NOTES FROM MERLE & RUTH COX SCHLEMMER: The Ottwell Chapel cemetery is located on Carolina Trace Road, south of the junction with Cox Road in Section 25 of Whitewater Township, Franklin County, Indiana. It is behind the former site of the Ottwell Chapel Church. We have access to the original membership ledger for the church records; the name at the top of the ledger sheets varies between Otwell and Ottwell. We've seen it spelled both ways in old local newspapers. We chose to spell Ottwell with two (2) "t"s to more equally represent both the Otto and the Hollowell families who deeded the land off their adjoining farms. Only a few of the taller stones are visible from the road, as the cemetery slopes down toward the west. The former churchyard east of the cemetery has usually been kept mowed. A group of volunteers cleared away trees and brambles in about 1995, but by Spring 1998, this cemetery was badly in need of maintenance. By November 1998, the entire lot had been cleared of briars making it possible to mow from the road to the back fence. In April 1999, Merle and Ruth Schlemmer attended a three-day workshop to learn the techniques of historic cemetery preservation from Jim and Minxie Fannin. In May 1999, restoration of the Ottwell cemetery was begun. By June 11, 1999, most of the stones had been cleaned, reset and repaired. With the help of Leroy Wiwi and his indispensible tractor, three of the largest bases were moved aside in order to level and prepare new bases. This list includes all the stones that have been located, as well as some stones which were on the DAR list but have not yet been located in the cemetery, and some burials recorded in Franklin County death records. As information known changes this list is revised. | |||
| Name | Birth Date/Age | Death Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrow, Alfred T | Sep 15, 1853 | Jan 26, 1854 | s/o James & Mary J |
| Barrow, Amos J | Jan 17, 1857 | Aug 16, 1857 | s/o James & Mary J |
| Barrow, George E | Oct 11, 1854 | Nov 16, 1856 | s/o James & Mary J |
| Barrow, James | 58yrs 6mos 13days | Nov 9, 1878 | |
| Barrow, Luisa | 26days | Jul 22, 1862 | d/o James & Mary J |
| Barrow, Mary Jane | Jun 1, 1825 | Aug 16, 1897 | |
| Biddinger, Elizabeth | 33yrs 8mos 3days | Oct 19, 1871 | w/o J G |
| Biddinger, Luella M | Jan 21, 1860 | Feb 18. 1884 | d/o J G & E |
| Craig, Mary E | 1yr 2mos 15days | Aug 27, 1854 | d/o John & Louisa |
| Ellis, Martha | 57yrs | Jul 30, 1857 | w/o James Ellis |
| Ellis, Thomas | 7yrs 9mos 19days | Aug 8, 1853 | s/o J & M |
| Fread, Annette P | Dec 3, 1868 | Feb 21, 1893 | w/o Frank |
| Fread, Frank | 1864 | 1940 | |
| Hieatt, Mabel | 7mos 17days | Jun 19, 1880 | d/o S & W |
| Hollowell, Amanda | 40yrs 2mos 13days | Apr 18, 1865 | w/o E H |
| Hollowell, Clara B | 1yr 9mos 18days | Mar 13, 1856 | d/o P S & Jo Ann |
| Hollowell, Daniel S | 34yrs 9mos 24days | Oct 19, 1849 | s/o J & K |
| Hollowell, Eliza Ellen | Dec 12, 1864 | Jan 20, 1879 | d/o Elizabeth & Joseph |
| Hollowell, Elizabeth Coleman | Mar 5, 1825 | Aug 16, 1893 | |
| Hollowell, George | Feb 12, 1852 | Feb 21, 1865 | s/o Benjamin & Sarah |
| Hollowell, Granville M | 10yrs 11mos 11days | Nov 6, 1873 | s/o E R & A |
| Hollowell, Hannah Jane | 17yrs 6mos 6days | Sep 23, 1857 | d/o William & Nancy |
| Hollowell, Hercules | 27yrs 6mos 2days | Apr 9, 1861 | s/o John & Catherine |
| Hollowell, Hezekiah | Sep 22, 1807 | Feb 21, 1888 | on stone with Juliann Coleman |
| Hollowell, Isaiah | 21yrs 10mos 2days | Dec 24, 1867 | s/o Benjamin & S |
| Hollowell, Joanna L | Aug 20, 1820 | Aug 31, 1905 | on stone with Peter S |
| Hollowell, John | 48yrs 4mos | Feb 14, 1852 | |
| Hollowell, Joseph | Apr 17, 1821 | Sep 11, 1883 | |
| Hollowell, Joseph W | 4yrs 3mos 17days | Aug 1, 1856 | s/o John J & Catherine |
| Hollowell, Juliann Coleman | Feb 19, 1817 | no date | w/o Hezekiah |
| Hollowell, Kate E | Jul 14, 1870 | Dec 11, 1873 | d/o F U & T A |
| Hollowell, Lydia Ollie | 1yr 5mos | Oct 8, 1860 | d/o Francis & Mary |
| Hollowell, Margaret M | Jul 13, 1846 | Jul 23, 1857 | d/o John & Catherine |
| Hollowell, Martha | 69yrs 9mos 13days | May 11, 1855 | w/o Thomas |
| Hollowell, Martha | Dec 27, 1853 | Sep 8, 1919 | w/o Mortimor |
| Hollowell, Martha J | 15yrs 5mos 27days | Dec 27, 1867 | d/o H & Juliann |
| Hollowell, Mary | 36yrs 3mos 19days | Jun 5, 1866 | w/o Francis |
| Hollowell, Mary Edney | 19yrs 4mos 25days | Nov 10, 1873 | d/o Joseph & Elizabeth |
| Hollowell, Nancy Jacobs | Jan 26, 1808 | May 1, 1894 | w/o William |
| Hollowell, Peter S | Nov 11, 1809 | Mar 24, 1876 | on stone with Joanna L |
| Hollowell, Thomas | 80yrs 1mo 19days | Jan 31, 1857 | |
| Hollowell, Thomas | 20yrs 9mos 16days | Jul 15, 1866 | s/o Hezekiah & Juliann |
| Hollowell, William | Jun 14, 1805 | Aug 25, 1886 | on stone with Nancy Jacobs |
| Hommer, Catherine | 20yrs 10mos | Jul 11, 1856 | w/o W E |
| Hommer, Mary Elizabeth | 5yrs 1mo 23days | Feb 13, 1860 | d/o William & Catherine |
| Hommer, William E | 20yrs | Mar 12, 1858 | |
| Kennedy, Franklin J | Oct 7, 1855 | Mar 6, 1858 | s/o J C & Sarah A |
| Kennedy, Isaac S | 30yrs 8mos 28days | Jul 6, 1862 | |
| Kennedy, James | 73yrs 3mos 22days | Aug 14, 1856 | |
| Kennedy, Mary | May 7, 1792 | Sep 9, 1879 | |
| Kennedy, Sarah Ann | Sep 14, 1861 | w/o William | |
| Kennedy, William | 34yrs 8mos | Dec 11, 1859 | |
| Larison, Abel A | 53yrs 2mos 1day | Apr 23, 1874 | |
| Larmore, Juliett | May 22, 1862 | Sep 11, 1868 | |
| Lyon, Elizabeth | 74yrs 4mos 25days | May 19, 1868 | w/o Oliver |
| Mann, John | 99yrs | Apr 30, 1849 |  Revolutionary War |
| Mann, Pursia A | 92yrs | Mar 16, 1859 | w/o John Mann |
| McLain, Ann Catharine | 74yrs 3mos 29days | Jul 11, 1849 | w/o Neal |
| McLain, Eliza Ann | 79yrs 8mos 25days | Jul 2, 1865 | w/o John |
| McLain, John | 79yrs 10mos 16days | Mar 12, 1883 | |
| ___holland, William H | 60yrs 5days | Oct 31, 1873 | |
| Mortashed, Freddie | 4yrs 8mos 29days | Nov 8, 1874 | s/o J & N |
| Mortashed, Giles Willard | 11yrs 3mos 12days | May 28, 1868 | |
| Mortashed, Joshua | May 26, 1829 | Jul 15, 1915 | |
| Mortashed, Nancy | Nov 19, 1827 | Aug 14, 1905 | |
| Otto, Catherine | 71yrs 3mos 24days | May 29, 1855 | w/o Jacob |
| Otto, Daniel | Mar 13, 1801 | Jun 26, 1870 | |
| Otto, H T | 1850 | 1896 | on stone with M A Otto |
| Otto, Jacob | |||
| Otto, Lidie | May 16, 1848 | Jun 20, 1874 | w/o Jacob |
| Otto, M A | 1854 | 1923 | |
| Otto, Margaret | Jan 10, 1808 | Aug 30, 1880 | |
| Otto, William | Jun 7, 1808 | Feb 6, 1880 | on stone with Margaret Otto |
| Parkhurst, Rebecca A | 27yrs | May 10, 1867 | w/o Dr Eli |
| Skiles, Adaline | Jan 7, 1862 | d/o J & H | |
| Skiles Infant | May 10, 1864 | d/o J & H | |
| Skiles, John | 52yrs | Oct 23, 1848 | |
| Skiles, Mary E | 20days | May 28, 1860 | d/o J & H |
| Stansbury, Mary Jane | 25yrs 8mos 27days | Nov 28, 1857 | w/o John A |
| Stansbury, Samantha | Mar 18, 1837 | Apr 9, 1920 | s/o Thomas S |
| Stokes, George C | 1861 | 1928 | |
| Stokes, Ida A | 1863 | 1920 | |
| Stokes, Richard | Aug 10, 1928 | Aug 10, 1928 | |
| Stokes, Selina H | 1867 | 1890 | |
| Stone, Asel P | Jan 7, 1820 | Nov 17, 1899 | on stone with Rachel M |
| Stone, Ormon D | 26yrs | Jun 28, 1844 | |
| Stone, Margaret J | 10days | Aug 18, 1839 | d/o C D & M J |
| Stone, Mary A | 36yrs 5mos 3days | Feb 15, 1864 | w/o Sylvester |
| Stone, Rachel M | Sep 24, 1824 | Aug 27, 1900 | |
| Stone, William | Jun 30, 1792 | Aug 2, 1870 | |
| Stone, William Thomas | 7yrs 3mos 6days | Mar 29, 1831 | s/o William & Sarah |
| Watkins, Arthur P | Apr 13, 1891 | ||
| Watkins, Hannah E | Jul 25, 1846 | Jun 20, 1873 | w/o H |
| Watkins, Harry | May 20, 1873 | Aug 18, 1873 | s/o H & H C |
| Watkins, Ida B | Sep 17, 1865 | Nov 12, 1895 | |
| Watkins, Jonathan | 73yrs 6mos | Apr 30, 1864 | |
| Watkins, Knowles T | 7mos 8days | Jan 25, 1867 | |
| Watkins, Louisa J | Feb 6, 1874 | Feb 18, 1874 | d/o C & E A |
| Watkins, Phebe | 72yrs | Mar 9, 1869 | w/o Jonathan |
