The only publication I have on The Bell Witch is a small booklet called "Echoes of the Bell Witch in the Twentieth Century" by H.C. Brehm. It was published in 1979. I grew up in Humphreys County and I remember my grandmother telling many stories about the Bell Witch. I still think she believed every one of them. Most of her stories indicated that she (the witch) was nice to children and some people, but could be quite nasty to those she did not like. Happy to see others are still interested in The Bell Witch. Susy > Hello Penny, > > The story of the Bell Witch is one of the great mysteries of Tennessee. > > I have seen this story on television, I think it was "Unsolved Mysteries" or > some program like that, and have heard the story many times growing up. > > There was a book printed many moons ago about the Bell Witch. This book had > a red cover and was about an inch thick. Many children in the area read this > book in school, though I don't know if it was required or not. This book from > 1894 by M. V. Ingram has been reprinted. If you can't find it, let me know > and I'll put you in contact with a place that has it. > > The Bell Witch Cave still exists in Adams, Tennessee. Vanessa visited it > several years ago with some friends, but I haven't been in it. > > Many spooky stories have originated in that cave! If anyone wants to share > them with you on this list I would love to hear them, too! > > Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. > > "God Bless America!" > > > > Stan Magnesen > ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > In a message dated 4/5/03 5:19:03 AM Pacific Standard Time, > azaeox3@cybermesa.com writes: > > > Subj: [ROOTWALKER] The Bell Witch of TN > > Date: 4/5/03 5:19:03 AM Pacific Standard Time > > From: <A HREF="mailto:azaeox3@cybermesa.com">azaeox3@cybermesa.com</A> > > Reply-to: <A > HREF="mailto:TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com">TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com</A> > > To: <A > HREF="mailto:TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com">TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com</A> > > Sent from the Internet > > > > Good Morning list: > > > > Adams/Robertson Co.,TN has been keeping the story of the Bell Witch alive > > for over 200 years. I have just finished reading a new book(fiction) and > > find it to give great insites in how our early TN families may have lived > > on a day to day basis.("All that lives" by Melissa Sanders-Self ISBN > > 0-446-52691-6 get your library to order it for you in inter-library loan. > > > > Has anyone out there read M.V. Ingram's Authenticated History of the Bell > > Witch, 1894 or had the story passed down in their family? > > > > Penny > > NM > > > > > > > > ==== TN-ROOTWALKER Mailing List ==== > Genealogy has a great power to bring people closer together, and can give a > sense of family to those who lack it. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

If you go into the bathroom, close the door, turn out all the lights, turn completely around three times and then look in the mirror while holding a light (candle/flashlight, etc) under your chin; you might just see the bell witch. :) Jim Allen susyjoh@attbi.com wrote: > The only publication I have on The Bell Witch is a small booklet called > "Echoes of the Bell Witch in the Twentieth Century" by H.C. Brehm. It was > published in 1979. > > I grew up in Humphreys County and I remember my grandmother telling > many stories about the Bell Witch. I still think she believed every one of > them. Most of her stories indicated that she (the witch) was nice to > children and some people, but could be quite nasty to those she did not > like. > > Happy to see others are still interested in The Bell Witch. > > Susy > > Hello Penny, > > > > The story of the Bell Witch is one of the great mysteries of Tennessee. > > > > I have seen this story on television, I think it was "Unsolved Mysteries" or > > some program like that, and have heard the story many times growing up. > > > > There was a book printed many moons ago about the Bell Witch. This book had > > a red cover and was about an inch thick. Many children in the area read this > > book in school, though I don't know if it was required or not. This book from > > 1894 by M. V. Ingram has been reprinted. If you can't find it, let me know > > and I'll put you in contact with a place that has it. > > > > The Bell Witch Cave still exists in Adams, Tennessee. Vanessa visited it > > several years ago with some friends, but I haven't been in it. > > > > Many spooky stories have originated in that cave! If anyone wants to share > > them with you on this list I would love to hear them, too! > > > > Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. > > > > "God Bless America!" > > > > > > > > Stan Magnesen > > ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > In a message dated 4/5/03 5:19:03 AM Pacific Standard Time, > > azaeox3@cybermesa.com writes: > > > > > Subj: [ROOTWALKER] The Bell Witch of TN > > > Date: 4/5/03 5:19:03 AM Pacific Standard Time > > > From: <A HREF="mailto:azaeox3@cybermesa.com">azaeox3@cybermesa.com</A> > > > Reply-to: <A > > HREF="mailto:TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com">TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com</A> > > > To: <A > > HREF="mailto:TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com">TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com</A> > > > Sent from the Internet > > > > > > Good Morning list: > > > > > > Adams/Robertson Co.,TN has been keeping the story of the Bell Witch alive > > > for over 200 years. I have just finished reading a new book(fiction) and > > > find it to give great insites in how our early TN families may have lived > > > on a day to day basis.("All that lives" by Melissa Sanders-Self ISBN > > > 0-446-52691-6 get your library to order it for you in inter-library loan. > > > > > > Has anyone out there read M.V. Ingram's Authenticated History of the Bell > > > Witch, 1894 or had the story passed down in their family? > > > > > > Penny > > > NM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TN-ROOTWALKER Mailing List ==== > > Genealogy has a great power to bring people closer together, and can give a > > sense of family to those who lack it. > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > ==== TN-ROOTWALKER Mailing List ==== > To change from list mode to digest mode, send the word unsubscribe to TN-ROOTWALKER-L-request@rootsweb.com and then send the word subscribe to TN-ROOTWALKER-D-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237