Bell Witch / Kate
Sources attach this name to the 2 places below. The name itself is part of the folklore record.
'Kate' — the Bell Witch entity — is the speaking, scripture-quoting, child-striking presence of the 1817-21 disturbances, the entity that allegedly announced it would kill John Bell and, per legend, did. The most famous entity in American haunting lore, existing entirely within one book's account. The lore keeps its witness.
The Tennessee Encyclopedia recounts Bell-family apparitions, voices and physical-harassment traditions from the early nineteenth century. The file calls it Bell Witch / Kate. Reports in the file date to 1886 published mention, according to NC DNCR. The reports at Historic Bell Family Farm Folklore Area are the site's second history — unofficial, unverified, and stubbornly retold. The file keeps Bell Witch / Kate on the roster; the sightings keep the name alive.