Author talk:Ella Irene Rood

= Sources =

burial
Ella Irene McDonell Rood Birth   15 Feb 1844    Ohio, USA Death   21 May 1921 (aged 77)    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Burial   Oak Woods Cemetery    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Memorial ID   144014701
 * findagrave

Civil War
Name: 	Ella I Rood Gender: 	Female Filing Date: 	18 Sep 1903 Filing Place: 	Illinois, USA Relation to Head: 	Widow Spouse: 	Frank H Rood
 * General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T288, 546 rolls.

death
Name: 	E. Irene Rood [E. Irene McDonell] Birth Date: 	15 Feb 1843 Birth Place: 	Ohio Death Date: 	21 May 1921 Death Place: 	Chicago, Cook, Illinois Burial Date: 	23 May 1921 Cemetery Name: 	Oakwoods Death Age: 	78 Race: 	White Marital Status: 	W Gender: 	Female Residence: 	Chicago, Cook, Illinois Father Name: 	Benjamin McDonell Father Birth Place: 	New York Mother Name: 	Maria Phillips Mother Birth Place: 	PA. Spouse Name: 	Frank H. Rood FHL Film Number: 	1852992
 * Illinois, Cook County Deaths 1878–1922.” Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Illinois Department of Public Health. “Birth and Death Records, 1916–present." Division of Vital Records, Springfield, Illinois.

family tree
Elmyra Irene McDonal Spouse	George H. Rood Father	Joel Edward McDonal Mother	Eliza McDonal Children	Jennie Birth	15 Feb 1843 Ohio, USA Death	21 May 1921 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
 * Myers/Murphy/Balsamo/Imbraguglio/Walker/Boyne/Holder/Hogan Family Tree

census
Name: 	Ella I Rood Age: 	47 Birth Date: 	Feb 1853 Birthplace: 	Ohio, USA Home in 1900: 	Chicago Ward 30, Cook, Illinois Ward of City: 	30 Street: 	Lexty First Place House Number: 	552 Sheet Number: 	21 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 	266 Family Number: 	373 Race: 	White Gender: 	Female Relation to Head of House: 	Lodger Marital Status: 	Married Marriage Year: 	1875 Years Married: 	25 Father's Birthplace: 	New York, USA Mother's Birthplace: 	Pennsylvania, USA Mother: number of living children: 	0 Mother: How many children: 	1 Can Read: 	Yes Can Write: 	Yes Can Speak English: 	Yes Neighbors: Household Members (Name) 	Age 	Relationship Ella Penwoyer	51 	Head Minnie Beatrice Penwoyer	35 	Sister Grace Penwoyer	31 	Sister Ella J Rood 	47 	Lodger
 * 1900 USA

Name: 	Ella J Rood [Ella I Rood] Age: 	75 Birthplace: 	Ohio Home in 1920: 	Chicago Ward 3, Cook (Chicago), Illinois Street: 	Ellis Ave Residence Date: 	1920 Race: 	White Gender: 	Female Relation to Head of House: 	Head Marital Status: 	Widowed Father's Birthplace: 	New York Mother's Birthplace: 	Pennsylvania Able to Speak English: 	Yes Home Owned or Rented: 	Rented Able to read: 	Yes Able to Write: 	Yes Neighbors: Household Members (Name) 	Age 	Relationship Ella J Rood 	75 	Head Donald Petrey	19 	Lodger Fred Knight	55 	Lodger Joseph G Wills	69 	Lodger Emma M Knox	49 	Lodger
 * 1920 USA

Name: 	Elmyra McDonal Gender: 	Female Race: 	White Age: 	7 Birthplace: 	Ohio Home in 1850: 	Pike, Knox, Ohio, USA Attended School: 	Yes Line Number: 	37 Dwelling Number: 	1523 Family Number: 	1568 Inferred Father: 	Joel McDonal Inferred Mother: 	Eliza McDonal Household Members (Name) 	Age Joel McDonal	42 Eliza McDonal	35 James McDonal	13 Mary McDonal	11 Catherine McDonal	8 Elmyra McDonal 	7 Sarah McDonal	4 George McDonal	3 Henry McDonal	0
 * 1850 USA