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Index #1:  Orphans brought to Iowa, containing name of child (surname first then given name), adoptive parents (surname first then given name) and town. The 'Additional Information' column was added in 2017.  This list was originally compiled by Madonna Harms between 2003-2005. 
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Mc N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
Child's Name Family Town Addition Information
Saake, Henry A. Bode, Rev. Henry Grundy Center  
Saake, William Meyer, Tonjes Grundy Center  
Sammons, Newton   Mt. Pleasant  
Sarchfield, Robert Thomas, Prof. Darius Newton
Sawyer, Margaret P. Kappes, Joseph Osceola  
Scallons, Mary J, 1) Taylor, Mrs. M.E. 1) Manill placed 15 Apr 1904 (updated 5/30/2017)
2) Meyers, Frank 2) Wadena placed 18 Jan 1905; 1905 Wadena, Fayette Co., IA census (updated 5/30/2017)
Schad, Charles   1) La Plata, MO placed 10 Oct 1907 (updated 5/30/2017)
2) Kelson, A.R. 2) Sioux City  
Schaefer, Frederick Hancock, J.W. Center Point  
Schaefer, Henry Arnold, J.W. Waukon  
Schaefer, Robert Eaves, George Center Point  
Schaeffer, William Neal, Stephen Lansing  
Scherman, John Kelderhouse, J.R. Nevada  
Scherter, George Bremer, Fred Center Point  
Schien, Charles 1) Adams, John Stacyville  
2) Thome, Philip Stacyville  
Schliephake, Freida Jones, J.W. Vinton  
Schlissel, Marilda   Winthrop  
Schmidt, Bertha 1) 1) Missouri placed 19 Mar 1905 (updated 6/2/2017)
2) Van Horn, Willard Coon Rapids placed 16 Jun 1904; 1910 Carlton, Tama Co., IA census  (updated 5/31/2017)
3) 3) West Branch  
Schmidt, Carlo Schmidt, Gunther Eagle Grove  
Schmidt, Clara 1) Wyman, H.R. 1) Princeton, MO placed 18 Jan 1906 (updated 6/2/2017)
2) Nora Springs
  3) West Branch  
4) Stoller, John P. 4) Tipton, IA 1908; 1910 Iowa, Cedar Co., IA census  (updated 5/31/2017)
Schmidt, Ernest G. 1) 1) Missouri b. 1903 NY; placed 19 Mar 1905 (updated 6/2/2017)
2) Krueger, Henry 2) Coon Rapids placed 16 Jun 1904 (updated 6/2/2017)
3) Stoller, John P. 3) Tipton 1908; 1910 Iowa, Cedar Co., IA census; 1920 Tipton, Cedar Co., IA census; 1927 marriage record  (updated 5/31/2017)
Schmidt, Martha      
Schneider, Henrich Greene, IA?
Schneider, Sabina Donahue, Charles Ft. Dodge  
Schoner, Ladislav Dornbush, John Lansing  
Schoonmaker, Viola Mortenson, Dr, M. Clear Lake  
Schroeder, August Vaughan, Patrick Ogden  
Schuer, Bernard Herr, B.T. Washington  
Schult, Oscar Myers Greenfield  
Schultz, Ed   Forest City  
Schultz, Fred Hodge, Greenfield  
Schultz, Henry Bonney, Greenfield  
Schultz, Izora   Forest City  
Schultz, Max Spiers, G.R. Sigourney  
Schuyler, Edward Schroder, Des Moines  
Schwartz,Amos Crane    
Schwartz, Girl      
Schwerter, Robert 1) Keith, E.P. Tipton  
2) Sevale, George Windsor  
3) Volga City
Scott, Mary J. Newman, Calvin Springville  
Scott, Nellie 1) Christie, William 1) Denison placed 15 Apr 1904 (updated 6/2/2017)
2) 2) Mapleton placed Jun 1904 (updated 6/2/2017)
Scully, Frank Donahue, Patrick Clinton  
Sealy, Charles   Tama  
Seaman, Eva 1) Hendrickson, W.F. 1) Sidney Twin to Iva
  2) Hegwood, Mrs. Lizzie 2) Lenox  
Seaman, Iva     twin to Eva, returned to NY
Seaman, William 1) Requa, Isaac    
  2) Veghte, Abraham 2) Millstone, NJ Jan 1895
  3) Albrecht, John   1875
  4) Sleeper, DeLoss H. 4) Des Moines  
Seamore, Florence Rust, Carroll  
Seger, John   Carroll  
Seifert, Charles Lickteig Harlan  
Setzer, Arthur   Grundy Center  
Setzer, Octavia   Grundy Center  
Seymour, Laura Schlichte, John Dyersville  
Seymour, Thomas   Monastery in Dubuque  
*Shaefer, Frederick Shaefer, Baltis
(updated 6/1/2017)
Stacyville b. Nov 1885, NY; 1900 Stacyville, Mitchell, IA census; (updated 6/1/2017)
*Shaefer, Mary Shaefer, Baltis
(updated 6/1/2017)
Stacyville b. 1884 Nov, NY 1900 Stacyville, Mitchell, IA census; (updated 6/1/2017)
Shallein, Adam Krieg, John Emmetsburg  
Shanberger, Fannie Warrinton Des Moines  
Shango, Ira 1) Harker, W.F. 1) New Sharon 1904
2) 2) De Witt 1906
Shanna, William   Oakland  
Shanne,  Lawrence   Oakland  
Sharkey, Margaret Green, William Council Bluffs  
Sharkey, Walter Green, William Council Bluffs  
Shaw, Walter   1) Belleview, Ill  
  2) Keokuk 1896
Shaw, William Saylor, C.B. Pomeroy  
Sherer, John H.   Mason City  
Sheridan, Mary A. McCormick, Frank Emmetsburg  
Sherley, Charles Winans, W.H. Springville  
Shirley, Ella McGonagles Mason City  
Shoenrock, Bertha Overdeck, Henry Traer  
Shoenrock, George   Traer  
Shoenrock, Henry Overdeck, Henry Traer  
Shubeth, Florence Ring, R.C. Center Point  
Siani, Louise Taken, Bernard LaPorte City  
Silverberg, Alma Helming, Otto Independence  
Simpson, Clinton Helming, Otto Waukon  
Skogland, Agnes 1) Lovett, 1) Marion  
2) Burton, Warren 2) Corydon  
Skogland, Arthur Stoller, John P. Cumberland, IA placed 1908; 1910 Iowa, Cedar Co., IA  (updated 5/31/20170
Skogland, Ethel 1) 1) Marion  
2) Palmer, P.V. 2) Croydon  
Skogland, Ivan Walker, Dr. B.S. Cumberland place 16 May 1903 (updated 6/1/2017)
Slovik, Annie   Walker  
Smalling, Sarah Gripp, Afton/Murray  
Smalling, Valentine Gripp, Afton/Murray  
Smalling, William Gripp, Afton/Murray  
Smith, Beverly Jean Shaffer, Berkey Elkhart  
Smith, Charles H.   Lawler  
Smith, Crnelia Ivey, Manilla  
Smith, Elizabeth Lacey, James Boone  
Smith, Florence 1) Vinton, M.D. 1) Iowa Falls  
2) Bates, Prof. C.O. 2) Cedar Rapids  
  3) Coon Rapids  
Smith, George H. Campbell, T.M. Coon Rapids placed 16 Jun 1904 (updated 6/3/2017)
Smith, Henry   Springville  
Smith, Jennie      
Smith, John Joseph Smouse, Aaron M. Coon Rapids placed 16 Jun 1904 (updated 6/3/2017)
Smith, Julius Harold Taylor, A.C. Coon Rapids placed 16 Jun 1904 (updated 6/3/2017)
Smith, Mabel King, Dr.    
Smith, Mathilda   Coon Rapids placed 16 Jun 1904 (updated 6/3/2017)
Smith, Maude Taylor, A.V. Coon Rapids placed 16 Jun 1904 (updated 6/3/2017)
Smith, Minnie Williams, Clarence Northwood  
Smith, Oliver   Waterloo  
Smith, Otto Golieb 1) Krueger, Henry 1) Coon Rapids  
2) John Shirbourn 2) Coon Rapids  
Smith, Robert Wilford 1) Adams, Anson F. 1) Cherokee  
2) Haynes, A. 2) Cherokee  
Smith, Walter Harmon, E.G. Northwood  
Smith, William Paxon, W.F. Coon Rapids  
Snyder, Fred McCurdy, Atlantic  
Snyder, John F.   Atlantic  
Solomon, Mary 1) Emig, Peter 1) Harlan  
2) Schnider, Richard 2) Westphelia  
Spahen, Joseph Berning, Joe Carroll  
Spahahni, Emil Eskridge, J. Clarion  
Spahni, James R.   Clarion  
Spellman, Christopher Heiselbetz Waterloo  
Spitter, Charles Williams, A.K. Springville  
Spittler, Edgar Brown, T.C. Springville  
Spittler, Frederick 1) Brown, T.C. 1) Springville  
2) Seacrests, 2) Springville  
Staebelle, Edward Lynch,William Ackley  
Stahl, George Merkle, Julia Story City  
Stair, Harry Foster, J.W. Lansing  
Stapleton, James   Atlantic  
Staube, Rudolph   Charles City  
Steele, Fred   Grinnell  
Steers, James Earl   Cushing  
Steffan, Charles   Marshalltown  
Steffan, Charlotte   Marshalltown  
Stephanie, Charles   Neola  
Stephenson, Willie Lanning, Richard Center Point  
Stevens, Byron W. Schoonover, William Clarinda  
Stevens, George Steiber, Henry Lansing  
Stevens, Ina L. 1)    
2)    
3)    
Stevens, Louis Meester, joe Parkersburg  
Stevenson, William Hoffman Jr., F. Walker  
Stewart, Hector Carrick, Otis Coon Rapids  
Stewart, James Heier/Hyer, R.E. Knoxville  
Stietz, Jennie Lenning, Jans K. Ft. Dodge  
* Stoeber, Mary B. Storber, Adam Remsen  
Stork, George Hagemeier, A.C. Lansing  
*Stout, Ella   Cedar Co.  
Strauss, Emil Gunderson, Mathias Eagle Grove  
Strobel, Caroline   Audubon  
*Strohl, Cloyd Strohl, George Malvern  
*Suit, Emma Ione Suit, Howard Fairfiled  
*Suit, Frank H. Suit, Howard Fairfield  
Sullivan, Edith Booton Malvern  
Sullivan, Lewis Browne William Perry  
Sussman, Daisy C.W.M. Nashua  
Sussman Joie (boy) G.A.H. Nashua  
Swartz, Henry Kettlewell, H. Emmetsburg  
Swayze, Kenneth Smith, Fred De Witt  


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