![John J Sands, Marshall & Peoria County](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e0bd80_b7878a6df7c349a6837a75eab4230763~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_212,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e0bd80_b7878a6df7c349a6837a75eab4230763~mv2.webp)
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](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e0bd80_6fbd2cc60c314c81a750ce0ae54b35e1~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_319,h_160,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e0bd80_6fbd2cc60c314c81a750ce0ae54b35e1~mv2.webp)
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](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e0bd80_70a26a7d9a0f4aa3a080ca2a8d11f537~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_319,h_79,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e0bd80_70a26a7d9a0f4aa3a080ca2a8d11f537~mv2.webp)
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](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e0bd80_2cdce9ce32d34e8db104eeb640803c98~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_319,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e0bd80_2cdce9ce32d34e8db104eeb640803c98~mv2.webp)
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,...