RIDERS of ORPHAN TRAIN

Iowa

Special thanks to Mary Ellen Johnson for this compilation of riders.
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1880

Birth Surname	Birth First Name	Adopted/Other Surname	Adopted?	Birth year	Town taken to	Year taken on the train	Person submitting information	Other information
Albrecht	William	Mitchell		1892	Murray	1904	OTR	placed by CAS along with brother
Albrecht	Henry				Murray	1904	OTR	Merrill Mitchell -nephew
Allen	Elizabeth T.			1882	Clinton	1921	Mary Lane	married name Keyes
Ament	Irene Emma	Krayenhagen					Shirley M. Adams
Anderson	Alice Anderson	Jacobsen?		1886	Boone Valley	1891	Boone Valley Gazette
Anderson	Agnes B.	Ruth Agnes Jensen	yes	1912	Forest City	1904	Ruth Hickok OTR
Anderson	Francis				Estherville	1914	Norma Sampson
Anderson	Hilda			1901	Estherville		Norma Sampson
Anderson	Sophia				Estherville		Norma Sampson
Asher	Kathryn Louise	Doller	no	1885	What Cheer	1890	Ellen Sulser	she lived with Jacob and Mary Doller
Astor/Astors	Fanny	Frances Astors	no	1879	Dewitt	1886	Lori Alstott, ggrandaughter of Maggie Connors	she lived with Martin and Mary Kilty, along with her foster sister Maggie Connors.Read more
Avery	Mervin	Doller		1881	Kossuth Co.	1918	Eda Olney	lived with the Rice family
Axtel	Marietta	Hand			Lawler	1888	OTR	placed by a Catholic org. in NYC
Bagley	Majorie						OTR
Barke	Oscar	Voss			Clarksville		M. Joyce Kruse
Barney	Ethel	Malone		1897	Dunlap		Robert Staley
Bauman	Alfred	Alfred Bernard Pierce		1867	Hopkinton	1903	Joan M. Drahos, daughter
Baxter	Charles H.			1862	Hamburg	1879	R.Hodge, OTR	born in Brooklyn, father couldn’t find work
Beaton	George			1886	Boone Valley	1891	Boone Valley Gazette	placed with sister Lulu
Beaton	George Richard		no	1885	Eagle Grove	1892	Charles N. Beaton, son	may have been brother to Louise
Beaton	Louise "Lulu"		no	1884	Boone Valley, EG	1891	Charles Beaton	Lulu was removed from home and returned to NY
Beatty	Charlotte Irene			1910	Charles City	1917		CAS agent Hill placed in Draeger home
Bell	Peter J.	Buschelman		1887	St. Mary’s	1892
Benson	Irene	Higgins		1892	Prescott	1911	Irene Hancock, OTR
Berger	Henry J.			1892	Ackley, Waterloo	1904	Harold Berger, son
Bird	Amy				Marcus		Arlene Bird
Bolton	Bertha Marie		no		Castalia		Estella Eakins, daughter	lived with McGaheran family
Bonny	Josh			1891	Cedar Rapids	1894	Marilyn Sporleder
Bourdeaux	Helen	Margaret E. Bell		1910	Mason City	1922	John Ernest - son	lived with Jess and Mary Bell
Brenna	Daniel				Benton	1914	Jeanne Edison
Briggs	Leanda	Leo Andrew Woods	no	1885	Clinton	1905	Mildred W. Larsen, daug.	step sister- Rose Dillon
Brunsmead	William Sr.			1869		1929	Diane Bagley	born in London , placed through CAS
Brown	Milly			1873	Hamburg	1879	R. Hodge	left at Lodging House for Girls
Burton	Herbert	Montgomery	no		Tama			was 5 when placed but ran away later
Byrne	Zita O.				Lawler		Jeanne Dahlman, gneice	married Hahn
Caffery	Eddie	Falland		1885	Boone Valley	1891	Boone Valley Gazette
Caine	Harry		yes	1886	Coldwater Twsp		John N. Bergquist	heir to an estate from the Caine’s
Calver	Frank Calver	Derscheid (?)		1886	Boone Valley	1891	Boone Valley Gazette
Caroon	Harry		yes	1886	Williams		Tom Sheahan	adopted by Irish family but allowed to keep his Jewish faith
Casson	Pierre	Perry Joseph Hoffey		1885	Marengo	1910	Madonna Harms	placed by NYFH with Wm & Marg. Hoffey
Chichester	Sylvester			1866	Hamburg	1879	R. Hodge	not an orphan, parents unemployed in Brooklyn
	Clarie						Claire Romine OTR
Clark	Arthur
Clarkson	Frederick				DeWitt		Robert Clarkson	parents- Mr and Mrs. Robert Clarkson
Clarkson	Robert Ashmond		no	1867	DeWitt		Robert Clarkson	was treated badly at first,
Clermont	Eleanor				Farley		sr. John Nepomucene	lived with the Stratton family, married Ronan
Coffee	Helen Frances		no	1907	Dyersville	1909	Peg Stevens	lived with the Lappe family
Colowsky	Walter	Harold R. Beavers		1917	Clarinda	1922	Linda Beavers Carlson	lived with Roy and Gerene Beavers
Colowsky	Alexander	Douthit		1894	Clarinda	1916	Alexander Douthit OTR
Connors	Margaret "Maggie"	Marguerite Aloysius Connors	no	1880	DeWitt	1886	Lori Alstott, ggrandaughter	she lived with Martin and Mary Kilty, along with her foster sister Fannie Astors.Read more
Cooper	?	Charles David Davenport		1909	Clear Lake	1913		placed with twin sister b. 12 Jan 1909
Cosgrove	James Abraham			1866	Des Moines	1901	Ellen Hathaway	brother R.L. also went to Iowa
Craig	Rachel	Goergen		1886				place by NYFH with Paul Mueller
Crighton	Samuel G.			1863	Hamburg	1879	R. Hodge	father was a sailor
Criswell	Charley				Council Bluffs		Cecil Fisher
Cummins	Dugan				Centerville		Janet Cummins, ggniece
Dawson	Walter			1906	Estherville	1914	Norma Sampson
Delveccio	Angelina	Anna M.			Carbon	1900		placed by CAS with Bill Steven
Delveccio	Marie				Carbon
Delveccio	Viola				Carbon
Dichting	Henry (Harry)		no	1899	New Sharon	1904		placed by CAS with Tom and Rose Gosnell
Dietz	Sarah		yes	1887	Parkersburg	1902	Violet Bates	adopted by Joe Meester
Dillon	Delia	Cooke		1864	Vail		Dillon children	born in Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland
Dillon	Elizabeth	Moore		1870	DeWitt	1878	Dillion children
Dillon	Patrick			1874	DeWitt	1878	Dillion children
Dinkel	Marie			1902			Marie Dinkel	raised by the Koenig family
Doan	Amy				Hopkinton		Earl H. DeShaw, friend
Dolan	William James		no	1884	Lovilla	1888	Bob Betsinger, grandson	born on the ship coming from Ireland
Doherty	Francis Sylvester	Benson	yes	1891	Sioux City		Carol Ann Mott, daughter
Drake	Edward Drake			1910	Hardy	1905	Edward Burmeister
Dunn	Douglas	Preece	yes	1845	Keosauqua	1845-50	Timothy F. Preece, gg son	Taken by Sarah and Nancy Montgomery
Dunn	William Donald	Valline		1888	Dows	1892	Patricia Bearfield, gdau.	lived with John and Elizabeth Valline
Eberhardt	Alice				Wadena	1912	Lois Samek
					Des Moines		NP article	Haltzman family
Eberhardt	Josephine				Wadena		Lois Samek
					Des Moines	1897	NP article	Boleyn family
Eberhardt	Pearl				Lima	1912	Lois Samek
					Des Moines		NP article	Hutchinson family
Eddinger	Arthur	Otto Arthur Seeberger		1883	Andrew	1864	Virginia Baldwin	adopted by Louis and Lena Schmitz Seeberger
Erdman	Lillian	Worstall		1898	Malvern	1900	Lillian Sowers
Exster	John Otto			1888	Center Point	1911	Patti Exster
Fendel	Jacob B.				Griswold	1904	OTR	placed by CAS in home of Harry Steinbeck
Field	Arthur	Smith	yes	1917	Clarinda	1922	Arthur Smith	placed by CAS with Worley and Lillian Smith
Finlay	George Washington			1859	Winterset		Edna Brooks, gdaughter	brothers and sisters stayed in New York
Fischer	Joseph	Langerman	yes	1906	Fayette	1912	Lois Samek
Flynn	Victoria A.		yes	1886	Silver City		Connie Bronder , gniece	placed with William and Joanna Flynn
George	Stahl George		yes	1903	Story City	1908	Kathy Reynolds	placed by CAS with Julia Merkel (parents in 1900 census)
Gibson	William			1865	Hamburg	1879	R. Hodge	had 2 older brothers, one younger, and 2 sisters
Gilbert	Eadie			1902	Northwood		Gilbert Eadie
Goldstein	Anna Elizabeth			1893	Marengo	1899		placed by NY Juvenile Asylum with Wm. Drummond
Goldstein	William Joseph			1895	Marengo	1899		placed by NY Juvenile Asylum with Wm. Drummond
Goodmanson	Walter A.	Bakken	yes	1902	Northwood	1888	Donna M. Rude
Grameco	Carl	Alderman		1890	Fairbanks	1901		placed by NY Juvenile Asylum
Grameco	Frances	Gould	yes	1891	Earlville			placed by NY Juvenile Asylum with Charles Gould
Hadaway	Gladys				Cumberland	1912	Wilma Symonds
Hale	Augustus	Preece	yes	1849	Keosauqua	1849	Timothy F. Preece ggs	placed with Sarah and Nancy Montgomery
Hanlon	John			1892	Tama co.	1900	Lyle Carpenter	dau/siblings Fred, Samuel and Jeanette Hanlon
Hempstead	Russell			1900	Estherville	1914	OTR	placed by CAS
Hempstead	Victor Ernest			1906	Estherville	1914	OTR	placed by CAS
Hennesy	Eddie Hennesy			1885	Stacyville	1900	Sr. Catherine Niess	ran away and never found
Hennesy	Monica			1888	Stacyville	1900	Sr. Catherine Niess	entered the Sisters of St. Francis in La Crosse WI
Hewett	Jean	Swanson		1912	Estherville	1914	Norma Sampson
Hile	John	Sherer		1863	Mason City		Howard D. Sherer	Rev. Girly traveled with a group
Hofmeister	William	Bill Greenlee			Gravity		Wilma Smith
Horn	Adolph				Burlington	1898	OTR	placed by NY Juvenile Asylum
Horn	Frank L.			1887	Burlington	1898	OTR	placed by NY Juvenile Asylum
Howell	Isabelle				Marengo		OTR	placed by NYFH wiht Wm. and Margaret Hoffey
Hunt	Margaret			1896	Sidney	1919	Kathleen Buchanan- gdau
Hunt	Sarah Ann			1896	Sidney	1916	Sarah Maxwell	lived with Hutchinson family, sister of Margaret
Huntington	Edward	Mackey		1871	near Washington	1884	Mrs. Tom Colglazier gdau
Hynges	Joseph				Des Moines	1912	NP article	Smock family
Hynges	William				Des Moines	1912	NP article	Alley family
Isaac	Sadie			1889	Fayette Twsp	1892	Vivian Kalton	lived with Drayfall family, married Williams
	Jenny				Charlotte	1908	Eileen Murray	married name Jennie Blessington
Josephson	Viola			1913		1913	Viola Moon OTR	brothers Charles and Leo, lived with Maschneyer family
Jones	Walter	Heine		1888	Clarksville	1907	Ceila Deike, Rudolph Priepke	Lived with Henry and Pauline Heine
Jorgenson	Ad			1852	Eldora
Kalnick	Edna	Ruth Marguerite Squier	yes	1912	Spencer		Frances R. Campbell, dau.
Kane	Edna Lucille	Mulholland		1897	Malone	1900	Noreen Pilers	married Bentley
Keisel	William John	Hill		1890	Corning	1900	OTR	had a sister Grace
Keller	Catherine				Remsen	1900	Lorna Pick	lived with Krogman
Keller	Katie Kelley			1885	Dougherty		Sally Morris
Kenny	Mary Josephine	Josephine Bolland		1890	Sioux City	1910	Mary Josephine Sweeney
Keough	Leona Mae		yes	1910	Waterloo	1922	Lois Bennett	adopted by Jim and Hessie Keough, born in Ironwood MI
Ketchum	Lucy Kerrigan			1845			Randall Wright
Kline	Thomas Scott			1869	Hamburg	1879	R. Hodge	father died and mother ran a small store
Kniess	Dorothea Emily				Burlington			taken by Charles Feenor
Kramer	Rose			1890	Bancroft		Marlin Schiltz
Krohnemann	Gustav			1865	Hamburg	1879	Iowa OTRs	German boy who had gone to NY to find uncle Frederick Krohnemann
Krowmeyer	Alex	Blandahl		1883	Boone Valley	1891	Boone Valley Gazette
Laehle	Frank			1901	Sioux City	1857	Sue Anderson
Lalor	James Joseph			1884	Charlotte	1916	Ann Peterson
Lamphear	Mabel			1907	Estherville	1914	Norma Sampson
Lande	Charles			1870			Constance Porzenheim
Lande	Edward			1871			Constance Porzenheim
Lashaway	Herbert	Carlson	yes	1911	Waterville	1919	Frances L. Babb	biological parents Frederick and Leah Dunlap Lashaway, placed by CAS
Lashaway	Ruth Mary	Carlson	yes	1909	Sumner	1919	Frances L. Babb, dau.	five children, Herbert, Leota, Eleanor, Virgil, Ruth Mary
Lashaway	Virgil	Carlson	yes	1910	Sumner	1919	Frances L. Babb
Lashaway	Leota	Leota May Lang	yes	1915	Sumner	1891	Mrs Leota Adams OTR
Lawler	Ellen			1891	Grand Junction		Dorothy F. Eichorn	lived with Phillip and Bridget Lawler
Leahy	John Richard			1889	South Amana	1885	Kathleen Jones	had 1 sister Mamie, lived with Nelson and Olsen families
Lee	Max Kuhn	Wasem ?		1875	Boone Valley	1891	Boone Valley Gazette
Lennon	John			1864	Hamburg	1879	R. Hodge	born in Atlanta GA but moved after the war. had brother in Ohio
Long	Laura	Leach			Spencer	1913	OTR	placed by CAS
Long	Ruth Naomi				Spencer	1913	OTR	placed by CAS
Lyons	William	Gilbert		1886	Van Buren co	1897	John Bell	had a brother Joseph Lyons, lived with Clinton Wesley Gilbert
Lyucco	Louis				New Sharon	1895	Jean Denhart	lived with L.F. Heath family
Mack	James			1905	Estherville	1914	Norma Sampson
Madden	Annie	Moos		1885	Granville	1889	Doris Swanson
Marquaid	Marie				Estherville	1914	Norma Sampson
Martin	Elmer	Hansen		1909	Swaledale	1913	Lorna Hansen	lived with the Clarence Hansen family
Mason	Clara			1884		1895	R.B. Kuchenreuther
Maxwell	Robert James			1902	Osage	1912	Robert Lee Maxwell	5 siblings, William, Elmer, Alice, Thomas, Harry
May	Casper John				Mason City		Sharon Nabedin
McChesney	William Henry			1868	Afton		Evan. W. McChesney	2 siblings, Charls B and Mary Ella
McDowell	Estelle				Randalia	1912	NP article,	Johnson family
McDowell	John				Randalia	1912	NP article	Johnson family
Mellinger	Jacob. W.			1857	Greencastle		Walter T. Mellinger	lived with Oliver T. and Susie Bowen
Merkle	Charles				Clarion	1892	Palimpsett, Fall 1988
Merkle	Lizzie				Clarion	1892	Palimpsett, Fall 1988
Merkle	Mary				Clarion	1892	Palimpsett, Fall 1988
Merkle	Minnie				Clarion	1892	Paliimpsett, Fall 1988
Merkle?	Minnie?				Galt	1910	Florence Frye	an agent "Aldrich" was traveling with them. Married Ketchum?
Mijerus	Lizzie		yes		Staceyville		Lucy Adams
Miller	Louise	Ziegler		1907	Osage	1915	Wayne Zeigler
Moore	Viola	Joals?		1911	Des Moines	1919	Jerry Armstrong, son
Moore	Sydney			1864	Hamburg	1879	Iowa OTRs	total orphan, chose to go west to farm, brother in Canada
Moran	Edward John			1886	Wapsie		Gladys Sours
Moran	Willie				Clarinda	1915	Mrs. Robert Hall	lived with Miller family
Moritz	Sara	Clara Endres		1887	Lattonesville		Francis Bries,	had a twin brother named Joseph
Moritz	Clara				Latterensville		Francis Bries, dau.	* Clara and Sara the same person? - LMS*
Moritz	Joseph				Latterensville		Francis Bries, niece
Mulligan	James	Renwick		1886	Boone Valley	1891	Boone Valley Gazette
Murphy	Ida Lucy	Ida Abbott		1862		1919	Patricia Shaw
Myers	Roy			1884	Dysart	1888	Margaret S.Myers gdau.
Murtha	Natie	Renwick?		1886	Boone Valley	1891	Boone Valley Gazette
Nowell	Ada Cecelia				New Hampton		Jerry Lovrien	lived with a Nowell family, but unsure if adopted
O'Bryne	Zita		yes	1886	Lawler	1889	OTR	placed by NYFH
Ohler	Louis	Schlater		1874	Boone Valley	1891	Boone Valley Gazette
Ondler	Pearl				Walker		Jean Kinley	lived with Ondler family
Osborn	William			1865	Wyoming	1915	Georgia Jean Jackson
Ostrander	Henry	McVicker		1882	Boone Valley	1891	Boone Valley Gazette	placed with brother Robert in the McVicker household
Ostrander	Robert	McVicker		1885	Boone Valley	1891	Boone Valley Gazette	placed with brother Henry in the McVicker household
Pearson/Pierson	William	Billy Carney	yes		Floyd county	1895-1898	Diane Allen Davisson niece	birth parents George and Charlotte Pierson, sisters Annie and Emma. Placed by CAS with Daniel and Ida Carney
Peppler	Henry	Hoosman			Parkersburg	1902	OTR	placed by NY Juvenile Asylum with George Palmer
Peppler	Frank				Parkersburg	1902	OTR	placed by NY Juvenile Asylum with George Palmer
Peppler	George				Parkersburg	1902	OTR	placed by NY Juvenile Asylum with the Stewert family
Percy	James			1850	Missour Valley		Margaret Brice	born in Glascoe, Scotland, lived with the Sells family, 2 brothers
Pierce	Charles Dominic			1890	Gilbertville		Marjorie Kinkade	lived with the Trydle family
Pitt	Evelyn	Evelyn Ruth Watkins			Red Oak	1906	Evelyn R. Carmichael OTR	father, Rufus Pitt, mother Hazel Guarde
Pollard	Edward			1865	Hamburg	1879	R.Hodge	mother fied 1876, father couldn't care for him
Quinn	John Joseph	William Chambers Peck		1868	Elberon		Robert Miller
Raymond	Louis			1887	Neola		OTR	placed by NYFH with Kenneally family
Real	John (Jack)	Blain		1892	Marengo		Verlene Vaughn Weber	siblings Willie, Grace and Ella. Betty Grandstaff -lived with Jim Blaine family
Real	Krisangela Grace	Grace Blain	yes	1890	Marengo		Verlene Vaughn Weber
Reed	Daniel William			1860	Hamburg	1879	Iowa OTRs	older than normal but came highly recommended - headed to Salina
Reise	George R.	Parks		1872	White Clouds		Linda Parks Mink, ggdau
Rice	Charles Wesley			1856			Patricia Shaw
Reihl	Josephine E.			1904	Wuakon		Elmer G. Shesler	married Buntrock
Rivers	Leon	Leo Thiele	yes	1885	Carroll	1899	Mrs. George Bayer, dau	placed by NYFH and adopted by Henry Thiele
Robinson	William			1885	near Iowa City	1915	Sr. Gladys Robinson	twin sister Elizabeth
Rogers	William			1884	Sumner		Faye Francis	lived with Frank McCormac family
Rose	Mary Rebecca	Mary Rose Russell			Stuart		Sr. Madeline Schmidt
Sapper	Mary E.						Mary E. Sapper Nial OTR
Shaefer	Mary		yes	1884	Stacyville	1888	Bernadette Bitter	placed in a German community, but did not speak German
Shaefer	Fredrick		yes	1885	Stacyville	1888	Bernadette Bitter
Schi	Charlie		yes		Staceyville		Lucy Adams
Schwartz	Amos	Crane		1873		1880	Gladys Crane Bates	sister born 1871
Schully	Frank				Clinton		Ruth Donahue	lived with Patrick and Bridget Donahue
Seamore	Florence Vernon	Rust		1884	Carroll		Josephine Snowden
Seymour	Laura	Schlichte		1883	New Vienna	1904	Nicholas J. Mizaur
Shanberger	Fanny	Warrington			Polk co	1860	Iowa OTRs	had younger brother William, war orphans
Sharkey	Walter				Council Bluffs	1899	Cecil Fisher	taken from KY to the west
Shirley	Bella or Ella	McMonagley	yes	1886	Mason City		Ester M. Thompson, dau.
Snyder	John F.				Atlantic		Bernice Cumminsky, gdau	had one brother and one sister
Solomon	Maria	Mayme Emig Gould		1883	Westphalia		Myrna Wagner	also went by Mary Kohles
Stapleton	James			1875	Massena		David Stapleton
Strauss	Emil	Gunderson		1880	Boone Valley	1891	Boone Valley Gazette
Sullivan	Edith			1895	Henderson		Evon Sanders	lived with Booton family
Taffinder	Harry R.			1911-12	Grundy Center		Minnie Taffinder	sister Elizabeth, brother David
Taylor	Ellsworth			1862	Hamburg	1879	Iowa OTRs	was in Newboys Lodging house. thought he would make money in West
Thompson	Samuel	Gray		1876	Boone Valley	1891	Boone Valley Gazette
Tigges	Annie		yes		Sherrill or DuBuque	1886	James H. Schmitt	taken by Bernard and Mary Engler Tigges
Troy	Mae				Audubon		Charlotte Patzer,	other informant Mary Possehn, lived with the Herndon/Ross family
Twombley	Emily J.			1847	Delaware Co.		Jeanne Platt	lived with Platt family

Van Grino	Howard	Edward Buschelman			St. Mary’s	1892	Iowa OTR
Ventzan	Anna Minnie			1892	Rossville	1905	Mrs. Pearl Hammer, dau.	3 sisters, Kate, Lula, Suzie
Volkert	Viola	Viola Joanna Jorgenson		1907	Mason City	1913	Mary McClain	had two sisters, placed by CAS with Andrew Jorgensen
Wageronitz	Julia	Marian Lewis		1908	Osage	1917	Marian A. Christensen OTR
Wall	Joseph	Cattels		1886	Boone Valley	1891	Boone Valley Gazette
Weir	Henrietta	Liddiard		1912	Waukon		Theresa Anstett, daughter
Wells	Fred E.				Carroll	1900	OTR
Welsh	Belle			1884	Webster City	1900	OTR	placed with Fred and Hermina Wienjes
White	Charles			1869	Hamburg	1879	Iowa OTRs	born in Roseville, NJ. He had 2 sisters and a brother
Wiggers	Willie			1909	Estherville	1914	Norma Sampson
Williams	Milford			1895			Jane Sauerbrei
Wirth	Charles			1894	Murray	1901	Iowa OTRs	placed with Tom Johnson, had a 6 year old brother.
Wood	William			1863	Hamburg	1879	Iowa OTRs	parents still lived in Brooklyn, his father was a boss painter.
Wuebker	Paul			1885			Kathryn Wuebker
Xavier	Francis			1882	Farley	1889	Ilene Lamm	lived with the Hill family
Young	Thomas	Hayer		1880	Boone Valley	1891	Boone Valley Gazette

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