Odell Pioneer Cemetery & Ebenezer Chapel

Odell Pioneer Cemetery & Ebenezer Chapel The Odell Pioneer Cemetery & Ebenezer Chapel is a listed Historic Cemetery recorded with the Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries.

This page is maintained by the Odell Family.

New on the Website!🥳We’ve just added a new section to the Odell Pioneer Cemetery website featuring family trees!Many of ...
05/08/2025

New on the Website!🥳

We’ve just added a new section to the Odell Pioneer Cemetery website featuring family trees!

Many of the individuals buried here are part of a small number of interrelated families — and now you can explore those connections through research-backed family trees. Each tree includes clickable names that will take you directly to a person’s biography.

Visit the new page here: https://odellpioneercemetery.com/resources/

We're continuing to add more trees and biographies, so check back often!

In an effort to help restore the identities of those buried in the cemetery, the Odell family began researching the lives of the individuals interred here in 2005. After encountering many fruitless searches and confusion caused by undocumented or speculative information, it became clear that a more....

ORA M. COOVERTBorn: 8 November 1860 | Dayton, OregonDied: 15 June 1863 | Dayton, OregonParents: Abram & Martha Ann Odell...
05/05/2025

ORA M. COOVERT

Born: 8 November 1860 | Dayton, Oregon
Died: 15 June 1863 | Dayton, Oregon
Parents: Abram & Martha Ann Odell Coovert

For more information about Ora, please visit our website:

https://odellpioneercemetery.com/known-burials/ora-coovert/

Photo: © God's Art Photography 2018

Martha Ann Odell CoovertBorn: 23 November 1822 | Richmond, IndianaDied: 24 March 1903 | Dayton, OregonSpouse: Abram Coov...
05/05/2025

Martha Ann Odell Coovert

Born: 23 November 1822 | Richmond, Indiana
Died: 24 March 1903 | Dayton, Oregon
Spouse: Abram Coovert
Married: 2 January 1845 | Carroll County, Indiana
Arrived in Oregon: 26 September 1851

To read Martha's complete biography, please visit our website:

https://odellpioneercemetery.com/known-burials/martha-coovert/

Photo: © God's Art Photography 2018

MARGARET ANN FUDGE COOVERTBorn: 14 February 1844 |  Preble County, OhioDied: 2 November 1873 | Dayton, OregonSpouse: Joh...
05/05/2025

MARGARET ANN FUDGE COOVERT

Born: 14 February 1844 | Preble County, Ohio
Died: 2 November 1873 | Dayton, Oregon
Spouse: John W. Coovert
Married: 1866 | Preble County, Ohion
Arrived in Oregon: 1869 or 1872

To read Margaret's complete biography, please visit our website:

https://odellpioneercemetery.com/known-burials/margaret-ann-coovert/

Photo: © God's Art Photography 2018

JOHNSON ERNEST COOVERTBorn: 14 January 1830 | Preble County, OhioDied: 6 January 1878 | Dayton, OregonSpouse: Elizabeth ...
05/05/2025

JOHNSON ERNEST COOVERT

Born: 14 January 1830 | Preble County, Ohio
Died: 6 January 1878 | Dayton, Oregon
Spouse: Elizabeth Fudge Robertson
Married: 1857 | Preble County, Ohio
Arrived in Oregon: 1872

To learn more about Johnson E. Coovert, please visit our website:

https://odellpioneercemetery.com/known-burials/johnson-coovert/

Photo: © God's Art Photography 2018

ABRAM COOVERTBorn: 24 April 1819 |  Butler County, OhioDied: 30 January 1907 | Dayton, OregonSpouse: Martha Ann Odell Co...
05/05/2025

ABRAM COOVERT

Born: 24 April 1819 | Butler County, Ohio
Died: 30 January 1907 | Dayton, Oregon
Spouse: Martha Ann Odell Coovert
Married: 2 January 1845 | Carroll County, Indiana
Arrived in Oregon: 26 September 1851

To read Abram's complete biography, please visit our website:

https://odellpioneercemetery.com/known-burials/abram-coovert/

Photo: © God's Art Photography 2018

WILLIAM JOSEPH CARPENTERBorn: 13 March 1844 / Galena, OhioDied: 9 August 1936 / Portland, OregonSpouse: Melissa Ruthven ...
05/04/2025

WILLIAM JOSEPH CARPENTER

Born: 13 March 1844 / Galena, Ohio
Died: 9 August 1936 / Portland, Oregon
Spouse: Melissa Ruthven Kenaston Carpenter
Married: 17 January 1867 | Rock Island, Illinois

To view William's complete biography, please visit our website:

https://odellpioneercemetery.com/known-burials/william-carpenter/

Photo: © God's Art Photography 2018

MELISSA RUTHVEN KENASTON CARPENTERBorn: 16 January 1846 | Franklin, OhioDied: 2 June 1927 | Dayton, OregonSpouse: Willia...
05/04/2025

MELISSA RUTHVEN KENASTON CARPENTER

Born: 16 January 1846 | Franklin, Ohio
Died: 2 June 1927 | Dayton, Oregon
Spouse: William J. Carpenter
Married: 17 January 1867 | Rock Island, Illinois

To view Melissa's biography, please visit our website:

https://odellpioneercemetery.com/known-burials/melissa-carpenter/

Photo: © God's Art Photography 2018

✨ Discover the History of Our Family's Pioneer Cemetery ✨We're excited to share a special project we’ve been working on—...
05/04/2025

✨ Discover the History of Our Family's Pioneer Cemetery ✨

We're excited to share a special project we’ve been working on—a video that tells the story of our family’s pioneer cemetery in Dayton, Oregon. This little piece of land holds generations of history, from early settlers to the stories that shaped our roots here in the Pacific Northwest.

📺 Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/JMzziKmqm0A?feature=shared

I’d love for you to check it out and let me know what you think!

In 1856, pioneers John and Sarah Holman Odell sectioned off a portion of their Donation Land Claim to build a cemetery and chapel. The first documented buria...

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4WW3+PH SE Webfoot Road
Dayton, OR
97114

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