Ody Family Cemetery
Narrative
This cemetery sits between the railroad tracks and I-66. The property is privatly owned and is part of three parcels that amount to about 196 acres. Within these parcels is William Brown's house. William Brown was a map maker in Gainsville and is known for producing a nice map of Prince William County in 1901. The Dunklin Monument is also on the north east most parcel of the bunch.
These parcels were evaluated during planning for the proposed Tri-County Parkway and a report produced titled Tri-County Parkway Location Study. (7mb pdf)
Survey Details
| Classification: | Family (Black) |
| Status: | Abandoned |
| Condition: | Fair |
| Approx. Size: | Small |
| Approximate Number of Burials: | 7 |
| Markers: | Tombstone, Fieldstone, Unmarked |
| Surnames Listed on Markers: | "To my husband Morton Ody, born March 15 1800, died Dec 13, 1890, Right blessed are the dead which die in the Lord" Made C.L. Neale of Alexandria VA |
| Comments: | One row of graves with one Tombstone and six graves marked with Fieldstones. The stones all face the railroad tracks and can be seen in the winter. The one stone was professionally made by C. L. Neale of Alexandria and reads: “To my husband Morton Ody, born March 15 1800, died Dec 13, 1890, Right blessed are the dead which die in the Lord.” Thanks to Debbie Moore of V.D.O.T. for reporting this cemetery. |
| Surveyed By: | Ron Turner & Howard Thompson - 2000 |
| Latitude / Longitude: | 38.798183, -77.5908624 |
Site Visits
| Visited by: | Date: | Comments: |
|---|---|---|
| Ron Turner & Howard Thompson | 2000 | One row of graves with one Tombstone and six graves marked with Fieldstones. The stones all face the railroad tracks and can be seen in the winter. The one stone was professionally made by C. L. Neale of Alexandria and reads: “To my husband Morton Ody, born March 15 1800, died Dec 13, 1890, Right blessed are the dead which die in the Lord.” Thanks to Debbie Moore of V.D.O.T. for reporting this cemetery. |
| Ron Turner, Robert Moser, David Cuff | Dec. 20, 2015 | Cemetery was fenced by VDOT during the latest widening of this portion of I-66. |