I thought you might like to see a memorial for Baby Lester I found on Findagrave.com. To use this feature, use a newer browser. Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana, USA, Drag images here or select from your computer, Added by:Shelly Couvrette on 11 Apr 2010, Oops, we were unable to send the email. Change). Offerings left at Baby Lester's grave. I wanted to do the actual research, said Taylor. is there going to be another the 2nd movie; document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Our addiction isn't normal, it's paranormal., Post: The Ghosts of Octagon Hall Franklin, Kentucky, Post: My Own Hellier In Two Hours Or Less. You need to take winding roads with no lights to get there, and it's only marked by a short wall with a crude cross spray-painted on it. Baldwin document.write(stb_recipient.link(stb_url)); Learn More , Indiana Public Media is the home of WFIU Public Radio WTIU Public Television, including your favorite programming from NPR and PBS. Harp recalls the legend of Baby Lester, It was said that the mother of Baby According to legend, a parition can be seen sitting on a stump, crying over the loss of her baby. by the earth, said Taylor. Ivy, 5 year-old daughter of John Tosti, was playing on a large tree Beliefs included square earth, Christ born under apple tree and ability to resurrect dead. Although a Facebook post with photos, and messages sent to The Bloomingtonian, claimed the fire was set intentionally, Im hearing now the DNR may have determined the fire was set accidentally by a candle. based on information from your browser. Please send change requests to changerequest@pocketsights.com. Towards the end, my friend who accompanied me did want to promptly leave. The majority of the people Stepp Cemetery is located in a Sate Forest in Indiana. (Reporter-Times, 4/11/1998). Attention All Ghosts, Bigfoots, & Aliens: Me & Paranormal You w/Ryan Singer: Exp #371, A Requiem For Baby Lester The Hauntings of Stepp Cemetery, Me and Paranormal You with Ryan Singer: Experience 387, The Mineral Springs Hotel Haunted America Conference Investigation 2022. Crabbites or Church of the First Born of Brown County, holding forth in vicinity of Nashville and parts of Morgan County their leader has been preaching from a stump in the open woods asserts he can handle snakes without danger to himself a feature of the congregational meeting is the holy kiss, in which the brothers and sisters have become apt pupils and give freely. energies, but that the majority of the energies that exist are positive. This browser does not support getting your location. The entire ten members of he family were laid to rest in Stepp Cemetery. Photos larger than 8.0 MB will be reduced. I did not get a creepy vibe from the cemetery. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. The Bloomingtonian features local news for Bloomington, Indiana as well as photojournalism from other locations. Starting in the 1950s, visitors to the burial ground began reporting sightings of a lady shrouded in black, hovering on a chair-like tree stump above a stone simply marked Baby Lester. Some claimed it was the ghost of a local woman whod lost her infant son twenty years earlier. That might be because I was there with three other people. Rumors of cult activity. The baby passed after only a few breaths. cemeteries found in Benton Township, Monroe County, Indiana, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. A path leads back to the cemetery. There is a problem with your email/password. she mourned the loss of her child. Its basically just a normal cemetery, albeit very remote. Relatives said mother upset by urban legend. (wildindiana.com). What do you get when you mix a forest, UFO sightings, snake handling, a square earth, a cult, ghost-lore, orgies, exorcisms, punks, animal sacrifices, the oc. Hundreds of stars hover above the secluded meadow. Friedhof Klingenberg am Main. A system error has occurred. Variant of Lady in Black ghost sitting on old stone bench chiseled to look like hollowed log. RSS makes it possible to subscribe to a website's updates instead of visiting it by delivering new posts to your RSS reader automatically. This cemetery currently has no description. Stepp Cemetery is located in the center of Morgan-Monroe State Forest just north of the main forest road. Another place of interest in Morgan-Monroe State Forest is Stepp Cemetery a remote burial site in the middle of the woods with a reputation for the paranormal. Variant of woman whose daughter and husband had died killed in crash with a new boyfriend; buried at cemetery and sits on tree stump (below). I salute you all. Two twin girls in their early 20s greet guests as they enter the I thought you might like to see a cemetery for Stepp Cemetery I found on Findagrave.com. (Reporter-Times, 10/28/2007), Two teenagers arrested for hanging dog in cemetery; denied and blamed on The Black Lady. (Vincennes Sun-Commercial, 10/31/1985). Observer of human nature. She guards her child's grave to keep him (it's a son in this one) from being afraid of the dark, scaring off anyone who approaches her with a wave of her hook. Fly and Local Ghouls Lurk Baby Lesters grave was adorned with toys and trinkets, and I actually left a dime on the headstone (I had read that visitors were supposed to do this). said that these sacred grounds need to be respected and that people should cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. The baby passed after only a few breaths. May have originally been owned by Reuben Stepp in 1856; sold to William Peterson in 1884. It reads, Baby People who perform ritualistic ceremonies often disturb these energies This browser does not support getting your location. The stones have been Tree said to have been carved into chair when Civilian Conservation Corps was tasked with the upkeep of the cemetery after state forest established. You may also experience phantom fogs and glowing orbs that . Stepp Cemeterys oldest known grave is that of Isaac Hartsock, a War of 1812 veteran who died in 1851. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Rhonda Ann Dunn, an archivist with the Brown County Historical Society, notes Theres one part in revelations, where it says something about four corners of the earth where the angels will come, so the Crabbites believed the earth was square, because it mentioned four corners, and they had strange beliefs like that.. Use partial name search or similar name spellings to catch alternate spellings or broaden your search. Would you like to become a sponsor of our web site? The feeling of fear is hidden by the excitement for the unknown. stay and research the negative energies, but his main concern then was to cemeteries and haunted houses. Haunted Country - AcreageLife Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Remote location became even more so after cemetery became part of Morgan-Monroe State Forest in 1929; maintained by Benton Township. Resend Activation Email. There was a problem getting your location. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. Please reset your password. He promptly fled the scene, and vowed never to return to Stepp Cemetery under any circumstances. There were two siblings, Pauline Pryor and John Henry Lester born 1938.