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things in my neighborhoodPosted Friday, August 22, 2008, at 1:16 PM
Everyday on our way to and from work Jeremy and I pass by a cemetary. We always wonder about the Confederate grave markers - we can see them from the road. I think we're curious about them because we're not from here originally and back where we are from, no one really talks about the Civil War (except in school, of course). So, anyway, we decided to check it out. I took a bunch of pictures, not as many as I'd liked to have taken as it was really hot out. But it was interesting seeing the dates of the headstones and also the names that were popular at certain times (like 'Olive' and 'Tess' - those are great names). I think we're planning on going back when the weather is cooler so that I can take some more pictures and so we can just generally look around - I mean this is our new hometown, we might as well explore it. Comments Showing comments in chronological order [Show most recent comments first] |
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Chantel,
A lot of our older cemetaries can teach us a great deal of history, not only of families, but names, health epidemics, etc. Our community cemetary has several unmarked graves of which we are unsure of who is buried there, just rocks that note where a person is buried. We have been told it was possibly house slaves, or those that had no other place to be buried. My favorite marker is of a preacher and his consort (wife). I don't know why the marker is not labeled a wife or spouse, but it isn't.
Chantal, What cemetery is the gentleman above in?
I've been visiting cemeteries alot here lately taking pictures of kin-folk headstones to put in my Family Tree Maker. That is, until a snake and I crossed paths at the old Enon Primitive Baptist church in Unionville. I'm waiting for winter to go to my unkept cemeteries.
I've noticed several Hezikiah's and Jemima's for women Clarence and Cornelius for men on some tombstones. I noticed "consort of" notation also DianaTN. I figured they are married, but to me, it doesn't sound like it.
I'll have to double check, which I will do this afternoon sometime, but I think our "consort" has the marriage date listed on one of the tombrocks. If not listed there, it might be in our church history or in one of the rover history books. I'll see what I can find out and report back later.
Sharon22, Those Rover books are the greatest things! I kinda inhereted them from my mom. I think mostly all the families in them are probably in my Family Tree Maker!
I was just over at Cawthron Cemetery yesterday, but, sadly for a funeral. All those Stem's buried over there are in my mom's family, somehow or another. lol
I bet we are connected somehow. My great-grandmother was Rebecca Stem-Smotherman, married to Hugh Smotherman. We are also related to Stems on my grandmothers side. Guess their are a lots of stems on our family tree.
Cousin Sharon22, (lol)
Rebecca and my great-grandfather, William Crocket Stem, were first cousins! i'm sorry, I just now realized I called you DianaTN above, but I meant you. (duh! on me). Do you do any family research?
The old, old Stem cemetery on Manire Road has been cleaned up some recently...By any chance do you know who's responsible so I can sign up to help them?
Hi everyone -
I'm loving reading all about how your families are all buried in this area - it must be really reassuring to know where everyone you're related to is.
The preacher and his consort is hilarious!
The cemetary where I took this picture is, I don't know the name of it, but it's off of Colloredo - like if you're going behind the hospital, one street over from route 41, before Richards - if that makes any sense, which I hope it does. (Being still fairly new to Shelbyville, Richard's is my marker for everything).
Chantal, those are pretty good directions, it's the big cemetary around here.
mmp84 - That's OK, I knew who you ment. I'm not sure who cleaned it up. I've done a little family research, but not as much as I would like. I was able to trace back on both grandparents and find how they were cousins. My grandfather came this direction looking for a wife and met my grandmother and had no clue they were very, very distant cousins.
Check out page 261 in the Rover book, it's about David Osteen. Edward Osteen is his son and Elizabeth was his consort. For those of you that don't have the Rover book I will try to condense the story. Edward Osteen was bound to Issac Phillips in 1805 until he was 21. Edward met Elizabeth Stem, who was a widow ten years older than him and fell in love, he was 18 at the time. Issac Phillips did not approve as Edward was not 21 yet. Edward was going to see Elizabeth and Mr. Phillips grabbed the bridle which Edward slipped off and he rode away and ended up marrying Elizabeth in 1818 or 1819. This is the same Edward Osteen that was an early Methodist preacher and was the first preacher at Cedar Grove UMC. I'm not sure why the tombstone says consort even though they were married.
The Rover book we are talking about is actually "History of Rover and the 10th district of Bedford County." It was "written" around 1986 with a updated version done just a few years ago. It contains the history of most of the families from this area of Bedford county. If you enjoy reading about local history both these books have a wealth of information in them.
Willow Mount Cemetery I'm assuming. Yes, I hunted for some of my Stem and Vernon kin there. I really wish I'd paid more attention to history as far as the wars and such go.
I had to find my book and read it Sharon22. Veddy interesting! Anyone can go in the library in Shelbyville and sign in to use the history room and read them there. There are two Rover books.....a volume I and later a volume II. Also, there is a big Bedford Co. book, of which people from all over the county contributed their families history.
I can't wait to dig in to the old newspaper micro-film! I also need to make a several trips to the library history section in M'boro. So much to do....so little time. sigh.
Funny, you're excited about micro-film...my husband is a historian and he hates micro-film. However, I'm with you - micro-film use is exciting.
Also, I do think it is called Willow Mount. It's next to a church (which doesn't help as everything in the south is next to a church). I never really paid attention to the name of the place (even though I drive by it at least twice a day...).
I haven't used that micro-film machine b4 because I'm afraid of that ancient thing! and of tearing something up. lol
I have seriously thought of joining the historical society in hopes of maybe helping to update material or help get some info on-line, perhaps.
I hope to gather lots of family tree info from the old obits, marriages and birth announcements from WAY back.
mmp84,
Have you worked with Ancestory.com any? I paid for a site and was working with it a couple years ago but let it go by the wayside.
Sharon22,
Yes! Its about $135 a year for unlimited U.S. Census. I have a small tree on there you can probably find if you search for Stem....and keep my initials, mmp, in mind. ;^)
I'll take a look and see what I can find.