August, Carrie & Charles Voegele, Lee County
The three Voegele siblings: August, Carrie and Charles probably came to Illinois in 1881, which was the year that Carrie Voegele came to...
Sarah Lankanau, Iroquois County
Sarah Lankanau (1873 - 1950) was sent to Illinois in 1883 and lived with the Henry Hartman family in Danforth, Iroquois County. She was...
Elizabeth and Catherine Kelley, Jefferson County
Family lore has it that Elizabeth (1851 - 1934) and Katherine Kelley (1848 - 1925) travelled on the orphan train to Illinois. I was...
Jesse O Drake, Whiteside County
In 1888 the Asylum was concerned with the fact that a large number of the boys sent West were leaving the homes that had been found for...
