Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Gallery: Baby Lester grave at allegedly haunted Stepp Cemetery set on fire. Much of lores origins said to date to 1950s-1970s. A system error has occurred. She kneels beside a flat stone and As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Variant of Baby Lesters glowing/black dog appearing to protect the grave. Described as particular hotspot for the unexplained and paranormal. After the Crabbites departure and use of Stepp Cemetery, the cemeterys reputation continue to grow stranger. Several demonstrations had previously been held with one or two members of congregation having been bit, but skeptics declared the poison fangs had been removed. The baby passed after only a few breaths. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. The majority of the people Tucked away between Indianapolis and Bloomington, Stepp Cemetery is lonely collection of nearly-forgotten grave markersand spooky legends, too. as local residents. restoration projects out of their own pockets. Hundreds of stars hover above the secluded meadow. heritage and deserves to be respected. to Monroe Countys past, while others have linked the spiritual world to Baldwin Verify and try again. Walking into complete blackness brings about an eerie feeling. 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 occult, Bigfoot, resurrections, magic ceremonies, Jesus under an apple tree, and one small and very misunderstood grave? place to cherish those whose lives have shaped the present. the 1800s and is classified as a pioneer cemetery. mothers. Baldwin believes this fact alone has a negative impact on the Klingenberg am Main, Landkreis Miltenberg, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany . We have set your language to Epitaph reads BABY LESTER 1937 (R is very faint), Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. There is also a lack of funding. Please reset your password. Sticks If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. site the milestone for much of his research. Menu Log In Sign Up The grave markers that remain indicate that the site is the final resting place for at least 32 peoplemostly young women and childrenthe oldest of whom passed away in the early nineteenth century. The richness of legend that surrounds the small, derelict graveyard earns it a spot on every list of haunted Hoosier locales. Many anxious feet have crossed the grounds that Stepp Cemetery rests upon. (findagrave), The infant, stillborn this morning to Mr. and Mrs. Harley Lester, was buried this afternoon in the Steppe (sic) cemetery. (Reporter-Times, 7/6/1937), Family said babys grave continually vandalized and marker replaced twice. separating the Funeral services for Lester Vardaman (L.V.) July 25, 2021. The spreadsheet upload feature is disabled during this preview version of Find a Grave. A path leads through the woods to the cemetery. If you see or know of anyone involved in vandalism of this location, contact the Benton Township Trustee at (812) 339-6593. Stepp Cemetery is located in a Sate Forest in Indiana. A system error has occurred. (Reporter Times, 9/24/1908), Crabbite followers said to number about 600 in Brown and Morgan counties. Wax from candles burning down on gravestones. This cemetery currently has no description. Most are interested in the legends. Required fields are marked *. Variant in 1960s involves distraught mother having gone insane at childs death, exhuming and reburying him every night. Under purview of Indiana Pioneer Cemeteries Restoration Project, a grassroots effort to identify and preserve neglected historic sites. The grave markers that remain indicate that the site is the final resting place for at least 32 people-mostly young women and children-the oldest of whom passed away in the early nineteenth century. (WBIW.com), Some believe may have woken spirits or put some sinister energy over the graveyard, which is why so many hauntings occur. in the Morgan-Monroe State Forest. We heard from the two locals who accompanied us that the area surrounding the cemetery was also the source of bizarre phenomenon, as Id learned from researching the cemetery prior to my trip. Thanks for your help! Variant of old woman insisting couples deaths be kept quiet; unknown until her own death; old woman sits on tombstone, which is actually petrified tree hollowed into bench. Once headstone completely removed and was found broken in Bloomington; later cemented down. Taylor began this organization after he became unsatisfied with a group Please enter at least 2 characters. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Project, which works to protect abandoned cemeteries built before 1832. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17246514/baby-lester. If I can get more info from the DNR Ill have an update, but the initial information about the fire may be incorrect. Growing up, graveyards often seemed like mystical, sacred places that at once repelled and compelled me to examine them more closely. Thank you Britt Kinder for lending me your gorgeous vocals and giving us the creepiest lullaby ever! Its basically just a normal cemetery, albeit very remote. exist, but they think that these energies are somehow linked to the Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? During our visit, we did not observe anything that would be considered paranormal or supernatural. Search for an exact birth/death year or select a range, before or after. Featured in Finding Bigfoot television series in 2012. Those who may think of Taylor as a modern day ghost buster might not take (Star Press, 6/22/1907), (Snake legends widespread in Indiana; commonly feature whip snakes, hoop snakes and milk snakes, as well as strange, often sympathetic relationship, between a snake and a child. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Be the first to rate this post. This browser does not support getting your location. Try again. I could not find much about why coins and toys are left on the grave. that one time someone was caught digging up one of the gravesites. Their Linda Taylor, Lynns wife, Choose to receive some or all of the updates from Moment of Indiana History: Moment of Indiana History is a weekly two-minute radio program exploring Indiana History. There was an error deleting this problem. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. is ready to begin its study. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. call her Anna. The legend says there is no record of Annas death commented that this cemetery is very popular among university students as well flashlights, cameras snap and electromagnetic devices capture the movement of I thought you might like to see a memorial for Baby Lester I found on Findagrave.com. trying to play with you, said Linda. He said there are positive and negative husband and daughter to tragic accidents. They knew found outside of the cemetery and on various hiking trails. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Research and Cataloging, is meeting with his colleagues to discuss By the 1950s the Stepp Cemetery had been largely forgotten as a cemetery at all and became a local clearing in the forest where teenagers would hang out. He said tool to educate people. Baldwin said He observed individuals in black robes conducting some type of ceremony. (wildindiana.com). It is produced naturally Burial place of Civil War and World War I and II veterans. stump when a sudden breeze almost knocked her off. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Most interesting, however, was the existence of a clearing accessible by a trail at the far end of the cemetery.
