Thomas J. Dale, Vermilion County
Thomas Dale has given a wonderful synopsis of his life, including his service in the 35th Illinois Infantry. He enlisted in Catlin,...
William, Frank and John Seibert, Vermilion County
William Seibert (b. 1876) was sent west in 1887, along with two brothers, John and Frank. William was in the home of Henry S. France in...
Robert G. Burke, Vermilion County
Robert G. Burke (1866 - 1903) was sent to Vermilion county in 1873. He was only seven years old, and had been fully orphaned, unlike the...
Sidney, Charlotte & Marion Rowe
The Rowe children are, according to family trees, the children of Theophilus and Susannah Rowe, English immigrants, who also lived in...
Alexander and William Day, Vermilion County
Alexander and William Day were sent west by the New York Juvenile Asylum in separate companies according to the letter published in the...
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...
Patrick Brennan, Orphan Train Rider
Patrick Brennan was one of the Vermilion County Company boys who served in the Civil War and were all listed in the 1868 Annual Report....
Mary & Miles Blessing, Orphan Train Riders
Mary Blessing (1842- ?) was mentioned along with a group of young men who were sent to Vermilion County in 1855. The young men on the...
Henry Monehan, Orphan Train Rider
Henry Monehan/Monahan was born in 1843 in Ireland and came to Vermilion County in 1855 with a large company of boys and girls who were...
