Prepare for Death and Follow Me: An Iowa Cemetery Legend
Photo by Gravefinder, of Find-a-Grave |
Atop a hill near Williamson, Iowa sits a quaint little cemetery. Known as the Oak Hill Cemetery by some, and the Stoneking Cemetery by others, this final resting spot of the Stoneking and Darrah families is home to a rather creepy urban legend!
Like many similarly spooky legends, this one is all over the map. Websites that feature lists of hauntings, such as Shadowlands and Iowa Haunted Houses, note that apparitions of horribly burned people and apparitions of people missing their hands have been spotted in the area. And although it is no longer there, an abandoned home adjacent to the cemetery property was said to be rather scary itself. Those brave enough to attempt to walk up the front steps of the home found the task physically impossible—something always stopped them from making it to the top.
The most talked about legend, however, is that of Joseph Stoneking. Joseph Stoneking was born on February 9, 1849 in what is now Wetzel County, West Virginia. He passed away on March 17, 1916.
It is discussed among legend trippers that if one were to go behind the trees to the rear of the cemetery, they would witness the ghost of Joseph Stoneking sitting atop his own grave. Anyone unlucky enough to experience this would be dead shortly after.
Fueling this fear, undoubtedly, is the rather grim epitaph found on the tombstone that Joseph shares with his wife, Lucinda:
Source: http://theresashauntedhistoryofthetri-state.blogspot.com/2018/10/prepare-for-death-and-follow-me-iowa.html
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