![Thomas N. and William A. Mehan, Tazewell County](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e0bd80_13a1eaa1f28a40b0ae501faa9b0a9e91~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_319,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e0bd80_13a1eaa1f28a40b0ae501faa9b0a9e91~mv2.webp)
Thomas N. and William A. Mehan, Tazewell County
Thomas and William came to Tazewell County in 1857 on the orphan train. As an adult Thomas told his story in a letter to the asylum as an...
![Ludwig, Henry & George Knoess, Orphan Train Riders](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e0bd80_e7cac1c9054d46a0a5a5f35cb67f7e47~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_319,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e0bd80_e7cac1c9054d46a0a5a5f35cb67f7e47~mv2.webp)
Ludwig, Henry & George Knoess, Orphan Train Riders
Ludwig (1880 - 1967) first came to Armington, Tazewell County, Illinois on the orphan train in 1889 and was living with the McLellan...
![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...
![George, Louisa & Ada Freeman, Champaign County](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e0bd80_a6fa0552f18f4594bb84aba79467db3f~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_143,h_173,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e0bd80_a6fa0552f18f4594bb84aba79467db3f~mv2.webp)
George, Louisa & Ada Freeman, Champaign County
George, Louisa (1872 - 1942) and Ada (1876) were all placed in the home of John H. Omey in Dewey in 1888. They were the children of...