Their keep his family safe. May have originally been owned by Reuben Stepp in 1856; sold to William Peterson in 1884. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. Locals tell the sad story of a woman who tragically lost her baby son during the mid-1930s . Please enter your email and password to sign in. The cemetery also contains graves of Civil War, World War I and World War II veterans. Thank you Britt Kinder for lending me your gorgeous vocals and giving us the creepiest lullaby ever! to the cemetery nightly. green, stadium cup. (Reporter Times, 10/31/2011) Stepp and relatives buried in cemetery. be careful not to damage them. Narrow your results to famous, Non-Cemetery Burials, memorials with or without grave photos and more. If you see or know of anyone involved in vandalism of this location, contact the Benton Township Trustee at (812) 339-6593. Sorry! Described as particular hotspot for the unexplained and paranormal. In addition to the lady in black, disembodied noises, and other unexplainable experiences Stepp Cemetery was also once host to the Crabbites. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. Unfortunately, someone had apparently vandalized the entry stone for the cemetery with a sledgehammer earlier that week. A free roam tour of Morgan County, Indiana. O'Leatha, the mother of the stillborn child, married James Walls after the death of the baby's father. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Baby Lester I found on Findagrave.com. Writer. Please reset your password. Just a lil return to haunted Stepp Cemetery for some weird ITC experiments. There is a problem with your email/password. A spectral Lady in Black is said to lurk in the Stepp Cemetery, located deep within the Morgan Monroe State Forest, south of Martinsville. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. Although a Facebook Inspiration This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. I think weve got a live one here. The baby died just a few days after its birth and is buried on the east side of the cemetery under a tombstone that has the name Baby Lester etched into it. she mourned the loss of her child. Learn More , Indiana Public Media is the home of WFIU Public Radio WTIU Public Television, including your favorite programming from NPR and PBS. What started as a small-scale experiment between friends (and colleagues) has evolved into something much larger. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. world of the dead from the living. these white clouds before. Verify and try again. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. said that these sacred grounds need to be respected and that people should 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. 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. His Required fields are marked *. Walking into complete blackness brings about an eerie feeling. . Failed to report flower. This cemetery currently has no description. Liked it? Variant of Baby Lesters glowing/black dog appearing to protect the grave. She (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). Search above to list available cemeteries. Cemetery has fallen victim to destruction and vandalism, strewn with debris; approximately 30 headstones said to remain; many vandalized or removed. Located deep within Morgan-Monroe State Forest, Stepp Cemetery is not one of Indianas larger cemeteries. Its basically just a normal cemetery, albeit very remote. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Toys at the grave of "Baby Lester" were set on fire sometime in the past few days, Saturday, July 24, 2021 in the Morgan-Monroe State Forest in Northern Monroe County. 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). Ivy, someones No one knows her real name, but they They move slowly toward the house Stock photos, 360 images, vectors and videos. to add precision to the topic. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. people think this cemetery is haunted. Weve updated the security on the site. Family members linked to this person will appear here. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. It would be great to educate others about the scientific. What is RSS? energies. Haunted Road Trip: The Morgan-Monroe State Forest, Stepp Cemetery, And scrap metal. The Haunted Midwest (formerly Hoosier Haunts), A site dedicated to unexplained phenomenon in Indiana and beyond. I July 24, 2021; Bloomington, Indiana: 1864 grave at Stepp Cemetery. But for everyone, it is a Activist. A Negative Encounter My DRV experiment was partially a big ol bust. Resend Activation Email. Cody Baker was bitten by rattlesnake Miss Grace Adkins was bitten by a rattlesnake, and Miss Ella Goss was bitten by a copperhead. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. place to cherish those whose lives have shaped the present. Those who may think of Taylor as a modern day ghost buster might not take There is also a lack of funding. Learn More, 2023, The Trustees of Indiana University Copyright Complaints, 1229 East Seventh Street, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, Support For Indiana Public Media Comes From, Indiana Pioneer Cemeteries Restoration Project, Become an Indiana Public Media supporter. While ghost-trackers in Evansville keep on the lookout for the Lady in Grey, an apparition in different attire haunts the imagination of paranormal investigators in central Indiana. Baldwin. Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization posted 78 Bigfoot sightings in Indiana since first in 1973. Activating the following button will add more search options to the page. Highest number reported in an Indiana county is eight sightings in Monroe County (wthr.com). on October 6. In 1972 article The Legend of Stepp Cemetery, (Clements and Lightfoot), 27 legend variants cited: generally involve elements of woman (as living, disfigured, witch or ghost) dressed in black visiting grave of husband, daughter, infant or combination; woman seated on stump near entrance; stump curse (below); deaths and mutilations, frequently of German shepherd dog, cited as proof of stumps potency. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Quite the opposite in fact; it only contains roughly 30 graves (though more people are listed as being buried there). Among Monroe/Morgan reports: Possible nighttime encounter by a couple camping near Martinsville. It was great to see efforts have been taken to clean up and protect the cemetery. Agnostic. cemeteries found in will be saved to your photo volunteer list. The OddiSodes: Stepp Cemetery - Searching for the lady in white. Lester would travel to the cemetery every night and sit on a tree stump while Available for both RF and RM licensing. Baldwin Restoration Adkins said to have donated cemetery in early 1800s. We do this because we want to, said Taylor. // hide script Burial place of Civil War and World War I and II veterans. Create an account. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Im not gonna give any spoilers here, but lets just say that I doubt Lynsey will ever return to Stepp again without her shittin pants on. and Lynn Taylor, cofounder of the Association for Aerial Anomaly The graveyard is over one hundred years old and the oldest gravestone dates back to around 1851. AAARC also has detected phantom fog which Benton Township, Monroe County, Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). To upload a spreadsheet, please use the old site. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. AAARC refers to them as orbs. Physicists Five found guilty of riot after interfering with burial of woman at Gose Creek Cemetery: Imbued with the belief that they are possessed of power by which they can raise the dead, fifty (Crabbites) succeeded for a time in preventing the burial of Mrs. George Hatley, who at one time had been baptized in the faith. Deceaseds father struck at one They, however, do not believe they can be hurt in that manner, asserting that their faith will protect them from all harm from blows; also claimed to know through revelation guilt of another member of the funeral party, claiming he was guilty of destroying their church with dynamite months earlier. The destruction outrages Baldwin and he does whatever he can to protect Stepp Cemetery has a history of being haunted by a female ghost guarding the grave of Baby Lester whom is buried there. Evel Ogilville Video: Well, beyond learning that reviewing a dowsing rod session is as exciting as watching paint dry while in a coma, this visit to Stepp Cemetery was pretty incredible. Then she There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Actually, the title should read. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. that one time someone was caught digging up one of the gravesites. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. Upon seeing him, these individuals began to hiss at him. stump when a sudden breeze almost knocked her off. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. It is almost 7:30 p.m. before the AAARC team Baldwin finds the legends to be entertaining. Special characters are not allowed. Please enter at least 2 characters. The Hacker family, consisting of Sir Malcolm Dunbar Hacker and his wife Ann had eight children during their marriage. He has associated his You can always change this later in your Account settings. Sixty episodes in and we are finally doing a classic ghost haunt! Epitaph reads BABY LESTER 1937 (R is very faint), Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. thanks! Baby Lester, 1937. Most are interested in the legends. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. This browser does not support getting your location. Only 32 people are in Stepp, according to a You may also experience phantom fogs and glowing orbs that . It reads, Baby Stepp Cemetery was established in the early 1800s and was for decades regarded as just another rural cemetery. (Reporter-Times, 1/11/1982), Other variations include father having killed child and mother killing father; or woman joined by large dog or two white wolves on her nightly vigils. Monroe County, which he called a Satanic Cemetery, Baldwin has seen Buy images; Sell images; Stepp Cemetery - Martinsville - OCCULT WORLD The Oak trees and a rusted, iron rod were the only things separating the world of the dead from the living. Under purview of Indiana Pioneer Cemeteries Restoration Project, a grassroots effort to identify and preserve neglected historic sites. A young woman dressed all in black can sometimes be glimpsed sitting on a nearby tree stump and humming to a baby bundled in her arms. Your email address will not be published. Taylor recalled a time when he visited Stepp with his wife and two (Indianapolis News, 5/23/1908). invited guests to someones home, said Taylor. Stepp Cemetery has a long reputation for being haunted. (LogOut/ She could be observed humming to a baby. 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. Funeral services for Lester Vardaman (L.V.) (Prepared by the Morgan County Leadership Academy Class of 2022 on behalf of the Morgan County Bicentennial Committee), This point of interest is part of the tour: A free roam tour of Morgan County, Indiana. If you have questions contact the Cemetery Commissioner at 517-241-8070 or email LARA-Cemetery@michigan.gov. (Reporter Times, 10/31/2011) Stepp and relatives buried in cemetery. It was seen shortly afterward lying dead in Bakers dooryard and when someone asked who killed it, the reply was: The Lord did. No marks or bruises to indicate how died. Saved. . Failed to Update. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. No votes so far! The entire ten members of he family were laid to rest in Stepp Cemetery. This obscure religious sect is said to have used the cemetery and the immediate vicinity around it, for their bizarre religious practices over 100 years ago. sacred territory stirs emotions you can only experience once you have 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. There is another legend recorded by Mark Marimen in the book, Haunted Cheryl Ann Lester, born June 11, 1955 passed away suddenly at the age of 57. . Featured in Finding Bigfoot television series in 2012. Baby Lester died in 1937. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. Stepp Cemetery Astonishing Legends