Jessie Garon Grave

[SatninLove]

Does anyone really know where Jessie Garon Presley is buried?I know it's an unmarked grave,but has the cemetary or land been found?:hmm:
-SatninLove

[epmoodyblue]

:hmm:i believe hes been moved to meditation garden now near elvis

[SatninLove]

I think thats actually just a plaque in honor of him..his body is still in the original burial place where the Presley's had him buried...
-SatninLove

[epmoodyblue]

I think thats actually just a plaque in honor of him..his body is still in the original burial place where the Presley's had him buried...
-SatninLove
i see could be ..thanx4 info:)
:cold::newyear:

[Polk-Salad-Annie]

I read somewhere that he was buried in an unmarked grave in the Priceville Cemetery in East Tupelo, Mississippi...

[franny]

Here's the link to where it is...

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=2450

[SatninLove]

Thank you so much for the information guys!(y)
-SatninLove

[epmoodyblue]

Here's the link to where it is...

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=2450
thanks for link(y)

[Talvis]

Here's the link to where it is...

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=2450

The link says he is buried at the meditation garden at graceland, but this is not so. It is just a plaque in honor of him. He was never realy moved to graceland. He is buried somewhere in Tupelo, in a unmarked grave.

[Elvislives72]

Jesse's grave in Tupelo was never located and is thought to be forever lost. The marker at Graceland isn't an actual grave of remains.

[MissyM]

The cemetary in Tupelo was not very well kept up. Tupelo back then was a very very small town. I have some relatives that were buried there too but I can't find the gravesites either. So many of the relatives were poor and couldn't afford a headstone and the markers they had just degraded with time. I was told they were very small one's for the babies maybe like 5in X 8 with a little peice of paper in them with the name. So while I know grandma's twins were buried there, there is no way to find the actual grave site. Also records weren't kept well, like the map kinds.

[shelley.m.]

Jesse was buried in an unmarked grave,so nobody would really know where his body is buried.If there weren't any records kept,then even Elvis himself wouldn't have known where his brother was buried.It is just a marker at Graceland honoring Jesse Garon.

[Diane]

Elvis apparently did try to find Jesse's grave but never did and that's why he put the plaque for him in the Meditation Garden at Graceland. He had wanted to move him there.

Diane

[shelley.m.]

Didn't Vernon know,where Jesse was buried?

[midnight]

I know Jesse was stillborn but I wonder did Vernon or Gladys have a chance to see him or hold him before he was buried. I assume there was no service or anything for him. It must have been difficult to have a baby born full term and then not know where his burial site is located. I think I would spend my time wondering where he was. It was certainly a different era back then.

[SatninLove]

Elvis said they never went to that cemetery when he was growing up,and I guess when Elvis did get old enough,and wanted to go,Vernon wasnt exactly sure where he was buried....I guess there were many other unmarked graves there..Vernon and Gladys probably did hold him.they gave him a name,so maybe they did hold him..
-SatninLove

[Elvislives72]

Elvis apparently did try to find Jesse's grave but never did and that's why he put the plaque for him in the Meditation Garden at Graceland. He had wanted to move him there.

Diane
Jesse's marker wasn't added to the garden until well after Graceland opened to the public.

[Getlo]

Elvis apparently did try to find Jesse's grave but never did and that's why he put the plaque for him in the Meditation Garden at Graceland. He had wanted to move him there.

Elvis wanted no such thing. He did not want Jesse buried at Graceland. Never even thought of it, as far as has been discussed publicly.

And the plaque for Jesse was put in place just after Elvis and Gladys were reinterred there.

The only thing we know for sure is that Jesse's remains were buried in Priceville cemetery, in an unmarked grave, the location of which was never recorded.

There was no funeral and no one from the Presley clan ever visited the grave, nor is there any account of anyone attempting to find it.

[SatninLove]

I've read somewhere that Elvis wanted to find Jesse's grave,but never did try,or could not find it..
but i've also read,that he'd wanted to bring Jesse to Memphis and bury him in the Forest Hill Cemetery in Memphis were Gladys was buried..
-SatninLove

[Stryx]

The grave location is not lost as some have suggested.

Also it is not Priceville according to Billy Smith but another cemetry closer to Saltillo.

[kathy parkinson]

When i was in Tupelo for the 10th anniversary 1987, a lady who worked in the gift shop next to the birthplace told a group of us that some of the elderly neighbours said Jesse is buried on the hill at the back of the birthplace.

[MissyM]

They would have no way of knowing that. The graves were poorly marked like I said and degraded. The family might know the general area of the burial site but it would be impossible to know the exact precise location. That was the problem.

[presley31]

When i was in Tupelo for the 10th anniversary 1987, a lady who worked in the gift shop next to the birthplace told a group of us that some of the elderly neighbours said Jesse is buried on the hill at the back of the birthplace.

thanks for the information kathy.

[kathy parkinson]

Your welcome, i don't know if it is true or not, as long as Jesse is at peace that's all that matters.

[Stryx]

Well apparently some of the guys know as Elvis either showed or told them and Billy knows where Jesse is buried and Priceville is not where he is.

Some have suggested Jesse is buried in Noah Presley's plot in Priceville - again though Billy Smith has said he is not buried there but another cemetry closer to Saltillo.

Personally I think it is better that fans don't know.

[Tony Trout]

:hmm:i believe hes been moved to meditation garden now near elvis


I think thats actually just a plaque in honor of him..his body is still in the original burial place where the Presley's had him buried...
-SatninLove


Jesse's grave in Tupelo was never located and is thought to be forever lost. The marker at Graceland isn't an actual grave of remains.


Elvis wanted no such thing. He did not want Jesse buried at Graceland. Never even thought of it, as far as has been discussed publicly.

And the plaque for Jesse was put in place just after Elvis and Gladys were reinterred there.

The only thing we know for sure is that Jesse's remains were buried in Priceville cemetery, in an unmarked grave, the location of which was never recorded.

There was no funeral and no one from the Presley clan ever visited the grave, nor is there any account of anyone attempting to find it.




Once again, you all are spot-on with your responses. The marker at Graceland is simply just that - a memorial marker. No body is underneath that marker.

[JDD]

Actually there is at least one account of Vernon being upset after Elvis was gone and attempting to find it (Jesse's Grave). One I remember off the top of my head is on page 140 - 141 of Nancy Rooks book "Inside Graceland" . In it she claims that after the decision had been made to Move Elvis and Gladys to Graceland after the attempted grave robbing that "I believe in the middle of September Vernon along with Several family members returned Priceville Cemetery, in Tupelo in an attempt to locate Jesse's grave."

then goes on to report that "sadly the ravages of time and the environment had swept away any remaining clues to the location of Jesse's grave" , and that Vernon never seemed to get over that he waited so long to try.

I have also read it in at least one other book but I can't recall which , maybe someone else can.

JD

[Stryx]

Actually there is at least one account of Vernon being upset after Elvis was gone and attempting to find it (Jesse's Grave). One I remember off the top of my head is on page 140 - 141 of Nancy Rooks book "Inside Graceland" . In it she claims that after the decision had been made to Move Elvis and Gladys to Graceland after the attempted grave robbing that "I believe in the middle of September Vernon along with Several family members returned Priceville Cemetery, in Tupelo in an attempt to locate Jesse's grave."

then goes on to report that "sadly the ravages of time and the environment had swept away any remaining clues to the location of Jesse's grave" , and that Vernon never seemed to get over that he waited so long to try.

I have also read it in at least one other book but I can't recall which , maybe someone else can.

JD

Yes I read that in her book as well.

But with all due respect to Nancy im going with Billy's assertion that Jesse isn't buried in Priceville.

[MissyM]

I'd go with Billy too. Jesse wasn't the only family member who died. Family tend to bury their loved ones in the same cemetary. Like as far as I know, every one who went to Memphis is at Forest Hill. Well, everyone we are related too. So why would Billy not be correct?
As for pin pointing the exact location, that would have been very hard. I had a girlfriend ask me to look for the gravesite of her baby that was still born after 30 some years. I found it but it wasn't easy. And the cemetary where he was buried kept good records. In Tupelo back then they didn't. It would be like saying, well I know they were buried next to so and so. But no one is going to dig up a bunch of graves to find out the exact place. They were all dirt poor, many never had markers.

[renapap05]

His grave is near Elvis in Graceland ;);)

[Getlo]

His grave is near Elvis in Graceland ;);)

That is NOT his grave!

It is a marker for his memory.

Jessie is NOT buried at Graceland!

[renapap05]

That is NOT his grave!

It is a marker for his memory.

Jessie is NOT buried at Graceland!

???:blink::blink:???

[Getlo]

???:blink::blink:???

Once again:


That is NOT his grave!

It is a marker for his memory.

Jessie is NOT buried at Graceland!

[renapap05]

Uhmm....Excuse me,Getlo,but if Jessie Garon isn't buried in Graceland...then where???:blink:

[presley31]

Uhmm....Excuse me,Getlo,but if Jessie Garon isn't buried in Graceland...then where???:blink:

There is lots of answers on this thread where Jessie buried, but here is something from EPE website about the grave.

Jesse Garon's actual grave site is in Tupelo, MS where it has always been, but it remains unmarked by a tombstone. Lack of money in the family's early years was likely the reason. Then, once Elvis became wealthy and famous, the grave, which is in a public cemetery, remained unmarked most likely in the interest of privacy.

[Getlo]

Uhmm....Excuse me,Getlo,but if Jessie Garon isn't buried in Graceland...then where???:blink:

Have you not been reading this thread? :blink:

The stone is a marker only. There is no body there!

[renapap05]

Have you not been reading this thread? :blink:

The stone is a marker only. There is no body there!

:blink:Oh...Now that was surprising!:blush::blush: Sorry,but some parts of this thread were not been read by me...Really sorry:blush::)

[beckelvis]

if this in the garden ofthe meditation.

[presley31]

if this in the garden ofthe meditation.

jessie is not at graceland..read above.

[Getlo]

Here is a somewhat clearer picture of the marker, taken during one of my trips to Graceland.

[Tony Trout]

Here is a somewhat clearer picture of the marker, taken during one of my trips to Graceland.


Getlo,

To the best of your knowledge, when was the memorial marker for Jessie placed in the Meditation Gardens? Was it done during the time possibly when Elvis and Gladys were moved to Graceland or after tbe passings of Elvis, Gladys, Vernon & Minnie Mae?

I know that's probably a stupid question.....

[Unchained Melody]

I'm glad that information is not public, i don't want to image what people would do if they knew where the real grave site is..I'm sure theres someone out there who knows..I'm betting Billy does and of course he's not going to say where...

[Getlo]

Getlo,

To the best of your knowledge, when was the memorial marker for Jessie placed in the Meditation Gardens? Was it done during the time possibly when Elvis and Gladys

As I recall, it was done around the time that Elvis and Gladys were moved there, and before Vernon and Minnie Mae died.

[Shejay]

I did see "Cilla" on Larry King talking about Elvis looking for Jesse's grave. You may be able to find it in the Larry King transcripts if ya wanna dig. She said he did look and was very hurt that he could not find his brother and bring him to Graceland.

[Elvis_Lady_1984]

I too remember reading/hearing somewhere that Elvis did return to Tupelo to try and find his grave but was unsuccessful. I am glad that it hasn't became a spectical for people to go and gauk at. I believe his soul is with God and he has peace.

[john carpenter]

It's sad they forgot where Jessie is buried. In my family graveyard they usually put a brick with it carved in the brick. Back when people couldn't afford a headstone..then later found the grave and put up a fancy one!

[cbg84]

I think thats actually just a plaque in honor of him..his body is still in the original burial place where the Presley's had him buried...
-SatninLove


It is just a plaque. Or at least that is what I've always heard.

[utmom2008]

It is just a plaque. Or at least that is what I've always heard.

Do you mean the original burial site?

[cbg84]

Do you mean the original burial site?

I've always heard that the plaque at Graceland is just in honor of Jessie and that Jessie is still burried in Mississippi somewhere.

[utmom2008]

I've always heard that the plaque at Graceland is just in honor of Jessie and that Jessie is still burried in Mississippi somewhere.

There is a granite headstone in Meditation Garden, but the baby is buried in Mississippi.:blush:

[shelley.m.]

It is just a marker for Jesse Garon and not his actual grave.

[cbg84]

There is a granite headstone in Meditation Garden, but the baby is buried in Mississippi.:blush:

That's what I've always heard. Sorry if what I said was misunderstood.

[utmom2008]

That's what I've always heard. Sorry if what I said was misunderstood.

That's OK...no problem!:D

[lindamemphis]

I know Jesse was stillborn but I wonder did Vernon or Gladys have a chance to see him or hold him before he was buried.

No one can know for sure, but I would doubt it, simply because it wasn't the done thing years and years ago for a stillborn baby to be given to the parents to hold and spend time with, the way it is now.

[Miss Clawdy]

I think if Elvis would have found Jesse's grave in Tupelo he would have brought his remains to Forrest Hill cemetery and had him reburried near their mother.

[MissyM]

Maybe not. It would have possibly disturbed the graves around it.

[thehillbillycat]

There was no funeral and no one from the Presley clan ever visited the grave, nor is there any account of anyone attempting to find it.


Priscilla has said that Elvis did try to find it but wasnt unable too. She did too back in the 85 and 86 range but again wasn't able too.

[cibetty]

Here is a somewhat clearer picture of the marker, taken during one of my trips to Graceland.

This is really beautiful!!

[elvislina]

I know its a old thread. but i do wonder. as the movie kurt russel had. did jesse has his grave like that close the sea?

[JRtherealJR]

as the movie kurt russel had. did jesse has his grave like that close the sea?

If Gladys and Vernon were too poor to give Jesse a proper a proper headstone, how could they have afforded to make the long trip "close to the sea" and bury him there?

What special connection did Gladys and Vernon have to the sea that they would want to bury Jesse there instead of in his home state?

Which Kurt Russell film are you talking about?

[elvislina]

If Gladys and Vernon were too poor to give Jesse a proper a proper headstone, how could they have afforded to make the long trip "close to the sea" and bury him there?

What special connection did Gladys and Vernon have to the sea that they would want to bury Jesse there instead of in his home state?

Which Kurt Russell film are you talking about?



Well in the movie it wasnt long way to the sea. was at one river close to his home. Kurt russels movie about Elvis life from when he was a little child to the 70s when it shows his life. this was made 2 years after elvis own death

this movie : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079103/

[JRtherealJR]

did jesse has his grave like that close the sea?



Well in the movie it wasnt long way to the sea. was at one river close to his home.

I'm pleased thaat you have corrected your original mistake and you have now clarified that you meant burial near a river and not "the sea".

Yes, the film does show a stream, but the scene you refer to in the Kurt Russell biopic shows Jesse's grave- with a headstone. This is inaccurate as by all accounts, Jesse was buried in an unmarked grave.

It also shows other headstones alongside Jesse's, so this scene was showing Jesse as being buried in a cemetry. As to the river you mention, this was in a seperate scene and the film gives no indication as to how near or how far the stream is to the cemetry- only that it was within walking distance.

If I were you, I would'nt place too much significance on the stream, as it was just part of another scene in this Hollywood biopic of Elvis' life- and this film is not known for it's accuracy.

[elvislina]

I'm pleased thaat you have corrected your original mistake and you have now clarified that you meant burial near a river and not "the sea".

Yes, the film does show a stream, but the scene you refer to in the Kurt Russell biopic shows Jesse's grave- with a headstone. This is inaccurate as by all accounts, Jesse was buried in an unmarked grave.

It also shows other headstones alongside Jesse's, so this scene was showing Jesse as being buried in a cemetry. As to the river you mention, this was in a seperate scene and the film gives no indication as to how near or how far the stream is to the cemetry- only that it was within walking distance.

If I were you, I would'nt place too much significance on the stream, as it was just part of another scene in this Hollywood biopic of Elvis' life- and this film is not known for it's accuracy.

Well i did wrote a big wrong. because sometimes my english made me confused lol. but so you think his grave was like that too.i think its a great movie too. the little boy some played elvis looked so sweet. I´m sure elvis was the same

[steve grayson]

well I ve been ther a few times and talk with some old presley family and friends and they always told us that just a few people knnew where it was.as far as today I think most of those relatives and friends many of them are dead or can not be located easier as 5 or 10 years ago.
steve