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| The Labadie Mansion sits on a hill top near Bartlesville, Oklahoma |
In the late 1880s to 1935, Frank Labadie and his wife Samantha resided in this mansion along with their servant, who some believe was a slave that chose not to be free. His name was Enos Parsons. It is said that Samantha became pregnant around 1893, however, when the baby was born the child was black. Thus, betraying the secret relationship that Samantha had had with servant Enos. In a fury, it is believed that Frank Labadie killed Enos Parsons, then proceeded to throw the baby into the nearby creek. It is rumored that 1935, Frank went crazy and could not handle the torrid past and killed his wife then set fire to the house and he himself perished in the flames.
All that remains of the mansion today is the foundation and a few walls. Many folks claim that when they were visiting, strange occurrences took place such as flashlights and other electronic devices suddenly draining of power. Noises of someone or something moving through and around the surrounding brush are another common occurrences. Probably the most bizarre event that witnesses claim to have seen is the remains of the old stone fireplace suddenly burst into flame then go out on its own.
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| Ruins of the Labadie Mansion near Bartlesville, Oklahoma |
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| Ruins of the Labadie Mansion near Bartlesville, Oklahoma showing the remnants of the fireplace |
Although, the descendants of the Labadie family claim that none of these things are true, and that Frank and Samantha died in a freak accident with their gas heater malfunctioning, and others say they died in a fire but of smoke inhalation. Their graves are located in a nearby cemetery with no indication of a child or Enos Parsons being buried there. One would think that there would be some kind of markers there, unless these deaths were intended to be obscured in time as if these souls never existed.
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| The Labadie burial plot near the site of their formal home |
does anyone have a photo of the mansion intact???? when people lived there.?????
ReplyDeleteALL BOGUS, MY PARNETS USED TO GO THERE BEFORE IT BURNED DOWN. AS DID ALL THE LOCAL TEENS IN THOSE DAYS. THE PARTYING THAT WENT ON UP THERE IS WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE AND THATS HOW IT BURNED.
ReplyDeleteSo "Anonymous", where is your proof that the place is not haunted? Just because people party there does not mean that it is not haunted. Please elaborate!
ReplyDeleteMe and my friends were in the house more than once. It still had floors, stair case and walls. I dont know if it is haunted or not but it was creepy to be inside.
ReplyDeleteMe and my friends were in the house more than once. It still had floors, stairs and walls. I dont know if its haunted or not but it was creepy being inside. We also checked out the graves.
ReplyDeleteWhere is your proof that my grandmother isn't in orbit around Mars?
ReplyDeleteHe's correct. We all used to go party there growing up. Someone caught it on fire way after they died. A few of us would sneak off into the darkness just to scare people.
ReplyDeleteRegardless of the folk lore, it was a cool place to visit back in the day! Being scary was just a plus to us as teenagers!
ReplyDelete^^ Skeptics!
ReplyDeleteMost all of Bartlesville, Dewey and surrounding towns teens went there. Indeed it did have walls and staircase. When we went there it also had some furniture and a piano. The story goes someone broke the piano up to make firewood for the fireplace.
ReplyDeletei was coon hunting and one night when i was by myself an older man came out of the night without a light and told me he enjoyed hearing my hounds trail the coons and that i had some good dogs.i hunted that area several times after that, but never seen him again.
ReplyDeleteHas there been a formal investigation into the alleged haunting and if so, what are the findings. If not then is anyone up for a weekend trip?
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