Oden Brown Jordal was baptized at the Methodist Episcopal Church in Steward, Lee county, Illinois on September 27, 1914. The entry for his baptism can be found on line 15.
The record states Oden's birthdate as August 6, 1914. Oden Brown Jordal was the son of Elizabeth (Brown) and Ole L Jordal, the grandson of Isabelle (Halverson) and Lars Jordal and great grandson of Sigri Gunnersdatter and Ole Larson.
The Methodist Episcopal Church still stands today and is located at 507 Main Street. It is currently named the Steward United Methodist Church. A little bit of history about the church can be found here. Scroll down to the bottom and look for 'Steward Methodist Church'.
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