Funny Story
By dreamertink
@dfollin (25387)
United States
March 23, 2017 6:28pm CST
I do genealogical research and I had (died almost four years ago) a distant cousin that was a local historian. He was very smart (he didn't think so tho) and popular. When I would ask information even in the county genealogical library and they did not know the answer the librarian would ask me if I had asked him.
He told me that one of my 4th great uncles had died (mid 1800's) and then they would put the body across bails of hay for the viewing before the burial and someone would guard the body from theives and wild animals.
The first night his friend was sitting in a chair at the barn doors and all of the sudden he felt a hand on his shoulder and he turned around to see his friend standing there alive!
It was a joke, he pretended to be dead!
He told me that one of my 4th great uncles had died (mid 1800's) and then they would put the body across bails of hay for the viewing before the burial and someone would guard the body from theives and wild animals.
The first night his friend was sitting in a chair at the barn doors and all of the sudden he felt a hand on his shoulder and he turned around to see his friend standing there alive!
It was a joke, he pretended to be dead!6 people like this
7 responses
@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
25 Mar 17
That would have scared the daylights out of me!
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
24 Mar 17
Some might think that is funny. Bet the person in the chair didn't think so!
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@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
24 Mar 17
Got to love funny stories like that, i love genealogy and have did alot of work on our family tree.
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@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
25 Mar 17
@RubyHawk Yes always triple check sources,
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
25 Mar 17
@chrissbergstrom I suppose that's what she does. She does a lot of research on records and grave yards.
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