John and James Scott, Edgar & Clinton County
James and John Scott were sent to Illinois the same year and we do not know if they were brothers to each other or not. James stated in...
Henry Schmidt, Edgar County
Henry Schmidt came to Illinois in 1895 and lived with the John Morris family. He was the only boy in the family. In 1900 he attended...
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...
Herman O. Makey, Orphan Train Rider
Herman O. Makey (1885 - 1979): Herman O Makey was sent to Edgar, Illinois according to a letter written by Miss Sommerville in 1897,...
