Terrible. Haphazard, brainless, destruction of eternal personal property, just so you can create a job for yourself. If you can't hand mow/weed these properties, without damage....DON'T!!! The grass will grow back, it'll die, grow back....forever and a day. These graves can not grow back a broken edge or any other damage.
You might not know this so I will make it clear because there are few things in life that I get to be so cocky about. I'm not a lawn care professional I am THE LAWN CARE PROFESSIONAL. 🤣 I am 100% an Expert at what I do and I have the skills of a surgeon with my equipment 😘👍
Where did he break anything and who is EVER going to see the cemetery or stones? He found a Woodman of the World stone. That is amazing. Maybe he will inspire someone to maintain the cemetery now. He did the extremely hard work
Destruction? He didn't destroy any graves and I've cut grass higher than that that bounced back within a few weeks due to the hardy nature of grass. (Note that Mister Beardy does this for a living whilst I am a housewife living in rural Australia) Cutting the grass will also enable people to avoid doing damage to the cemetary as well, providing protection due to increased visibility. It also means that people can maintain the graves more readily due to easier access.
My mother passed away in Tulsa Oklahoma and she was laid to rest in this cemetery with her mother and child. You don't know how much this means to me and my family. I no longer live in Oklahoma and haven't been for the better part of my life, but seeing this makes me want to take time off work to go see her and enjoy this moment you gave me. I had no idea the wild had taken over the property like this, it broke my heart and you really did something that means so much to me. Thank you and God Bless you and your family.
Thankful and grateful for the love and respect this incredible young man has for fellow human beings (and animals), both living and dead. He spends each day giving to others. He labors in sweat time and time again. His actions have brought me to tears on more than one occasion. To realize that there is someone like him out there gives me renewed hope for humankind. Imagine what our world would be like if more of us were like him. I'd imagine the true reward for him is in the knowing how blessed he is, evidenced by the love of his beautiful family.
To all the nasty commentators, quit your bitch’in! It’s wonderful to see someone clean up this forgotten cemetery, it’s like he’s bringing these forgotten people back to life. Thank you Dear Sir for all you do. ❤️
For those saying that he damaged stones, believe me, cemeteries that are maintained by the city with maintenance staff do more damage to stones. Vandals do more damage. Those that don’t do their homework and use the wrong cleaning products on stones do more damage. This man barely made a scratch with a weed eater. He’s doing an excellent job. Thank you for maintaining the cemetery!
I've had a family member work at a VA Cemetery. He didn't damage anything. Appreciate his attempt to make the world a more beautiful place. Please keep your baseless anger to yourself.
@@user-rm4ez8pb6x good for your family member that didn't damage them, but other people aren't your family member and will use chemicals that break down headstones without knowing. Please keep your baseless anger to yourself.
This guy took it upon himself to clean this cemetery with a lot of time, expense and hard work. Thumbs up to him and a thumbs down to the lazy complainers.
This man Kevin does an amazing job. The cemetery has been neglected for years and he came to help . He was respectful to the deceased when doing the work. To those that criticize what he did then why didn't you go and clean up the mess yourself. Thank you Kevin for your hard work .😊👏👏🙏🙏👍💜
Saw this video Feb 2024. We thought its was such a wonderful act. My husband looked up on Find A Grave to read some of those headstones and as we figured, saw that you had inspired locals or relatives to travel there and do maintenance. You've done so much more than clean up an old historic cemetery. God will bless you for you're humble heart.
For someone who has a stillborn baby that’s buried and a nephew that’s only 2 months old that is buried across from him, I can’t thank you enough for cleaning up the resting spots for these other babies. I can’t imagine going to visit my son’s grave and finding it in this condition. Heck my son and nephews graves are in a very well known cemetery where we live and we paid extra to have them buried with raised headstones outside of the normal “babies/angel circle” so we can one day be laid to rest next to them. We’ve paid off our plots next to them already as well. I’ve been very upset with how the grounds have turned out there over the years. They took out a very healthy tree that I buried my son under so I could hang wind-chimes for him. I find myself wondering when there if it will one day be a forgotten cemetery and I pray that it isn’t. Their sites were once beautiful and it seems the cemetery isn’t keeping up on the maintenance on that side of the cemetery anymore. It breaks my heart. So I want to thank you for bringing back to life this beautiful resting place for these babies and the other souls who rest there. I can only hope and pray my living boys and nephews will do the same for their brothers if they ever find their brother’s graves in this condition. As well as our grandchildren and great grandchildren once we have them. May God Bless You Now and Always!!!!
Good grief! First, I live in Texas, that tall grass will simply stay as tall grass UNLESS someone takes the time and effort to cut it down. It doesn’t ever simply go away on its own. In fact, keeping the grass short may protect those priceless (and they are priceless) headstones from suffering a worse fate, like a wild fire which can cause them to crack or growth on the stone which can also cause cracks and degradation. The guy did everyone a favor by mowing it. He was very careful around the headstones and the fence. He showed the utmost respect. Thank you for helping out that small treasure in Texas.
Sir, you have my utmost honor and respect for what you are doing by uncovering the cemetery again given the families a chance to come see their loved ones again thank you from a Navy veteran
This family has bills to pay just like all of us ;He does not accept donations so he has overhead. So he is a business man and give back to people and places for free .I get it. I am so proud of you Kevin and your family. There is no room for negativity on his channels...we got you Kevin!!!!!💯
Thankyou Kevin, well done it was such a mess and you managed to bring normality back, where was the local church who must have consecrated this ground, it is upto that church to oversee it though, we all know that religions store away money, why oh why didn't they keep this maintained ? Cheers Kevin for going that extra mile ❤ and I'm not even an Americn, I'm English living 38 miles from London.
This was awesome Kevin! You gave these forgotten children a presence in history of their existence and that they were loved. Bless you. To the negative person's comment. Kevin is ALWAYS RESPECTFUL of property and the person he deals, the desecration was those who didn't continue the efforts of the old couple in the community and to return the forgotten children to their place in history. Respecting them doesn't mean they are left in obscurity. I could understand your compassion and concern.
I was taken by your last comments….paraphrasing “Yes it will grow back again but for a brief moment in time others may get a chance to view these peoples graves and know they lived and died here”
I agree with #6735 and now with Find-A-Grave & the GPS Grave marker coordinates this may help in more people involved in this cemetery. Pay it forward!
As an amateur genealogist I've traipsed through my fair share of overgrown cemeteries so Kevin, I for one appreciate you and others like you for what you do.
Your respect for others, including others long deceased, which you demonstrate undeniably through thoughtful labor deserves deep applause. Thank you for being a meaningful human being.
Sir, this is the first video of yours that I have found. My father's family is buried in small cemeteries in Oklahoma & Texas. I'm also an avid genealogist. Thank you for spending your time, money, and energy giving those forgotten ones a little dignity and respect. That means more to me than you can imagine.
Well Kevin that was quite a project. You don't need an old lady like me to tell you that what you did was a good thing, hard as it was. But I just want to say that I am so proud of you, I know your mama and daddy are too. I love that BridgeeBear looked the people up and was able to give us some history on who lived there at one time. I know you wanted to do more but you did so much in the time that you had and it is wonderful. Maybe the local farmers will go clean it up further and take care of it in the future. Thank you Keven.
The tragedy is that many of these forgotten cemeteries have not only been neglected, they've been dug up and the coffins carelessly discarded as landfill or even built over with no respect for the dead buried there. But for your efforts in restoring such a hallowed little piece of land, there is a special place in heaven for you, sir....
When damaged does happen , it does I don’t regret you doing a job, that family should do. If there is any left. Thank you sir for your a som, caring heart. The Lord will return his grace 10 fold Amen.
A town centre chapel is currently being converted to offices. It was long abandoned and becoming derelict. It was where we were baptised as babies, so I was glad it was restored, not demolished, but the gravestones, all Victorian or 18th century, which surrounded it have been moved and perched against a back fence. I hope I won't see cars parked on those graves. Another old Chapel, a Quaker place of worship, was converted into a cinema in the early 20th century. It's now a night club. Rumours of the ghosts of those buried at the rear persist...
No way a human body is ever discarded in land fill rubbish sites. Even when say a new road or tunnel is being constructed and a 2000 year old skeleton is unearthed it is relocated with dignity and respect. A head stone can be removed after a certain period of time if no living relatives remain.
Who can forget “Poltergeist “? The houses were built over the graves. Fiction, but I’ll bet it happens every day. In Europe the graves are only guaranteed for 20 years before another body is interred there. Sad for parents who lose infants.
How great it is to see a poorly forgotten cemetery to be cleaned up by someone unknown to the community. Now that’s a respectable young man right there. The loved ones who’s passed, I can bet are rejoicing now for their resting place is more a comfort to them for the care taken upon them. 😇🦋💜🦋
As a mother that has a child buried in a cemetery I want to say Thank You for caring and doing what you are doing. I hope when I’m gone someone will care enough to tend to my child’s resting place. Burial places should be respected and cared for by the community and should never be in that condition. Thank you for all your hard work.
I would think someone in the local Historical Society would be interested in documenting the people interred in that cemetery with location, names and dates.
Agreed. Broke my heart when younger of a veteran' grave that never was cared for, so come Memorial Day I'd sneak some flowers from my mom to take to his grave and tidy it up. Haven't been there in years, but I hope someone is kind enough to care for it.
In that space of marked graves it makes one wonder how many people were laid to rest there without a marker and who they were. You’re a good man with a generous heart.
Can't believe all those farmers around with tractors and didn't come help you by brushhogging it and letting you finish mowing it! And it is in their neighborhood! Thank you for caring taking g care of it and sharing the video! You are awesome!
They might be rather up in years and have enough on their plate. You never know. One thing is certain, they will see it cleaned up and possibly be inspired to help keep it up. 🙏❤💫
My wife and I maintain our local Civil War cemetery and are proud just to be able to see the results of the beautiful memorial! Respect is due and owed to our past generations of servicemen and women! We’re just retired service persons who understand and don’t understand today’s new world!
@GLBScruffy66 Thank you to you and your wife for doing such an honorable thing for those honorable men and women. 🙏❤️🇺🇸 I’m now wishing I could find some lost long ago little cemetery to maintain myself. I’ve always been fascinated at cemeteries. Especially Civil War cemeteries. Keep up the great work!
I’ve watched you over and over donating your time, effort and resources to help people in need BUT it hits on a different level to see you pay respect to the ones that have already left us 🥰 With a buzz in your ear, you found and uncovered the babies that the world forgotten 😢 Never stop being you, sir; your inspiration can change the world.
I agree with the above statement!You are doing this out of the kindness of your heart!! u yes there will always be namers and years But! Look who done something about it!!God Bless you and yourFamily!!!❤😊❤😊
God Bless you sir!!! I was out visiting where my grandfather grew up in Shady Valley TN. His parents were buried in Butler TN. I found the address, it was surrounded by homesteads. One of the neighbors told me there was an old grave, but it was so overgrown I couldn't find it. Plus I was wearing flip flops. If I had snake boots I might have tried harder. Would have loved to see my Great Grandparents grave. I really appreciate you sharing this with us and your kind heart!!
I'm sorry there are people who don't appreciate all the effort you put into this😢 thank you for all you do. I appreciate the respect you show to the family buried in these graves. God bless you😊
Wow! You do something responsible and some one has to accuse you of damaging things. Frankly, I am personally proud of you for taking the time to honor these people.
My goodness, Kevin. I'm so thankful that you care about the forgotten enough to stop in the middle of nowhere and, as my grandma would have said, "tend their graves". God bless you, son!!
Thank you for doing this. Those of us with extended family can appreciate how hard it is to keep up with family cemeteries especially in remote areas. God bless you. 🙏
What are you thanking him for? Turning an old cemetery into a speck of dirt out on the prairie? Wasting all his energy on this job with no future? Cutting prarie grass at the same time the farmers get ready for the next growth spurt, thinking that he did something that would last? This is the one time I've seen this man do something in his videos that reminded me of being an individual in mental distress, trying to fix his life by cutting grass. I'm sorry to say it, but I will. This guy needed someone to stop him and give him some help. (And I don't mean helping him cut the prairie grass. This was a bout of OCD and nothing more.)
@@Sunfl75 God help you to learn kindness, humility. After I saw your previous comments, I now know you troll this man’s posts. You must feel inferior to this man knowing the good he does. Troll.
Thank you. I am a caretaker of a cemetery and it is a lot of work. We hire the mowing, plus try to get donations for the cemetery. So when I heard the farmer talk about that, I completely understood.
You're an amazing individual! You showed incredible respect for souls who had once walked this earth, but now have passed on, but thanks to you and your ever so kind gesture, won't be forgotten for a little while longer. Bless you!
I admire you! I live in Austin, Texas. I grew up near Corpus Christi. Some of my maternal ancestors are buried in a small community called St. Paul. My grandparents and great aunt would tend to their graves. In 1920's the land was donated by a Welder family. It was during an era when even cemeteries were segregated. I am 70, my 65 year old brother & I still maintain our relatives' area. It is also out in the country. Sometimes I wonder who will maintain it when we are gone. As a Catholic , it is our belief that what you are doing is showing respect for the deceased and their family. You're preserving the memory of the deceased. ❤God bless!
@PowerOf One although the homesteading acts are over and done with I'm fairly certain there's still plenty of good open land that can be set aside for both farming and ranching and burying of our loved ones!
As to your accidentally hitting that one headstone, you immediately felt remorse and that was you showing respect. Its amazing what you do to help the living and the departed with the utmost respect! You're amazing and I love watching your videos over and over again. Thank you for sharing them with the rest of us!
Ya I hated that, that happened. I really do my best to never cause any damage to anything. What really made this one difficult is there were large burrows all over the place. That made it really hard feel what was ahead of me. About 40 or 50 minutes of that type of off road mowing and you don't know what's going on anymore
It just shows respect for those who have passed before us to clean and maintain their grave sight(s). For those that got excited about a grave marker being chipped, take the time to visit the commercial big Cemeteries and see how many metal markers have been chipped when they cut the lawns. And really when was the last time some relative of those laid to rest in this particular cemetery visited their ancestors grave site and cleaned up around it. Good Job, much appreciated. And may God Bless you.
I comment you 100% in the great job you just did in that cemetery giving the proper respect to a group of souls that had been forgotten thru time but you just give that cemetery a new breath of life so their souls can get some respect 🙏 and that I deeply respect and I admire you for the time giving to small group of souls. 🙌.
Couldn't have said it any better. Thank you for expressing such kind words. The souls can get some respect. It is too bad their relatives going forward probably have no idea their ancestors graves are here. Many people today do not care for cemeteries like families once did. There are states where rules are in place about cemetery upkeep.
AMAZING!!!! As a Genealogist Researcher, I approve the job well done! Just wish you had time to go to each and every headstone and show them because there may be a person that could be looking for them ..... Thank you for caring and respecting those that have gone before us :)
I wonder if they have Find-a-Grave in that region. I had a terrible time finding the grave of my great grandfather's mom. Finally a response from someone in that organization had the answer. Just happened to be my 5th or 6th cousin who I'd never met.
@@rt3box6tx74 Wouldn't it be great if Kevin could take pictures of the graves once he's finished and send them into you? That way if someone is looking for their ancestors that may be there then their graves can be found?
Well done sir you are a good man and the world needs more of you, i hope that any parents watching this will show their children what respect is all about.
The job you did is amazing. My brother bought some land in south Georgia and while clearing it to build a home, found a small Confederate cemetery. He restored it, fenced it in, and the town was able to begin honoring those brave soldiers, again. Lost no more. Thank you for doing that for a small cemetery in Oklahoma. (The Mason headstone surprised me. Wasn't expecting that.)
That was ONE HECK of a BEAUTIFUL JOB. I am pretty sure the elders’ souls who used to clean and clear this out are glad you stopped by and make it better again
Kevin is a very thoughtful, considerate man that doesn't have a bad bone in his body. The same goes for his dad, their wives and kids. This good dead comes straight from the heart ❤️. He will show this cemetery and thoe buried there the utmost respect. God bless you and your beautiful family. Sending love from NC.
I love that you chose to show respect to the lost ones. It speaks of the kind of person you are. I love to watch you and your family. Such loving people, you don’t see that every day.
To see a grown man scream over a bug is priceless!😂😂 Kevin, you are the man! I'm a recent subscriber and am enjoying watching you. These clean ups of cemeteries is why I hit that button! Thank you so much for all your hard work and your huge heart❤
Thanks for revealing a little piece of history and allowing those souls to be remembered once again if even for a short while before the grass hides them away once more
Oh, I almost forgot... Piss off Yankos! ! But I think you helped Kevin a lot , he received so many comments from your post. Which I think helps his channel. Good job to you for that!
As an amateur genealogist I think what you did was amazing! To do all that work out of respect for those who have gone before us and you do not even have a connection to those folks. I hope someone will photograph those headstones for future researchers and that all your hard work will inspire someone to take care of that little cemetery in the future. Bless you!
As a genealogist and Find A Grave contributor, thank you for bringing this cemetery back alive. I hope someone in the community can get a rotation going for the upkeep. I would love to see more videos like this.
@@stevehowe1792 I actually went to Find a Grave to see if I could find the cemetery, but skipped through a lot of the video and didn't really get a location other than Oklahoma, though someone commented below it's in/near Enid. That headstone for William Ransom is amazing, would love to know the story there. I have some in-laws near Tulsa, if I ever get to visit them, I might try to make a trip out here to photo the headstones, though that won't be for at least a couple of years.
The Point Creek Cemetery is located in Oklahoma and it is Valley Center Cemetery. I got all of that in a two hour research at Find A Grave. The people in the cemetery are pioneers from the land rush and their families. I love Find A Grave it helps in Genealogy so much!
@@wolfeyez77you can see his story and that of other family members on the ‘find a grave’ website as there has been a lot of information supplied. Search for William Ransom b:1881 d: 1905 Valley Center Cemetery
Thank you for your hard work and shining some light on those who’ve passed. I read your caption and despite not being as prepared as you wanted to be you still stuck around and finished taking care of the cemetery, such a blessing. This video is a year old but I know what you I have cooking! Keep up the great work.
Another job by the Mown Ranger! Thank you for the tender care. We'll all be forgotten 50 years after we're gone, but at least someone can find us in the meantime. And it's important for the descendants to have that touchpoint. Maybe someone in that community will refund the maintenance for the years ahead.
What a great service you have done. Thank you!This should be kept clean & mowed at all times! Give some Respect to these loved ones lying there! 1:54:10
What a lovely guy you are! Now people see that there is a cemetery there and now it can be visited! A great honor to you! Hugs from Sweden, Scandinavia!
The absolute reverence you show for this forgotten cemetery in the middle of nowhere is heartwarming. I love these pieces (videos) that you do on the forgotten places. Please keep doing them! ❤🙏❤
Outstanding! You will be rewarded for your care and kindness for your efforts. This is the real American spirit that for many they seem to have lost track of theirs. We used to be kind and helpful towards others. Neighbor helping neighbors. Thank you for your part in keeping this jester alive.
Having lost my beautiful husband this past year, this touches my very heart and brings tears to my eyes. So what if you nicked a stone. These loved ones had been forgotten and we are now aware that these loved ones existed, and were someone else's loss. Especially the children. God bless you for being a servant to total strangers and for bringing these souls to our attention. They are no longer hidden away and forgotten. You did an amazing job.
I have no idea where you did this, or who is buried there, but on behalf of those who are, and their families, and descendants, THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK, KINDNESS, AND THE CARE YOU TOOK TO CLEAR THIS PROPERTY. Blessings to you!
Our pioneer grave yards are being lost. This is our history. I love when you go in and clean them up. Thank you for doing that labor of love. There are so many forgotten cemeteries in Georgia and Alabama. Many Revolutionary War heroes grave grown over in the back woods. Wish I lived on that side of the country to help clean up and maintain them.
All the way from North Yorkshire England to the USA . Thank you for your time and efforts. Please don’t listen to all them complaining lazy people , who don’t do anything to help there local communities. Take care son. Mr JR/UK.
I love all your videos, however these cemetery findings and clean up, are the best. They just overwhelms my heart with emotions. Thank you your compassion and respect for others.
Wife and I restored a small 160 year old family cemetery in Tippecanoe Co., IN. back around 2000. When we started it was covered with 1 1/2 inch thick poison ivy veins. We used a Scythe in cutting out the ivy. After stacking it no one wanted to light the fire to burn it as it can be fatal. Eventually the township did. Doing research we found a 1812 & Civil War Veteran buried in the cemetery. State laws require if a veteran is buried in a cemetery it must be maintain. It is today after our restoration.
Total mad respect for you Kevin. Taking on an old country graveyard that not many people will probably never drive by or even know exists. God bless your heart ❤️ 🙏
When I working in the oilfield everyday, I often ran across long forgotten cemeteries. It always seemed like such a sad thing to me. One in particular I remember was not far from Tulsa. I was told that sharecroppers had somebody pass, and the landowner gave them a place on the backside of the property to make a cemetery. I think it was used from the early 1900’s to the early 70’s. Most of the markers I saw were sandstone, and not much was left that a person could read. The latest one still had the little metal marker the funeral homes put out, but that was 15 years ago or so. A place very few people know about.
One of the best! Such a shame that none of these families has cared to do the upkeep here. I think you took a lot of precautions so as NOT to damage any of the headstones. As you said, it will probably all grow back and it will be way over anybody's heads. Grass and weeds like this have to be taken care of fairly often or they do overtake the property. Thank You for doing this - as you said - at least you showed respect for a little while. Keep It Up.
Ohh wow.. this is overwhelming Kevin.. thank you for doing this.. it’s so heartbreaking to see cemeteries not properly taken care of.. you have a huge heart of love and respect 🥰❤️
Man, it takes a special person to go out of their way to clean up a cemetery like that. Especially one so out of control. Sad that there's no one that keeps up with it. Lots of love for what you do. ♥
Cindy, i couldn't have said better myself. Respect. Respect to Kevin for doing this job. 2 days of cleaning, cutting and whipper snipping. My hat is off to you, you are a good man. G'day from Down Under Australia.
You are the best you man. If everyone who made a negative comment about you, made just one POSITIVE effort, comment or even just a positive intention - what a wonderful world we would be living in. Please keep doing WHATEVER you choose to do! You ARE the BEST humanity has to offer. ❤😊
Love your work! My father Boyd was born in Gause Texas & a few years back I was able to find my family's cemetery. Many years ago I was amazed to find a Pioneer graveyard in the middle of Nevada desert with dates carved into wooden crosses. Probably heading for Donnor Pass in a covered wagon. My grandparents donated land on our property in Sheeplo MS outside of my hometown of Hattiesburg for so the African Americans had a place to bury their loved ones. It was very special to me
In 2021 I went to find my great-grandfather's grave in Appalachian Ohio (Lawrence Co). I used GPS to find it. It was up on the side of a mountain, in a tiny cemetery with a few dozen headstones. It was reasonably clear from brush, so it only took a couple of minutes to find the grave. While my wife & I were looking at the various headstones, a couple in a truck pulled up and we talked for a bit. They seemed quite pleased that we were there. Apparently, they had cleared it not long before. It was a great experience for me to see my great grandfather's grave. He came up from Virginia in the 1870s to dig iron ore and was crushed to death when a big rock fell on top of him in 1882.
This was one of the most respectful and satisfying of this type of content I’ve seen in a long time. Much respect to you. It was lovely to see each grave and the soul beneath get some new light and warmth from today’s sun.
I’m thankful that you took the time to look after the graves in this cemetery. My parents lost my brother shortly after he was born. Dad had been in an industrial accident and lost the use of his leg require a few skin grafts. Mom was a homemaker with two girls to look after. They didn’t have the funds for a city plot so my mothers family in the country sold them one of theirs. I haven’t been able to locate the cemetery. Everyone who knew where it was located has since passed. The only information I have from grave finder is a general area of where it is located. It had a cement marker but cement breaks down over time or the engraving disappears. If I could locate it I would have it looked after. It’s sad he would have been my older brother. So thank you for what you do. God Bless you and your family.
Terrible. Haphazard, brainless, destruction of eternal personal property, just so you can create a job for yourself. If you can't hand mow/weed these properties, without damage....DON'T!!! The grass will grow back, it'll die, grow back....forever and a day. These graves can not grow back a broken edge or any other damage.
You might not know this so I will make it clear because there are few things in life that I get to be so cocky about. I'm not a lawn care professional I am THE LAWN CARE PROFESSIONAL. 🤣 I am 100% an Expert at what I do and I have the skills of a surgeon with my equipment 😘👍
Yankos, go on about your own business! Kevin is doing a great job. It's not the first graveyard he's cleaned.
Where did he break anything and who is EVER going to see the cemetery or stones? He found a Woodman of the World stone. That is amazing. Maybe he will inspire someone to maintain the cemetery now. He did the extremely hard work
Destruction? He didn't destroy any graves and I've cut grass higher than that that bounced back within a few weeks due to the hardy nature of grass. (Note that Mister Beardy does this for a living whilst I am a housewife living in rural Australia) Cutting the grass will also enable people to avoid doing damage to the cemetary as well, providing protection due to increased visibility. It also means that people can maintain the graves more readily due to easier access.
@Yankos you forgot the rest of your account name... elf.
My mother passed away in Tulsa Oklahoma and she was laid to rest in this cemetery with her mother and child. You don't know how much this means to me and my family. I no longer live in Oklahoma and haven't been for the better part of my life, but seeing this makes me want to take time off work to go see her and enjoy this moment you gave me. I had no idea the wild had taken over the property like this, it broke my heart and you really did something that means so much to me. Thank you and God Bless you and your family.
Thankful and grateful for the love and respect this incredible young man has for fellow human beings (and animals), both living and dead. He spends each day giving to others. He labors in sweat time and time again. His actions have brought me to tears on more than one occasion. To realize that there is someone like him out there gives me renewed hope for humankind. Imagine what our world would be like if more of us were like him. I'd imagine the true reward for him is in the knowing how blessed he is, evidenced by the love of his beautiful family.
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Hope you go see them bro
Mr Clyde if you have some friends or brothers to get together and try to maintain it please
Maybe the local sheriff could take some prisoners out there weekly to do some community service. Mow ect.
To all the nasty commentators, quit your bitch’in! It’s wonderful to see someone clean up this forgotten cemetery, it’s like he’s bringing these forgotten people back to life. Thank you Dear Sir for all you do. ❤️
I agree he is wonderful for doing this.
Some headstones looks way way more recent than the others.
😂Gosh that bug in your truck, scared me too. Bless you & the man that posted. I support you to 💯%. May God continue to bless you more everyday ❤️🙏❤️
For those saying that he damaged stones, believe me, cemeteries that are maintained by the city with maintenance staff do more damage to stones. Vandals do more damage. Those that don’t do their homework and use the wrong cleaning products on stones do more damage. This man barely made a scratch with a weed eater. He’s doing an excellent job. Thank you for maintaining the cemetery!
I've had a family member work at a VA Cemetery. He didn't damage anything. Appreciate his attempt to make the world a more beautiful place. Please keep your baseless anger to yourself.
@@user-rm4ez8pb6x good for your family member that didn't damage them, but other people aren't your family member and will use chemicals that break down headstones without knowing. Please keep your baseless anger to yourself.
@@brxghtside Omgosh.. give it a rest. Go take a nap. Nasty must be exhausting.
@@trishb45 I send one message and you're saying give it a break lol go take a nap trish
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This guy took it upon himself to clean this cemetery with a lot of time, expense and hard work. Thumbs up to him and a thumbs down to the lazy complainers.
This Patriot really deserves the US government to buy him a nice tractor so he can continue to reveal our history! He is AWESOME!
I’m surprised the farmer neglected the cemetery
This man Kevin does an amazing job. The cemetery has been neglected for years and he came to help . He was respectful to the deceased when doing the work. To those that criticize what he did then why didn't you go and clean up the mess yourself. Thank you Kevin for your hard work .😊👏👏🙏🙏👍💜
Amen. That's why I bOprah out. She can afford to maintain this cemetery. She is so huge on heritage.
Saw this video Feb 2024. We thought its was such a wonderful act. My husband looked up on Find A Grave to read some of those headstones and as we figured, saw that you had inspired locals or relatives to travel there and do maintenance.
You've done so much more than clean up an old historic cemetery. God will bless you for you're humble heart.
That's cool. I have this location for a return cut this year. I love that people are doing some maintenance here
For someone who has a stillborn baby that’s buried and a nephew that’s only 2 months old that is buried across from him, I can’t thank you enough for cleaning up the resting spots for these other babies. I can’t imagine going to visit my son’s grave and finding it in this condition. Heck my son and nephews graves are in a very well known cemetery where we live and we paid extra to have them buried with raised headstones outside of the normal “babies/angel circle” so we can one day be laid to rest next to them. We’ve paid off our plots next to them already as well. I’ve been very upset with how the grounds have turned out there over the years. They took out a very healthy tree that I buried my son under so I could hang wind-chimes for him. I find myself wondering when there if it will one day be a forgotten cemetery and I pray that it isn’t. Their sites were once beautiful and it seems the cemetery isn’t keeping up on the maintenance on that side of the cemetery anymore. It breaks my heart. So I want to thank you for bringing back to life this beautiful resting place for these babies and the other souls who rest there. I can only hope and pray my living boys and nephews will do the same for their brothers if they ever find their brother’s graves in this condition. As well as our grandchildren and great grandchildren once we have them. May God Bless You Now and Always!!!!
Good grief! First, I live in Texas, that tall grass will simply stay as tall grass UNLESS someone takes the time and effort to cut it down. It doesn’t ever simply go away on its own. In fact, keeping the grass short may protect those priceless (and they are priceless) headstones from suffering a worse fate, like a wild fire which can cause them to crack or growth on the stone which can also cause cracks and degradation. The guy did everyone a favor by mowing it. He was very careful around the headstones and the fence. He showed the utmost respect. Thank you for helping out that small treasure in Texas.
I'm a genealogist and I clean Veterans' headstones so I really appreciate it when people take care of cemeteries. God bless you. You're very kind!
Semper Fi ❤
You might be interested in the one that is a tree stump....commissioned by the government
I’m a Genealogist as well and I also appreciate this . ❤
What do you use to clean the headstones?
@@beckybeckman554 I use D2. I get it off the internet. It's what the National Parks and National Cemeteries use also.
Sir, you have my utmost honor and respect for what you are doing by uncovering the cemetery again given the families a chance to come see their loved ones again thank you from a Navy veteran
If we had more men in this world like you there would be no violence. You are one in a million. Thank you my friend.
This family has bills to pay just like all of us ;He does not accept donations so he has overhead. So he is a business man and give back to people and places for free .I get it. I am so proud of you Kevin and your family. There is no room for negativity on his channels...we got you Kevin!!!!!💯
You are awesome!!! Thank you so much for the support
Thankyou Kevin, well done it was such a mess and you managed to bring normality back, where was the local church who must have consecrated this ground, it is upto that church to oversee it though, we all know that religions store away money, why oh why didn't they keep this maintained ?
Cheers Kevin for going that extra mile ❤ and I'm not even an Americn, I'm English living 38 miles from London.
wow I did not know this about him first time viewer I wish there were more out there like him we could use theses type of people NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This was awesome Kevin! You gave these forgotten children a presence in history of their existence and that they were loved. Bless you. To the negative person's comment. Kevin is ALWAYS RESPECTFUL of property and the person he deals, the desecration was those who didn't continue the efforts of the old couple in the community and to return the forgotten children to their place in history. Respecting them doesn't mean they are left in obscurity. I could understand your compassion and concern.
Well said
As a genealogist, I am GRATEFUL. More people should do this service out of respect for our people.THANK YOU, REALLY❤️
Yes, we researchers thank you for watching out for our one big family.
same!
I was taken by your last comments….paraphrasing
“Yes it will grow back again but for a brief moment in time others may get a chance to view these peoples graves and know they lived and died here”
I agree with #6735 and now with Find-A-Grave & the GPS Grave marker coordinates this may help in more people involved in this cemetery. Pay it forward!
As an amateur genealogist I've traipsed through my fair share of overgrown cemeteries so Kevin, I for one appreciate you and others like you for what you do.
Your respect for others, including others long deceased, which you demonstrate undeniably through thoughtful labor deserves deep applause. Thank you for being a meaningful human being.
God Bless you and your family. You are a true American Kevin.
Sir, this is the first video of yours that I have found. My father's family is buried in small cemeteries in Oklahoma & Texas. I'm also an avid genealogist. Thank you for spending your time, money, and energy giving those forgotten ones a little dignity and respect. That means more to me than you can imagine.
Well Kevin that was quite a project. You don't need an old lady like me to tell you that what you did was a good thing, hard as it was. But I just want to say that I am so proud of you, I know your mama and daddy are too. I love that BridgeeBear looked the people up and was able to give us some history on who lived there at one time. I know you wanted to do more but you did so much in the time that you had and it is wonderful. Maybe the local farmers will go clean it up further and take care of it in the future. Thank you Keven.
The cemetery is mostly kids and hasnt been touched in 10 years.
How sad.
What a wonderful way to honour them. Thanks.
Kevin your warming the hearts of a lot of people that have love ones in that graveyard. Thank you 🇨🇦
The tragedy is that many of these forgotten cemeteries have not only been neglected, they've been dug up and the coffins carelessly discarded as landfill or even built over with no respect for the dead buried there. But for your efforts in restoring such a hallowed little piece of land, there is a special place in heaven for you, sir....
When damaged does happen , it does I don’t regret you doing a job, that family should do. If there is any left. Thank you sir for your a som, caring heart. The Lord will return his grace 10 fold Amen.
A town centre chapel is currently being converted to offices. It was long abandoned and becoming derelict. It was where we were baptised as babies, so I was glad it was restored, not demolished, but the gravestones, all Victorian or 18th century, which surrounded it have been moved and perched against a back fence. I hope I won't see cars parked on those graves.
Another old Chapel, a Quaker place of worship, was converted into a cinema in the early 20th century. It's now a night club. Rumours of the ghosts of those buried at the rear persist...
No way a human body is ever discarded in land fill rubbish sites. Even when say a new road or tunnel is being constructed and a 2000 year old skeleton is unearthed it is relocated with dignity and respect. A head stone can be removed after a certain period of time if no living relatives remain.
Who can forget “Poltergeist “? The houses were built over the graves. Fiction, but I’ll bet it happens every day. In Europe the graves are only guaranteed for 20 years before another body is interred there. Sad for parents who lose infants.
How great it is to see a poorly forgotten cemetery to be cleaned up by someone unknown to the community. Now that’s a respectable young man right there. The loved ones who’s passed, I can bet are rejoicing now for their resting place is more a comfort to them for the care taken upon them. 😇🦋💜🦋
I am proud to be a American.
God bless him and his family.
So many graveyards lost because nobody is looking after them. It was very honourable what you did. If only there were more people like you....
As a mother that has a child buried in a cemetery I want to say Thank You for caring and doing what you are doing. I hope when I’m gone someone will care enough to tend to my child’s resting place. Burial places should be respected and cared for by the community and should never be in that condition. Thank you for all your hard work.
I agree wholeheartedly. Our local citizens and our volunteer firemen take care of the cemetery.
I would think someone in the local Historical Society would be interested in documenting the people interred in that cemetery with location, names and dates.
As a brother of a boy who was killed way to early as a kid I do agree with what you say
Ur soul will either end up in heaven or in hell so u wont even see who’s cleaning or see where u were buried.
Agreed. Broke my heart when younger of a veteran' grave that never was cared for, so come Memorial Day I'd sneak some flowers from my mom to take to his grave and tidy it up. Haven't been there in years, but I hope someone is kind enough to care for it.
In that space of marked graves it makes one wonder how many people were laid to rest there without a marker and who they were. You’re a good man with a generous heart.
We might never know, but God knows all things.
Can't believe all those farmers around with tractors and didn't come help you by brushhogging it and letting you finish mowing it! And it is in their neighborhood! Thank you for caring taking g care of it and sharing the video! You are awesome!
They might be rather up in years and have enough on their plate. You never know. One thing is certain, they will see it cleaned up and possibly be inspired to help keep it up. 🙏❤💫
I agree you would think they could help
i just watched this.. and was moved to tears by your respect and kindness for this resting place..thank you for your kind heart..
My wife and I maintain our local Civil War cemetery and are proud just to be able to see the results of the beautiful memorial! Respect is due and owed to our past generations of servicemen and women! We’re just retired service persons who understand and don’t understand today’s new world!
@GLBScruffy66 Thank you to you and your wife for doing such an honorable thing for those honorable men and women. 🙏❤️🇺🇸
I’m now wishing I could find some lost long ago little cemetery to maintain myself. I’ve always been fascinated at cemeteries. Especially Civil War cemeteries. Keep up the great work!
I’ve watched you over and over donating your time, effort and resources to help people in need BUT it hits on a different level to see you pay respect to the ones that have already left us 🥰 With a buzz in your ear, you found and uncovered the babies that the world forgotten 😢 Never stop being you, sir; your inspiration can change the world.
I agree with the above statement!You are doing this out of the kindness of your heart!! u
yes there will always be namers and years But! Look who done something about it!!God Bless you and yourFamily!!!❤😊❤😊
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God Bless you sir!!! I was out visiting where my grandfather grew up in Shady Valley TN. His parents were buried in Butler TN. I found the address, it was surrounded by homesteads. One of the neighbors told me there was an old grave, but it was so overgrown I couldn't find it. Plus I was wearing flip flops. If I had snake boots I might have tried harder. Would have loved to see my Great Grandparents grave. I really appreciate you sharing this with us and your kind heart!!
Well said!
I'm sorry there are people who don't appreciate all the effort you put into this😢 thank you for all you do. I appreciate the respect you show to the family buried in these graves. God bless you😊
Wow! You do something responsible and some one has to accuse you of damaging things. Frankly, I am personally proud of you for taking the time to honor these people.
I tuned in to watch a hard working guy cut grass and got a lesson in humanity. You’re the best!
My goodness, Kevin. I'm so thankful that you care about the forgotten enough to stop in the middle of nowhere and, as my grandma would have said, "tend their graves". God bless you, son!!
The patience of this man is incredible, not to mention his work ethic.
Thank you for doing this. Those of us with extended family can appreciate how hard it is to keep up with family cemeteries especially in remote areas. God bless you. 🙏
From a 72-year old guy whose only memories of his mother are the visits that he made to her grave: THANK YOU.
What are you thanking him for? Turning an old cemetery into a speck of dirt out on the prairie? Wasting all his energy on this job with no future? Cutting prarie grass at the same time the farmers get ready for the next growth spurt, thinking that he did something that would last? This is the one time I've seen this man do something in his videos that reminded me of being an individual in mental distress, trying to fix his life by cutting grass. I'm sorry to say it, but I will. This guy needed someone to stop him and give him some help. (And I don't mean helping him cut the prairie grass. This was a bout of OCD and nothing more.)
Who pissed in your Cheerios?
@@Sunfl75 God help you to learn kindness, humility. After I saw your previous comments, I now know you troll this man’s posts. You must feel inferior to this man knowing the good he does. Troll.
@@trishb45 No. Don't feel inferior and you know I'm not a troll.
Thank you. I am a caretaker of a cemetery and it is a lot of work. We hire the mowing, plus try to get donations for the cemetery. So when I heard the farmer talk about that, I completely understood.
You're an amazing individual! You showed incredible respect for souls who had once walked this earth, but now have passed on, but thanks to you and your ever so kind gesture, won't be forgotten for a little while longer. Bless you!
I admire you! I live in Austin, Texas. I grew up near Corpus Christi. Some of my maternal ancestors are buried in a small community called St. Paul. My grandparents and great aunt would tend to their graves. In 1920's the land was donated by a Welder family. It was during an era when even cemeteries were segregated.
I am 70, my 65 year old brother & I still maintain our relatives' area. It is also out in the country. Sometimes I wonder who will maintain it when we are gone.
As a Catholic , it is our belief that what you are doing is showing respect for the deceased and their family. You're preserving the memory of the deceased. ❤God bless!
Taking care of the resting places of the forgotten. What a kind and decent thing to do. You're a good man.
@PowerOf One although the homesteading acts are over and done with I'm fairly certain there's still plenty of good open land that can be set aside for both farming and ranching and burying of our loved ones!
@PowerOf One your a waste of space
@powerofone1645you're a waste of space.
As to your accidentally hitting that one headstone, you immediately felt remorse and that was you showing respect. Its amazing what you do to help the living and the departed with the utmost respect! You're amazing and I love watching your videos over and over again. Thank you for sharing them with the rest of us!
Ya I hated that, that happened. I really do my best to never cause any damage to anything. What really made this one difficult is there were large burrows all over the place. That made it really hard feel what was ahead of me. About 40 or 50 minutes of that type of off road mowing and you don't know what's going on anymore
What awesome thing that you do for the departed and the living God bless you and I will love to see more videos of you You are in my prayers ❤
Besides, he was very brave to run a lawnmower through that high grass, as he could have hit a hidden one head on
@@TheBoringChannelLawnCare What period were the dates of the youngest gravestones ?
I work at a cemetery and that shit happens. Just gotta be careful and take responsibility
It just shows respect for those who have passed before us to clean and maintain their grave sight(s). For those that got excited about a grave marker being chipped, take the time to visit the commercial big Cemeteries and see how many metal markers have been chipped when they cut the lawns. And really when was the last time some relative of those laid to rest in this particular cemetery visited their ancestors grave site and cleaned up around it. Good Job, much appreciated. And may God Bless you.
My wife and I agree that you are incredible, thanks so much for the job you did and the respect you’ve shown for those forgotten children
I comment you 100% in the great job you just did in that cemetery giving the proper respect to a group of souls that had been forgotten thru time but you just give that cemetery a new breath of life so their souls can get some respect 🙏 and that I deeply respect and I admire you for the time giving to small group of souls. 🙌.
Couldn't have said it any better. Thank you for expressing such kind words. The souls can get some respect. It is too bad their relatives going forward probably have no idea their ancestors graves are here. Many people today do not care for cemeteries like families once did. There are states where rules are in place about cemetery upkeep.
still wrong word not soell8ng. A comment is a remark.
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Did you understand what was meant? If you did, then you're just being rude. Stop.
I am also a genealogist and am so proud of your generosity of time spent resurfacing the markers for someone’s else’s loved ones! Love your site!
Thank You Kevin for doing what no one else wants to do. 😊
Thank you for respecting these forgotten sould. The farmer obviously appreciated your efforts.
With young people like you, I know there's hope for our country! Thank you for all you do,for those who can't!
AMAZING!!!! As a Genealogist Researcher, I approve the job well done! Just wish you had time to go to each and every headstone and show them because there may be a person that could be looking for them ..... Thank you for caring and respecting those that have gone before us :)
I wonder if they have Find-a-Grave in that region. I had a terrible time finding the grave of my great grandfather's mom. Finally a response from someone in that organization had the answer. Just happened to be my 5th or 6th cousin who I'd never met.
Interesting how even though someone died as recently as 1979 I couldn't locate an obit.
@@rt3box6tx74 Wouldn't it be great if Kevin could take pictures of the graves once he's finished and send them into you? That way if someone is looking for their ancestors that may be there then their graves can be found?
@Lulu NZ Pictures would need to be sent to Find-a-Grave, rather than me. There are thousands of graves cataloged on their site.
@@rt3box6tx74 yes sure. You are a good source of information if he wishes to do that though.
A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!! God bless you for all your HARD work!!! Wish we had more ppl like you in the world… it’d be a much better place.
Well done sir you are a good man and the world needs more of you, i hope that any parents watching this will show their children what respect is all about.
Amen!!
The job you did is amazing. My brother bought some land in south Georgia and while clearing it to build a home, found a small Confederate cemetery. He restored it, fenced it in, and the town was able to begin honoring those brave soldiers, again. Lost no more. Thank you for doing that for a small cemetery in Oklahoma. (The Mason headstone surprised me. Wasn't expecting that.)
Those are wild melons.. they are seeds are dropped by bird s.... Or brought by flood waters
That was ONE HECK of a BEAUTIFUL JOB. I am pretty sure the elders’ souls who used to clean and clear this out are glad you stopped by and make it better again
I know those SOULS are Very Happy and so are their Families,GOD BLESS YOU
Kevin is a very thoughtful, considerate man that doesn't have a bad bone in his body. The same goes for his dad, their wives and kids. This good dead comes straight from the heart ❤️. He will show this cemetery and thoe buried there the utmost respect. God bless you and your beautiful family. Sending love from NC.
I love that you chose to show respect to the lost ones. It speaks of the kind of person you are. I love to watch you and your family. Such loving people, you don’t see that every day.
To see a grown man scream over a bug is priceless!😂😂 Kevin, you are the man! I'm a recent subscriber and am enjoying watching you. These clean ups of cemeteries is why I hit that button! Thank you so much for all your hard work and your huge heart❤
Little dude got me with a jump scare🤣🤣🤣
@@TheBoringChannelLawnCare Me too I almost jumped off my couch. I thought this video was turning into a horror movie. lol
Cicadas up-close make noises like out of a horror movie it's creepy in Alien like
Thank you for saving this cemetery from the over grown weeds, now the family members who have love ones there can finally come and visit
Love that you show overgrown cemeteries some love. I appreciate that and many others do, as well.
Sad to see such a historic site in such disregard. You would think the state would take care of it.Thanks for all you do!
Really nice to see this historic cemetery being cleaned up again.
Thank God for people like you.
Thanks for revealing a little piece of history and allowing those souls to be remembered once again if even for a short while before the grass hides them away once more
You did a great job and a wonderful service to that community. You are an outstanding person. God Bless you and your family
Oh, I almost forgot...
Piss off Yankos! !
But I think you helped Kevin a lot , he received so many comments from your post. Which I think helps his channel. Good job to you for that!
As an amateur genealogist I think what you did was amazing! To do all that work out of respect for those who have gone before us and you do not even have a connection to those folks. I hope someone will photograph those headstones for future researchers and that all your hard work will inspire someone to take care of that little cemetery in the future. Bless you!
Kevin could take photo's of the graves and put them online. People may be looking for their ancestors and could find them through google?
As a genealogist and Find A Grave contributor, thank you for bringing this cemetery back alive. I hope someone in the community can get a rotation going for the upkeep.
I would love to see more videos like this.
So if he would have taken pics of all those head stones is there a place he could have uploaded them to for people like you to use?
@@stevehowe1792 I actually went to Find a Grave to see if I could find the cemetery, but skipped through a lot of the video and didn't really get a location other than Oklahoma, though someone commented below it's in/near Enid. That headstone for William Ransom is amazing, would love to know the story there. I have some in-laws near Tulsa, if I ever get to visit them, I might try to make a trip out here to photo the headstones, though that won't be for at least a couple of years.
I love Find a Grave. You can also creat a memorial if not on there.
The Point Creek Cemetery is located in Oklahoma and it is Valley Center Cemetery. I got all of that in a two hour research at Find A Grave. The people in the cemetery are pioneers from the land rush and their families. I love Find A Grave it helps in Genealogy so much!
@@wolfeyez77you can see his story and that of other family members on the ‘find a grave’ website as there has been a lot of information supplied.
Search for William Ransom b:1881 d: 1905 Valley Center Cemetery
Thank you for your hard work and shining some light on those who’ve passed. I read your caption and despite not being as prepared as you wanted to be you still stuck around and finished taking care of the cemetery, such a blessing.
This video is a year old but I know what you I have cooking! Keep up the great work.
I'm sure glad there is someone like you that will take care of places like this. It breaks my heart when I see cemeteries that are in such ill repair.
Another job by the Mown Ranger! Thank you for the tender care. We'll all be forgotten 50 years after we're gone, but at least someone can find us in the meantime. And it's important for the descendants to have that touchpoint. Maybe someone in that community will refund the maintenance for the years ahead.
This blows me away. What an honorable service you performed. ❤
What a great service you have done. Thank you!This should be kept clean & mowed at all times! Give some Respect to these loved ones lying there! 1:54:10
I just came across this true kindness..You are an "Artist".
Thank You for Caring and Understanding Respect..
What a lovely guy you are! Now people see that there is a cemetery there and now it can be visited! A great honor to you! Hugs from Sweden, Scandinavia!
Great job! Hopefully the farmers nearby will take it upon themselves to keep it that way. If they team up together they could do it! ❤️🥰🙌🏻
The absolute reverence you show for this forgotten cemetery in the middle of nowhere is heartwarming. I love these pieces (videos) that you do on the forgotten places. Please keep doing them! ❤🙏❤
And the small critter that lost its cover.
Outstanding! You will be rewarded for your care and kindness for your efforts. This is the real American spirit that for many they seem to have lost track of theirs. We used to be kind and helpful towards others. Neighbor helping neighbors. Thank you for your part in keeping this jester alive.
Having lost my beautiful husband this past year, this touches my very heart and brings tears to my eyes. So what if you nicked a stone. These loved ones had been forgotten and we are now aware that these loved ones existed, and were someone else's loss. Especially the children. God bless you for being a servant to total strangers and for bringing these souls to our attention. They are no longer hidden away and forgotten. You did an amazing job.
I have no idea where you did this, or who is buried there, but on behalf of those who are, and their families, and descendants, THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK, KINDNESS, AND THE CARE YOU TOOK TO CLEAR THIS PROPERTY. Blessings to you!
Our pioneer grave yards are being lost. This is our history. I love when you go in and clean them up. Thank you for doing that labor of love. There are so many forgotten cemeteries in Georgia and Alabama. Many Revolutionary War heroes grave grown over in the back woods. Wish I lived on that side of the country to help clean up and maintain them.
You can fly or drive in to maintain them; make it a yearly trip.
All the way from North Yorkshire England to the USA . Thank you for your time and efforts. Please don’t listen to all them complaining lazy people , who don’t do anything to help there local communities. Take care son. Mr JR/UK.
I love all your videos, however these cemetery findings and clean up,
are the best. They just overwhelms my heart with emotions. Thank you your compassion and respect for others.
Thank you for cleaning up this cemetary. You and Al Bladez really put your lawnmowers to the test.
I love Al Bladez and his channel!! Kevin and Al should team up sometime to do a crossover segment of a big project.
@@DragonNinja4680 They have 👍
@@DragonNinja4680 Als best friend has a channel called clean the city and he does it for free
I love how you show respect for the long forgotten cemeteries out there. Please keep up the great work!
Do it again!
What a sweet man. Thank you for your selfless caring and extremely hard work.
Wife and I restored a small 160 year old family cemetery in Tippecanoe Co., IN. back around 2000. When we started it was covered with 1 1/2 inch thick poison ivy veins. We used a Scythe in cutting out the ivy. After stacking it no one wanted to light the fire to burn it as it can be fatal. Eventually the township did. Doing research we found a 1812 & Civil War Veteran buried in the cemetery. State laws require if a veteran is buried in a cemetery it must be maintain. It is today after our restoration.
Total mad respect for you Kevin. Taking on an old country graveyard that not many people will probably never drive by or even know exists.
God bless your heart ❤️ 🙏
I appreciate the work you did on this hidden cemetery! People need to be remembered. Hopefully it will inspire someone local to maintain it.
So satisfying. Love your work...
When I working in the oilfield everyday, I often ran across long forgotten cemeteries. It always seemed like such a sad thing to me. One in particular I remember was not far from Tulsa. I was told that sharecroppers had somebody pass, and the landowner gave them a place on the backside of the property to make a cemetery. I think it was used from the early 1900’s to the early 70’s. Most of the markers I saw were sandstone, and not much was left that a person could read. The latest one still had the little metal marker the funeral homes put out, but that was 15 years ago or so. A place very few people know about.
One of the best! Such a shame that none of these families has cared to do the upkeep here. I think you took a lot of precautions so as NOT to damage any of the headstones. As you said, it will probably all grow back and it will be way over anybody's heads. Grass and weeds like this have to be taken care of fairly often or they do overtake the property. Thank You for doing this - as you said - at least you showed respect for a little while. Keep It Up.
Thank you for caring enough to clean this cemetery.
Ohh wow.. this is overwhelming Kevin.. thank you for doing this.. it’s so heartbreaking to see cemeteries not properly taken care of.. you have a huge heart of love and respect 🥰❤️
Amen
Man, it takes a special person to go out of their way to clean up a cemetery like that. Especially one so out of control. Sad that there's no one that keeps up with it. Lots of love for what you do. ♥
Cindy, i couldn't have said better myself. Respect.
Respect to Kevin for doing this job.
2 days of cleaning, cutting and whipper snipping.
My hat is off to you, you are a good man.
G'day from Down Under Australia.
You are the best you man. If everyone who made a negative comment about you, made just one POSITIVE effort, comment or even just a positive intention - what a wonderful world we would be living in. Please keep doing WHATEVER you choose to do!
You ARE the BEST humanity has to offer. ❤😊
Love your work! My father Boyd was born in Gause Texas & a few years back I was able to find my family's cemetery. Many years ago I was amazed to find a Pioneer graveyard in the middle of Nevada desert
with dates carved into wooden crosses. Probably heading for Donnor Pass in a covered wagon. My grandparents donated land on our property in Sheeplo MS outside of my hometown of Hattiesburg for so the African Americans had a place to bury their loved ones. It was very special to me
In 2021 I went to find my great-grandfather's grave in Appalachian Ohio (Lawrence Co). I used GPS to find it. It was up on the side of a mountain, in a tiny cemetery with a few dozen headstones. It was reasonably clear from brush, so it only took a couple of minutes to find the grave. While my wife & I were looking at the various headstones, a couple in a truck pulled up and we talked for a bit. They seemed quite pleased that we were there. Apparently, they had cleared it not long before. It was a great experience for me to see my great grandfather's grave. He came up from Virginia in the 1870s to dig iron ore and was crushed to death when a big rock fell on top of him in 1882.
Are ya related to George Washington Pinkerman
@@angiemoses130 No, not that I know of.
I love watching the old forgotten cemeteries being brought back to the respect they so deserve.
I 2nd that. ♥️
I will third that! ❤
Have you ever watched "Sidestep Adventures into history" they go to a lot of old forgotten cemeteries in Georgia
Everyone deserves repect. Thank you for caring and showing the respect they deserve
This was one of the most respectful and satisfying of this type of content I’ve seen in a long time. Much respect to you. It was lovely to see each grave and the soul beneath get some new light and warmth from today’s sun.
I’m thankful that you took the time to look after the graves in this cemetery. My parents lost my brother shortly after he was born. Dad had been in an industrial accident and lost the use of his leg require a few skin grafts. Mom was a homemaker with two girls to look after. They didn’t have the funds for a city plot so my mothers family in the country sold them one of theirs. I haven’t been able to locate the cemetery. Everyone who knew where it was located has since passed. The only information I have from grave finder is a general area of where it is located. It had a cement marker but cement breaks down over time or the engraving disappears. If I could locate it I would have it looked after. It’s sad he would have been my older brother. So thank you for what you do. God Bless you and your family.
Contact that city or town. They have to keep records ❤
@@amandavancpsti thank you I’ll have to try that it can’t hurt I’ve tried everything else.
Even after watching the entire video, I was still stunned by the before/after shots. Fantastic job. Thank you for sharing. 👍🏼👍🏼
Amazing, wonderful job TBC! Thank you for teaching us what we have forgotten - we must honor and respect our not-so-distant past. Bravo.