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...
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
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
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,...
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...
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...
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...
