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The History - Born in 1814, Majors married twice and fathered 13 children. By all accounts, Majors was a religious man, with a keen sense of right and wrong. His employees were required to sign an oath not to ‘drink, swear, treat animals cruelly or behave unbecoming a gentleman’.
In 1848 he started hauling overland freight on the Santa Fe Trail, eventually partnering with William H. Russell and William B. Waddell to form the Russell, Majors and Waddell freighting firm. In 1860 they would go on to found the Pony Express. The original six room two story farm house was built just 16 feet from the Missouri-Kansas state line on a tract of 300 acres and was completed in 1858. Renovations in 1903 would add the “T” shaped rear portion of the home. The Claims - Visitors and volunteers at the home claim that they hear voices and see the ghostly figures of who they believe are Alexander’s son Benjamin and great granddaughter Louisa Johnson. |
Our Findings - We investigated the Alexander Majors House May 14, 2022. It was a very hot day and by investigation time the temperatures were still nearly 80° and would remain there throughout the evening. This location was hard to investigate. There were challenges with audio contamination due to an outdoor wedding being held on the grounds and the close proximity of a very busy Kansas City street.
True to the claims, we did hear unidentified voices and footsteps throughout the house. Several EVPs were captured on our static cameras. The spirits clearly didn’t want us there and told us to ‘Get Out’ on three separate occasions. While we did not see any ghostly figures, we did have a lot of Rempod activity in the second floor ‘toy room’, which is where we also audibly heard several unidentified voices.
There is more to the history of the Alexander Majors home than meets the eye. On the night we visited, the spirits were angry and clearly didn’t want us there. Was it Benjamin and Louisa? I don’t think so. I think there is more to the story that needs to be revealed. Hopefully we will get an opportunity to check it out again.
True to the claims, we did hear unidentified voices and footsteps throughout the house. Several EVPs were captured on our static cameras. The spirits clearly didn’t want us there and told us to ‘Get Out’ on three separate occasions. While we did not see any ghostly figures, we did have a lot of Rempod activity in the second floor ‘toy room’, which is where we also audibly heard several unidentified voices.
There is more to the history of the Alexander Majors home than meets the eye. On the night we visited, the spirits were angry and clearly didn’t want us there. Was it Benjamin and Louisa? I don’t think so. I think there is more to the story that needs to be revealed. Hopefully we will get an opportunity to check it out again.