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Graves from 1800s on my recreational property
Posted on 9/17/23 at 11:00 am
Posted on 9/17/23 at 11:00 am
Not sure if this is a OB question, but... Bought a hunting camp with a couple hundred acres in Franklin County a few years ago, mainly for deer hunting but also for growing some (worthless) pine. After moving in my neighbor showed me an old burial plot near one of the ponds. Best I can tell this is the Flowers family plot. John Harper Flowers (1820-1903), his wife Mary J. Flowers (1828-1894), and their son(?) Henry B. Flowers (1852-1882). I haven't been able to track them down on Google. Any other resources out there short of me going to City Hall and digging through public records? Pretty cool piece of history, but I'd love to know some background. I've just been trying to keep the headstones relatively free of ant piles and weeds.
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Posted on 9/17/23 at 11:49 am to dcw7g
The websites such as ancestry.com may give you some information. That is a pretty cool find. Something about old graveyards makes me feel connected to the past.
Posted on 9/17/23 at 12:04 pm to dcw7g
City/State?
I'll check a few resources.
Findagrave.com would be my first.
I'll check a few resources.
Findagrave.com would be my first.
Posted on 9/17/23 at 12:57 pm to dcw7g
The part about "his memory doth live" and his grave being abandoned and forgotten about by his family really puts things into perspective
Posted on 9/17/23 at 1:02 pm to RefineryRich
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The part about "his memory doth live" and his grave being abandoned and forgotten about by his family really puts things into perspective
Your life is only that dash between the 2 dates. Better live it to the fullest because you never know what happens after that.
Posted on 9/17/23 at 1:07 pm to dcw7g
Definitely go to the courthouse and look up old deeds!
Posted on 9/17/23 at 1:23 pm to dcw7g
Franklin County which state?
Posted on 9/17/23 at 1:32 pm to dcw7g
Buddy of mine has a cemetery that’s like that on their family farm. Tragically it’s full of newborn babies
Posted on 9/17/23 at 1:54 pm to dcw7g
I would try to find the old homestead and hunt for relics. The small cemetery would have been close to the house. Look for clearings, walls, or depressions that might give a clue. Look on eBay or other places for the oldest USGS map that includes the land - it might designate structures that were there. I’d metal detect my arse off around the area. Look for their old dump/trash site and dig up some cool bottles.
And then worry about the deer!
And then worry about the deer!
Posted on 9/17/23 at 3:33 pm to dcw7g
The old man lived to be 83. That’s pretty good for back then and I imagine he fought in the civil war
Posted on 9/17/23 at 4:09 pm to ItzMe1972
Yeah there are probably a dozen Franklin Counties in the US lol
Posted on 9/17/23 at 4:09 pm to dcw7g
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Bought a hunting camp with a couple hundred acres
I’m so jealous
Posted on 9/17/23 at 4:24 pm to deeprig9
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Franklin County which state?
Mississippi.
Posted on 9/17/23 at 4:26 pm to BobABooey
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I would try to find the old homestead and hunt for relics. The small cemetery would have been close to the house. Look for clearings, walls, or depressions that might give a clue. Look on eBay or other places for the oldest USGS map that includes the land - it might designate structures that were there. I’d metal detect my arse off around the area. Look for their old dump/trash site and dig up some cool bottles.
There was an old well nearby that I had to fill in before one of my kids drove the 4-wheeler into it. No other structures. I think the pond is much more recent than the graves, suspect homesite may be under water.
Posted on 9/17/23 at 4:28 pm to deeprig9
I'm assuming, MS. It's between Natchez and I55, think of Jerry Clower territory.
Posted on 9/17/23 at 4:37 pm to dcw7g
Posted on 9/17/23 at 5:01 pm to dcw7g
Welp nevermind, guy above found them.
This post was edited on 9/17/23 at 5:03 pm
Posted on 9/17/23 at 5:07 pm to deeprig9
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Welp nevermind, guy above found them.
Haha, I've got way too much seat time on Ancestry, Fold3, find a grave, etc.
I even sent the keeper of their family tree a link to this post
This post was edited on 9/17/23 at 5:08 pm
Posted on 9/17/23 at 5:16 pm to dcw7g
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I've just been trying to keep the headstones relatively free of ant piles and weeds.
Thank you for caring for them and treating them with respect.
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