Ashland Township
43.20.191N
085.50.722W
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This site has several interesting points, including a large
G.A.R. memorial, and an interesting tree trunk monument. In 1922,
a young woman named
Meda
(Dudgeon) Hodell
was accused and convicted of murdering her father-in-law
David Hodell, who was
buried here. During the course of the sensational trial, Mr. Hodell's body was
exhumed several times, and there are persistent rumors as to whether or not he
was reburied at this site. However, a marker bearing his name remains. Meda's
husband Romie also died under suspicious circumstances several months later, and
is buried in the Goodwell Township cemetery.
Despite the conviction, in this editor's opinion there is little evidence to
show that Mrs. Hodell was guilty of this crime, or of involvement in her
husband's death. There is also an unmarked paupers field. The site is located
adjacent to the Ashland Center Church of Christ.
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The grave of David Hodell
1867 - 1922 |
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