I NEVER Knew He Was HERE!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.ย. 2024
- After researching across Tennessee-I find my Grandfather's land in Great Tellico right next to Bald River Falls off The Cherohala Skyway. This is a huge breakthrough in my family history. Don't ever give up on your people. Claim your roots! Come along!
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When you come from a long line of people who have lived in the same place for hundreds of years you realise that you belong to that land. The sense of "home" is strong, the land owns you and you can sense the connection.
Amen!
Thats a beautiful statement 💕
Your Grandfather’s spirit led you there. He wanted you to see. They are with you♥️
It is always humbling to walk where your ancestors walked. Genealogy is an amazing way to bridge the gaps between generations that makes you appreciate where you come from a little bit more. I am so happy that you are making progress in your journey.
I so love this, and Tennessee. My husband is from around Asheville N.C. His Grandpa lived to be almost 101, and the old homestead is still lived in by his soon to be 80 year old daughter. She never married, and never left that mountain. He has also been tracing his family, and there are pictures of one of his Great-Grandmothers dressed in her full Cherokee Clothing. Her Headstone, simply says Indian Princess. It's exciting to search and know where you came from. I enjoyed this very much...thank you for the sounds of the falls, and for sharing your important story. Can't wait to hear what else you find. Makes me homesick for the mountains. Not until October, but it will get here. God Bless you and your family.
Keep these videos coming no need to worry about our cup of tea. There is no other feeling like walking on your ancestors hallowed ground. To try to imagine their lives and walk on the same ground is wondrous. I know that feeling.
What a blessing to have those family roots.
History is always interesting to me. And seeing someone’s story come together, even if it isn’t complete, is always so precious! ❤️
100% agree!
I loved this. I’ve been having dreams lately about inheriting land. I don’t have any one to inherit land from but I feel like God is calling me back to family land somewhere or somehow. I just haven’t figured it out yet. All in God’s time. I will say when you said Monroe county TN, I got chills because where I’ve been somewhat drawn is Monroe County WV. My family dates back there even before it was WV. Any way, keep sharing genealogy.
My heart Swelled for you! I remember how I felt when I found my 3rd Great Grandfather's Square Mile of land! Which was taken by Quick Claim Deeds when the Courthouse burned! A little too convenient I thought. SO Happy for you and your family! It's AMAZING to stand where they once stood. On Land that they once OWNED!! GOD bless
Happy you've discovered this part of your roots and appreciate you for sharing your journey with us 👍👍
Patara
I’m so Happy for you
This is amazing to say the least ❤️
God is so good 🙏
Best wishes
Brenda
As a genealogist, I totally understand your excitement!
xoxo
So happy for you. It is awesome when you can connect with your past. My sister and I, for many years, thought our grandgather had Amish roots. I finally traced his roots back far enough to know we were right. There is satisfaction and joy in this type of discovery.
Oh! Bald River Falls is one of my favorite places on earth. That drive is so beautiful in the fall. He was blessed to have owned that land. I am getting goosebumps as I watch this. It means a lot to me. I am in process of learning about one of my ancestors who was John Wilder who started the Light Brigade during the Civil War. He later became the Mayor of Chattanooga. I get chills just thinking about the fact that I carry this man’s DNA in me. He is a part of who I am. And his grandfather was at the Boston Tea Party. Both you and I come from some brave men who were leaders in their families and out there on the cutting edge of life during their time in History and it is my belief that since God knew the end from the beginning that He created us with the unique mix and patterns of DNA so that we would have the Character and thought process to live effectively in this, our moment in history. You and I both looked at the world years ago, and we saw the storm coming. I tried to convince my husband to move to a rural area to start a homestead in 1986. He sent me to a psychiatrist. I am serious. I tried to tell them that a time worse than the depression was coming and I needed to start working now to get the homestead up and running smoothly, before it started, so that we could be self reliant. They tried to convince me that I was crazy. But to this very day, every vision I have had, has come true. I was rarely right about the timeframe but I have always been right about the who, what and sometimes the where. We might get back to some parts of normal, but the hard times are not over. 2020 was just the warm up. But we have it inside of us to do what we need to do, to get us and our families through what ever else is coming. God made us just for this.
I love history of my ancestors and to find where they lived. It means nothing to anyone else but I understand how important it is for you. I ended up moving closer to where they lived and in feel a connection. So happy for you finding all this.
How wonderful to be able to walk the land of your grandfather 😁. Quite the puzzle to figure out. So happy that you have found what you where looking for. God helps those who seek.
Patera, you and your husband are so precious. Finding out your grandfather's land was so close to you this whole time is amazing. Your video was absolutely beautiful! Much love from Nashville 💕
It must of felt so special going to a place you visited so many times to find out one of your granddaddies owned it!!! Wow! Can’t get much better than that!❤️🙏🏻👍🏻
It's a blessings as native to know you roots, so many roots had been broken. Happiness 😊 for you & yours.
What fantastic news! Been searching for my G.Grandfather for 10+years. Happy you found yours. Just got back today from the same area! I was in good company. Lol!
Made me cry , emotional! Love and prayers from Louisiana 😘
I can see how much this means! I’m so happy for you!. I love working on Ancestry. Thanks for taking us along. Just beautiful
This brought tears flowing. I know this was an exciting and emotional time for you. So proud you were able to find the information and see/walk the property, which is beautiful.
You've got to know where you come from to have a good idea where you're going! It really is a special feeling when you literally walk where your ancestors have been.
What a breakthrough! Answered prayers for sure. Happy for you and your family finding these roots.
Beautiful scenery for sure and I’m sure your heart is filled with peace as you continue the journey.
I wish I could do something like this. Thanks to being abandoned as a child though I don't know enough even about my parents. This is so cool
You can have your dna done and find your other family
How exciting to trace back your roots!!! 👍🏻😁💗 I look forward to hearing some more. Thank you for sharing!!! 🥰💗
Just beautiful where Grandpa lived TN is so beautiful. Brings smiles to you both that you found where he lived and loved, just like you two so much love with you both. God Bless and you have a Angel in heaven watching over you both.
Almost brought me to tears too !! My greats were Cherokee also. What a legacy we hold !! It's like our brothers and sisters in Christ, we learn so much from them. God bless you as you journey on...
What a beautiful piece of history
It's like we're salmon returning to our home to spawn. I bought our land back near Starr mtn. In East Tenn. near the Hiawasse and Ocoee rivers I had no idea that was my ancestral homeland.
We're Cherokee and we're still here. Thanks for taking me on another one of your adventures it was fun. You two are such a fun couple.
The wife here-my grandmother is buried at the base of Starr MTN at Prospect. I showed it a few vids back-that & Starr MTN
Oh Patara, how wonderful! I could tell by the look in your eyes how this made you feel! ❤️ following you! Stay the course!
Sometimes i wish i could go back and talk to my relatives.See who they really were,the hardships they endured and if they overcame trials,how they did it
We live on my husband's homeplace which adjoins the paternal family homestead land. We also own the land from the materinal side of his dad's family. Such a joy and blessing to keep it in the family.
I just did a video of me and my brother trout fishing the Tellico River and shot the intro at Bald River Falls. Such a beautiful place and I love stopping at Tellico Beach at the end of my trip for some food and ice cream! I hope to run into y'all up there sometime!
I totally get this 'draw' toward family history. I've been doing our family genealogy for 25+ years, and there's a feeling you get when you discover new things and places that's like no other. And getting the opportunity to stand on land your ancestor owned brings you so close to them! And I firmly believe that when you are repeatedly drawn to a place near where you know your roots were, someone is pulling you there and telling you to check it out further.
I've traced my East Tennessee family in McMinn County, Monroe County and Knox County. I'm celebrating the success you are having tracking down your ancestors. God is truly blessing you in your quest. Bless you, Patera!!
What a beautiful unfolding of your grandfathers life.... definitely the stars are aligned ❤
I love the journey thank you agian for sharing.
So happy for you sister! How Creator is blessing you! I worked with Indegenious grandmother's from all over the world, and their main message was find your root. Find who you are and where you came from. Your culture your language your food. I once purchased 10 acres right on the north Georgia/North Carolina state line, just south west of Murphy. The minute I walked on that property I knew I had to have it. Ironically the money that paid for it was left to me by my beloved Cherokee grandfather. Years later I discovered it was the exact county my family came from on his Cherokee side. The Ancestors lead us where we need to be! This made me cry. I get it. And you have inspired me to keep looking. I just got another lead!
I adore family history. Keep it going, Sweetie. I have been working on my family history for over 40 years.
A few years ago I drove from Minnesota to St Lawrence County New York to find the graves of my ancestors. I also found the peaceful, beautiful land they lived on. It was in a valley, along a creek. Knowing that the land I was standing on supported their lives was profoundly meaningful. One of the most sublime experiences of my life.
I know we will probably never actually meet in real life, but I am so incredibly happy for you...and heck, Im proud of ya too!! 💪🇺🇸🙏
This was magnificent. Such gorgeous property. I cried for you. Thanks for sharing your amazing adventure. God bless your journeys.
Precious, precious information. Your ancestral land is so beautiful. I’ve never been to East Tennessee so after seeing your videos I’ve said to my husband we’re going there to visit. Your truly blessed!
I do so understand your deep feelings. 🌻🙂
You made a frog 🐸jump in my throat..I know your search.. you inspire me. ( you made my eyes wet, when I looked into the river..something stirring in my heart.)
Very special of you to share this with us. Heart touching to stand where our loved ones went before us.
I am so glad for you... taking this journey to learn more about your ancestors. Be well.
How wonderful.... I’m so happy for you. I understand completely! I have a LOT of ancestors from Tennessee. The Martins were thick there!
Yes! Lots!
A good Day indeed!
Absolutely love watching you and your videos.
Beautiful land. Thank God for our ancestors and their history!
I'm heavily into my family history with many tree's Ancestry, Geni, FamilySearch, MyHeritage all wonderful. I also love looking for my past, it helps me understand who I am and what our ancestors went through for me to get here.
Beauty Falls for sure! Lifting you up from MN
The good Lord, and your family have been pulling you toward these water falls for a while in hopes of you finding more about your family and it's history. Talk about an amazing, and emotional find.
Wow! What a wonderful trip through the past… how exciting! I can’t wait to hear more about your journey.
Beautiful land!!! Can you imagine what it looked like when your grandfather walked the land!!! Such a great chapter to your and your family's story!!!! Stay safe!!!!
There were Cherokee Villages all up and down Tellico. The map-enlarged-shows them.
Can you just imagine what that area looked like when your Grandfather lived?? It's beautiful now.... it would have been stunning then. I know so little about my history, my parents just didn't talk about their past, that I have a hard time finding much useful info about my ancestors. I envy you for the roots you have found..... it's amazing that you have spend so much time there without knowing.... it's like your Grandfather was leading you there to find the truth....
So touching and beautiful. My eyes 'welled up' with you Patera. So happy for you and wishing you a beautiful journey....priceless.
It’s more than pretty good, sweet lady, I bet your heart feels like it’s going to explode and you fight back tears!! Thank you Lord, for guiding Patara there!!
Love the mountains. My dream is to live in the Tennessee mountains with a stream in the yard. Husbands family from west Tennessee, mine came to U.S. in early 1900's ...dakotas/nebraska
We're from W. TN and was at Bald River Falls for the first time just last year. I'm 65 and a native of TN and never knew about that side of TN. That is beautiful and I love the mountains all over TN. We were in Wartsburg also!
I feel ya Patera!! It made me emotional too.
We’ve been there a couple of times ... beautiful !!
We like to eat at Tellico grains bakery.
So glad you found your granddaddy’s lots.. so amazing I was tearing up with you. I love learning about my family’s history too ! Was that cades cove in your entro ?
I grew up in West Tn. I don’t hv as interesting a history , really, but seeing the beautiful land you visit reminds me of childhood vacations and time spent walking “in the woods”. Thank you for showing others how beautiful those areas are. I live in Tx. now with my Texas born husband. But hope to retire back amongst the beautiful hills of Tn.
What a beautiful river,and fall's. It's really special that your family ties back to it.
Such breath taking Country side view of Tennessee. Love it.
So beautiful area, and I'm so very happy you have learned all of this about your Grandfather ... So special.
Awesome discovey ...thank you for taking us along on this very special journey .....
Beautiful trip. Family history is always exciting
How emotional this video made me. Especially when you found the spot. My heart went out for you. Such a good feeling.
Amazing story and absolutely beautiful country! So exciting to learn about your history💕💕🌻🌻
Amazing what we can find out. I have a grandfather that has roots in Old Solway and they has Well’s Station in the late 1700’s. My other grandfather lived at Lackey Creek in Louisville TN next to the Gillespie’s. Then my grandmother’s family is from Mosheim and Midway in Green County. I found family info at the Greene County Museum. It’s a small world.
Louisville is Bount County-family buried there.
Excellent sleuthing! I'm a family historian too. I understand your excitement at this discovery. I made a similar discovery. The area that my husband and I moved to 15 years ago was settled by my GGGGrandparents in 1830. I found when searching at the county courthouse that they were original owners of the 25 acre farm adjacent to their son and daughter and their spouses. They were all living there in the 1840 census but By 1846, they had all died, and the property went to court for auction as they died without a will. So I have the handwritten documents listing all their possessions, who bought them (mostly siblings) and what they paid. I drive there sometimes, about 4 miles from where we live, and try to imagine their farm and home. The property is very expensive now as its right on a lake so we could never afford to buy it. But if we ever could, I would love to. Congratulations on a job well done!
I’m pleased for you 😊
In 2006 we bought a home outside of Pittsburgh where both hubby and me grew up. Something drew me to this area! Did not know what until 2020 bored due to lock downs started working on hubbies family tree. I found that his 4th. Great grandfather was born on land right up the road from us! He lived there from 1790 to 1804 when he father took ill and they moved with relatives! He had received the land here by me for payment fighting in the Revolutionary War! One of the first inhabitants of Florence Pa! No wonder we were drawn here! There is Indian blood in his side of the family but I am still hunting for it!
That’s pretty incredible Patara!!!!!
Thanks for taking us along, Patara. Lovely story and beautiful land.
Patara this video hit home for me my parents owned a home in madisonville in Monroe city. off old 68 straight up in 79 there mailing address was arrow head estates which later changed but mom and me used to find so many artifacts it was 5 acres of untouched land they built their house on wish it was still in the family would have been the perfect land to build a homestead on. I so proud of all the work you have done to find you roots you are truly blessed keep searching my friend god bless ❤❤🙏🙏
So happy you found it.
So pretty, thanks for sharing!
Such a beautiful area
Wow! That's incredibly beautiful!
Wonderful video. Such a beautiful place. We love the Smoky Mountains and visit at least twice a year and have been doing that for 30:years or more. Those mountains call to me all the time and I must go. Wish I had moved there when I was younger,(77 now). That is my one regret that I live with. I have my family history on my fathers side back 22 generations. My husband’s fathers family goes back 22 generations also. Love discovering about family. My daughter and son are blessed to have all this information that they can pass on to their children. So happy for you and your family. Family history is to be cherished. God bless y’all in all y’all do. From deep southeast Mississippi.
Greetings from N Alabama. I'm enjoying your journey, and I hope you keep letting us travel with you. Be blessed!
Good Morning.. beautiful, beautiful land... So stirring.. Thank you for taking us along and sharing... love to you
I am so happy for you, our heritage means so much. My husband is of native American heritage and I would love to learn more about it.
Thank you for taking all of us with you!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Finding your roots is always emotional for me as well. Keep on digging
My maternal line goes back to Florida before it was a state. My paternal line is out if Tennessee before it was a state. I grew up in Florida but retired to a small piece of of heaven on the Tennessee/Kentucky border. I didn't know much about this side of my history but it feels like I came home. Love your channel. Keep up the good work. 👍
As a fellow genealogy buff, I’m so thrilled for you! What an amazing find. I can only imagine the goose bumps and emotions you were feeling. 💞
Congratulations Patara! 🙏🏻❤️❤️🙏🏻
Oh, how wonderful!!
So happy for you.❤️🙌
I absolutely loved this video! I had goose bumps and tears in my eyes! I am SO excited for you finding out all of this information about your family! What a blessing, thank you for the update!! God bless! Xoxo
I love genealogy! I traced my Daddy's people back to the UK and 1538. Ending up in lower Scotland/Upper England, depending on the winner of the war and the year. I should work on the other side. I think it's always interesting! Great vid!
It just really seems true that there are no coincidences in life
You always show such beautiful scenes. TY
Thank you!
My great-great-grandmother was from the Cherokee area. Full Cherokee… I wish I could trace her roots and find exactly where she was from.
Your research is paying off.
Blessings from NE Mississippi 🙏🏻😎🦋
Patera, I'm so happy for you. You made me realize how lucky I am to have know where my grandfather lived most of his life. As you said, it's not interesting to everyone... My parents, uncles, aunts and their progeny have lived our lives making our living from the same ground he did as a cattle rancher. He had to sell over half his land after the 30's drought, but nevertheless was able to bless his 7 surviving children with a good stake from which to begin. I grew up with cousins for neighbors on all sides. I guess I thought everyone did until I was in Jr High and began learning of all my friends who had to travel great distances for holidays. Our family just rotated hosting the major holidays, but we also had a big family birthday party in July because there were so many July babies. Freezers and freezers of homemade ice cream and 3 or four cakes were the norm. I feel privileged that my grandchildren have grown up on that land too... and I'm looking forward to telling them the family stories I've found one by one over my lifelong search. It was the WOMEN who had the fortitude to keep moving forward. May your searches be blessed.
I loved it!! History is so cool, makes me wish I had enjoyed it when I was in school. Looking for ancestry is fun & rewarding.