When Gertrude Eliza Odell was born on 16 July 1871, in Rockford, Van Buren, Missouri, United States, her father, Alfred John Odell, was 38 and her mother, Mary Elizabeth Adams, was 26. She married Roderick Greenfield on 14 May 1898, in Los Angeles, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Berkeley, Alameda, California, United States in 1920 and Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1930.
Do you know Gertrude Eliza? Do you have a story about her that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Historical Boundaries: 1875: Chautauqua, Kansas, United States
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
English: habitational name from Odell, a place in Bedfordshire, which derives from Old English wād ‘woad’ (a plant collected for the blue dye that could be obtained from it) + hyll ‘hill’. The spelling O'Dell is not Irish, but a creation by folk etymology, found first among English migrants to Limerick. Compare Waddell . — Note: The population figure published by the US Census Bureau does not distinguish between the surnames O'Dell and Odell .
Altered form of Swedish Odell , as if of Irish origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesAs a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.