Subject: Hauntings in Knox County Mr. King,
I lived in Knox county most of my life. I now live in Delaware. Two of
the
houses I grew up in were haunted. One was located outside of Oaktown, out
in the middle of nowhere. It has since been torn down, or burned, I'm not
sure which. It was a two-story, white farmhouse which sat about half a
mile
off the road. There was a big barn as well. We rented this place, and as
far as I know, were the last people to live in it. There were two bedrooms
upstairs, which my brother and I had, and my parents slept downstairs, in
what was probably the parlor when the house was built. That room had a
fireplace, and was always cold. Even in August (and this house never knew
central air!), that room was cold enough to raise the hair on your arms.
The worst part of this story is that (except for one incident), nothing
ever
really happened. It just felt like you were being watched all the time,
and
that whoever was watching didn't like you. I had terrible dreams, and
would
not stay in the house alone. My mother would wait for my younger brother
to
finish morning kindergarten, then go visit her mom, because she couldn't
stand to stay there alone either. Once, when I was brushing my hair
getting
ready for school (second grade), something pushed my arm. I felt it, but
nothing was there. I moved, and looked all around, but never saw anything.
It scared me completely.
The other house was outside of Edwardsport. It was another farmhouse. My
dad was building two bedrooms in the attic. One night I awoke from a sleep
and heard something being dragged across the attic floor. My brother and I
shared a room at this time. I whispered to him, "Did you hear that?!" His
frightened reply of "yes" made me feel better. At least I wasn't going
crazy! They say that remodeling often brings out any spirits in a place. I
had always felt someone "else" in this house. My parents bought it after
the older man who lived there died. This wasn't a feeling of fear, though.
I was never really afraid in that house. I like to think that maybe the
old
man who had lived there was happy that a family was living in his old
place.
My parents live in Edwardsport now, but that house doesn't have any extra
"personality".
I love the web site! Thanks for having the perfect place to tell my little
stories!
Lana B. LeSieur
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 21:11:30 -0500
From: "Steve LeSieur"