KANSAS COLLECTION ARTICLES
"Orphan Trains of Kansas" is contributed by CONNIE DIPASQUALE.



INDEX OF CHILDREN
WHO RODE THE ORPHAN TRAINS TO KANSAS


Year      Name                     Town               Sponsoring Family

1880      Hamer, Adolph            Paola               ?
"(?)      Stiawalt, George         Doniphan           Mary Hutchins
"(?)      (unknown 5 y.o. girl)    Doniphan           Mary Hutchins
      (this child was later "picked-up" & taken away by an uncle (?))

1883      Anderson, Fred           Marysville          William Farrell
"         Butt, Margaret           Axtell              Mr. Rundle
"         Cantrell, Ella           Marysville          Mrs. F.V. Shaw
"         Crittenden, Harry        Marysville          Mr. Hedge
"         Deary, John              Marysville          W.G. McKee
"         Gargona, Mary            Marysville          Mrs. Dr. Hatfield
"         Jamison, Joe F.          Marysville          Robert White
"         Jones, Wm.               Marysville          Dr. Edwards
"         King, George             Frankfort           W.A. Ceaser
"         Lind, Annie              Marysville          Mrs. Donahue
"         Lind, Gustave            Oketo               Mr. Arnold
"         Mayberry, James          Frankfort           Isaac Walker
"         Tyner, Pat               Axtell              J.L. Allendale
"         Weideman, Geo. T.        Beattie             J.M. Williams
"         Weideman, Louis          Beattie             J.P. Drinen
"         Williams, John           Blue Rapids         Wm. Paul

1883-85(?)Sauvage, Harry P.        Topeka              1st - Rev. __(?)__
                                                       2nd - Rev. __(?)__

1884      Amond, Louis             Frankfort           Mrs. Isaac Walker
"         Clements, Ada            Frankfort           Ed. Faulkner
"         Clements, Wm.            Frankfort           Ed. Faulkner
"         Cole, Clarence           Frankfort           A.G. Height
"         Cole, Ernst              Frankfort           C.F. Clarck
"         Cole, Herbert            Frankfort           John E. Mires
"         Irving, William          Frankfort           John W. Parrish
"         Mitchell, William        Frankfort           Geo. C. Brownell
"         Rickter, Werner          Frankfort           Mr. P. Gregg
"         Schwabling, Samuel       Frankfort           Wm. Holtman
"         Scott, Walter            Vermillion          J.V. Kniffen
"         Steavens, Walter         Frankfort           Dr. Garvin
"         Triano, Francisco        Frankfort           M. Bowers
"         VanWinkle, David         Frankfort           Thomas Gregg
"         VanWinkle, Julia         Frankfort           Martin Walch
"         Westfeet, Harvey         Frankfort           J.G. McConchie
"         Westfeet, Oscar          Frankfort           J.G. McConchie

1886      Bailey, Willie           Cawker City         L.A. Rees
"         Bean, Eddie              Cawker City         H.M. Reynolds
"         Brown, Richard M.        Cawker City         C.H. Hawkins
"         Chadwick, Mary           Cawker City         Mrs. L.M. Leggett
"         Chadwick Robert          Cawker City         Chas. E. Bishop
"         Duval, Robert            Cawker City         Thos. Shaw
"         Fox, George              Cawker City         Mrs. E. Bowman
"         Freeman, James           Cawker City         Chas. D. Brown
"         Gathier, Joseph          Cawker City         Wm. F. Donaldson
"         Howard, Willie           Cawker City         Daniel Shook
"         Martin, Chas.            Cawker City         A. Grimes
"         Pugh, Thomas             Cawker City         Gordon Kerr
"         Smith, Jas. K.P.         Cawker City         W.H. McClaskey
"         Sommers, Chas.           Cawker City         Jas. M. Doak
"         Tarbitt, Andrew          Cawker City         J.A. Hazeltine
"         VanWoessell, Wm.         Cawker City         Wilson Moore

1887      Burns, Frank             Wakefield           ?
"         Meyer, Louis H.          Clay Center         1st - David Glenn
                                                       2nd - David Shreffler

1892      Pearson, Mary Lanier     Washington          Mr/Mrs W.G. Ogden

1894      Baby Mary                Chanute             Mrs. H.O. Arnold
"         Brown, Clarence          Cherokee            J.W. Goul
"         Brown, Matthew           Cherokee            J.W. Goul
"         Burns, Edward            Cherokee Cty.       H.P. Adams
"         Colwell, Frank           ?                   ?
"         Colwell, Harry           Leonardville        Edward Maxwell
"         Custed, Charles          Columbus            S.O. Goodrich
"         Davis, Elmer             Columbus            Reuben W. Hefelin
"         Ett, Stephen             Shaw                James Mefford
"         Fertig, John             Tehama              C.W. Willey
"         Fertig, Joseph           Tehama              Wm. McMillen
"         Finn, Thomas             Baxter Springs      C.D. Arehart
"         Hubertson, George        Shaw                J.W. Cline
"         Kane, James              Altoona             R.S. Fish
"         Kline, John              Weir City           Mrs. Nancy Dagger
"         Leperdoff, Jacob         Cherokee Cty.       Jacob Stebbins
"         Lewis, Fred              Chanute             Edward A. Kepley
"         Mangan, Willie           Columbus            R.L. Risbow
"         McNeil, John             Chanute             W.R. Sanders
"         McNeil, Peter            Chanute             George W. Chappel
"         Miller, Jacob            Altoona             R.S. Fish
"         Mosher, Frank            Miami               Mrs. Ed Scammon
"         Mosher, Scott            Columbus            Mrs. William Taylor
"         Smith, James             Earlton             Semi Robinson
"         Smith, Thomas            Columbus            Mayor Wiswell
"         VanCura, Anna            Columbus            Casper Christienson
"         VanCura, Joseph          Cherokee Cty.       Thomas Haines
"         VanCura, Willie          Neutral             S.W. Alcenz
"         Walker, Harold           Columbus            Dr. Scammon

1901(?)   Beck, Gertrude           Ellis Cty.          Joseph Brungardt
"         Bernt, Charles           Ellis Cty.          Johannes Goetz
"         Coons, Florence          Ellis Cty.          Anton Pl Brungardt
"         Desmonde, Ella           Ellis Cty.          Andreas Riedel
"         Gilbert, Mary            Ellis Cty.          Balthasar Brungardt
"         Golden, Eva              Ellis Cty.          Anton M. Herman
"         Harney, Winifrede        Ellis Cty.          Michael Peters
                          (returned to orphanage)
"         Hunt, Genofeva           Ellis Cty.          Peter A.M. Dreiling
"         Krause, Amelia           Ellis Cty.          Johannes Dreiling
"         Lambrecht, Mary          Ellis Cty.          Peter Mermis
"         Nelson, Edgar            Ellis Cty.          Johannes Dreiling
"         Reynolds, Johanna
              Rancesca             Ellis Cty.          Anton Sander
"         Rotmund, Rose            Ellis Cty.          Joseph Helwig
"         Sharp, Helen             Ellis Cty.          Balthasar Brungardt
"         Smith, Mildred           Ellis Cty.          Johann Braun
"         Stone, Mary              Ellis Cty.          Camillus Nenf
"         Sullivan, Daniel         Ellis Cty.          Balthasar Brungardt

1902      Ivers, Angela            Gorham              Albert/Eva Weigel
                               (Ellis Cty.)
1908      Bakule, Jenny (Jean)     St. Marys           Mr/Mrs Bakule
"         McCormick, Anthony       St. Marys           John McCormick
"         McNeive, Katie Murry     St. Marys           ?
"         Mulligan, Eugenia
              (Cullivan)           St. Marys           Con Cullivan
"         Seitz, Laura             St. Marys           Caspar Seitz
"         Sheridan, Margaret       St. Marys           Bernard Sheridan
"         Strecker, Aurelia Buss   St. Marys           John Buss

1909      Cohen, David             Mankato             John Miller
"         Crumm, Clara             Randall             John A. Hatfield
"         Crumm, Ethel (Metz)      Mankato             G.R. Walker
"         Crumm, Grace             Jewell              S.H. Stone
"         Crumm, Udolene           Mankato             H.E. Walker
"         Lockwood, George         Burr Oak            J.E. Renner
"         McDonald, Theresa        Mankato             E.E. Keyes
"         Nordmark, Edward         Mankato             W.L. Gish
"         Nordmark, Oliver         Otego               F.M. McCammon
"         Reed, Clara Pearl
              (Morgan)             Belleville          Rev. Duckett
"         Reed, Howard             Belleville          Luther Dowell
"         Reed, James              Belleville          Mr. Elliott
"         Simmons, James           Esbon               Frank Ward
"         Slover, EThel            Mankato             James E. Graves
"         Vettenheimer, Julia
              Agnes                Mankato             David Woods
"         Wolfe, Raymond           Burr Oak            F.A. Smith

1910      Blackford, Anna
              Elizabeth            Osage City          Charlie/Nellie Howard
           (Virginia Howard)
"         Curtis, Elizabeth        Osage City          ?
"         Deoger, Gertrude
              (Parsons)            Hays                Phillip/Elizabeth Rupp
"         Feit, Jessie             Schoenchen          Conrad Bieker
                              (Teresa Martin)
"         Silven, Kristine         Osage City          ?
"         West, Bill               Belleville          Elwood West

1911      Ashdown, Edna            Clyde               ?
"         Ashdown, Mable           Clyde               ?
"         Atkins, Nelson           Clyde               ?
"         Buggelen, Wm.            Valley Falls        A.H. Jurgens
"         Deacon, Norman           Valley Falls        Jessie Uhl
"         Devore, Hayes Rutherford Clyde               ?
"         Dunbar, Samuel           Oskaloosa           Otto Lantz
"         Fichtner, Katie          Oskaloosa           F.H. Corson
"         Frederickson, Fredolph   Oskaloosa           Chas. Winans
"         Grant, Eva               Oskaloosa           James Quakenbush
"         Grant, Mildred           Oskaloosa           Thomas Davis
"         Hoyt, Edward             Valley Falls        J. Irvin Spence
"         Hoyt, Wm.                Valley Falls        H.A. Mowry
"         Loggman, Adelaide        Oskaloosa           Owen Johnston
"         Miller, Marvin           Valley Falls        A.J. Jurgens
"         Mussman, Caroline        Clyde               ?
"         Olmstead, Hugh           Valley Falls        Thomas Davis
"         Palmer, Henry G.         Oskaloosa           Harvey Wood
"         Potthoff, Anna (Keeton)  Oskaloosa           Louis Kimmel
"         Potthoff William James   Oskaloosa           Louis Kimmel
"         Rosseu, Adeline
              (Trowbridge)         Clyde               George/Sarah Trowbridge
"         Shuckhardt, Annie        Clyde               Amaziah?Shilo Brown
           (Vivienne Harter)
"         Stoll, Hally (Garwood)   Clyde               ?
"         Vallentine, Fred         Valley Falls        Newton Bilger
"         Weinhold, Alfred         Clyde               ?
"         Weinhold, Helen (Ross)   Clyde               ?

1912-15(?)Washburn, Mary Elizabeth ?                   Jesse/Minnie Fox

1915      Burke, Florence Ruth     Larned              Charles Posey

1916      Clymer, Blanche          Cherryvale          1st - L.A. Snyder
                                                       2nd - Thomas/Myrtle
                                                             Holman
"         Conklin, Peter           Fredonia            Clyde Taylor
"         Conklin, Raymond         Elk City            Cal M. Nabour
"         Finly, Edna              Fredonia            Mr/Mrs Lawson Kikesell

"         Leschander, Helen Irene  Fredonia            Mr/Mrs J.J. Piepmeyer
                   (died shortly after arrival on train)
"         Richard, Paul            Fredonia            W.A. Wheeler
"         Smith, Edwin             Fredonia            Frank C. Monroe
"         Smith, Sadie             Fredonia            Carl Charlen
"         Turner, Elsie            Fredonia            T.R. Minton
"         Turner, Mary             ?                   Jerry Myers
"         Vaufe, Herbert           Neodesha            J.W. Browning

1917      Haerter, Catherine       Yates Center        ?
"         Haerter, Ethel           Yates Center        ?
"         Haerter, Harry           Yates Center        ?
"         O'Laughlin Marie         Yates Center        ?
"         O'Neill, Bertha          Yates Center        ?
"         O'Neill, Gottfried       Yates Center        ?
"         O'Neill, Hermana         Yates Center        ?
"         O'Neill, Lena            Yates Center        ?
"         O'Neill, Viola           Yates Center        ?
"         O'Neill, William         Yates Center        ?
"         Oughterson, Emma (Lutz)  ?                   Everett Brunner
"         Stewart, Anita (Sprout)  Wellington          Fred/Louise Corfield
"         Tanske, Anna             Yates Center        ?
"         Tanske, Ernest           Yates Center        ?

1918      Clymer, William          Cherryvale          Thomas/Myrtle Holman
"         Snider, John M.          Abilene             ?

1921      Weber, Margaret          Kansas City, KS.    Elizabeth Bergman

1928      Murphy, Francis Homelin  Marion              Mr/Mrs Tipton

1930      Bullis, Alice (Ayler)    Arkansas City       ?
"         Bullis, Elmer            Arkansas City       ?
"         Bullis, Leslie Harold    Arkansas City       Thomas Bankston
"         Bullis, Wesley Charles   Arkansas City       Thomas Bankston

Unknown   Donlan, Alfred           ?                   ?
"         Eadie, Gilbert           Pratt City          Mr/Mrs Wm. Wright
              (relocated to KS. after initially sent to IA.)
"         Ernst, Julie             ?                   ?
"         Gleason Stout, Elida     Concordia (?)       Fred/Emma Gleason
"         Heller, Patricia         ?                   ?
"         Hill, James C.           Beloit              ?
"         Hollywood, James Newton  Salina              -
                        (moved to KS as young man)
"         Krohn, Bertha Elizabeth  ?                   ?
"         Murray, Lydia (Peck)     Iola                George Seymour
                (moved to MS. from MO. after 1890 arrival)
"         Slyter, Maude            ?                   ?
         (around 1910-20, Maude was a KS. child who parents died,
            was picked up by an orphan train going through KS.
                          and "adopted" in Ark.)
"         Sorgenfrei, Johanna      ?                   ?
"         S ___(?)___, Mary L.     Antelope            ?
"         ___(?)___, Marian        ?                   Jesse/Minnie Fox


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