William E. Quick, Whiteside County
William E. Quick (1877 - 1951) was sent to Illinois in 1888. He lived with the John F. Seavy family near Morrison, Illinois. Mr. Seavy...
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Orphan Train Memorial, Whiteside County
Soon Whiteside County will have its own memorial to the Orphan Trains. I was contacted by a woman whose grandson has taken on this task...
![Jesse O Drake, Whiteside County](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e0bd80_fa37f36c604f4c9eb1581ef30ffe4ed1~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_319,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e0bd80_fa37f36c604f4c9eb1581ef30ffe4ed1~mv2.webp)
Jesse O Drake, Whiteside County
In 1888 the Asylum was concerned with the fact that a large number of the boys sent West were leaving the homes that had been found for...
![Thomas Cochran, Whiteside and Carroll County](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e0bd80_e34522d123c146bcb5ee4382118cff07~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_319,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e0bd80_e34522d123c146bcb5ee4382118cff07~mv2.webp)
Thomas Cochran, Whiteside and Carroll County
Like so many of the OTRs, Thomas was not an orphan, but he came from the New York Juvenile Asylum with a group of 15 children to Fulton,...
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John, Charles, Bertha, Louisa & Elizabeth Albrecht, Orphan Train Riders
John (b. 1878) and Charles were sent to Illinois in 1888. They were part of a company that visited Sterling, Illinois and were place with...
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Jacob Walter, Whiteside County
Jacob Walter was just 10 years old when he lived with Napoleon Peters near Neoga, Illinois in 1895. Peters reported to the Asylum that...