Old Plantation Cemetery Found Hidden Behind Railroad! Stephenson Cunningham Cemetery

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  • @AdventuresIntoHistory
    @AdventuresIntoHistory  5 місяців тому +25

    Amazing find with Cecil today!
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  • @KathyHajek
    @KathyHajek 5 місяців тому +65

    Cecil is like a bloodhound, finding cemeteries that are long forgotten…and to bring life in memory of those families ..

  • @lisacooper3991
    @lisacooper3991 5 місяців тому +3

    Wow..a old before the civil war cemetery.. it's very beautiful and glad it's not over grown and the tombstones still readable too.. that's true history there.. just seeing ole civil war headstones during that time period and the craftsmanship on them.. great find

  • @MS-hl8fe
    @MS-hl8fe 5 місяців тому +3

    This is the second episode where the flashlight died. Those haints sap power.
    Cecil is great at finding new places to visit.

  • @Sharon-s9r3h
    @Sharon-s9r3h 5 місяців тому +5

    Very interesting cemetery. But so many died young in childhood and teens and twenties. Thanks for sharing.

  • @BartolaEnright
    @BartolaEnright 5 місяців тому +3

    Awesome job Cecil and Robert you both work well together.👍🏼

  • @tonyahaley6900
    @tonyahaley6900 5 місяців тому +27

    This is beautiful, and it's so good to hear you reading the stones. The woman buried beneath that beautiful stone was obviously well loved.
    Thank you, Cecil! You've obviously worked diligently in your commitment to locate and record these places, and I thank you for it.

  • @joyfisher2128
    @joyfisher2128 5 місяців тому +19

    "I walk these ancient haunts with reverent tread. And seem to gaze upon the mighty dead; Imagination calls a noble train
    From dust and darkness back to life again." -- J. R. Thompson. What a neat cemetery. Such beautiful markers in there!

    • @cindys.9688
      @cindys.9688 5 місяців тому +7

      Beautiful quote!📖

  • @traceypedigo6405
    @traceypedigo6405 5 місяців тому +7

    How remarkable, these headstones, are in such beautiful condition. The entire cemetery is strikingly beautiful, upon approach, within that small Grove of trees, truly a special little cemetery!!

  • @lindathomas3142
    @lindathomas3142 5 місяців тому +10

    What a pretty place to have your final rest. Thanks to you and Mr Cecil for finding and sharing this beautiful little cemetery

  • @Linney321
    @Linney321 5 місяців тому +30

    A beautiful cemetery. Thanks Robert and Cecil for showing us this one.

  • @traceypedigo6405
    @traceypedigo6405 5 місяців тому +7

    I love this channel. I wish there were more people like you, dedicated to the preservation and memory of our historic past, here in the South.

  • @dTrout-mo2rp
    @dTrout-mo2rp 5 місяців тому +25

    You and Cecil find some amazing Cemeteries!! Thank you so much for taking Us along ✌️🙏❤️

  • @debbiesmith6293
    @debbiesmith6293 5 місяців тому +1

    Enjoyed video

  • @KatefromOZ62-e5o
    @KatefromOZ62-e5o 5 місяців тому +8

    Fanny and I were born on the same day, 100 years apart. Rest in Peace sweet girl. Love Kate from OZ.

  • @MeMe-cz6pk
    @MeMe-cz6pk 5 місяців тому +15

    Wow. Both the cemetery ( not badly overgrown) and the resting places are in great condition, considering their age.
    As you mentioned early in the video, maybe the canopy of privet protects it from the elements as well as the growth of heavy underbrush.
    Great find. Thank you!

  • @bettyboop4263
    @bettyboop4263 5 місяців тому +19

    This is a beautifully preserved cemetery. The monuments are very unique.♥️

  • @carylosborn1808
    @carylosborn1808 5 місяців тому +5

    Cecil is the man!

  • @SondraD7676
    @SondraD7676 5 місяців тому +25

    Thanks, Cecil and Robert! Another interesting find and amazing stone for Annie Laurie Cunningham. A Scots to be sure, sir name and first as well. Like the traditional Scottish Song "Annie Laurie." Her sister was Elizabeth Mae Cunningham Whitehead, married to Clarence M. Whitehead - no doubt of The Old Byrd Farm - Whitehead Plantation Family. Both are buried in the Waverly Hall Cemetery. Excellent, enjoyed! 👍👍❣❣ Yes, I just found that Clarence was John Thomas Whitehead's grandson. John was the owner of the Whitehead plantation, He is also buried in the Waverly Hall Cemetery. Interesting connection to this cemetery through family.

    • @karenwright9123
      @karenwright9123 5 місяців тому +4

      I remembered that song ,too. Scots-Irish in my family as well.

    • @cindys.9688
      @cindys.9688 5 місяців тому +4

      Thank you for this wonderful information! She very well may have been named after a beloved song. You've just added to the history of this cemetery. Very nice!

  • @Teressa690
    @Teressa690 5 місяців тому +10

    Some beautiful stones. Always sad for the children living such short lives. Beautiful and peaceful place.

  • @marthakierstead3415
    @marthakierstead3415 5 місяців тому +4

    What a beautiful well preserved cemetery. Thank you Robert and Cecil.

  • @violetskye_
    @violetskye_ 5 місяців тому +6

    Hi all the way from England. Just found your channel today, love what you do. I love history abd find graveyards fascinating. I had to giggle though when you said it was an old old cemetery after seeing the headstone from the 1860's. I was thinking it was still pretty new 😊 here we have graves dating back to 1500's. Sorry if im offending you, I honestly don't mean to, it just made me giggle. New subscriber here. Keep the history alive guys!

  • @margaretgarls153
    @margaretgarls153 5 місяців тому +16

    Thank you and Cecil for sharing this cemetery.

  • @bethgiesey9405
    @bethgiesey9405 5 місяців тому +6

    Thank you, Cecil & Robert. So many cemeteries lost through the years

  • @lynnmacleod1879
    @lynnmacleod1879 5 місяців тому +1

    What a cool location, and ancient at that. Thanks Cecil & Robert for sharing,!

  • @PastorDanWhite
    @PastorDanWhite 5 місяців тому +9

    46th Infantry Regiment was formed during the spring of 1862 with men from Upson, Schley, Harris, Muscogee, Chattahoochee, Webster, Marion, and Talbot counties. The unit served in Georgia, then South Carolina where it was involved in the conflicts at Secessionville, and Gaston and Frampton's Plantation. In May, 1863, assigned to General Gist's Brigade, it moved to Mississippi. After taking part in the siege of Jackson the regiment joined the Army of Tennessee and fought on many battlefields from Chickamauga to Atlanta, then saw action in Tennessee and North Carolina. In December, 1863, this unit totalled 628 men and 513 arms, but was greatly reduced when it surrendered on April 26, 1865. Its commanders were Colonels Peyton H. Colquitt and Samuel J.C. Dunlop, Lieutenant Colonel William A. Daniel, and Major A.M. Speer.

    • @cindys.9688
      @cindys.9688 5 місяців тому +3

      Wow, thanks for the information! Very helpful and appreciated.

    • @PastorDanWhite
      @PastorDanWhite 5 місяців тому

      @@cindys.9688 YW

    • @PastorDanWhite
      @PastorDanWhite 4 місяці тому

      @@cindys.9688 YW

  • @mdeysenroth
    @mdeysenroth 5 місяців тому +7

    Thank you Robert, and Cecil as always for continuing to share your finds with Robert! Clearly this type of adventure feeds your souls.

  • @thishauntedsouth5369
    @thishauntedsouth5369 5 місяців тому +6

    I wonder if J William Key died from injuries from the Alexander La tornado of 1907. Just got back from there, lots of history! Thank you for finding these old places.

  • @sheilam4964
    @sheilam4964 5 місяців тому +3

    Bless you Cecil for this important work you are doing. Thx guys for filming this and sharing it with us.

  • @PastorDanWhite
    @PastorDanWhite 5 місяців тому +10

    The Stephenson (later Cunningham) Plantation was located on Tack Road, about 2 miles east of Tax, which is north of Woodland, in Valley G.M.D. 902. It was on the south south of the road after crossing the CSX railroad tracks (not there during that time). It was built about 1840 and is no longer there.

    • @joyfisher2128
      @joyfisher2128 5 місяців тому +7

      I've only found a handful of references to where exactly Tax was in Talbot County. Thanks for this bit of history!

    • @PastorDanWhite
      @PastorDanWhite 5 місяців тому +1

      @@joyfisher2128 YW

    • @PastorDanWhite
      @PastorDanWhite 4 місяці тому

      @@joyfisher2128 YW

  • @decembergem4598
    @decembergem4598 5 місяців тому +9

    Another great find Cecil. Thank you Robert and Cecil for sharing.

  • @Lorriann63
    @Lorriann63 5 місяців тому +13

    That cemetery was a great find! Thanks again for the great find, Robert and Cecil.

  • @pats9055
    @pats9055 5 місяців тому +6

    Thank you Robert and Cecil. I loved coming along on this great find!

  • @marypettitt9150
    @marypettitt9150 5 місяців тому +10

    What a wonderful, historic cemetery that ties in so closely with the Old Byrd Farm. Sondra D's research is fascinating.

  • @sherrie545
    @sherrie545 5 місяців тому +5

    Very interesting cemetery due to both its location, age, and beautiful unique monuments. Thanks for sharing Cecil and Robert!

  • @2palmsresort278
    @2palmsresort278 5 місяців тому +8

    Dang, I would love to see this. Trains and history. My two favorite things. Excellent find.

  • @sherrilee230
    @sherrilee230 5 місяців тому +9

    That was a pretty little Cemetery. Thanks Robert and Cecil.

  • @lorysutherland5464
    @lorysutherland5464 5 місяців тому +6

    My favorite adventures. Hope no one disturbs that sculpture or others. Thank-You.❤

  • @KatefromOZ62-e5o
    @KatefromOZ62-e5o 5 місяців тому +4

    Thank-you for everything you guys do, to respect and honour these people. You are truly doing a wonderful service. Have a great day. Love Kate from OZ.

  • @sarahmoller9716
    @sarahmoller9716 5 місяців тому +3

    Cecil is amazing in finds so many cemeteries. Thank you Cecil and Robert for sharing.

  • @bridgetmuehlberger5141
    @bridgetmuehlberger5141 5 місяців тому +4

    What a cool find and beautiful cemetery! Cecil is a rock star! 😊

  • @cindys.9688
    @cindys.9688 5 місяців тому +4

    Another awesome find! You guys do such a fantastic job. The monuments are absolutely stunning. Some talented artwork and design, plus the fonts and epitaphs are beautiful.
    Many thanks to Cecil! You're a great team of detectives!☺️

  • @lovebuzz1979
    @lovebuzz1979 5 місяців тому +4

    Really lovely cemetery! I liked how those trees made a canopy pretty green❤

  • @gloriahayes2488
    @gloriahayes2488 5 місяців тому +12

    Cecil is a graveyard BLOODHOUND !

  • @brendahogue5487
    @brendahogue5487 5 місяців тому +6

    Love and enjoy your videos. May the lord bless and protect you Robert and Cecil and bringing out the past history

  • @raynonabohrer5624
    @raynonabohrer5624 5 місяців тому

    What a beautiful cemetery.❤❤❤

  • @YTmama-c1o
    @YTmama-c1o 4 місяці тому

    Thank you for saying their names aloud again so we can remember ❤

  • @curtwright4740
    @curtwright4740 5 місяців тому

    Those guys are a cool team.
    Mr. Robert, cousin lol!
    I will say it again, You are for sure a narrator.
    Still some good ole boys around.
    Love this channel.

  • @celleduffel1533
    @celleduffel1533 5 місяців тому +3

    Amazing cemetery..the type of place I"d love to be laid at rest. Ty Mr Cecil Young for showing Robert.

  • @KenBurtner
    @KenBurtner 5 місяців тому +6

    What a good tour one of the best. Thank you.

  • @markmullin4246
    @markmullin4246 2 місяці тому

    Very sad so many cemeteries are over grown, weeds,brush,ect.
    Thanks for sharing/ documentaring.

  • @elizabethjaneda2456
    @elizabethjaneda2456 5 місяців тому +4

    Thank you for sharing this cemetery, love seeing these old forgotten places that the both of you go out and find. So much history that is forgotten that comes to light again for all of us to see.👍💕

  • @mygrammieis
    @mygrammieis 5 місяців тому +5

    always enjoy the videos with you both sharing history🧐

  • @ellenlascola6858
    @ellenlascola6858 5 місяців тому +2

    Thanks Cecil and Robert❤

  • @ShannonStanley31
    @ShannonStanley31 5 місяців тому +6

    Hey Robert this past week I've been able to give your channel a shout out to, two other youtube channels. 😊 so hopefully you'll have a few more people out there watch ya.
    Great Job Cecil again for your awesome discovery! 👍👍👍👍👍

  • @karenwright9123
    @karenwright9123 5 місяців тому +2

    Some really nice monuments for their dearly departed. Overgrown as it is maybe someone can do something about cleaning it up,it's not too bad. Always interesting!😊Hope you had a good 4th holiday! Love from Ky.

  • @heavenbound1026
    @heavenbound1026 5 місяців тому +1

    Thank you Robert and Cecil! That was a great cemetery 😃 I really like the privet surrounding it all.

  • @GlenCannon239
    @GlenCannon239 5 місяців тому +2

    Zetella, Georgia is west of Griffin, Georgia. 1944 was 80 years ago but seems like the families have forgotten or no longer are alive to care for this site.

  • @greywebs1944
    @greywebs1944 5 місяців тому +1

    That's rather peaceful looking amongst nature 👍

  • @pamelawooten3251
    @pamelawooten3251 5 місяців тому +1

    A great find. Thank you Robert and Cecil.

  • @robertburns3014
    @robertburns3014 5 місяців тому +7

    I would love to know what the plantation mansions looked like that are associated with these forgotten cemeteries. I guess we'll never know unless there are photos of them.

  • @45beetle
    @45beetle 5 місяців тому +1

    Thank you both

  • @Pstanich
    @Pstanich 3 місяці тому

    What a beautiful place❤❤

  • @cindyborders493
    @cindyborders493 5 місяців тому +3

    Fascinating ! Wish I lived closer!

  • @marcbrunson6986
    @marcbrunson6986 5 місяців тому +1

    I really like how that cemetery is done. I know it's not intentional but it looks like it needs to be kept exactly like that.

  • @dTrout-mo2rp
    @dTrout-mo2rp 5 місяців тому +4

    Oh Wow, Awesome find !!

  • @Irene-k4m
    @Irene-k4m 5 місяців тому

    Great find Cecil. I wish it would be cleaned up.

  • @garysoykin2783
    @garysoykin2783 5 місяців тому +1

    Thank you Cecil for finding all these cool grave sites

  • @Terriball25
    @Terriball25 4 місяці тому

    I so love exploring cemeteries. There are a few abandoned ones I've done research on but too scared of snakes to go into them. Also do a Cemetery Stroll as a fundraiser for one. Love to do an exporation of the ones found one day.

  • @RobertaJackson-g7t
    @RobertaJackson-g7t 5 місяців тому +4

    Beautiful workmanship. Start a go fund & see if it can be cleaned up. Too beautiful to lose.

  • @alisonwagner3345
    @alisonwagner3345 4 місяці тому

    Another great find 🥰

  • @jimmychanbers2424
    @jimmychanbers2424 5 місяців тому +1

    Hope it gets a clean up. Sure a cool find.

  • @monkeyloujoseph708
    @monkeyloujoseph708 5 місяців тому +1

    Thank you so much for remembering these cemeteries ! So interesting and kind of you. ❤️

  • @kathyhalley2547
    @kathyhalley2547 5 місяців тому +2

    Great find! So very interesting!

  • @olafvidar9315
    @olafvidar9315 5 місяців тому +2

    That's one of the more interesting cemeteries you've visited Robert. Miss Ms Joy's tireless research and commentary. Not to mention those red pants she's now famous for.

    • @kricha7300
      @kricha7300 5 місяців тому

      And her "High Falutin" shirt! My grandmother and mother used that southern term. From a Ky farm girl

  • @nadineveitch5837
    @nadineveitch5837 5 місяців тому +1

    This one was really cool, don't know why but it kind of seems creepier beside the railway. Wonder how far away it was from the nearest house, just seems deserted now

  • @janehelbert7551
    @janehelbert7551 5 місяців тому +1

    Thank you Cecil!

  • @redrooster1908
    @redrooster1908 5 місяців тому +3

    What a find!!

  • @glennyork6800
    @glennyork6800 5 місяців тому +2

    Neat find Cecil

  • @lynncanada1915
    @lynncanada1915 5 місяців тому +1

    Thanks to you both!

  • @MillerMeteor74
    @MillerMeteor74 5 місяців тому +2

    Great find.

  • @mattbyrne1822
    @mattbyrne1822 5 місяців тому

    Outstanding video. Very historical. Keep up the great you guys 👍👍

  • @MarciaShackelford-st5bt
    @MarciaShackelford-st5bt 5 місяців тому

    Well done! If you had more time I bet you would discover more graves. That ground litter and vines were pretty thick!

  • @Kevin-mw9yl
    @Kevin-mw9yl 5 місяців тому +1

    Great find Cecil. You never fail to disappoint.

  • @terryanderson5947
    @terryanderson5947 5 місяців тому

    Thank you Robert for another great video. I would love to hear more history on the cemetery and maybe a possible town nearby.

  • @HeyLisaKay
    @HeyLisaKay 5 місяців тому +11

    Such a great find! I love that the canopy has protected it from getting to overgrown. It’s so wild to think about these people living 200 years. How different their lives were from ours and how much has changed. 🫶🏻

  • @sherronbell4961
    @sherronbell4961 5 місяців тому +1

    Amazing cemetery and video

  • @belleange590
    @belleange590 5 місяців тому

    That's a nice secluded little spot. Probably not real quiet when the trains went by. A lot of Honeysuckle there. You can actually make tea from the flowers. I have quite a bit around my area.

  • @kepperMN
    @kepperMN 5 місяців тому

    Thanks!

  • @karenshepler7128
    @karenshepler7128 5 місяців тому

    Very amazing place thank you for sharing 😊

  • @RichTubbsOhio
    @RichTubbsOhio 5 місяців тому +1

    I about crap myself every time you put your hands down into the leaves and vines on or near a grave! I have a deep fear of what you call the copperheadeded-rattle-moccasin...lol. But guys, I love your amazing work at finding and documenting these old cemeteries.

  • @williamsteriti2718
    @williamsteriti2718 5 місяців тому +1

    This is one of the most beautiful cemeteries if it could be cleaned up the monuments are incredible I love the fact that it also has Confederate burials all the father of history that you're trying to destroy my wiping them out and God bless you for continuing to find them it's a shame those monuments can't be cleaned the way you clean others❤

  • @texas060
    @texas060 5 місяців тому +1

    My brother found a family ceremony in becide a Farmers Field. There is no road to get to it. So when we hopefully get to go see it, my brother will need to get permission to drive down the Field if it's been nice and sunny. If not the Farmer will need to take us down with his tractor. I'm very ready to see it. 11:15

  • @gazooberful
    @gazooberful 5 місяців тому +4

    cecil has a very nice speaking voice , he should talk more

  • @deniseoftedahl8937
    @deniseoftedahl8937 5 місяців тому

    Neat place.

  • @dTrout-mo2rp
    @dTrout-mo2rp 5 місяців тому +2

    12:46 is that a small puddle of water?

  • @tacocin
    @tacocin 5 місяців тому

    Zetella is a crossroad slightly west of Griffin, south of Atlanta.

  • @elainebryson3985
    @elainebryson3985 5 місяців тому +4

    How can I go about finding old cemeteries in Floyd County or nearby? I would love to do what you're doing.

    • @MarciaShackelford-st5bt
      @MarciaShackelford-st5bt 5 місяців тому

      Sometimes you can find reference to old cemeteries on USGS maps or old homesites where you might find a family cemetery. I'm not sure but land records may refer to them. Ask at a local museum if they know of any. Talk to old timers, a really good source! Local people may know of them too. A county may have a listing of them. Possibly people that work at other cemeteries may know. So, I think it's not just one source but many.

  • @seagoingcook
    @seagoingcook 5 місяців тому +1

    Annie Laurie Cunningham is in the 1910 census living with her mother, a widow and 2 sisters.

  • @cindyborders493
    @cindyborders493 5 місяців тому +3

    Sacred place with the privet canopy