John J Sands, Marshall & Peoria County
When John Sands wrote to the Asylum in 1873 he was elated to have learned that Ebenezer Wright was in Normal, Illinois. It was his plan...
Joseph Alexander, Iroquois County
Joseph Alexander (1891 - 1934) was sent west in May of 1898, aged 7 or 8 years old and became the ward of Theodore and Louise Koester, a...
1883 Orphan Train Rider Report
The 1883 holds a few clues as to the identity of many orphans, but not many could be confirmed in the census records. The farmer who...
Alfred & Amelia Werner, Rock Island & Peoria County
Alfred Werner was sent to Illinois in 1897, along with a sister Amelia. He was settled in Rock Island county with Curtis Ellis in Milan,...
