Well now Melinda, I am lost - and so are you. 1909 City Directory has Gertrude O'Donnell, widow of William, charwoman at Andrus Building, living at flat 1, 554 8th Avenue North - with Thomas, laborer; William, shoemaker. Lawyer O'donnell in this bldg too, and because book is not indexed by street, census records might reveal who else in building that just might be connected. I could not find marriage for Gertrude 1 in IL marriage records, or anything good at MHS death records, so do that time line and write a narrative, and you will find your way and in several years you may learn of family secrets that you will then wish you did not know. Happy Historical Trails, Robert P. Mosedale Bloodhound Research, P. A. rmosedale@juno.com