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Orphan Trains of Illinois

The Orphan Trains placed children from the Eastern United States on farms in the Midwest States from 1851 until 1929. Click on the rectangle in the top right hand corner of the map to view the map full screen and larger photos. Click on the map tags to read about orphans placed in different locations. Letters are from the annual reports of the New York Juvenile Asylum. The year of each report is referenced in the tag. Search by orphan name in the full screen mode.

Peter Murphy, Vermilion County

Peter Murphy was another boy brought to Vermilion County by Rev. Enoch Kingsbury in November of 1855. I wonder how he felt about life on...

Michael Madden and Julia Neron, Vermilion County

Michael Madden came to Illinois on the orphan train on or about November 4, 1855. He was brought to Illinois by Reverend Enoch Kingsbury,...

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Martin and Peter Armstrong, Kankakee County

Martin and Peter Armstrong, Kankakee County

Charles Robinson, Grundy County

Charles Robinson, Grundy County

Martha & Frederick Zenn, Orphan Train Rider

Martha & Frederick Zenn, Orphan Train Rider

George, Louisa & Ada Freeman, Champaign County

George, Louisa & Ada Freeman, Champaign County

William Way, Orphan Train Rider

William Way, Orphan Train Rider

Elmer Ellsworth Fiero, Orphan Train Rider

Elmer Ellsworth Fiero, Orphan Train Rider

Annie, Emil, Margaret & Ottilile Schultz, Orphan Train Riders

Annie, Emil, Margaret & Ottilile Schultz, Orphan Train Riders

Daniel & James Harney, Orphan Train Riders

Daniel & James Harney, Orphan Train Riders

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Louis Blume, Madison County

Gertrude Dangler, Stephenson County

David, John, and Robert Berwick, Ogle County

Rose Agnes Appell, LaSalle County

Peter Murphy, Vermilion County

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