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 > >