Charles B. Dittmar, Orphan Train Rider
Charles B. Dittmar came west in 1891, when he was just nine years old. He was first sent to a family in a little place called Weston,...
Elizabeth Peeling, Orphan Train Rider
Elizabeth Peeling (1879 - ) was one of the children sent to the town of Odell in 1889. She appeared in the census in 1880 as the daughter...
John Griffith, Orphan Train Rider
John Griffith (1879 - 1936) came to Illinois in 1889 and settled in Odell, Livingston County. This could be the town with the most...
William Way, Orphan Train Rider
The story of William Way's life was preserved in the Historical Encyclopedia of Livingston County, IL. This is quite the accomplishment...
