Orphanages in Mississippi - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Need the name of a Jackson Mississippi Orphanage, 1927

SallyPounders — 2013-05-01 09:39:38Z

Was so glad to see your posts. My mom was adopted out of the orphanage in 1927. She found out it was burned and never pursued finding any of her family. Does anyone know if there are records anywhere dating back that far?
Hardcastle was her adopted mother

her birth certificate says 16 year old mom was unwed.
named Robertson. She was born July 29, 1932. Thats all we know. She passed in 2005 not knowing.

Elizabeth Tabitha Cato

mmckinneyshannon48 — 2012-11-21 17:09:11Z

I am looking for my great grandmother Elizabeth Tabitha Cato
born in somewhere in Mississippi March 30,1869 and married Robert Hoke Green Jan 8 1889 boydsville ark She died in Eastland co texas Ded 13,1897

Re: West family at Palmer Orphanage in Mississippi

brucewsr2009 — 2012-10-18 22:15:27Z

hello, my name is bruce waldrop,these pics of thomas waldrop came up on hints beside my Waldrop Family Tree,and i was wondering if he or your waldrops are related to my line,my dads name was Archie L Waldrop born in hill cnty Tx 1929,his dad was Walter G Waldrop,B. Tuscaloosa Ala.in 1907,his dad was William or (Willis) Waldrop B.in Tuscaloosa Al.abt.1877,his dad was Ezekiel Anders Waldrop,B.in Tuscaloosa Al. in 1847,his dad was Ezekiel Rufus Waldrop,B. in Rutherford,North Caroline abt. 1791,his dad was Benjamin i belive was born in Va. anyway do you know if your line is realed to mine.

Re: columbus mississippi orphanage

boosgurl07 — 2012-09-13 19:17:13Z

Could you please look in your records and see if there was
a person by the name Orland Melton or any by last name Melton.

Re: columbus mississippi orphanage

boosgurl07 — 2012-09-13 18:36:56Z

I just want to say that what you did about finding info for
that lady in your records was great. Wish I could find info
on my grandmother's brother that we have in our records that he was in an orphanage.

Re: 1900 - MS Orphanage

dossmaryagnes — 2012-05-25 01:31:19Z

The mississippi orphans home in water valley was established in 1894 it was destroyed by fire in 1904 afterwards local families kept the children in their homes until accommodations were found You can find a monument at oak hill cemetery with this information

Re: 1900 - MS Orphanage

dossmaryagnes — 2012-05-25 01:29:32Z

Re: columbus mississippi orphanage

EHTRAVELER — 2012-05-11 16:39:57Z

Thank you so much, I will check

Re: columbus mississippi orphanage

anciani — 2012-05-11 16:00:06Z

I rechecked the location of the Columbia Training School, and it is in Marion, MS.

Re: columbus mississippi orphanage

anciani — 2012-05-11 15:54:54Z

Have you checked out the COLUMBIA TRAINING SCHOOL'S records in COLUMBIA, MS? They I believe have a school for boys and one for girls.

Re: columbus mississippi orphanage

EHTRAVELER — 2012-05-11 03:14:29Z

My mom says they were together in Columbus at Mississippi Training School. I checked the names at the Masonic Home and they are not on the list. I checked the 1930 census and they were still on the farm in Meridian. So they were placed in a home sometime around 1932.
At this point the 1940 census cannot be viewed. I guess I will wait.
Thanks for the help.

Re: columbus mississippi orphanage

anciani — 2012-05-11 02:06:28Z

I was able to look at the 1940 census on ancestry.com. Have you tried the Masonic home for boys in Columbus, MS, and the Masonic home for girls I believe was in Meridian, MS? Brothers and sisters were sent to the two Masonic homes. The census always list the residents of the Orphanages usually at the end of the area in which they are located.

Re: columbus mississippi orphanage

EHTRAVELER — 2012-05-11 01:41:36Z

thank you, the census shows them in Meridian in 1930, they were then sent to an orphanage shortly after, so maybe I need to look in the 1940 census which isn't finished yet. thanks for your reply.

Re: columbus mississippi orphanage

anciani — 2012-05-11 01:34:53Z

My list does not list any HARRELL children as being at Palmer. Have you checked the 1920 and 1930 census records? I have never heard of any Harrell children as being mentioned as being at Palmer. Hope you will be able to locate information on your Harrell children.

Re: columbus mississippi orphanage

EHTRAVELER — 2012-05-11 00:26:03Z

You said you had a list of people who were at the Palmer House in the 1920's. Could you tell me if John Harrell, Jesse Harrell, Mary Harrell and Minnie Ruth Harrell are on that list?

Re: Need the name of a Jackson Mississippi Orphanage, 1927

kwomack144 — 2012-03-12 01:54:47Z

My mother was adopted from the Methodist Children's Orphanage in 1929 in Jackson, MS

MS orphanages 1880-1900 list of orphans

cookieleemichelle — 2012-02-13 17:57:56Z

Looking for information on where to find the names of children that were in orphanages in MS during 1880-1900. My gggrandfather (Jeremiah Coston) supposedly died abt 1877, leaving a wife (Frances B. Steelman Coston) and 3 sons (Phillip James, born 1868; Abraham born 1872 and Jeremiah born 1875). The family first shows up on 1870 census in Jones County, MS, then nothing until the 3 sons show up as landowners in Covington County. I am thinking that if the parents died (after 1875) the boys may have been placed in an orphanage since they don't show up living with any relative. Wanting to find where I might find a census of orphanages that might have existed during that time. Any guidance is appreciated.

West family at Palmer Orphanage in Mississippi

dlcal — 2011-09-14 04:11:55Z

I am looking for my natural father. His name is Billy West. He left Palmer Orphanage and supposedly went into the Army. He might not want anything to do with me and that is ok. I am doing family history and this family side is incomplete. He had approximately 3 sisters and three brothers. I was in touch with another lady about this and have lost communication with each other. If anyone can help in this de-lima, it would be highly appreciated.

Re: columbus mississippi orphanage

dlcal — 2011-08-10 17:46:36Z

Been out of touch. Sorry. My email address is dcallred54@hotmail.com You are the answer to my prayers. Yes please send me any info, pics records on the West family in Palmer Orphanage. I might just be able to find him. Thank you for ever.
Deb

Re: Need the name of a Jackson Mississippi Orphanage, 1927

dianaseavey — 2011-02-06 17:41:44Z

MY FATHERS HALF SIBLINGS WERE TAKEN TO THE MISSISSIPPI CHILDRENS HOME IN JACKSON WHERE IT REMAINS TODAY. THE HOME WILL HELP WITH INFORMATION ON MEDICAL AND OTHER ISSUES TO CHILDREN ADOPTED FROM 1912 AND AFTER. GOOD LUCK!

Re: columbus mississippi orphanage

anciani — 2010-11-13 16:35:59Z

Deborah, on October 29th I e-mailed you information about your father's WEST family. Have you had the opportunity yet to read the information? Please let me know if you received the e-mail, and any comments which you might have about the information.

Orphanage..Bilbo Orphanage

karenweir52 — 2010-11-01 21:44:24Z

At one time , assuming the mid 1920s there was an Orphanage ( possibly in Jackson ) that had the name Bilbo, associated with it. I think he might have been a governor at one time back then. I was told that there was a cannery either behind or next to this orphanage where some of the older children worked. Any help appreciated in finding out about this place., when it existed, and any other pertinent info about it. After that I hope to find a record for a couple of brothers who were there, for a time. Has anyone heard of this place?

Re: columbus mississippi orphanage

karenweir52 — 2010-11-01 21:17:54Z

Has Anyone ever known about or heard of an orphanage that may have been called Bilbo Orphanage , possibly in Jackson, but I am unsure...it existed in the 1920s , and I dont know for how long. I would like to find out about this place and maybe get a list of children there in the 1920s. There was a cannery behind the orphanage where some of the children worked. I believe that Bilbo was a governor in Mississippi at one time, help appreciated. The boys, were brothers that were put there for a time, again, dont know exactly when, the names were Sam & Robert Manning

Re: columbus mississippi orphanage

dlcal — 2010-10-19 16:49:08Z

Thank you for your info. It would be great if you could send the info by e-mail. mommi_allred@hotmail.com It appears that you have a lot of info. I'm excited to get the info. Deb

Re: grandmother

anciani — 2010-10-18 15:11:31Z

Christina, I am an alumni of the Palmer Home for Children in Columbus, Ms. When I arrived at Palmer it was called Palmer Orphanage, but the name was changed later. I have some records for Palmer Home, and will be happy to see if I have any information on your grandmother. Please list the names of the children, and about the dates they would have been at Palmer. Cecilia Ann Harris Gossman, a Palmer Home for Children alumni.

Re: columbus mississippi orphanage

anciani — 2010-10-18 14:43:44Z

Deborah, please forgive me for taking so long to post a reply to your message regarding your father, Billy (William)WEST. I have just returned from my home California to my home in Mississippi which is where my records about Palmer Home for Children are kept. I do not know if you wish for me to post the information about your father's family here, or if you would like to send me your e-mail. I found in my records a picture of your father, and also his siblings. I also have a picture of your Aunt Helen Louise West which was taken on her wedding day to Mr. Louie Lowe. She was married at Palmer Home for Children on a Saturday in September 1949. I am looking forward to hearing from you. Cecilia Ann Harris Gossman, a Palme Home for Children alumni.

Re: Orphange in Natchez, Mississippi

JJ3096 — 2010-08-24 04:39:18Z

http://www.catholiccharitiesjackson.org/about/history.html
This is the site with the history of the orphanage that you are seeking. My father was raised in the boys bldg., his sisters in the girls. When they were near to teens, my grandmother reclaimed them one by one.

My father has passed on now, but I do recall his detest for this place, the abuse he suffered, he never recovered from. He heard that the bldgs were to be demolished. He was in his 30's at the time and made a trip to the location to watch the bldgs. fall.

As for rec'ds, the site at top and the census records are about all there is, I would imagine.

Re: columbus mississippi orphanage

dlcal — 2010-06-10 02:10:24Z

I wish I did know. Here is a little more info that might help in the search. He had a sister named Maxine/Betty. He had an older brother named David. There were a set of twins, Dan and Bryan(?). My Mom states, Bill may have come from Tennessee.

I have contacted the orphanage over the past years. I was told to write him a letter, mail it to them. If they have an address then they would mail it to him.
The current address that I have is:
Dr.Rob Crankshaw
P.O. Box 746
Columbus, Mississippi 39703
1-601-328-5704

I did not follow through. I felt let down. But it's time to begin again.
Thank you everyone for your help

Re: columbus mississippi orphanage

dlcal — 2010-06-10 01:25:09Z

That would be great. Do you live in the Mississippi area?

Re: Orphanage in Columbus Ms.

dlcal — 2010-06-10 01:21:01Z

Yes,there was and is A Palmer's orphanage. My mom and her two sisters went there.She remembers Columbus, Mississippi.

Re: columbus mississippi orphanage

BonnieHarbour — 2010-06-07 16:26:44Z

Do you know his middle initial? I found Billy West in the Columbus area and Tishomingo co.ms. area in the people directory on Ancestry

Re: columbus mississippi orphanage

BonnieHarbour — 2010-06-07 16:16:01Z

I'm sorry I don't but, I can do some checking around for you.Is that alright?

Re: columbus mississippi orphanage

dlcal — 2010-05-20 16:50:13Z

Hi,
My name is Deborah. My mother was raised there for a while. Her name is Lillian Nichols. She had two sisters, Virgie and Catherine ( who is now deceased from bone cancer) who came to the orphanage as well. My mother met up with a man known as Billie West. He had a brother named David and a sister. My mind went blank. Billy is my biological father and I have been trying to get info on him. I was born in 1954. He supposedly went into the service, possibly in 1953 or in 1954. My mother does not remember much about him. It was a one night stand. She claims he went into the army and he sent her 10 dollars for me. Do you have any thing on this person or persons that I have mentioned?

looking for Aileen (or Ailene) Foster (Mattison) orphan in Jackson, MS

jlschaaf — 2009-12-08 12:41:01Z

I am eager to find my lost adopted cousin, named Aileen [see variant names in header]; she was in an orphanage in Jackson, Mississippi around 1944 and my aunt Felma Julie ["Pep"] Yarborough and her husband Vincent A. Mattsion were in process of adopting her at that time. Pep's mother Edna Segrue Yarborough also used to travel from their family home in McComb, MS to visit Aileen in the Jackson orphanage. I have several photos of Aileen around ages 5 to 7, some of them notated on the back. One, for example, says "Aileen Foster Alabama Days with Pep and Vince" and Aileen is about 7 or 8 years old in that photo. Others show a younger Aileen in family group shots, and one shows her sitting on a suitcase smiling, with the caption "Aileen going to the orphanage," andm, noted on the back, "Aileen 1945." For reasons I do not know, Aileen disappeared from family photos after about 1947. It may be that the adoption was not finalized, although I have one picture of Aileen with my mother's [Pep's sister's] handwriting on the back saying "Aileen Mattison." If you know anything at all about Aileen or Jackson, MS orphanages about this time period, please reply. You may email me directly at jschaaf@umassd.edu. Thanks very much for any information you can provide.

Re: THE VILLAGE -yearbook of the Baptist Children's Village

dreamerslot1 — 2009-07-06 05:15:36Z

hello my name is jennifer crabtree( formerly jennifer land) and i was there from 3/1973 to7/1976. I will gladly tell you anything i know. I am looking for people i used to be there with

Re: THE VILLAGE -yearbook of the Baptist Children's Village

GeraldBuchanan737 — 2007-12-08 21:48:58Z

I would also welcome communication from anyone who worked at or lived at or had relatives or ancestors who lived at or worked at the Baptist Orphanage / Baptist Children's Village. I'm working on a history / directory of the institution.

THE VILLAGE -yearbook of the Baptist Children's Village

GeraldBuchanan737 — 2007-12-08 21:44:30Z

I would like to beg, borrow, or buy certain copies of THE VILLAGE, yearbook of the Baptist Children's Village, Clinton, MS. I need 1961-1966, 1968-1970, and anything after 1980. My e-mail address is buchanan737@yahoo.com. I will be willing to check names in those I own: 1967, 1971-1980.

Re: grandmother

trouble1964 — 2007-11-10 08:29:58Z

You might also try the library----they have a lot of local history information in thier archives. Palmer Home would probably be your best chance if they were kept together. It is still in existance but is more like foster care now. They do not adopt children out.

http://www.lowndes.lib.ms.us/

Re: Need the name of a Jackson Mississippi Orphanage, 1927

GeraldBuchanan737 — 2007-11-08 14:08:33Z

The Mississippi Baptist Orphanage has been known for many years now as the Baptist Children's Village and its primary campus, the Inda Nunnery Campus, has the address of P. O. Box 27, Clinton, MS. It's in the Jackson, MS, telephone book. The original campus was demolished to make way for what was in the 1960's the Jackson Mall and a new campus was built on the western edge of Jackson. The other principal orphanage in Jackson in early years was the Methodist Orphanage which was near Millsaps College.

orphanage in Jackson, Ms.

rlpughsgirl — 2007-08-29 01:54:48Z

I was adopted from an orphanage in Jackson,ms. I was born March 22, 1967. I am desperately seeking to find my roots,I want to know who my parents are. I am 40 years old with 2 kids. All I knowis I was adopted from an orphanage if any one knows any info on an orphanage in Jackson, Ms. On or about 3-22-1967, Please contact me. 662-645-2323

Re: Need the name of a Jackson Mississippi Orphanage, 1927

jfasdollard — 2007-04-25 19:33:27Z

My mother and 4 of her siblings lived in the "Mississippi Baptist Orphanage" in Jackson Mississippi between about 1907 til around 1917. Mother passed away 2 years ago at age 98. She told us many stories about living in the orphanage and I have an article that was in "The Baptist Record" Newspapter dated Feb 24, 1977. The name of the institution was changed to the "Baptist Children's Village" in Feb. 1961. I hope you were able to get the information you needed. If you have any interesting anecdotes about life in the "Home" (as my mother and her siblings referred to it), I would love to hear them. Thank you....Arrie Dollard

Re: Orphange in Natchez, Mississippi

4JohnAPeyton — 2006-12-15 03:09:31Z

There was also a St. Mary's Girls Orphanage. It was Catholic. Records can be found in Catholic Charities in Jackson, MS. I allegedly had a ancestor there but eventhough she showed up in the 1870 census, there were no records at all available showing her there in 1870.

MS orphanage 40's/50's

2006-10-16 02:19:26Z

My father, Thomas Randolph Carnal, was placed in an orphanage in MS (possibly Jackson, MS) as a young child (he was born in 1937). I believe that he was in a home during the 1940's..maybe even early 50's. Is there a list I can check for his name? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Re: Current Orphanages?

RegNMINiles — 2006-10-08 02:57:04Z

Orphanages went out of style several decades ago. They were replaced by foster care---children living in private homes. Some of the orphanage buildings closed; others converted to homes for emotionally disturbed children.

Reg Niles

Re: Orphanages in Mississippi 1880-1890's

anciani — 2006-08-27 16:23:47Z

Linda, there is an orphanage in Columbus, Lowndes Co, MS which was founded in 1895. The name of the home was called PALMER ORPHANAGE FOR CHILDREN, and is now called PALMER HOME FOR CHILDREN. Check the 1900 cenus for Lowndes Co., MS. It has the listing for all the children. You indicated that Charles was adopted. I do not think that even that early children could be adopted from PALMER. Once they were placed in the home only the parent or whoever placed them there could take them out of the home. Hope this message is of some help to you in your search for your ancestor. Good luck.

Re: columbus mississippi orphanage

anciani — 2006-08-27 16:23:47Z

Gloria, there is a children's home in Columbus, Lowndes Co., MS. The name of the home in the 1920's was called PALMER ORPHANAGE FOR CHILDREN and is now called PALMER HOME FOR CHILDREN. The home was founded in 1895 and is still in operation. I was raised at the home from 1940 thourgh 1954. The children could not be adopted. I have alot of historical information on the home including children living there in the 1920's. My records are at my home in Mississippi. I am in California at this time, so do not have access to the records. If you will send me your e-mail or your snail address I will get back in touch with you when I return to Mississippi. In the mean time you could use the 1920 or the 1930 census for Lowndes Co., MS to look at the list of the children living at Palmer at that time. Hope this information will help you in your search. Palmer Home for Children has a web site. It is http://www.palmerhome.org.

Re: Orphanages in Mississippi 1880-1890's

lindamora98 — 2005-11-12 20:58:26Z

Hi Sheila,
I do not have the information on the 1900 Census. I had responded to Beverly Smith's post about this subject. The only information I have on the Census is the 1880 Census for Adams County, MS. Roill 639 Book 1 Page 46 has a listing of all the orphans at the Protestant Orphans Asylum in Natchez, Adams Co., MS

I am sure if you go back to the messages that we responded to you can find the message from Beverly Smith. I am sure she will be happy to help you.

Good luck,
Linda

Re: Orphange in Natchez, Mississippi

lindamora98 — 2005-11-12 20:58:26Z

Hi Gloria,

I recently found my great grandfather and his brother who were at the Protestant Orphans Asylum in Natchez in 1885-1890.

The orphanage is still in Natchez under the name The Natchez Childrens Home. They have a few documents but almost everything was sent to the University of Texas at Austin. You can also go to the Adams County Genweb site and find a few things.

Good luck,
Linda

Current Orphanages?

2005-08-11 18:38:18Z

How many current orpfanages are there in Mississippi,?

Re: grandmother

2005-07-21 13:21:27Z

Thank you so much. I really appreciate your help. Have a blessed day.