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WHEN SOMEBODY DIED, PEOPLE WOULD GO TO THE GRAVEYARD AND SING
THE WHOLE NIGHT, AND THEY SAID WHEN THEY SANG, IT KEPT
THE EVIL SPIRITS AWAY.
Submitter comment: HEARD FROM HER GRANDMOTHER.
Where learned: CLASS ASSIGNMENT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 03-07-1969
THERE IS A HOUSE IN KNOXVILLE THAT IS SUPPOSE(D) TO BE
HAUNTED. A PREACHER LIVED THERE AND DIED AND IS BURIED
OUT BACK. HE HAD A BIBLE THT HE ALWAYS USED AND IT IS IN
THE HOUSE. YOU CAN SEE THE BIBLE, BUT YOU CAN'T PICK IT UP.
IT IS NOT NAILED DOWN OR TIED DOWN, IT JUST CAN'T BE PICKED UP
BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE TRIED.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; FAYETTEVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter |
Date learned: 07-06-1970
MRS. LOLA CRAWLY OF NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI RELATED TO
MRS. RUTH WALKER THE FOLLOWING BELIEF.
DOCTORS EIGHTY YEARS AGO TRAVELED BY HORSE AND BUGGY. IF
A BIRD TOOK SHELTER UNDER THE FRINGE OF THE BUGGY, IT WAS
BELIEVED TO BE SOMEBODY'S SPIRIT. "THIS USUALLY OCCURRED
ON DARK RAINY NIGHTS," EXPLAINED MRS. WALKER.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Bird |
Date learned: 07-00-1968
IF YOU DREAM ABOUT A GHOST, YOU'VE MET ONE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; TENNESSEE RIDGE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Dreams |
Date learned: 08-09-1968
A FALLING STAR IS A LOST SOUL.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Star BELIEF -- Comet |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
WHENEVER A SHADOW PASSES ACROSS A HOUSE, THERE IS A GHOST
INSIDE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter |
Date learned: 04-08-1969
MOTHER AND DAD HAVE TOLD ME MANY TIMES ABOUT THE JULY 4TH IN THE
1930'S, WHEN A FLEET (LITERALLY SCORES) OF UFO'S CROSSED THE
SKIES ABOUT NOONTIME IN RICHMOND, MISSOURI. I HAVE HEARD,
SINCE THE TIME MY PARENTS TOLD ME, THE SAME STORY FROM OTHER
RICHMOND DWELLERS OF THE 1930'S. THEY BELIEVE IT.
Where learned: MISSOURI ; KANSAS CITY ; RICHMOND
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- July 4 Independence Day BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter |
Date learned: 00001930'S ; 00001950'S
WHEN WE LIVED AT THE TRIBBLE PLACE, WE COULDN'T KEEP THE FRONT
DOOR LOCKED. IT WOULD CLICK AND COME OPEN. THE CHAIRS,
CANE-BOTTOMED CHAIRS, WOULD TURN OVER. MOSTLY THEY WERE THE
CHAIRS AROUND THE TABLE. AT NIGHT THE COVER WOULD BE PULLED
OFF THE BEDS. MY SISTER DIDN'T BELIEVE THIS HAPPENED UNTIL
SHE SPENT THE NIGHT WITH US. DURING THE NIGHT SHE WAS
AWAKENED BY THE COVER BEING PULLED OFF HER. ONE NIGHT
SOMETHING THAT SOUNDED LIKE A MIRROR BROKE, AWOKE US. WE GOT
UP AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. ANOTHER NIGHT A LITTLE
ROUND BALL OF LIGHT WENT AROUND THE BED AND THEN WENT UP THE
STAIRS AND DISAPPEARED. THIS WAS ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE
ERNEST, MY BROTHER, TOOK SICK. A FEW NIGHTS LATER, I AWOKE
TO HEAR MY MOTHER CALLING, "MATTIE MAE" THREE TIMES. IT
SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS AT THE WINDOW AND I WENT OUT TO LOOK
FOR HER. NO ONE WAS THERE, BUT ABOUT A WEEK LATER ERNEST
AND MAMA BOTH PASSED AWAY.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; HERNDON
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 07-23-1968
BEFORE MY BROTHER DIED, HE CALLED MY MOTHER AND TOLD HER HE HAD
SEEN A LITTLE GIRL HOLDING A CANDLE FLYING AROUND HIS BED.
Where learned: MISSOURI ; PUXICO
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 07-28-1968
WHEN MY BABY SISTER PASSED AWAY, SHE WAS NINE YEARS OLD, WE HEARD
THE SWEETEST SINGING AND SHE HEARD IT TOO. SHE HAD SPINAL
MENINGITIS. SHE OPENED HER EYES, WHICH SHE HADN'T BEEN ABLE
TO DO BEFORE AND SAID, "MAMA, DO YOU HEAR THAT SINGING?"
Where learned: MISSOURI ; PUXICO
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 07-28-1968
WHEN OR BEFORE MY FATHER PASSED AWAY, THERE WERE THREE KNOCKS
ON THE DOOR, AND THE MALE NURSE OPENED THE DOOR. THERE WAS A
MAN WITH A DOVE ON HIS SHOULDER. THE DOVE FLEW TO MY FATHER
AND LIT ON HIS BED AND THEN FLEW BACK TO THE MAN. THE MAN
AND THE DOVE DISAPPEARED WHILE THE NURSE WAS LOOKING AT THEM.
MY FATHER DIED THE NEXT NIGHT.
Where learned: MISSOURI ; PUXICO
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple Observation BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 07-28-1968
IF YOU SHIVER WHEN IT'S NOT COLD, IT MEANS THAT WHEN YOU ARE
DEAD, A GOOSE WILL WALK OVER YOUR GRAVE.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; LEXINGTON
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions Chills, shivering |
Date learned: 12-00-1969
THIS WAS TOLD TO SISTER MARY ANTHONY BARR BY A NEGRO GRADUATE
STUDENT:
IF A BABY IS BORN WITH A VEIL (I.E., MEMBRANE) OVER HIS FACE,
HE WILL SEE A GHOST SOMETIME IN HIS LIFE. THIS IS CALLED
"STRANGE BIRTH."
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): CAUL
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Body part Senses Head, physiognomy, face BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 00001965 SUMMER
IN THE EVENT OF A DEATH IN THE HOUSE, ALL THE MIRRORS IN THE
ROOM WHERE THE CORPSE LIES MUST BE COVERED TO PREVENT THE
REFLECTION OF THE DECEASED FROM REMAINING.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 00001965 SUMMER
IF YOU SWEEP TRASH OUT OF THE DOOR AT NIGHT, IT MAKES THE
GHOST ANGRY.
Where learned: ALABAMA, ASSUMED ; MONTGOMERY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Measure of time Working BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IT IS A COMMON BELIEF AMONG GRAVEDIGGERS (OR WAS) THAT
A DEAD MAN'S "REST" WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE QUALITY OF
THE EARTH IN WHICH HE IS BURIED--THAT IF IT IS SOFT AND
CLAYLIKE, HE WILL NOT BE DISTURBED, BUT IF IT IS HARD
AND STONY, HIS GHOST WILL BE RESTLESS.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): AFTERLIFE ; BELIEF ; Clay ; GHOST ; GHOSTS ; Grave ; Gravedigger ; Haunt ; Peace ; QUALITY ; Rock ; Soil
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Mineral BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
WHENEVER A GROUP OF CATS GATHER IN A GRAVEYARD ON THE
NIGHT OF THE NEW MOON, THEY ARE INHABITED FOR THAT NIGHT
BY THE SPIRITS OF THE DEAD. THEY WILL CONVERSE (LOUDLY)
ALL NIGHT LONG, BUT IN THE MORNING THEY WILL BE "ONLY"
CATS AGAIN.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; MCKENZIE ; Whitehorn, David
Keyword(s): Cats ; Dead ; GHOST ; GRAVEYARD ; Inhabit ; MOON ; New Moon ; SPIRIT ; Tale
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 10-14-1973
YOUR SPIRIT OR SOUL WAS EXPELLED TEMPORARILY OR FOREVER
IF YOU SNEEZE AND DON'T SAY, "GOD BLESS YOU."
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 10-08-1973
ON THE WITCHES' SABBATH EVERY ONE HUNDRED YEARS, THE
DEAD WILL WALK THE EARTH FOR ONE NIGHT. SHE SAID THAT
IT DEPENDED ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE STARS AND THE
FULL MOON FOR THE DAY TO BE DETERMINED, PREFERABLY ON
A SUNDAY. SHE REMEMBERED LEARNING ABOUT IT FROM HER
PARENTS WHEN SHE WAS A CHILD---THEY CAME FROM A VERY
SUPERSTITIOUS PART OF ITALY.
Submitter comment:
Micheline Caputo - deceased Grandmother. Housewife, Italian.
I heard these things from my grandmother throughout most of my young adult life. She was a fantastic storyteller, and was a storehouse of all kinds of information.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; ITALY ; VANDERBILT ; Caputo, Micheline
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Festival BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Witch Shaman BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Star BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Measure of time Year |
Date learned: 11-00-1973
THE INFORMANT USED TO LIVE NEAR SOME COKE OVENS IN
VANDERBILT -- POPULATION 200. SHE SAID THAT ONCE SHE SAW
A MAN FALL INTO THE OVENS AND HE WAS BURIED ALIVE. ON
EACH NIGHT AFTERWARDS HE COULD BE SEEN WALKING THE AREA
OF THE OVENS, THEN AS SUDDENLY AS IT BEGAN IT STOPPED.
SHE NEVER SAW IT AGAIN.
Submitter comment:
Micheline Caputo - deceased Grandmother. Housewife, Italian.
I heard these things from my grandmother throughout most of my young adult life. She was a fantastic storyteller, and was a storehouse of all kinds of information.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; VANDERBILT ; Caputo, Micheline
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter |
Date learned: 11-00-1973