Peter, Wilhelm (William) and E. Odendahl
were born near Cologne, Prussia
which is now Koln, Germany.
In 1853 Peter and Wilhelm, accompanied
by their wives Clara and Cecilia, sailed to
their new lives in America.
They all settled in Rock Island County, Illinois
and began to raise their families.
Both Brothers were farmers.
Although E. stayed behind in Germany,
he later sent two of his young sons to live with his brothers in Moline, Illinois.
This Genealogy Web Site is dedicated to these three brother’s legacy and the descendants that followed.