Gaineswood mansion was built in 1842 by General Nathan Whitfield. The mansion is said to be haunted by the sister of General Whitfield’s second wife. Her name is Evelyn Carter and she died at the mansion due to some undetermined illness. Since she died in the winter, her body was stored in a sealed pine box under the cellar stairs until the ground thawed in the spring. Apparently she didn’t like this very much and she began haunting the house almost immediately after her body was placed under the stairs. Although she was finally buried, her soft footsteps and melodious singing can still be heard to this day. Gaineswood is a private residence just outside of the town of Demopolis.