John Hartlauer, Effingham County
Mary Greenawalt was widowed in 1879, with five children, ages 14 to 1. Her youngest son died in 1881 at the age of 3. Three years later...
William, Frank and John Seibert, Vermilion County
William Seibert (b. 1876) was sent west in 1887, along with two brothers, John and Frank. William was in the home of Henry S. France in...
Robert G. Burke, Vermilion County
Robert G. Burke (1866 - 1903) was sent to Vermilion county in 1873. He was only seven years old, and had been fully orphaned, unlike the...
Alexander and John Latter, Champaign and Coles County
The Urbana Free Library has a small collection of indentures from 1859 and 1860. One of the riders included in that collection is...
Edward and Mary Seibert, Henry County
Edward and Mary Seibert were sent to Illinois in about 1877, and were living with Henry and Roxana Ferguson of Annawan, Henry County in...
Frederick Thumm, Thomas Hoagland and Harriett Milot, Kankakee County
Frederick Thumm was sent to Illinois in 1875 at age 11. He lived with Mrs. Grimes in Manteno, Kankakee County. After he had been there...
