User:Jitterbugger1

John and Mary Bates One day at what was then The bates farm, John went to St. Louis,MO to do some farming business and while he was gone Mary got kidnapped by a group of Indians living in the area. When John came back he couldn't find Mary so he jumped of of what is now Inspiration Point(at Bates Creek Church Camp). Thinking she was dead. Mary escaped from the Indians and went looking for John,when she found his body, She jumped off the cliff and died along side John. No one has proven this story true so I will keep you posted as I learn more About the Mystery of John and Mary Bates.