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Please do a follow up with the 96 year old gentleman here at the cemetery.

James had a son named James Jefferson Crawford. He was born in 1833 and is buried at Sardis Methodist Church cemetery in Talbot county. His obituary lists the age of his father at 100 and his grandmother at 115, WOW!! Edit: John Maston Crawford was another son of James. He's buried up the road from Waverly Hall near Shiloh at Fellowship Primitive Baptist.

I did a quick look and in 1870 5 people were living in that house one male (James he was 98) and 4 Females. Mary Crawford (78) , Martha Crawford (48), Elizabeth Crawford (36), Nancy East (19).

Good time to break out the magnet and go fishing in the well!

I think you should start a graveyard cleaning business and it all be voluntary. I would love to clean up all the forgotten cemeteries. The people deserve respect no matter who they are.

That mama and daddy lost so many children 😢 peaceful little cemetery. I love the medallions on those graves....very unique ❤️

"Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home."

From a man who was nearly one hundred years old to infants less than a year.....very stark contrast. Thank you Robert & Dan for finding this one.

Robert it is sites like these that make you wonder more about the people who lived there. As your friend said they must have been dirt poor but they had fantastic ethics and morals. I would think those markers of the children were not cheap to obtain yet they were beautiful and honoured the children in the highest fashion. Good decent folks. May they forever Rest In Peace knowing that someone like yourself is taking the time to acknowledge and document their time there. Thank you Robert for finding them. God bless.

Wow !....To make it to almost 100 years old in those days? And then there were so many Children that didn't see their 1st birthday. I really enjoyed this episode...Dan is easy to listen to... Take care guys.

I am so happy to see Dan has finally found this cemetery. Amazing the James Crawford lived to almost 100 years of age. Loving these videos with Dan..

Great cemetery find Robert. I recommend you boys go and get the old man and bring him to his family's cemetery as soon as possible. It will most likely be one of the high light's of his life.

I'm so glad you guys found that old cemetery. I hope you can bring that 96 year old up there to see it! So many babies and children are buried there. I wonder how many lived.

Thank you for doing this. It's nice that the cemeteries you find give these people their names back to the public and maybe their families that didn't know where they were buried

Can you imagine how long it took to dig that well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Born 1773! 100 years old!!! Amazing. A lot of young Crawford children...sad. Awesome video.

So sad. So many babies died so young. And young children. What heartbreak for their parents over and over. So pleased that you found the cemetery finally. What incredible hystory you have uncovered Robert and Dan. Dan is such a wealth of information that its a good thing that you are documenting him and all his knowledge so one day they won’t say “he knew so much it’s shame that no one documented it”. Thank you so much. Donna/Michigan

Oh my goodness to walk back to a time, space and place that meant so much to that family. Dan you are so mesmerizing and a great historian. Thank you Robert well done!

More great stories from Dan. All of the manual labor it took to survive, always amazing. Yes, WWII and after, so many people left their old home place for work, and never regained true happiness, no matter the money made or circumstances. The land and a home place anchors your soul and the ties can never be severed. More children's graves, always the most sad. Wow, how great would it be taking Mr. Ben to the Crawford cemetery?! Another Great episode of/from Rough Edge!!

Yes, gentlemen the stories of the families that settled this country are amazing. The stamina some of them had to travel so far,some of them on foot. In KY it is written in books the trees were so thick and huge, only one person at a time could pass through them, families lived in them...they lived in rock shelters,raised children there. But unfortunately a lot of children died along the way. But the people kept moving toward a promise of betterment. My ancestors were some of them,mostly farmers. They ate game,and fish,grew corn,ground it themselves. We have a site in our county of an old mill built not too long after people left Boonesboro in a settlement built by Capt. Billy Bush,there is a rock church there with gun ports in the walls,they were still fighting Indian attacks. There is a cemetery behind the church. Hard to believe sometimes that was just 5 generations ago. America is still fighting for a better way. Thanks for the walk on that mountain in GA. it has seen a lot,too. And you are remembering a family that tried.👍💞💞💞Love from KY.

James appears to have served in the War of 1812. Found his pension record. Lists wife/widow as Mary (Polly) Green.

Great explore Robert and Dan. That fireplace must have been huge. Scary, deep well to have unmarked out in the woods. Sad, so many children in the cemetery, life waS so hard in those days. Thanks for taking the time to read their names

So much important family information contained in that cemetery. I noticed that Crawford family trees online are missing death dates and details for the children that passed. I hope someone connected to the family sees this video and visits the cemetery to record the information before it is lost. Thank you so much for sharing.

My grandparents lived the house that our ancestors built in 1803. They had a hand dug well with a bucket on a rope and their was a cup that the original family kept along side that well so that if you got thirsty will lugging water to the house you could help yourself.. This property reminds me of that property. Houses from that era almost always had a one room log cabin,with a dug well on 1 side & a outhouse on the opposite,& usually they had their own family cemetery where they buried the homesteaders. I don’t know exactly where you filmed this but this was a typical set up from around that time.

So glad you found it. Please let us tag along when you bring the 98 year old gentleman to see his family.🐝🤗❤️

I really enjoy your videos. Please cover that open well! What if someone bring their kids exploring and has no idea that is there. Kids often run carelessly here and there. Besides, animals may fall in an be unable to escape.

That's a big deal discovering that cemetery! I'll create a new findagrave entry if no one else does by tomorrow.

Loved this video. I live Crawford park Alstonville NSW Australia. This land was the farm of William Ambrose Crawford. There is so many surnames of the graves you find that are the same as early settlers of this area. Can’t help but wonder if they were related! Love your videos.

Robert I love to adventure with you (and other Robert) when you happen to find a cemetery that you didn't know was there. I also love to listen to Dan tell the stories of the people who use to live there, he is such a great historian and story teller. Great find! Can't wait to see the follow up video when you bring Dan's friend to visit. Keep up the Great Work! Love from Canada

Robert & Dan, Thank you for all of the sights that you bring to us. There’s so much history in your part of the country that we here in the north no nothing about , which is shameful. At the ripe old age of 75 years I have learned so much about your state of Georgia. People like the two of you are just the best.

I love your videos of these old places. They are about 1 generation from being lost completely. Thank you to you and your friends for time and effort.

Just WOW guys one of the best segments to date Well Done God Bless

Glad you found this place. So many babies that only lived 1 to 10 yrs of age those were very hard times.

I NEEDED A SIDESTEP ADVENTURE TODAY ! I have been sick ALL week, and nothing interests me. THANK YOU for the breath of life !

I think of what lie was like for the people that originally lived in that area and the hardships they endured. I picture people dressed in their "Sunday go to meetin' clothes" shedding tears as they said good bye at the graveyard to their loved ones, especially their children.

Family is from east Tennessee, I was amazed at how many cemeterys were hid in the woods. Some long forgotten, stones so old that they were wore down couldn't make out much, others kept up and cared for, but so far off the path you really had to know where to look.

Great video and series in Rough Edge. This is the third video in this area that it looks like you passed an Indian Trail Tree (marker tree). In this one, you can see a trail tree at the beginning, at around 15 seconds, to the right of Dan. The tree is bent with sharp angle pointing towards the ground and you can see a small knob at the tip. I believe it’s a ceremonial marker tree, pointing to a grave site. Very interesting area!

Enjoying the videos. thanks for the time and effort. hint: my wife helped a group record the graves in black cemeteries in central TX. They used shaving cream and a stiff (not wire) brush to make the inscriptions more visible.

Good job gentlemen, for finding the cemetery & the names of some who lived & died there.For reading aloud their names. My father was from a similar hillside in eastern KY.,born in 1911.He told me of a Christmas in his childhood when he received an orange.

Robert, this series that you are doing with your friend Dan has been fascinating. That man has so much historical information in his mind it is amazing. Thank you for taking us along. It's always so sad to see so many children's graves. I wonder if any Crawfords lived to adults.

Thank you, gentlemen for taking us on this adventure! A wealth of history in those mountains! I'm like y'all, I'd rather traipse around old homesteads than go on a cruise. When I found some fascinating family history of my own, I told my dad we owe it to those before us to tell their story!

What a great video. Locating the old family graveyard was such a great find.

Where in the world has the other Robert been? Sure hope he's alright and really miss the two Roberts together- Btw, the Christmas tree in the old Byrd house was absolutely beautiful-

To bad you can't cover it up somehow...Dang it This Well is Dangerous open like it is!

Amazing how Mother Nature does everything in her power to reclaim the land!! Thanku Robert & Dan!!

I love doing this kind of work. There's so much history out in the woods across the country. So many stories that accompany that history as well. I like finding people that people thought they would never find. It's joyous to me.

I am absolutely blown away that is an amazing find after all those years. I hope you guys clean off all the headstones so they won’t be forgotten

This is really fascinating. The person lived to be 100 in the 1800's. I can't imagine that being too common in those days. He was born before the Declaration of Independence was signed.

I keep thinking about all those babies. That poor mama.

I'm glad that y'all found the gravesite but it's so sad that so many babies and children are laid there. Great job on this one Robbie. Thanks so much. PS I seen the well on your TikTok lol please see if you or Dan can get it covered up 🥺😕

Cemeteries from that time bring to front all the blessing we have to day. Seeing one family that lost so many young children in such a short period should remind us how gracious God has been to us as a people. Thanks for sharing

It is so dangerous for a well to be open like that. People could fall in and be killed. However it is amazing to see the old home site and cemetery!

One of the best videos you've done! Remembering that family, and the others, just wonderful. Thank you so much!

That's amazing, I love old homes, things, and history. When I was younger my cousin and I were hiking way down off of Mt Mitchell and found the remains of an old log cabin. The only thing about this graveyard was so many children who died so young, it's sad and life must have been so hard.

What a great video! I do hope you're able to get Mr. Gilson there to see that Cemetery. I think that would be awesome. Nice work!!

My Lord that was rough living

Wow! I hope your documenting all this as to preserve it, and is there any records of the people buried there? Awesome find. Good job.

I have no idea....why these tours are so relaxing and interesting

I wish that all the old cemeteries that are found and over grown that people would come together and clean them up .

Absolutely amazing. I find history so interesting, that well was cool. Thank you for sharing.

I so love hearing about long lost families and homesteads❤️❤️❤️❤️ thank you for what you do

This made me very sad ,but at least you have found all the Graves. Their not forgotten. ❤

I enjoy listening to Mr. Dan’s stories and commentary. It reminds me of sitting and listening to my late daddy tell me his tales of West Virginia. Thank you.

I love that you do this, just wish you lived in Pennsylvania where my family was from. I've done Genealogy for 40 years, and as the searcher of my family's history this would make my day. Your giving back lost family to someone that might be searching themselves. To you it might a walk in the woods, to me it's priceless.

This whole series has me enthralled. Wow

What an awesome video. The craftsmanship in that long-standing chimney. And the wonderful cemetery! So glad you guys found it and, in your always respectful way, a few of those names were spoken again. It’s just amazing how many children were lost at such early ages, heartbreaking. I’m 73 years old, and the dignity you grant to these folks and the respect you show to them and their resting places speaks to the kind of person you are, Robert. So you, in turn, have my utmost respect. You’re a good man, Charlie Brown.

It is so wonderful you were able to find the cemetery! The gentleman who is in his 90s and a descendant of the Crawfords, would you be able to film an interview of him? It would be wonderful to hear what he knows. I hope he will be able to the cemetery soon.

I would love to build a small log cabin - around that lovely old stone fireplace ! :)

Glad you found it I'd like to see the old man be able to see it

That is a beautiful old chimney.

I got kinda nervous traipsing around with y'all looking for that well 😉 Dan kinda knew where it was .. thank goodness. Then wow y'all found the cemetery .. awesome!! Man they sure had a lot of children die at early ages, many if I heard you correctly Robbie in 1857. Maybe cholera .. that era is when a third wave took place. Hopefully y'all can figure how to get the elder up there thru the woods to the cemetery. Ohh a side by side would definitely work. Can't wait to see that vid. Would b very cool to see him visiting his fam there. Bet he has some stories to tell☺️

LOVED this video!! I want to see more of this old settlement site, and hope that Mr. Crawford is not too elderly to make it to the now discovered cemetery. It would be fascinating to hear his stories! Sidenote: do you all ever place logs across open wells? We always did this, over the years, whenever we came across them, and just used with several logs. We know they would rot, still it helps to cover those huge dangerous holes. And do you ever use surveyors tape tied to trees to mark? No need to reply. God bless!

You earned a new subscriber with this one! How very interesting . This was the true meaning of “the homestead “ when families had roots, and stories passed from generation to generation! Nowadays you are lucky if they know their grandparents or if they stay in 1 place more than a year or 2 . This was a difficult life, but it was a Home to many♥️

I found an old fireplace and chimney when hunting in West Virginia. It is pretty high up sitting on a shelf of rock with a small spring. I always thought it was a trappers cabin because it is nothing but rock there. It may have burned. A lot of wooded areas burned off a couple times. I was in the hills of Georgia and found a half dozen graves that were nothing but stone piles. It was near a gap and could have been "Movers".

You can add GPS map coordinates, photos and grave site info to the find a grave web page. The thirteen graves listed are probably the only identifiable graves and they don't have a map or location for the cemetery.

Crawfords of Rough Edge are in Rockaway in Talbot Vol. 4 (red) pg 106. I have the index but not the book.

That well sure needs to be marked so no one falls in. The home place is amazing.

That last thrown rock made 4 bumps so I'm guessing 40 feet Plus? I got dizzy just looking from my laptop! What a sweet but sad story. Kids died so young back then.

Im sure there has been some animals falling into it😪

I would love to see the old man get to visit the family graveyard.

Great video, but that uncovered well makes me nervous. I hope y’all return later with some boards to cover it.

I love the stories, and the videos. Thanks to you both.

I do so enjoy you & your friends exploring old cemeterys & old homesteads wish I could do it with you & friends its so exciting 😁

Wow, what a fascinating find. Thanks to you both for filming and sharing some of the history.

I hope you video your visit with Mr. Ben . I would like to know what his reaction to this video will be.

Man that is crazy how deep that well is.

I love seeing all these old abandoned homes lot of history. I wish I could find some here in Boston. The families holidays fun times in these old homes. Wish we could take a glimpse of what it was like back then. Simple easy times

What a meaningful adventure! Thank you so much for sharing that! I can hardly imagine how it was and anybody could’ve dug a Deep well like that by hand in a mountain. Blows my mind. I sure hope you guys thought to put up something over around that hole to keep somebody from falling into that unawares and might be just up there getting away the same as you were, but maybe by themselves.

This is wonderful! To explore this cemetery, with so many young children buried here, then to return with the 95 year old descendant later. Those stones are lovely.

Thanks for sharing. Old wells are scary. I’ve run into them on old abandoned farmstead in wooded-over public hunting areas. One I recall has covered by rotted-over boards and leaves that had fallen over the years and could’ve been stepped on. Could have resulted in a life-ending event.

Hi Robert and gang they were hard working families to survive back then early settlement it's amazing there names are still around today it's great to hear the history of the area nice to listen to the old stories of the early settlers thanks again folks 😀 👍 😊 Andrew south wales uk 🇬🇧

JM and MJ Crawford are John Mastin Crawford and Mary Jane King Crawford. John is the son of James Crawford (who fought in the War of 1812). The value of finding those graves of children born between the censuses is because most are never known. This will complete someone's genealogy on that family.

It would be interesting to know what the young children passed away of

What an interesting find. Always love your ventures!

This is amazing Robert. So happy you found this old cemetery. It is sad to see all the children that died so young. I also love hearing Dan's stories about all the history of this area. Dan has a very calming voice. Great job Robert and Dan 👍

My dad lived in Talbotton as a kid. My great grand parents live in a house close to the courthouse. I had good times going there as a youngster.

James Crawford lived through Washington and Lincoln's presidencies. From the horse and the written word to fast, transcontinental travel, The Victrola, and almost instant communication through the telegraph, and photography. He missed the telephone by just 2 years. That had to be bewildering for the old guy, if he experienced it all. That was a lot of change, even for a century of life.

All these babies 😭 I have lost an infant son 43 years ago and an adult daughter four years ago. It’s a great grief. I cannot imagine how much pain and grief those parents experienced. My heart breaks for them. Thank you men for all you do to uncover these gems of our history. 💔 💔

Wow...If anyone can find an old cemetery, it's you. I hope you are able to get the elderly gentleman up there to see it. Ill take those crunching leaves any day! Thank you for the trip!

Very interesting video. Thank you for it!