James D. Whitley, Logan & Menard County
James D. Whitley wrote a letter to the Asylum in 1880 when he was an adult, encouraging the children of the Asylum to come West. His...
William Rosensteel, Orphan Train Rider
William Rosensteel was sent to Illinois in March of 1902 at the age of nine. He lived with the Swingle family in Athens, IL and attended...