James Robertson, Champaign County
James Robertson was born in New York in 1845 and was brought to Illinois on the Orphan Train when he was 14. He was indentured on 15 Sept...
Patrick Brennan, Orphan Train Rider
Patrick Brennan was one of the Vermilion County Company boys who served in the Civil War and were all listed in the 1868 Annual Report....
Mary & Miles Blessing, Orphan Train Riders
Mary Blessing (1842- ?) was mentioned along with a group of young men who were sent to Vermilion County in 1855. The young men on the...
Henry Monehan, Orphan Train Rider
Henry Monehan/Monahan was born in 1843 in Ireland and came to Vermilion County in 1855 with a large company of boys and girls who were...
Dennis and Patrick Morrison, Vermilion and Cumberland County
One orphan who was researched by his family was Dennis Morrison, who was sent to Vermilion County, Illinois. Most interestingly, his...
