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re: Forgotten Graves
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:29 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:29 pm to SaintlyTiger88
I have never gone to visit any grave of any ancestor, or anyone else for that matter.
This includes my father, who passed away a dozen years ago.
For one, I've never has interest in doing so, and another I don't live particularly close to anyone's grave site.
This includes my father, who passed away a dozen years ago.
For one, I've never has interest in doing so, and another I don't live particularly close to anyone's grave site.
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:33 pm to SaintlyTiger88
I understand
Talking with the cemetery people... When they first built the cemetery everyone thought that they would remember who was buried where... After 100 years they found out they were wrong.
But.. Witht he internet and find a grave I was able to find my ggg grandpa who fought in the REvolutionary War... I had always heard the stories about him, but finding a grave after hearing stories all my life were 2 different things.
There was a WWII grave in my hometown G yard... I was always facinated by it and thought that I would ever know what he looked like... 50 years later and thanks to the internet I now have a picture.
Talking with the cemetery people... When they first built the cemetery everyone thought that they would remember who was buried where... After 100 years they found out they were wrong.
But.. Witht he internet and find a grave I was able to find my ggg grandpa who fought in the REvolutionary War... I had always heard the stories about him, but finding a grave after hearing stories all my life were 2 different things.
There was a WWII grave in my hometown G yard... I was always facinated by it and thought that I would ever know what he looked like... 50 years later and thanks to the internet I now have a picture.
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:35 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Ironically enough, went to a funeral today and for first time ever stopped by great grandparents burial site. 50 years old. Was in granite. Looked damn near brand new
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:39 pm to tigerskin
Went to a funeral last week.Looking around at the headstones I was amazed at how many of them were people younger than me.
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:40 pm to SaintlyTiger88
In Jones County, somewhere, a friend & I found a Confederate cemetery. Found one of these.
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:45 pm to SaintlyTiger88
On my parternal side, I've visited everyone of my great grandfather's gravesites going all the way back to my great grandfather who landed in Louisiana in 1765. His is the only one where the gravesite is no longer visible as that old part of the cemetary is under the Mississippi River levee (the cemetary in St James). All of the others are in St Michael's in St Martinville, except my great grandfather who is in the catholic cemetary in Patterson.
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:48 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Not sure - our family has been buried in the same grave since they came over from Ireland
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:54 pm to GreenRockTiger
quote:Must be one hell of a hole.
our family has been buried in the same grave since they came over from Ireland
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:55 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Nice post topic…
My great grandfather has my same name. He died in 1971 (10 years before I was born). I’ve been to his gravesite few times. My grandparents and uncle are also buried there.
My great great and great great great grandfather (his dad and grandpa)… I know their names, but I’ve never been to their graves. I’ve heard they're in Grand Coteau. But I’ve never been there. I’d like to go one day and see with my own eyes.
Who knows what those graves look like or if even recognizable. I’d imagine they died in 1930-early 1950’s
My great grandfather has my same name. He died in 1971 (10 years before I was born). I’ve been to his gravesite few times. My grandparents and uncle are also buried there.
My great great and great great great grandfather (his dad and grandpa)… I know their names, but I’ve never been to their graves. I’ve heard they're in Grand Coteau. But I’ve never been there. I’d like to go one day and see with my own eyes.
Who knows what those graves look like or if even recognizable. I’d imagine they died in 1930-early 1950’s
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:55 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Yeah, Theodore Roosevelt’s first wife, who died on Valentine’s Day in 1884, on the same day and in the same house as Roosevelt’s mother.
Both of their graves are badly deteriorated, and you basically can’t read them anymore.
Meanwhile, the second Mrs. Roosevelt, who outlived her husband is in a well-maintained, well-marked grave along with Teddy.
Both of their graves are badly deteriorated, and you basically can’t read them anymore.
Meanwhile, the second Mrs. Roosevelt, who outlived her husband is in a well-maintained, well-marked grave along with Teddy.
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:59 pm to LSUDAN1
quote:
It has a lot of children and most of the death were in the late 1800 during one of the pandemics.
I generally think cemeteries are silly but also think its important people walk through those particularly sad stones and can see in person how bad things were. You can stand there and imagine the pain that was going through the parents hearts 150 years ago in that very spot as the pastor was speaking. I'm don't claim any religion or been to church in 20 years but I imagine the only thing keeping those parents continuing to put one foot in front of the other was the hope one day they would be reunited with their children.
Posted on 1/11/24 at 9:06 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Findagrave and the people who supplement it are top notch. The logistics of keeping up with history and keeping up with the maintenance of actual gravesites is something that I totally respect and isn’t done regularly like when I was a kid. Countless times when I was a kid my family went to Homer, LA and worked in the cemetery to clean everything up in multiple plots.
Posted on 1/11/24 at 9:09 pm to HarryBalzack
quote:above ground in NOLA which means they’re all rotted real good from the moisture
Must be one hell of a hole.
Posted on 1/11/24 at 9:13 pm to MotorBoater
quote:
I have a family member that is about to spend nearly 30k$ on a headstone. I think it is such a waste!
I’ll do it for 22K, DM me for details
Posted on 1/11/24 at 9:15 pm to SaintlyTiger88
I’d rather have my ashes thrown in a mountain stream than be put in a cemetery.
Posted on 1/11/24 at 9:19 pm to Turnblad85
I can always visualize the horse buggies and carriages lining up when I walk through a cemetery. The people standing exactly in the same spot as I am at that time. A sobering experience for me
Posted on 1/11/24 at 9:22 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Found these in a forgotten section of graveyard years back
On the back of Isabella's tombstone.
"Isabella is dead a child as,
Sweet and fair,
As opening rosebud in the,
Morning air,
Round her pure urn let,
Darkest cypress wave,
Youth could not save her,
From an early grave."
On the back of Isabella's tombstone.
"Isabella is dead a child as,
Sweet and fair,
As opening rosebud in the,
Morning air,
Round her pure urn let,
Darkest cypress wave,
Youth could not save her,
From an early grave."
Posted on 1/11/24 at 9:27 pm to SaintlyTiger88
quote:
how many generations will pass before no one remembers me
I don’t know anyone beyond my grand parents. Seems like it doesn’t take long to then be forgotten.
Personally, I don’t care if anyone remembers me either
Posted on 1/11/24 at 9:32 pm to SaintlyTiger88
quote:
But when I die, and my children die, how many generations will pass before no one remembers me? I mean, how many of you know who your great great grandfather is?
Do you visit the graves of all 8 great grandparents on both sides?
Posted on 1/11/24 at 9:32 pm to SaintlyTiger88
I’ve made it clear to my wife, I have no wishes. If she wants to bury me to give the kids and her a place to visit. Go ahead. If she wants to spread my ashes that’s fine too. I won’t be here so it’s not my call
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