This is where I was raised. I live right through the tunnel now in Harrogate TN But I honestly thought over the years I had covered every inch of that city and I had no idea this was here. Thanks for the video I enjoyed it. I agree it definitely needs cleaned up and maintained.
I enjoyed this one very much 👍 loved the guest groundhog 👍 when I film a critter during my walkthroughs I usually up load that part as a short “critter cam” 🤣 I actually get a lot of views on them as well 👍 I left a couple of flowers on some of the findagrave pages while I was watching 👍 Great seeing you back out and about 👍 hopefully I’ll get back out soon as well 👍 take care
@@denane44 by the way I screenshot Charles Sharps stone (it wasn’t on his page) and if you click the photo I put in the caption “photo courtesy of Appalachian cemetery hunting with Robin”
@@denane44 I hit a few, when time allows that one channel Cemetery Ridge he’s loaded like 12,000 like wow, he truly puts a huge effort in it 👍👍 I follow him on findagrave 👍
Yea, I love this stuff about Bell Co. I never lived there. But, it holds some of my favorite memories. Both my parents families have cemeteries up in Chenoa. That sits between Frakes and Pine Mt. No one ever goes up there for these videos. Beautiful country up there. I use to have a ton of relatives. But they’ve long since died out. There’s a prison up there also.
This was really interesting with the history of Ball brothers and family. Sorry y'all got ate up by the breyers, and that groundhog was stareing you down. 👀 Happy St Valentine's day.
That groundhog was big as a dog and would have ate me alive if I could have got hold of him lol. I think they are so cute but I love all animals lol. Thank you so much! You should look up some more history on the Ball brothers they was infamous in Middlesboro.
@@whiterabbit-wo7hw hi whiterabbit The Ball Brothers that ran middlesboro in the 40s was my grandfather Floyd Ball and my uncles his brothers I've heard a few bad stories about them but would love to know anything else you find out... Thanks Diana
@@denane44 thank you so much I appreciate that I will not get offended by anything I know what it was like back then so nothing would surprise me but I'd really love to learn more about them good or bad LOL
Middlesboro is the biggest city in Bell County then you have Pineville which is also Bell County. It was made meteor which made a crater that Middlesboro sits in. It boarders Tennessee and Virginia and has a national park that has the Pinnacle which is the only site that you can stand on and see and be in all 3 states at one time. Middlesboro is also the home of The Six Million Dollar Man Steve Austin aka Lee Majors. The area has a rich history with settlers and Daniel Boone. The coal mine mentioned in this video is probably Bell County Coal. Also in the mountains of Middlesboro is a canon used back in Daniel Boone's time. The city is named from Middlesboro England and it was established by the English Land Company in 1880.
The area was originally inhabited by American Indians such as the Shawnee. The first European known to have visited the area was Gabriel Arthur in 1674. He was later followed by Thomas Walker in 1750 and Daniel Boone in 1769
My family is from Middlesboro and a few still live there. Been trying to trace my paternal side for yrs and dont get much help. Now im old and anyone that could have answered questions are long gone. My granny Sarah Jane married a Turner, i wonder if any of these are relatives
My grandmother was a Hill and was born and raised there. She mentioned the Ball family in some of her stories, but there are ancestors of hers that have the name of Ball, and I traced them back to Captain Ball of the Virginia 8th Regiment Continental Army and he called North Carolina home. His paternal lineage leads to an English family in Great Britain of some Nobility. Are any Campbells or Browns buried around Middlesboro??
Hi Robin, thank you for recording these. My Mother was born in that area. I have looked thru your videos and I am looking for the Candle Ridge Cemetery. Have you recorded it?
@@denane44 Oh great! I wish I could walk it with ya. I'm 7 yrs into Parkinson's Disease, so I'd be a hindrance. But, judging by FindaGrave's pictures, it's a bowling lane cemetery with The Arch . Are there any you would like me to stomp through here, in North Alabama? I'm at the feet of the Cumberland Range. The feet of the Appalachian Range is east of me. I've been stomping thru cemeteries since I was a child, from here to your neck of the woods. We went to Cherokee & Maggie Valley every summer, Mother would always make us go to Cumberland Gap. She was born in Pennington Gap and her Father was born in Mingo Holler, Knox Co KY. It is him, Ambers Willis Engle, whose grave I am trying to find. His Death Certificate and the stories Mama told us leave us with questions. IF he is in Candle Ridge, he will be around William Martin, Ambrose Willis "Coon", Wm Henry , cousin Ted maybe. I'm sorry to write so much. I watch your brother's channel too, that's how I found you. Thanx again! Remember, if there is one I can walk for ya here, pls let me know. Your Friend and probably cousin too ! The other side of that family is buried south and east of you, Laconia to Alexandria... Odd Fellows, Free Masons, and the like. Love, Castle, Daniel, Grimm, Surnames. I can go on and on ...
Just trying to find out more history of my grandfather and his brothers they were The Ball Brothers that ran the town Floyd ball was my grandfather and his two brothers. Just trying to find more history out of them just realize that's where they are when you mention them on your video...
Hurst cemetery.. William Floyd Ball And alvey Ball and one other brother can't remember his name.. would love to learn more about them if you know anything
@dianamacke114 yeah the other two are buried there. I’d like to dive into that family a little more but I sure don’t want anyone upset with what Id find out lol
@@denane44 no worries I've heard stories that aren't good but I still would like to hear more stories or anything I can find out. Just interesting since I was related to them LOL
My in laws are buried there and we have plots there also. It’s really big and will take a while to do. Right now I can’t do anything due to my husband just broke his ankle in 3 places. 🤦🏼♀️. If there is someone you would like for me to find I’d be glad to do that for you
@@denane44 my grandpas parents are buried there charlie and floella hayes would love to see it if possible i’ve never been there but hope to visit this summer.
This is where I was raised. I live right through the tunnel now in Harrogate TN But I honestly thought over the years I had covered every inch of that city and I had no idea this was here. Thanks for the video I enjoyed it. I agree it definitely needs cleaned up and maintained.
Good job! That was a most interesting forgotten cemetery. Thank you for what you are doing...
Thx William! 🥰
I enjoyed this one very much 👍 loved the guest groundhog 👍 when I film a critter during my walkthroughs I usually up load that part as a short “critter cam” 🤣 I actually get a lot of views on them as well 👍 I left a couple of flowers on some of the findagrave pages while I was watching 👍
Great seeing you back out and about 👍 hopefully I’ll get back out soon as well 👍 take care
Thanks so much Jim. This one was a tangled mess to walk through whew!
@@denane44 by the way I screenshot Charles Sharps stone (it wasn’t on his page) and if you click the photo I put in the caption “photo courtesy of Appalachian cemetery hunting with Robin”
@@cemeteryvisits i added a lot on find a grave. Thanks Jim!!!
@@denane44 I hit a few, when time allows that one channel Cemetery Ridge he’s loaded like 12,000 like wow, he truly puts a huge effort in it 👍👍 I follow him on findagrave 👍
That’s awesome! So many people look for ancestors now and I am happy to help!!
Thank you for sharing 👍👍
Yea, I love this stuff about Bell Co. I never lived there. But, it holds some of my favorite memories. Both my parents families have cemeteries up in Chenoa. That sits between Frakes and Pine Mt. No one ever goes up there for these videos. Beautiful country up there. I use to have a ton of relatives. But they’ve long since died out. There’s a prison up there also.
My grandma born and raised somewere Kentucky. Her maiden name is ball and I remember her telling me about family cemetery in the woods.
My mother is a Ball
And my grandfather is Floyd Ball and his brothers... Maybe we're related somehow LOL
Nice video Robin! You need a machete to knock those briar down. Interesting place for sure. Happy Valentines Day!
Thank ya! I sure got tangled up in that mess for sure! Heck I’ll try anything tho lol. Happy Valentines Day!!
Girl you got roped in those things!
@@josephschmidt4157 I know! Left a little blood too! 😂
You have to becareful and maybe trips like that take some first aid items with you.
This was really interesting with the history of Ball brothers and family.
Sorry y'all got ate up by the breyers, and that groundhog was stareing you down. 👀
Happy St Valentine's day.
That groundhog was big as a dog and would have ate me alive if I could have got hold of him lol. I think they are so cute but I love all animals lol. Thank you so much! You should look up some more history on the Ball brothers they was infamous in Middlesboro.
@@denane44
Thank you. I'll do that.
@@whiterabbit-wo7hw hi whiterabbit The Ball Brothers that ran middlesboro in the 40s was my grandfather Floyd Ball and my uncles his brothers I've heard a few bad stories about them but would love to know anything else you find out... Thanks Diana
@dianamacke114 oh how awesome. I will get some info I know and get back to you
@@denane44 thank you so much I appreciate that I will not get offended by anything I know what it was like back then so nothing would surprise me but I'd really love to learn more about them good or bad LOL
Just an amazing cemetery 🪦 and video
Thank you. I was very impressed with it!
Thanks Robin 🤗❤️
MY sister lives there. Love your channel very interesting.
That on wood wooly cemetery there.Great Video of it's history.
Middlesboro is the biggest city in Bell County then you have Pineville which is also Bell County. It was made meteor which made a crater that Middlesboro sits in. It boarders Tennessee and Virginia and has a national park that has the Pinnacle which is the only site that you can stand on and see and be in all 3 states at one time. Middlesboro is also the home of The Six Million Dollar Man Steve Austin aka Lee Majors. The area has a rich history with settlers and Daniel Boone. The coal mine mentioned in this video is probably Bell County Coal. Also in the mountains of Middlesboro is a canon used back in Daniel Boone's time. The city is named from Middlesboro England and it was established by the English Land Company in 1880.
You are very correct! 🥰
Was this area called Pennington Gap prior to 1880?
There is serenity in these places.
HI ROBIN DARLING I HAVE JUST SUBSCRIBED TO YOUR CANANEL I LOVE YOUR BROTHERS BONES THAT MAN IS A TRUE LEGEND LOVE YA DARLING
Thank you so much. 🥰
Great video love your brothers videos also
Thanks Bill. Don’t mind me and my husband we argue some through our videos 😂
Sometimes partial tracks would be laid in the mountains. In order to to move large machinery up for mining purposes.
Take your time ma’am. You’re doing a great job.
Thank you!
Thank you!
The area was originally inhabited by American Indians such as the Shawnee. The first European known to have visited the area was Gabriel Arthur in 1674. He was later followed by Thomas Walker in 1750 and Daniel Boone in 1769
That’s too cool!!!
My family is from Middlesboro and a few still live there. Been trying to trace my paternal side for yrs and dont get much help. Now im old and anyone that could have answered questions are long gone. My granny Sarah Jane married a Turner, i wonder if any of these are relatives
If you’re getting into the Turner’s you’re in a big family. What was her maiden name?
My grandmother was a Hill and was born and raised there. She mentioned the Ball family in some of her stories, but there are ancestors of hers that have the name of Ball, and I traced them back to Captain Ball of the Virginia 8th Regiment Continental Army and he called North Carolina home. His paternal lineage leads to an English family in Great Britain of some Nobility. Are any Campbells or Browns buried around Middlesboro??
There isn’t a lot of either that I can recall. Seems Turner is the most popular name so far.
@@denane44 she mentioned working at a restaurant or diner the owner was someone she called mother broom
@@BrianSmith-fk3io I will ask around about that and see what I can find out
The metal door with the pad lock. Might be where some implements are stored?
Could be
My mother was a member at Old Yellow Creek #2 I think?
Hi Robin, thank you for recording these. My Mother was born in that area. I have looked thru your videos and I am looking for the Candle Ridge Cemetery. Have you recorded it?
No but I’ll sure try to find it. That’s a new one to me
@@denane44 Oh great! I wish I could walk it with ya. I'm 7 yrs into Parkinson's Disease, so I'd be a hindrance. But, judging by FindaGrave's pictures, it's a bowling lane cemetery with The Arch . Are there any you would like me to stomp through here, in North Alabama? I'm at the feet of the Cumberland Range. The feet of the Appalachian Range is east of me. I've been stomping thru cemeteries since I was a child, from here to your neck of the woods. We went to Cherokee & Maggie Valley every summer, Mother would always make us go to Cumberland Gap. She was born in Pennington Gap and her Father was born in Mingo Holler, Knox Co KY. It is him, Ambers Willis Engle, whose grave I am trying to find. His Death Certificate and the stories Mama told us leave us with questions. IF he is in Candle Ridge, he will be around William Martin, Ambrose Willis "Coon", Wm Henry , cousin Ted maybe. I'm sorry to write so much. I watch your brother's channel too, that's how I found you. Thanx again! Remember, if there is one I can walk for ya here, pls let me know. Your Friend and probably cousin too ! The other side of that family is buried south and east of you, Laconia to Alexandria... Odd Fellows, Free Masons, and the like. Love, Castle, Daniel, Grimm, Surnames. I can go on and on ...
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Do you have any videos of the Hurst cemetery in Bell county across from the ball cemetery..
Not yet. It’s pretty big I’d have to do it in sections. My in-laws are actually buried there
Just trying to find out more history of my grandfather and his brothers they were The Ball Brothers that ran the town Floyd ball was my grandfather and his two brothers. Just trying to find more history out of them just realize that's where they are when you mention them on your video...
Hurst cemetery.. William Floyd Ball
And alvey Ball and one other brother can't remember his name.. would love to learn more about them if you know anything
@dianamacke114 yeah the other two are buried there. I’d like to dive into that family a little more but I sure don’t want anyone upset with what Id find out lol
@@denane44 no worries I've heard stories that aren't good but I still would like to hear more stories or anything I can find out. Just interesting since I was related to them LOL
Didn’t the Shumates have a Funeral Home?
Yes and still do!
My roots are in Bell County.
Me too born and raised
We gonna fool around and be kin lol
any plans on going to hurst cemetery or have you already ?
My in laws are buried there and we have plots there also. It’s really big and will take a while to do. Right now I can’t do anything due to my husband just broke his ankle in 3 places. 🤦🏼♀️. If there is someone you would like for me to find I’d be glad to do that for you
@@denane44 my grandpas parents are buried there charlie and floella hayes would love to see it if possible i’ve never been there but hope to visit this summer.
I found their graves on Findagrave but it won’t let me send you a screenshot of them
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Thank you!
You're welcome!