Join our Team!
to
Iowa
~ The Children Brought to Iowa
via the Orphan Trains ~
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M |
| Mc | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Z |
|
Join our Team! |
|
Orphan Train Riders to Iowa |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
~ The Children Brought to Iowa via the Orphan Trains ~ |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Child's Name | Family | Town | Addition Information |
| Bachland, George | Clear Lake | arrived 21 Nov 1912; Not placed (updated 5/12/2017) | |
| Bachland, Harold | 1) Zeldtman, | Clear Lake | arrived 21 Nov 1912 (updated 5/12/2017) |
| *Philips (Bachland), Harold | 2) Philips, Dr. N.W. | Clear Lake | arrived 21 Nov 1912; b. 1907-1908; 1920 & 1925 Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo Co., census; adopted by Philips before 1920 census. (updated 5/12/2017) |
| *Bagley, Marjorie | Bagley, | ||
| Bahlmor, John | 1) Ziegler, J.D. | Algona | |
| 2) | Algona | ||
| Bailey, Thomas | Hamburg | arrived 23 Sept 1904 (updated 5/12/2017) | |
| Baldwin, Charles | Clear Lake | arrived 21 Nov 1912 (updated 5/12/2017) | |
| *Banes, Rudolph | Banes, | Tama | |
| Banks, Faith | Stevens, John | Westphalia | 1900 Westphalia, Shelby Co census, b. Dec 1889 (updated 5/12/2017) |
| Banks, Grace | Huntson, David | Westphalia | 1900 Westphalia, Shelby Co census, b. Oct 1884 (updated 5/12/2017) |
| Banks, Harold | Harlan | ||
| Banks, Jack | Harlan | ||
| Banks, Ruth | Langerfield, John | Earling/ Westphalia | 1905 Earling, Shelby Co., IA census; 1910 Westphalia, Shelby Co., IA census, age 13 (updated 5/12/2017) |
| Bareter, Max | Lime Springs | arrived Sept 1898 (updated 5/12/2017) | |
| Barke, Oskar | Voss, Fritz | Clarksville | |
| Barney, Alta F. | 1) Van Slyke | Dunlap? | arrived 04 Mar 1904 (updated 5/12/2017) |
| 2) Long, Johnny | Brooklyn | arrived 1908 (updated 5/12/2017) | |
| 3) Widow Lady | West Liberty | ||
| Barney, Edgar J. | 1) Gipson, Solomon | Dunlap | arrived 04 Mar 1904 (updated 5/12/2017) |
| 2) Talcott, Wilson | Dow City | ||
| Barney, Elmer H. | 1) Gipson, Solomon | Dunlap | arrived 04 Mar 1904 (updated 5/12/2017) |
| 2) Malone, Risin | Charter Oak | ||
| Barney, Ethel M. | 1) Malone, Risin | Dunlap | arrived 04 Mar 1904 (updated 5/12/2017) |
| 2) Malone, Tom | Dunlap | ||
| Barrett, Mary L. | Manilla | ||
| Barrett, Rosa M. | McLaren | Manilla | |
| Barton, William | Zimmerman, David | Corydon | |
| Bass, Wesley | Hatten, Dr. S.C. | Sidney | |
| Basse, William E. | Hewitt, Moses | Red Oak | |
| *Bauer, Frances | Bauer, John | Dubuque | |
| Bauer, Charles | Iowa Falls | ||
| Bauman, Alfred | Pierce, Matt | Hopkinton | |
| Baun, Charles | Buck, William | Harlan | |
| Baxter, Charles H. | Hamburg | arrived 21 May 1879 | |
| Beach, Bessie | 3 or 4 homes | Marion | |
| Beale, Harold | 1 | Bathalto, Illinois | |
| Beal, Harold | Gould, Charles | Earlville | |
| Beals, Sarah Jane | Grinnell | ||
| Beaton, Eliz. L. | 10 homes | 7-11 yrs of age; returned to NY | |
| Beaton, George R. | 1) Orcutt, William | Eagle Grove | |
| 2) Bass, | Marcus | ||
| Beatty, Charlotte I. | 1) Clay, | Charles City | |
| 2) Lewis, | |||
| 3) Drager | |||
| 4) Ryder | |||
| Beck, Julia | 1) Faulkner, Walter | Hudson | arrived in 1906 (updated 5/12/2017) |
| 2) Reinehart, W.H. | Ogdon | arrived in 1910 (updated 5/12/2017) | |
| Beckett, Arnold | Chapman | Dubuque | |
| Beckman, George | 1) | Earlville | |
| 2) | Zearing | ||
| Beckman, Walter | 1) Baeli | Earlville | |
| 2) | Zearing | ||
| Begley, Henry | 1) Plaburne, John | Dubuque | |
| 2) Gotto, Nicholas | Holy Cross | ||
| 3) Clark, Rev, George | Richardsville | ||
| Beinhauer, Louis | |||
| Bell, Gertrude L. | Arrington, Frank | Maxwell | placed 18 May 1905 |
| Bell, Lilly May | Battle Creek | ||
| 3) Bassett, Adam | Sioux City | ||
| Bell, William J. | Burlingame, Perry | Algona | |
| *Belle, Peter J. | Buschelman, Clement | Clarksville | |
| Belt, Kathleen M. | 8 homes | 1) Dodge Center | returned to NY |
| 8 homes | 2) Hopkinton | ||
| Bencke, Oscar C. | Rumph, John C. | Waukon | |
| Bender, William | Fritz, Mike | New Vienna | |
| Bennett, Effie May | Mrs. J. | Minnesota | returned to NY |
| Several homes in Iowa | Osceda | ||
| Bennett, James G. | Prather, A. | Griswold | |
| Bennett, Bertha Virginia | Peck, | Leon | arrived 18 Nov 1904 (updated 5/12/2017) |
| Benson, George | Malone, Ora | Dunlap | |
| Benson, Harry | Hoglan, Nick | Center Point | |
| Benson, Irene | Higgins | Corning | |
| Benson, Roscoe | Malone, Ora | Dunlap | arrived 04 Mar 1904 |
| Benson, Willie | Snyder, Abraham | Center Point | |
| *Beranger, Celina | 1) | Nevada | b. 1891, d. 1982 (updated 5/12/2017) |
| 2) | |||
| Berger, Anna | 1) | Waterloo | |
| 2) Meyer, Jacob | Ackley | ||
| 3) | Iowa Falls | ||
| Berger, Henry J. | 1) | Waterloo | |
| 2) Meyer, Jacob | Ackley | ||
| 3) | Iowa Falls | ||
| Bertrand, Louis | Uwelling, | Stacyville | |
| Birraglio, Michalena | 1) | ||
| 2) | |||
| 3) Nelson, Samuel (Mrs. Sarah E.) | Dunlap | arrived 04 Mar 1904; was placed in homes in NY before coming to Iowa; father: Joseph Birraglio, mother: Maria Casttle; 1910 Boyer, Crawford Co., IA census; d. 1924 (updated 5/12/2017) | |
| Bittner, Harry | 1) Olmstead, Hiram | Webster City | |
| 2) Young, Charles | |||
| Black, Btaddock | Bascom, E.B. | Lansing | |
| Black, George | Pitman, Edward | Northwood | |
| Blair, Charles | Holt, | Afton | |
| Blake, Daniel | Koob, Martin | Hawarden | |
| Blase, Annie | Eldora | ||
| Blettenberg, Adelaide | Schmancher, Bartholemew | Stacyville | |
| Blizzard, Ethel | Armstrong, | Clarinda/Blanchard | arrived 18 Dec 1922 (updated 5/12/2017) |
| Blizzard, Howard | Armstrong, David M. | Clarinda/Blanchard | arrived 18 Dec 1922; 1925 & 1930 Colfax Twp., Page Co., IA census (updated 5/12/2017) |
| *Boge, Anne | Boge, William | Dyersville | |
| *Boge, William | Boge, William | Dyersville | |
| Bolter, Bernard J. | |||
| Bolter, John | |||
| Bolton, Bertha M. | McGaheran | Decorah | |
| Bond, Frank D. | Bennett, George | Red Oak | |
| Books, Alfred | Holmes, William | Manilla | |
| Bourdeau, Helen | Bell, Jess | Mason City | |
| Boves, John W. | |||
| Bowers, Adolph | Owens, John | Emmetsburg | |
| unnamed boy | Robson, J.L. | Clarion | |
| unnamed boy | Nell, Russell | Stuart | |
| unnamed boy | Earlville | ||
| unnamed boy | Earlville | ||
| Brazee, Idella | Stonberg, George | West Union | |
| Breckfeldt, George | 1) Witte, August | Webster City | |
| 2) Angstrom, Ole | Stratford | ||
| Brewster, Reva | 1) Plank, Dell | Manilla | |
| 2) Clark, Rev | Dodge Center, Minnesota | ||
| Briggs, Leander | Woods, Thomas | Clinton | |
| Bright, William A. | Fayette | ||
| Brinsmead, Arthur | |||
| Brinsmead, Ella M. | |||
| Brinsmead, William | |||
| Bristler, Edward | Myers, Fred | Emmetsburg | |
| Brockman, Albert | Smith. L.K. | Springville | |
| Brodie, Anna | Hoyt, Mrs. C.M. | Clarinda | |
| Brodie, Mary | Hoyt, Mrs. C.M. | Clarinda | |
| Brogden, Alfred | Carter, | Afton | 2 homes |
| Broklin, Mary | Behringer, Adam | Dubuque | |
| Brooks, Charles A. | Algona | ||
| Brooks, Sadie | 1) | Hamilton, Missouri | placed 29 Jun 1905 (updated 5/12/2017) |
| 2) | Hamilton, Missouri | ||
| 3) Sanders, W.E. | Oelwein | ||
| Brooks, William | Tyron, A.R. | Manilla | |
| Brown, Arthur | Law, George A. | Coon Rapids | |
| Brown, Domnick | Logsdon, | Decorah | |
| Brown, Ellen | Fulton, Alex | Fairfield | |
| Brown, Ida | |||
| Brown, John | Beyers, Henry F. | Dysart | |
| Brown, Leona M. | Applequist, Simon | Stanton | |
| 3) Rice, Carl | Grundy Center | ||
| Brown, Marcella | Crouse, | ||
| Brown, Mary H. | Fulton, Alexander | Fairfield | |
| Brown, Mildred | Hamburg | arrived 21 May 1879 (updated 5/12/2017) | |
| Brunate, Gustave | Cornerford, Edward | Leon | |
| Burkhardt, George | Clear Lake | arrived 21 Nov 1912 (updated 5/12/2017) | |
| Burkhardt, William | Clear Lake | arrived 21 Nov 1912 (updated 5/12/2017) | |
| *Burnham, Forest D. | Burnham, Julius | Parkersburg | |
| Burnham, Rita A. | 1) Schumacher, | Dubuque | (Bryne) |
| 2) Van Fleet, Mame | (Bryne) | ||
| Burton, Herbert | Montgomery | Tama | |
| Bush, Frank | Dickman, Henry | Sumner |