому +2

      Hello friend, How are you doing 😌 I hope this year brings happiness, joy ,and peace all over the world, I’m from Key West Florida and you where are you form if I may ask? I’ve been living in Key West for 30years now

    • @candyjamaican
      @candyjamaican 2 роки тому +7

      YOur cousin? Id love to hear that story too. wow

    • @mirandagoldstine8548
      @mirandagoldstine8548 27 днів тому

      Really? Your cousin got a plantation registered as a historic site? Can you tell me a bit about the site? I work at a historic house museum that is a heritage site in Tennessee. My boss has been working on telling the story of those who were enslaved at the place (the Mabry-Hazen House) and he has built up a good relationship with the local African American heritage center. We get along really well and ironically we have ancestors who fought on the warring sides during the Civil War: for me the Union side and for my boss the Confederates.

  • @bnunya8540
    @bnunya8540 2 роки тому +528

    Fred Miller is a pretty remarkable man. A veteran(thank you for your service Mr. Miller), who buys a large home because he wanted to be able to accommodate his family get-togethers, and, upon discovering said home was a plantation on which his ancestors were enslaved, he becomes determined to restore the property and graves of his ancestors and to open the land to anyone who wishes to learn and gain knowledge from the property’s history. What a wonderful man. Sending love and wishes of everlasting happiness to him and his family ❤️

    • @riadrost7021
      @riadrost7021 2 роки тому +5

      Wonderful story to tell... Awesome!

    • @nbrown123able
      @nbrown123able 2 роки тому +2

      This defines the word AMAZING!

    • @leonlanier
      @leonlanier Рік тому

      Yes! Please go to sirwolfdogglanier-french.com to view the trailer!

  • @jeremy.thejeweler
    @jeremy.thejeweler 2 роки тому +449

    Imagine going back all those years and telling the people enslaved on that plantation that one day their descendants will own that house and that land. I know we still have a long way to go in this country, but what a beautiful thought, and what a beautiful glimmer of hope.

  • @apg4068
    @apg4068 6 місяців тому +28

    This needs to become a movie!!

  • @grimhoneybee
    @grimhoneybee 11 місяців тому +255

    “We have to do something about this. And I will. I’m gonna fix it.” had me bawling my eyes out. This is such a bittersweet story. If there is a life after this one, I know his ancestors are so proud of him.

  • @javabum5584
    @javabum5584 2 роки тому +550

    It’s amazing. I grew up literally a few miles from this house, passed it hundreds of times, and never knew the history. I love the story of this family going from enslaved there to owning it. I don’t think Hollywood could tell a better story (but they should tell this one).

    • @spankbuda7466
      @spankbuda7466 2 роки тому

      I'm going to keep saying this about black females that they are keeping this racism up year after year. Why would this black women be that interested in this "scary house" that the family knew that the owners family were owners of their family that the one homosexual cousin family member works for the plantation owner son? Why didn't this family do this type of research before buying this house? Did the sister only wanted help from the brother to buy that house so that she could live in it? I don't believe not one of these black women were married.

    • @yolandajones3013
      @yolandajones3013 2 роки тому +3

      I agree 💯

    • @nicolejohnson3989
      @nicolejohnson3989 2 роки тому +3

      Amen!

    • @kimjackels-barbella5009
      @kimjackels-barbella5009 2 роки тому +5

      That would make such a Great movie♥️♥️

    • @TheVoiceInYourHeadd
      @TheVoiceInYourHeadd 2 роки тому

      Slavery is actually coming back. Very soon actually.

  • @user-lp8on7qm5x
    @user-lp8on7qm5x 2 роки тому +315

    For those of us who don't have a large or close knit family, this story made me feel a part of the Miller family. Thank you so much for sharing your joy and love of family with the rest of the world. "Hug a Tree "

    • @CybershamanX
      @CybershamanX 2 роки тому +6

      Same here! 😀 You could just feel the love pouring out of every one of them. And such noble STRENGTH, too! 😎💪☮️🌈

    • @laurice8056
      @laurice8056 2 роки тому +2

      @@CybershamanX yes, “Hug your Family Tree!”🤗💕

    • @CybershamanX
      @CybershamanX 2 роки тому

      @@laurice8056 🤗

    • @Damngoodchicken_
      @Damngoodchicken_ 2 роки тому +2

      contact them. they seem very nice and friendly like they treat their friends like family too. just bring a cake lol

  • @gogagiju4620
    @gogagiju4620 8 місяців тому +13

    SUCH A SPIRITUAL STORY...

  • @JohnSpeakman-v8w
    @JohnSpeakman-v8w 10 місяців тому +175

    I was first stationed with Fred Miller at Oran AB South Korea, and have worked many years with him at Travis AFB, CA. Awesome to see he is doing well and has bought such a beautiful home. Best of luck, John Speakman

  • @92spice18
    @92spice18 11 місяців тому +438

    I can tell Fred and his family are impeccable people with good hearts. I am so happy for their vindication over what was done to their ancestors. I am also grateful for the people along the way that made the purchase possible. Idk if I could be brave enough to stand on the land that my ancestors suffered on. I would probably weep and mourn and never return. I’m in tears just watching this episode. I hope the Miller family keeps this property for ever!

    • @adventure_quester
      @adventure_quester 11 місяців тому

      We welcome now the millers to come over back to africa and trace their real origin

    • @pattii55
      @pattii55 10 місяців тому +17

      Oh, sad for the past yes, but I see it as a great triumph for the family. What a great story, not exactly revenge, but something like it in conquering the past way. I can't imagine the ancestors being more proud of them.

    • @AprilW-ls6bd
      @AprilW-ls6bd 9 місяців тому +8

      Some day the new owner will be a ancestor to another generation. I hope they keep the house in the family for generations to come. It would be nice if a good movie was made about this !

    • @simoneu.nathaus7292
      @simoneu.nathaus7292 6 місяців тому +1

      I think they do their ancestors so proud !! 🙏🥳

  • @GVbroker2
    @GVbroker2 2 роки тому +286

    I'm a genealogist and I love history. This family is so lucky to be able to touch their ancestors' lives so closely. This brought me to tears.

    • @raynawalker4891
      @raynawalker4891 2 роки тому +14

      I wonder if DNA could still be pulled from the old bones? And give many of us more clues.

    • @Brandon-sk5lq
      @Brandon-sk5lq 2 роки тому +2

      Since there are so many genealogical sites out there, what would you say would be the best, to invest in? I'd love to know more about my family! :)

    • @sunshine42dd
      @sunshine42dd 2 роки тому

      Hi. Do you work independently? I would love to hire help for my family tree.

    • @goombapizza6335
      @goombapizza6335 2 роки тому

      I'm crying too. It's overwhelming. To be able to reclaim your history, find your ancestors' graves, be able to look up and tell them, "See how we came up? We own the big house now."

    • @bouchecaldwell1360
      @bouchecaldwell1360 2 роки тому

      Someone righteous requested long ago that their offspring will OWN said property. It may be the one who purchased it or the sister perhaps. Regardless, Reincarnation is real too😊

  • @GailGreen-ui1bm
    @GailGreen-ui1bm 9 місяців тому +3

    What a beautiful. God bless Fred and his family. My father was a crew chef in the Airforce. We lost him two years ago. So thank you for your service Fred

  • @Pinkettification
    @Pinkettification 2 роки тому +985

    The Ancestral healing that has happened for this family is incredible. What an incredible story ❤️

    • @user-be6ec3dc4t
      @user-be6ec3dc4t 2 роки тому +12

      I don’t believe the word healing in this case! and I cant imagine the pain and misery of salves life’s only they know! It is one the most horrific crime against humanity that committed from one humans to the others because of skin color

    • @mariacristinamerlan7278
      @mariacristinamerlan7278 2 роки тому +1

      To what's is from coming whole life goin'on sad

    • @mariacristinamerlan7278
      @mariacristinamerlan7278 2 роки тому

      To what's is from coming whole life goin'on sad

    • @mariacristinamerlan7278
      @mariacristinamerlan7278 2 роки тому

      Maybe 😏 a little husle living rules an endepending cool and break more time long work to fun .and barres love story?

    • @cdybft9050
      @cdybft9050 2 роки тому

      Slaves in North America were treated better than most people on the planet at that time.

  • @ezzb
    @ezzb 2 роки тому +431

    I cried when he talk about hugging the tree.. and the rocks on the ground marking the buried bodies, which don't even got names.. like they were nothing..just those rocks, laying there on the exact same spot over a 100 years.. it hit me hard. Finally they will be honored and remembered

    • @evilkidd1876
      @evilkidd1876 2 роки тому +2

      💯❤️ yeah definitely hit hard.

    • @dancingcloudlew4311
      @dancingcloudlew4311 2 роки тому +14

      You said, the rocks don't have names. I believe they do have names. God's word states, and I'll paraphrase:...I'll make the rocks cry out...God has placed a soul in the Rocks!

    • @heximancer28
      @heximancer28 2 роки тому +6

      When I was a kid in Washington, wandering in the woods found some old graves marked with just a big rock and a wooden cross. It was pretty sad.

    • @lyndayates7533
      @lyndayates7533 2 роки тому +7

      Isn't that some thing?! To touch the trees your ancestors touched? Amazing!

    • @Blackdiamond514
      @Blackdiamond514 2 роки тому +6

      anonymously departed but famously found! So inspiring

  • @thesubzero61
    @thesubzero61 2 роки тому +293

    At the age of 46 I can say this was one of the best stories ever told in my life Congrats to the Miller family. Very emotion

  • @lizperrella666
    @lizperrella666 9 місяців тому +4

    This is a beautiful story. Very touching. I loved the comment about how it made her feel like they'd "come full circle". I hope they hold to their committmentvto make it a place of learning and healing.

  • @janicelee9774
    @janicelee9774 2 роки тому +377

    When he said "I'm going to fix it!" Made me cry while he was standing in the cemetery! His ancestors are rejoicing they have been found.

    • @tuknchuk
      @tuknchuk 2 роки тому +12

      The crazy thing is... I’ve heard of so many charities throughout my life... for causes that are even dear to my heart... go fund me campaigns, etc. but, I’ve never had that feeling that if there is some way that I could get involved and help and send them money, I would do it immediately. This story is different... This is truly stirring and worth supporting... they could set up several avenues for healing. I hope they do.

    • @lisagast4616
      @lisagast4616 2 роки тому +9

      No I can just see his ancestors cheering in the background you know our family finally got to buy this place times have changed for the good

    • @gregjackson5426
      @gregjackson5426 2 роки тому +1

      You 'cried'? Really? Must be emotionally unbalanced.

    • @TimmyTurner421
      @TimmyTurner421 2 роки тому +6

      @@gregjackson5426 I cried too. So what? Unlike you I'm not an insecure man who mocks people for being touched by this emotional story.

    • @gregjackson5426
      @gregjackson5426 2 роки тому

      @@TimmyTurner421 With a name like 'Timmy' I'm sure you cry a lot.

  • @ripnlips9671
    @ripnlips9671 2 роки тому +1044

    I bet you their ancestors never would have thought in any time in this world would their family be able to buy the house they were enslaved on. Such an amazing story. And I really wish the Miller family the best!

    • @thomasbrunn3988
      @thomasbrunn3988 2 роки тому +1

      well stupid is as stupid does

    • @kenj.8897
      @kenj.8897 2 роки тому +8

      Pretty cool story , the family did well

    • @karenholt8441
      @karenholt8441 2 роки тому +8

      Ditto! God bless this family.

    • @justmeandthethree
      @justmeandthethree 2 роки тому +7

      @@karenholt8441 And, Karen, God bless you for bestowing God's blessing upon them.

    • @juditharsenault2131
      @juditharsenault2131 2 роки тому +6

      Of course they saw a good future for their descendants. That's why they didn't talk about slavery.

  • @rishlight
    @rishlight 8 місяців тому +4

    Wow, what an amazing story. Broke my heart to see the list of numbers and the stones unmarked where they were buried. Even until they died they were not treated as human beings..
    But I’m happy for Fred’s family to get that full circle moment, their ancestors must be beaming looking down on them ❤

  • @assfkhhf7514
    @assfkhhf7514 2 роки тому +351

    Hugging the tree was so profound.The ancestors will be rejoicing in heaven to have such a beautiful close family. ♥️

    • @anthonymarquez2035
      @anthonymarquez2035 2 роки тому +4

      I myself live on a farm in Cynthiana Kentucky. I have recently learned that my 8 acres that I own was gifted to Samuel McMillan from Patrick Henry, governor of Virginia. A 10,000 acre land grant and I own 8 acres of that. I continue to look to learn the history of my property. I often wonder who played under The old black walnut trees next to my house. My family is enjoying our property and our friends also. Great story 60 minutes! ❤️👍

    • @Mrs.Robinsons
      @Mrs.Robinsons 2 роки тому +2

      We are their heaven. They are around and helping us

    • @DEBSCRAFTINGROOM
      @DEBSCRAFTINGROOM 2 роки тому +1

      I want to hug this tree 😢

    • @jynne93able
      @jynne93able 2 роки тому +2

      I cried at that moment!

    • @newsense8
      @newsense8 2 роки тому

      Yeah, that's when I lost it

  • @JoshDisher
    @JoshDisher 2 роки тому +466

    This is one of the greatest American success stories I have ever seen or heard about.
    I can only imagine the chills that family gets when just walking around that farm thinking!

    • @sebastianb.1926
      @sebastianb.1926 2 роки тому +17

      American success story - well said. Couldn't have happened anywhere else.

    • @volunteersatwork7360
      @volunteersatwork7360 2 роки тому +8

      Dear friend I thank you for your words. Keep the message going soon it will be Human instead of color. Peace ✌️✌️

    • @debbieappelhans9055
      @debbieappelhans9055 2 роки тому +4

      @@volunteersatwork7360 I don't understand what you're saying about being human soon ???
      they've always been human beings just sad that their masters in the past they were considered livestock's , people can be so cruel back then here we are today 2022 we are all family and one way or another God bless them all that was house meant to be it's faith I believe

    • @melindasaddler559
      @melindasaddler559 2 роки тому +5

      There are many stories like this.
      Just haven't been told...

    • @maryannrozzell4247
      @maryannrozzell4247 2 роки тому +5

      @@debbieappelhans9055 "back then"?? What happened in Buffalo last week.!! We are not past all the cruelty>

  • @mirika888
    @mirika888 2 роки тому +1314

    I don´t know how to express it but this was the most profound thing I ever seen, a family healing through generations, just wow.

    • @georginataylor3802
      @georginataylor3802 2 роки тому +31

      A great omen to have Ancestry shadow healing and no longer foreshadowing future generations. Just amazing!

    • @Frenchblue8
      @Frenchblue8 2 роки тому +11

      Wonderfully expressed, both of you above me here

    • @Call_Upon_YAH
      @Call_Upon_YAH 2 роки тому +15

      Hey! Did you know God is three in one!? The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit! Bless them!
      Jesus died for our sins, rose from the dead, and gives salvation to everyone who believes in him and follows his commandants!
      Have a blessed day, everyone!! ❤

    • @MogotsiT01
      @MogotsiT01 2 роки тому +17

      @@Call_Upon_YAH What does Jesus gotta do with the slaves who suffered here....?

    • @20FreeWill
      @20FreeWill 2 роки тому

      @@Call_Upon_YAH commandments

  • @tiwandasingletary2701
    @tiwandasingletary2701 9 місяців тому +2

    This is so rightfully right on so many levels. If you contribute to this plantation, you should own it. Powerful!

  • @charlotte092689
    @charlotte092689 2 роки тому +470

    "I am my ancestors' wildest dream" - to imagine Violet and David dreaming of their family owning that house one day...it really takes your breath away

    • @anyascelticcreations
      @anyascelticcreations 2 роки тому +2

      I wonder if they ever did. If so, I hope they can see their family now. 💖

    • @AlleineDragonfyre
      @AlleineDragonfyre 2 роки тому +2

      very powerful!

    • @akonoadom
      @akonoadom 2 роки тому +1

      Our ancestors think we are a bunch of punks. We definitely aren’t their wildest dreams

    • @nancyhoward7005
      @nancyhoward7005 2 роки тому

      Exactly 💯

    • @samanth.
      @samanth. 2 роки тому +1

      @@AlleineDragonfyre how do you know?

  • @pmwyy
    @pmwyy 2 роки тому +289

    She looks AMAZING for someone who is almost 90! And looks to be in good physical and mental health too!

    • @fadkabari8554
      @fadkabari8554 2 роки тому +21

      Being positive having loving relationships doing physical activity and eating less will do wonders for the mind and the body.

    • @L.Spencer
      @L.Spencer 2 роки тому +10

      I love her outfits, especially the purple one.

    • @dontworrybehappy8080
      @dontworrybehappy8080 2 роки тому +14

      My grandmother turned 100 in November of 2021. Aside from her knees giving her some trouble, she's still going strong. She even swears she can still drive : 0

    • @Surfercurtis
      @Surfercurtis 2 роки тому +2

      Leslie Stahl is 90? Wow

    • @hoppermantis7615
      @hoppermantis7615 2 роки тому +1

      Adrenochrome....

  • @diamondthomas7275
    @diamondthomas7275 Рік тому +408

    The end has me in tears, this family turned a place of torment and pain into a place for family, a reclaiming of their history. I am beyond touched 💙

    • @jessiemacgregor1357
      @jessiemacgregor1357 11 місяців тому +4

      Has there been some details 🤔 there was agony & and torment, or are you just saying there was.

    • @mark46428
      @mark46428 11 місяців тому +1

      i wonder if they are going to plant more tobacco

    • @Forevermy3k
      @Forevermy3k 9 місяців тому +7

      ⁠​⁠@@jessiemacgregor1357- You’re joking right?? A plantation with no torment or agony never existed. They were all filled with pain, torment and agony. Please advise of one “peaceful and happy” plantation where slaves lived….

    • @SaffiyaKhan-gj4wk
      @SaffiyaKhan-gj4wk 9 місяців тому

      What a beautiful house

  • @trishc135
    @trishc135 8 місяців тому

    This gives me shivers. This is amazing about a family that has truly come full circle. What a wonderful gift.

  • @manicpepsicola3431
    @manicpepsicola3431 2 роки тому +433

    The fact that they're able to live happily in this home is the biggest F you to the monsters that enslaved their family their ancestors must be so proud and probably were brought peace this made me cry so hard

    • @bigredd690
      @bigredd690 2 роки тому +16

      U better preach

    • @captainamerica9353
      @captainamerica9353 2 роки тому +10

      manicpepsicola , for crying out loud, could you be any more emotional? Get a life.

    • @susanmercurio1060
      @susanmercurio1060 2 роки тому +11

      This is what Martin Luther King was talking about.

    • @Liamfr34k
      @Liamfr34k 2 роки тому +14

      @@captainamerica9353 you'll never be a real woman, cope harder

    • @SupernaturalLove100
      @SupernaturalLove100 2 роки тому +11

      @@captainamerica9353
      Cry on Fox 💀🤡

  • @brightbleu
    @brightbleu Рік тому +433

    I've never watched a 60 minutes episode more than once except for this one. Truly powerful, there's no doubt the Miller's ancestors were cheering this beautiful family to finally close the circle. Their story deserves to be a documentary, it's so important.

    • @angieg3624
      @angieg3624 Рік тому +17

      I agree, this should be a documentary. Incredible.

    • @ValerieFlores12
      @ValerieFlores12 Рік тому +11

      I agree

    • @navidhendrix
      @navidhendrix 11 місяців тому +5

      I agree

    • @jumsaesiaw6890
      @jumsaesiaw6890 10 місяців тому +6

      The same, I rarely watch 60 Minutes before, but this story made me even subscribed, I’m an Asian but this story made my eyes swell up, beautiful story but painful at the same time 🙏

    • @abinabraham4732
      @abinabraham4732 10 місяців тому +7

      I am an Indian, I also agree that this is important and should be preserved. History should not be forgotten no matter how painful or terrible 😔

  • @Lynn11663
    @Lynn11663 2 роки тому +452

    Wonderful and meant to be. Being a Genealogist, this made me cry. Happy and sad at the same time. I lived in Pitt. County for 25 yrs and know the area where the home is located. I myself, have ancestors from Pitt. Co. and some were indeed slaves. It stirs all the emotions when you can put the puzzle together so precisely. Best of luck to the Miller family for the future and your ancestors are very proud of all you have accomplished. Keep them alive for future generations.

    • @michaelrispulo3377
      @michaelrispulo3377 2 роки тому +11

      Well said Amen.

    • @andredupuis5461
      @andredupuis5461 2 роки тому +4

      @@michaelrispulo3377 I second that Amen 🙏🏿

    • @rwilson7197
      @rwilson7197 2 роки тому +8

      Made me cry too. Bittersweet - imagine hugging that tree. 💟💕💟

    • @Babararoot55
      @Babararoot55 2 роки тому +1

      @@michaelrispulo3377 💕

  • @dasiariley6637
    @dasiariley6637 3 місяці тому

    I love the feeling of emotion and respect from the interviewer. She knew this was a great story that needed to be told. Our ancestors truly have a way of giving miniature details of their lives. I’m glad this family was able to make them proud.

  • @americanwomanFL
    @americanwomanFL 2 роки тому +144

    I didn't REALLY cry until Fred said about the cemetery in a very determined tone: "I am going to fix it." And I know he will.

    • @jaythomas3224
      @jaythomas3224 2 роки тому +1

      Me as well

    • @mamafractal
      @mamafractal 2 роки тому +4

      All the sadness of realizing what their ancestors endured on that land.....turns into an amazing warmth when he says that. He has returned to that land to take care of his ancestors and do right by them. That's such love!

    • @richardclark9950
      @richardclark9950 2 роки тому

      I'm so sorry for intruding but I just want us to be friends because you seem like a really cool and kind person

  • @nolagirl7082
    @nolagirl7082 2 роки тому +852

    His ancestors would be so proud if they had known one day their descendants would own the property

    • @MrPaxio
      @MrPaxio 2 роки тому +15

      and the master by now has enough capital to retire on mars with elon.

    • @yt.personal.identification
      @yt.personal.identification 2 роки тому +33

      @@MrPaxio The master's descendants are the neighbours.

    • @prst99
      @prst99 2 роки тому +33

      @@yt.personal.identification maybe not. The Thompson’s claimed ownership in the 1910s. So the neighbors were not the plantation family.

    • @prst99
      @prst99 2 роки тому

      @@MrPaxio Hah, knowing how family fortunes usually dwindle to nothing much, the white Miller descendants are probably just normal working folk.

    • @yt.personal.identification
      @yt.personal.identification 2 роки тому +5

      @@prst99 Good point

  • @bencostanzo2062
    @bencostanzo2062 2 роки тому +253

    I like to imagine one of his family members during that horrific time saying “we will own this place one day!”

    • @stevesmith1974
      @stevesmith1974 2 роки тому +6

      Of course bro I felt that way too

    • @Taylor_mamaof2
      @Taylor_mamaof2 2 роки тому +12

      Absolutely. That’s how I would feel about it if that were me and my family. He did it for them. I imagine his ancestors would be so very proud.

    • @markv1974
      @markv1974 2 роки тому +2

      Theyre probably related to the original owners.. uhmm they have part white i think

    • @patriciaannfranklyn2221
      @patriciaannfranklyn2221 2 роки тому +2

      Slaves are resting in Peace

    • @nataliam5
      @nataliam5 2 роки тому +1

      Definitely! Spoke it into existence!

  • @krissynean
    @krissynean 3 місяці тому

    The clip with the whole family singing happy birthday was so touching. They are such a big beautiful family. I love the love they have for one another.

  • @kimkerley4218
    @kimkerley4218 2 роки тому +159

    I’m a Tuscarora Indian and I know the feeling of wanting our story told! It all happened right here on our land so much evil was done to us peaceful people!!!

  • @greatgolfer23
    @greatgolfer23 2 роки тому +261

    After my wife and I finished wiping our tears she said the most beautiful thing:
    Picture Violet Miller praying from her quarters looking into the windows of the big house asking the Lord that one day her descendants would be looking out the window and enjoying what Nathaniel and his family were.
    Violet, that has now become a reality, blessings to the Millers and their descendants

    • @marlohowell6647
      @marlohowell6647 2 роки тому +22

      My thought was similar -- what if God promised to Violet that one day her ancestors would own the very place where she and her husband and (at least one) child were enslaved, similar to the promise He made to Abraham?

    • @franciscaallotey912
      @franciscaallotey912 2 роки тому +2

      I was thinking same

    • @chaoswitch1974
      @chaoswitch1974 2 роки тому

      of course, I had her same thought.

    • @marlivanriper2551
      @marlivanriper2551 2 роки тому +1

      Goosebumps ❤

    • @miaw.9751
      @miaw.9751 2 роки тому +1

      Profound ❤️‍🔥

  • @marakahl
    @marakahl 2 роки тому +229

    i was so overwhelmed by the fact that a home the man didnt even want not only gave his life purpose but history and a very bright future. what an amazing story

    • @MizzAugust7
      @MizzAugust7 2 роки тому +1

      Im not sure how you figure he didnt want it, when he put a cash bid in on it. HE asked his sister-- "Should we put in a bid for it?" Maybe you need to listen - again.

    • @lizetteshort486
      @lizetteshort486 2 роки тому +15

      He also said he did not want it.. that he tried to Cabosh the sale.. you should listen better yourself.

    • @sonyarice7716
      @sonyarice7716 2 роки тому +6

      He already had bright future, he's a civil engineer for the military, that's why he was able to put in a CASH offer.

    • @angieg3624
      @angieg3624 Рік тому +3

      I understand what you are saying, he said himself he didn’t want to purchase this place necessarily (of course he didn’t know yet the history..) and part of their future being able to learn more, show more to anyone who wants to learn, as he said at the end. Incredible story, only way I know how to say it.

    • @Rayofsunshine0423
      @Rayofsunshine0423 Рік тому +4

      @@MizzAugust7he clearly said, he tried to mess up the deal because he didn’t want it.

  • @nicksaldana346
    @nicksaldana346 8 місяців тому

    THAT family is BEAUTIFUL!!

  • @cassandrahepp6445
    @cassandrahepp6445 2 роки тому +375

    I feel like this story came full circle. They're ancestors never would have dreamed that their descendants would own the plantation they were enslaved at. Both tragic and beautiful. I'm so happy they embraced the house and the history and appreciated the depth of its meaning. What an amazing story and amazing family.

    • @LifesAdventures555
      @LifesAdventures555 2 роки тому +2

      @ Cassandra
      No, the circle is not complete yet, but it is coming!!

    • @cassandrahepp6445
      @cassandrahepp6445 2 роки тому +10

      @PieceOfToast I have no doubt. Good parents always want better for their babies than they had for themselves. I've been a mom less than 2 months but Ive been praying for this little one since the day I found out he existed.

    • @pamelaj.betz-baron2420
      @pamelaj.betz-baron2420 2 роки тому +3

      @benjamin ollis: Yes, some did. ...and today Candace Owens, Clarence Thomas, Ben Carson, etc. exist. What's your point?

    • @briana.g.7412
      @briana.g.7412 2 роки тому +5

      @benjamin ollis I've known that blacks owned slaves themselves as long as I've known of slavery. I'm curious to know what is the significance of that to you.

    • @briana.g.7412
      @briana.g.7412 2 роки тому +11

      @benjamin ollis Well I won't disagree with that.
      I'm particularly concerned about those who feel that the uncovering of all of the details concerning slavery in some way promotes anger, hatred or extremism. I'm convinced that a more in depth knowledge of slavery and its history in this country would have the opposite effect. It promotes healing, harmony, and progression.
      Im my experience, those who inject the fact that blacks had slaves too often feel as if their particular culture is being attacked somehow with the information.

  • @Shifterwizard
    @Shifterwizard 2 роки тому +256

    Imagine going back in time and telling those slaves that their descendants would not only be free, but own the plantation. Can't think of a more fitting example of how much things have changed.

    • @tyrastarrweaver
      @tyrastarrweaver 2 роки тому +4

      That’s amazing!! imagine how many of our ancestors are in similar places not getting any recognition 🥺 that makes me sad

    • @nanananananananana00
      @nanananananananana00 2 роки тому +16

      @Stimulus Check we’ve come a really long way but that doesn’t mean there aren’t still issues we can work on.

    • @Departing_Beloved
      @Departing_Beloved 2 роки тому +5

      @Stimulus Check Grow up. That's the solution.

    • @sherrywrst2058
      @sherrywrst2058 2 роки тому +2

      God definitely had his hands on this. Absolute Poetic Justice!

    • @Departing_Beloved
      @Departing_Beloved 2 роки тому +2

      @@sherrywrst2058 People got nothing better to do, pretty much. Take it with a grain of salt.

  • @Bre_Creatively
    @Bre_Creatively 2 роки тому +141

    This is what full circle looks like! Their family was MEANT to go back there, but for ownership this time! Congratulations! I love this so much!!!

    • @parrisestatessouthernhomec3246
      @parrisestatessouthernhomec3246 2 роки тому +1

      My family gave our plantation to the littlejohns “black” family here in union sc back in 1968 because their family was Buried there however back in the early days blacks couldn’t be buried with the perfect funeral so most of the time the white family house wife would leave her riches to the slaves family

    • @HollyScar
      @HollyScar 6 місяців тому

      Generational curse broken ! 🫰

  • @lindagrace2
    @lindagrace2 3 місяці тому

    I am watching this for the second time... It just brings me to tears how important, moving and real this is. I love hearing the family share what this meant and probably continues to mean to them. What a marvellous man who wants to buy a house for his extended family to gather. The heart... Beautiful.

  • @williamarnold9744
    @williamarnold9744 2 роки тому +301

    It's good that Fred Miller was able to buy the property; these people will preserve the history better than anyone else possibly could.

    • @jimbarrofficial
      @jimbarrofficial 2 роки тому +8

      Amazing, only 200K+ for this entire property. I would have though $2M for a place with this kind of lineage.

    • @redhen689
      @redhen689 2 роки тому +2

      @@jimbarrofficial That's rural Virginia....

  • @STmgmt
    @STmgmt 2 роки тому +469

    Sometimes in life there are NO accidents. The ancestors called and wanted them home. I see it as a redemptive story. Such an incredible story.

  • @dspirit444
    @dspirit444 2 роки тому +337

    The cemetery piece just broke me...no headstone, just a piece of stone like they were nobody. The ancestors brought them back in redemption. We reclaim our past and acknowledge those that suffered so we could live today. Thank you, thank you, thank you😢

    • @1990758
      @1990758 2 роки тому +7

      When I watch stories like this it just breaks my heart. Especially when some black people today say when we were slaves you have no idea what it must have been like. Nobody living today was ever asleep not your mother or your grandmother.

    • @noon4545
      @noon4545 2 роки тому +7

      Thank god the previous owners knew where it was

    • @aero8750
      @aero8750 2 роки тому +1

      Yeah,,,that cemetery part😢😢

    • @nocturnalrecluse1216
      @nocturnalrecluse1216 2 роки тому +7

      They thought of slaves as property and nothing more.

    • @terreciakennedy3265
      @terreciakennedy3265 2 роки тому +1

      Not shocking or sad. Just our history in this country. At least they were buried. No head stone doesn't matter as much as long as you know where they are. You can mark it with anything. Some were not buried. They were left for the wind to ravish and the crows to pluck. Think about how sad that was. And still today we like to pretend it wasn't that bad.

  • @alesiascott5692
    @alesiascott5692 19 днів тому +1

    This this the best story! This is one place I want to visit. From Georgia. Bless you all.

  • @kathleensmith8365
    @kathleensmith8365 2 роки тому +3644

    I love this story. Who better deserves to walk that land than this family? As others have said, the ancestors could not have dreamed this. The memory of all those who worked that land are in good hands now. I hope this house and land stay in the Miller family.

    • @sandrasymonds8210
      @sandrasymonds8210 2 роки тому +122

      Totally in agreement...almost unbelievable if it were'nt for the fact that the incredible union this beautiful family shares today started right where they now are now...I cannot see it any other way...this strong sense of family defied all physical limitations and became a driving force that finally united them spiritually ... it surpassed all boundaries...God Bless this family...

    • @Frenchblue8
      @Frenchblue8 2 роки тому +73

      @@sandrasymonds8210 Amen! Maybe the biggest Amen I have ever said aloud! And it's not even my family, of course, but you cannot help but share their joy in the absolute astonishing wonder of it all!

    • @Myrnateatro
      @Myrnateatro 2 роки тому +55

      For generations to come 😀🌻❤

    • @AngelLuisEspada1970
      @AngelLuisEspada1970 2 роки тому +13

      ☺️

    • @francesstoughton8189
      @francesstoughton8189 2 роки тому +49

      Absolutely loved this unforgettable story. I pray for this family and future generations to come. May this story be an inspiration for other African Americans to research and document their family history and leave a trail for others to follow. God bless everyone.

  • @indigoastrealaluna2808
    @indigoastrealaluna2808 2 роки тому +172

    It was no coincidence that this beautiful family came to own this property, to connect on a soul level, to heal past and present. I could feel the energy of this family and it brought me to tears as they sang in the house, full of pure love. 💫

  • @the_freebeard
    @the_freebeard 2 роки тому +427

    This is one of the most beautiful stories 60 Minutes has ever done. Huge thanks to the Miller family for letting their story be known.

    • @Sarah-zv9ug
      @Sarah-zv9ug 2 роки тому +15

      Absolutely

    • @kmoon33
      @kmoon33 2 роки тому +9

      Agreed.. it’s too amazing and beautiful of a story to not be shared.

    • @bobbyboo22_
      @bobbyboo22_ 2 роки тому +1

      True 60 min os ussually garbage
      Especially the ones with the politicans

  • @drinksnnonsense954
    @drinksnnonsense954 5 місяців тому +2

    I was raised by my great grandmother and grandmother. This is true in my family we did not ask questions about slavery . Roots really open my eyes to slavery and what I learned in books.

  • @raisedfromash
    @raisedfromash 2 роки тому +249

    Oh my goodness the quote about hugging the tree and thinking “oh my god, you were here when my ancestors were here!” Really got me, that connection ❤ full circle moment

    • @21squared
      @21squared 2 роки тому +8

      Odd… my thoughts went to: How many blacks were strapped to that same tree and whipped… and now you’re hugging it.
      How much blood is on that soil?

    • @youmakemelaugh1797
      @youmakemelaugh1797 2 роки тому +3

      @@21squaredMy very same thoughts how many were hung there????💔😥😢

    • @williamd1891
      @williamd1891 2 роки тому +8

      @@21squared I didn't even think of that horrible aspect. Even though there were probably many atrocities commited under that tree I am sure it also provided refuge against a hot summer sun. So that tree may have provided both pleasure and pain. If only trees could talk.

    • @KNYD
      @KNYD 2 роки тому +2

      one of his ancestors might have even planted it.

  • @nicoleb5773
    @nicoleb5773 2 роки тому +2387

    The fact that the sister called the house “the scary house”.. it’s a reminder that DNA has memory.

  • @Noreen_Reynoso22
    @Noreen_Reynoso22 2 роки тому +425

    This is one beautiful story, but that cemetery scene and the “hugging the tree” part just hit me straight in the heart. 😔

    • @Call_Upon_YAH
      @Call_Upon_YAH 2 роки тому +12

      Hey! Did you know God is three in one!? The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit! Bless them!
      Jesus died for our sins, rose from the dead, and gives salvation to everyone who believes in him and follows his commandants!
      Have a blessed day, everyone!! ❤

    • @MogotsiT01
      @MogotsiT01 2 роки тому +11

      @@Call_Upon_YAH What does Jesus gotta do with the slaves who suffered here....?

    • @MogotsiT01
      @MogotsiT01 2 роки тому +2

      @Seek Him with all your heart and you will find Him Meaning.......?

    • @frantic_mind
      @frantic_mind 2 роки тому +5

      Me too!! When he talked about the tree and hugging it, and they showed a shot of it, I was just in pure awe!

    • @printissgraham4930
      @printissgraham4930 2 роки тому

      Why us white people did it to them black ⚫and just killed 10 more yesterday

  • @volcom305670
    @volcom305670 8 місяців тому

    When I went to my homeland for the first time and saw the things my ancestors built and the history, I felt such pride.

  • @devinharwood6010
    @devinharwood6010 2 роки тому +709

    I got goosebumps when he talked about hugging the tree and all those ancestors that came before him that had been in that very spot. I could’ve done with another two hours of this story. Absolutely remarkable and uplifting.

    • @1princessann
      @1princessann 2 роки тому +23

      When I visited Rome Italy I stretched as far as I could to touch one of the columns at the arena thinking that some Romans probably touched the same spot!

    • @tonysmith7632
      @tonysmith7632 2 роки тому +7

      So true!

    • @elatomala1976
      @elatomala1976 2 роки тому +10

      Their actually what I refer to as God bumps. Such a beautiful true story to see during these days. May God bless protect and guide us all as we walk through this valley of darkness I pray Amen Read your Bible Revelations tells you everything.

    • @kim_fd8938
      @kim_fd8938 2 роки тому +12

      Think how bad they was treated had to deal with Karens and Kens

    • @urbanhabuki8091
      @urbanhabuki8091 2 роки тому

      They think they are clever; nothing but PWT and trailer park indwelling.

  • @buggy4cars
    @buggy4cars 2 роки тому +188

    This was one of the best 60 Minutes pieces my wife and I have ever seen. What a wonderful family you have. God bless you all. Enjoy new family discoveries every day. I look forward to hearing more about your story and the restoration of your property.

    • @silverbackgorilla1425
      @silverbackgorilla1425 2 роки тому

      Absolutely beautiful and amazing and historic and about family and learning and loving each other. God bless this family always and I'm very happy for this family just amazing

    • @dorothydiver8383
      @dorothydiver8383 2 роки тому

      Tk

    • @silverbackgorilla1425
      @silverbackgorilla1425 2 роки тому

      Yes..I agree and I'm very happy for the family

  • @soloflight75
    @soloflight75 2 роки тому +325

    This story touched my heart as much as it breaks it. I attended Highschool only 13.5 miles from this Plantation. More power to the Miller family and my best wishes.

  • @bibble1023
    @bibble1023 9 місяців тому +8

    As a 22 year old it’s so sad that my generation isn’t interested in knowing black history such as this anymore

  • @kati-ana
    @kati-ana 2 роки тому +108

    Poetic Justice. I'm so happy Fred and his family will clean up the cemetery and take care of it as it should've been all along. No cemetery should be neglected or forgotten. What a sad but wonderful story.

  • @lolacabana123
    @lolacabana123 2 роки тому +125

    For those who say "leave it in the past" I hope this video also highlights to people just how little removed we are from slavery

    • @mrmojorisin8752
      @mrmojorisin8752 2 роки тому +2

      Oh you must be one of those radical advocates of Critical Race Theory. (Just kidding, but many people would say that).

    • @wolverineeagle
      @wolverineeagle 2 роки тому +1

      We aren’t far from any past in terms of geologic time. Humans are an young species.

    • @sinoralewis4521
      @sinoralewis4521 2 роки тому +2

      You are soooo right. We must remember the past... present and prepair for the future and count all blessings.

  • @morganus62
    @morganus62 2 роки тому +459

    This needs to be made in to a movie for tv, the story was tearful, I really enjoyed the way 60 mins told the story and the way the family found themselves and now own the very place of their beginning.

    • @creamcitysista1970
      @creamcitysista1970 2 роки тому +11

      i highly agree 100%. This HAS to be told.

    • @lindatellier8686
      @lindatellier8686 2 роки тому +12

      Yes!!!! A movie based on the history with some pieced together backstory would be amazing. This family is inspiring in many ways. I was already touched by the way these people wanted to bring family together. Their love for family is what moved mountains to literally bridge the family's past and present. And... I suspect it's future as well.

    • @1006kathleen
      @1006kathleen 2 роки тому +4

      Definitely needs to be made a movie of what a beautiful tear flowing movie .👍💞

    • @LilBoPeep777
      @LilBoPeep777 2 роки тому +4

      Yes I agree with the idea that this story should become a movie. Its a rare true story that has an incredible happy ending.

    • @morganus62
      @morganus62 2 роки тому +1

      @April_Spring2015 I would have never known that, shame on me! Now if you will go back and read what I wrote one more time, no where in there did I say this was the family's origin. Under slavery is where their family started, looks like great grandma / grandpa were married and had their first child under slavery, now I would say that is still interesting even though as you said it was not their origin/culture/language but I still disagree with you and the history part.

  • @Derhek
    @Derhek 5 місяців тому +1

    This was left me in tears, such a powerful story! History has to be told and we all long to know our roots. Their ancestors would be so proud

  • @mlr4524
    @mlr4524 2 роки тому +330

    The pieces were slowly coming into place, with many disparate individuals doing their part over time. The ancestors waited for the right descendant to bring it all together.....and he did, almost begrudgingly and clearly unwittingly. And then they found the cemetery, and really brought things full circle. Absolute chills. I'm sure this will bring healing to many, rippling beyond the extended family. Thank you for covering this story.

    • @rosahacketts1668
      @rosahacketts1668 2 роки тому +9

      The ancestors? No. It was God's perfect timing.

    • @loveinthematrix
      @loveinthematrix 2 роки тому +7

      Your comment is very insightful

    • @loveinthematrix
      @loveinthematrix 2 роки тому +2

      @@rosahacketts1668 If any of the ancestors were tapped into God then it was a mutual pull lolol

    • @islandgurl4927
      @islandgurl4927 2 роки тому +6

      @@loveinthematrix Ancestors are dead though. Though we can honor their memory of the terrible slavery they had to live through.

    • @Momofukudoodoowindu
      @Momofukudoodoowindu 2 роки тому +2

      @@rosahacketts1668 amen

  • @donnamyers7274
    @donnamyers7274 2 роки тому +70

    This is my area. I use to delivery papers to that house. I'm so glad that this homestead circled back into this beautiful family's hands.

    • @lylehoanshelt2456
      @lylehoanshelt2456 2 роки тому +2

      Such a beautiful story from a beautiful family may the ancestors be with them 💕💕💕💕

    • @lylehoanshelt2456
      @lylehoanshelt2456 2 роки тому

      Guess you’re very use to that area wow what an ancestral house and I love the story I can’t wait to see what the house would to turn into after there fix it

    • @lylehoanshelt2456
      @lylehoanshelt2456 2 роки тому +1

      Do you know this house 🏡

    • @donnamyers7274
      @donnamyers7274 2 роки тому

      @@lylehoanshelt2456 yes, very well! I moved temporarily to that small town of Gretna about 10 years ago to take care of my father and stepmother. Took a job delivering papers in that rural community. So delivered to that house. Beautiful house but I didn't know the history of it until this video. I'm so glad this family bought it.

  • @LittleSkin18
    @LittleSkin18 2 роки тому +300

    That ending got me. From what was once a dark place to now surrounded by family, past and present, singing joyfully..I'm so happy for them ❤

    • @GeorgeAmsterdam
      @GeorgeAmsterdam 2 роки тому

      Yes, longer life expectancy and western luxury. You are welcome.

    • @tombimashri8149
      @tombimashri8149 2 роки тому +1

      the last will be first

    • @crisnyrio
      @crisnyrio 2 роки тому

      Amazing story!👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @guardingheroes
    @guardingheroes 5 місяців тому +4

    Make it a history site. Blessings to the family and the old owners. Thank you for sharing

  • @psilocybebae7106
    @psilocybebae7106 8 місяців тому +2

    This is one of the most touching stories I've ever come across. 🥲 I can just feel their ancestors looking over them and it really is a full circle moment. How bitter sweet.

  • @kathoyer1413
    @kathoyer1413 2 роки тому +285

    When she said “I’m not half of a human being anymore; they make me whole” I broke down. To think that anyone ever feels that way shatters my heart. This story leaves me feel both inspired and infuriated. The matter of fact way the conversations take place feel both insensitive and like progress. I just pray that I can always be a part of the healing side of things. Thank you for sharing your story, Miller family!

    • @mistercarousel1872
      @mistercarousel1872 2 роки тому +20

      I get what you mean, but it's history, if we don't do our best to tell it in a matter of fact way, we might as well tell mythology, which is what is happening in schools everywhere.

    • @lovemikijackson
      @lovemikijackson 2 роки тому +4

      THERE IT IS!

    • @TheLuci915
      @TheLuci915 2 роки тому +6

      @@mistercarousel1872 EXACTLY

    • @kmoney9112
      @kmoney9112 2 роки тому +18

      Yes us Millers love so hard ! Unconditionally no matter who you are. We welcome everyone. No hate or resentment in our heart!

    • @cynthiahill3426
      @cynthiahill3426 2 роки тому +1

      Purely mixed emotions 🛌💕

  • @fugithegreat
    @fugithegreat 2 роки тому +243

    I wish that those enslaved ancestors could have known that one day their many descendants would not only be free, but the owners of that very property. What an amazing story!

    • @elatomala1976
      @elatomala1976 2 роки тому +20

      Their spirits are with them always guiding and protecting them. They are all at peace bonding and watching the LOVE of their families lives.

    • @jsccrna1744
      @jsccrna1744 2 роки тому +11

      Depending on your beliefs, maybe they know now.

    • @Chet_Brinkley
      @Chet_Brinkley 2 роки тому +6

      I have a feeling that they do.

    • @TheDarkDresser
      @TheDarkDresser 2 роки тому +4

      @@elatomala1976
      As a Christian, I believe what the Bible says about the dead which is that they (good and bad) will go back to dust in the grave until they're resurrected to be judged. I look forward to seeing my ancestors in the coming resurrection. If I die before then, I have faith that I will be resurrected to a peaceful earth, along with billions of others who have died.
      Genesis 3:19
      “In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.”
      Ecclesiastes 9:5
      “For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing,..."
      Psalms 146:4
      “His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.”
      The Bible says that there will be (future tense) a resurrection, so the dead are in the grave until then.
      Acts 24:15
      “And have hope toward God,... that there shall be a resurrection of the dead
      Daniel 12:2
      “And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake..."
      John 5:28
      “Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,..."
      John 5:29
      “And shall come forth;..."

    • @elatomala1976
      @elatomala1976 2 роки тому +1

      @@TheDarkDresser I'm a Catholic and from having near death experiences I have my own thoughts. I also, pray to many Saints that I consider my spiritual friends and Guardian Angel's. I also, do my Rosary to Mary mother of God. She too hears our prayers to save the children of the world. May God bless protect and guide us all as we walk through this valley of darkness I pray Amen Read your Bible Revelations tells you everything. Have a blessed day. The trinity to me is that our body turns to dust, our souls go to heaven, and our spirits stay to protect those we've left behind and it can return to the soul in the blink of an eye.

  • @kayelucier4118
    @kayelucier4118 2 роки тому +854

    I rented a house that turned out to be my grandparents from the 1800s it was built by my grandfather the town was founded by him he ran an underground railroad to help free slaves..my neighbor gave me a book with his story in it and he found a letter of his and a pipe in his house while remodeling..long but very interesting story

    • @h8llo394
      @h8llo394 2 роки тому +25

      wow ur grandparents are from 1800 cant believe it

    • @Genz-bloomer
      @Genz-bloomer Рік тому +30

      😂 people really be saying anything to get some likes

    • @h8llo394
      @h8llo394 Рік тому +19

      @@Genz-bloomer do the math its 223 years ago its imposibole too have a grandparent living in 1800

    • @joycemccarty1411
      @joycemccarty1411 Рік тому +24

      @@h8llo394 my grandfather was born in 1897 and my dad as odd as it seems was born 1900 ... my dad was 20 year's older than my mom.

    • @h8llo394
      @h8llo394 Рік тому +3

      @@joycemccarty1411 ?? Still 97 years after 1800

  • @EmilySmith-m9j
    @EmilySmith-m9j 6 місяців тому +1

    Fred is so right. The story is important and needs to be told. This was a fantastic story and so glad they found their people.