Elizabeth (Lizzie) Thomas O'Donnell

PHOTO: Lizzie O'Donnell Martin, known to her (great-)grandchildren as "Grandma Martin."
Born 6/15/1850 (Philadelphia)
Died 8/30/1908 (Lawler, IA)
Children:
- Paul Jerome (b. 3/31/1871 in Pennsylvania), whose youngest son Vincent ("Dinty") Martin married Gertrude Fisher, who was (perhaps) adopted into the Paul Martin home, and who was the daughter of an orphan, Marietta Axtel (Fisher), who had been adopted into the home of Jimmy and Katie Hand (see Catherine Smith Hand). If this is all correct, then Joe and George Hand were double-(adopted)-uncles of Gertrude, in that she was both their adopted sister's daughter, and their wives' brother's adopted daughter. Lena and Ida Martin Hand were similarly double-(adopted)-aunts to Gertrude Fisher (Mrs. Dinty) Martin; she was both their brother's adopted daughter and their husband's adopted sister's daughter. Gertrude Fisher Martin herself is of course her own (adopted) sister-in-law.
- Mary ("Madie") Elizabeth (b. 5/10/1873 in Pennsylvania),
- Ida Estella (b. 5/10/1876 in Iowa, m. George Thomas Hand, youngest brother of her brother-in-law, Lena's husband Joe, making these two Martin sisters also sisters-in-law),
- Catherine (b. 1/2/1878, took Holy Orders and became Sister Mary Fidelis, serving in Clare, IA in 1904, died at the convent of Dubuque 5/3/1908),
- Fred James (b. 1/14/1880), listed on the 1880 census as James but on the 1900 census as Fred,
- Mary Magdalene ("Lena," q.v.)
- Mary Fabian (b. 4/4/1884), may have died before 1900, as she is not listed on the census taken then,
- Florence Agnes (b. 9/18/1886),
- John Walter (b. 9/4/1888), listed as Walter on the 1900 census,
- Pearl Genieveve (b. 1/4/1892).
Information from Max Wood, husband of Nancy, grand-daughter of Lena Martin Hand's sister Madie:
From the newspaper announcement of her death:
Elizabeth O'Donnell was born in Philadelphia, PA, June 15, 1850. At the age of four years, her father died and she was placed in the Academy of the Ladies of the Sacred Heart, with whom she remained from 1854 to 1866. She received her education in the best schools of Philadelphia, Washington, Reading and Baltimore, and on May 24, 1869, (or 1870 see P. J. Martin) she was united in marriage to Patrick Martin at Philadelphia. In 1873 they moved to Iowa and settled on the farm now owned by (?), when they moved southeast of Lawler, where they resided until 1883, when they moved to the farm northwest of town on which they lived until 1900 when they came to Lawler where she has resided since. Mr. Martin passed away the night of Wednesday, December 24, 1902.
The deceased was the mother of ten children, a bright and gifted family, all of whom are living, except one, Sister Fidelis who died at the convent in Dubuque, April 3rd of this year. The others are Paul, Fred, Walter, Florence and Pearl of Lawler; Mrs. J. D. Hand and Miss Cora of Delmont, SD; Mrs. Leo Hand of Stamford, SD; and Mrs John Bender of Oelwein, IA. She is also survived by her own Mother, Mrs. L. V. O'Donnell.
Mrs. Martin was a woman of high intellectual attainment, and although ill for many months, disease did not destroy the charm of an indulgent disposition. No one ever entered her home without a warm welcome nor left it without feeling the warmth of a genuine hospitality so characteristic of her ancestry. She was very active in all the social and intellectual societies of our city and she will be greatly missed by all who had known her and by her family, to which she was greatly devoted.
The funeral was held at the Catholic Church Tuesday morning. A large concourse of sorrowing friends gathered at the home to follow the remains to her last resting place in Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Her pastor Rev. P. P. Ryan conducted the services and spoke many words of praise in behalf of the deceased.
Relatives here from a distance to attend the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. John Bender of Oelwein; Phillip Cooney of St. Cloud, MN; P. J. Claire and Stella Cooney of New Hampton.

	O'Donnell	Cottringer	Thomas?	Meyer	Moore	Schneider	[?]	Doyle	[?]	Atkinson	Wilton
O'Donnell	Elizabeth (Lizzie) Thomas O'DONNELL
O'Donnell	F Peter Paul (Jr.) O'DONNELL	M Louisa Victoria COTTRINGER
O'Donnell	FF Peter Paul (Sr.) O'DONNELL		FM Catherine THOMAS?
Cottringer		MF John J(ames?) COTTRINGER		MM Ann MEYER
Cottringer		MFF James COTTRINGER			MFM Elizabeth MOORE
Meyer				MMF (Benjamin?) Lawrence MEYER		MMM (Anna) Regina M. (Rachel) SCHNEIDER
Gatringer		MFFF John GATRINGER					MFFM Catharine [?]
Meyer				MMFF John (N.?) MEYER
Moore					MFMF Capt. John MOORE			MFMM Elizabeth DOYLE
Schneider						MMMF Henry (Harry) SCHNEIDER			MMMM Barbara [?]
Meyer				MMFFF Christopher (or Henry?) MEYER
Doyle								MFMMF Thomas DOYLE		MFMMM Elizabeth ATKINSON
Doyle								MFMMFF Thomas DOYLE
Atkinson										MFMMMF Stephen ATKINSON	MFMMMM Anne WILTON
	O'Donnell	Cottringer	Thomas?	Meyer	Moore	Schneider	[?]	Doyle	[?]	Atkinson	Wilton