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Frances Edna Boles DOB abt 1892

1_gardner492 — 2012-05-15 22:06:52Z

I'm looking for any orphange information on Frances Edna Boles. Her father was William George Boles, 1865 - 1896
and mother was Hatte Belle Sizemore, 1869-1900. I am told she was born in Laramie, and was placed in an orphanage with her brother, Llewellyn Martin Boles, when their parents died somewhere around 1900. She was also in Casper in an orphange and placed with a family in the Medicine Bow area to work. She is my great-grandmother.

elenor fitch

janetbaird114 — 2006-08-19 19:29:48Z

my mother's sister was put into an orphanage in Wheatland, Wyoming around 1920 give or take 5 years. I understand that this orphanage doesn't exist any longer. We are unable to locate any information other than old letters from the orphanage to her mother. We believe that she died in the orphanage with rickets. Her mother's name is Georgia Fitch. She later married and her last name changed to Phillips. Can you give us a direction on where to look or call to get this information?

Re: elenor fitch

RegNMINiles — 2006-10-09 02:35:30Z

No orphanage in Wheatland appears in this directory :

UNITED STATES. Bureau of the Census.
"Children under Institutional Care, 1923: Statistics of Dependent, Neglected, and Delinquent Children in Institutions and under the Supervision of Other Agencies for the Care of Children . . ." Washington, D.C., 1927. 381 p.

In this special census of 1923, personal information about individuals was only taken from delinquents and inmates of homes for unwed mothers. However, this book (which I saw in the New York Public Library) does not list individuals.

I also checked "Adoption Agencies, Orphanages and Maternity Homes: An Historical Directory" (published in 1982). No entry for Wheatland.

If you prefer to determine the name and locale of the orphanage by searching for the surname FITCH in the federal census of 1920, Ancestry.com has a message board for genealogists interested in Platte County, WY :

http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=an&p=l...

Try to find a genealogist there who has a subscription to Ancestry.com and access to the index of names for the federal census of 1920, which would lead to the number of an enumeration district (I guess). Then ask someone to look up the census and give you the age and whatever details there are for Elenor FITCH, including the name and locale of the orphanage.

Wyoming conducted a census of its own in 1925, but it cannot be found, according to a genealogy manual published in 1973 : "Search and Research," by Noel C. Stevenson. I am not an expert on Wyoming, so I cannot vouch for Stevenson.

To order a death certificate for Elenor, obtain the address of the vital records office from :

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/wyoming.htm

Reg Niles

Re: orphanages

2005-11-14 16:38:48Z

the wyoming children's home according to the Wyoming state Archives was moved to Casper Wyoming in 1933. Your search may be more fruitful in casper than cheyenne.

Orphanages Help

wizardnc — 2005-06-29 19:49:39Z

One place to start for help with Orphans and Orphanages in America is: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/orphanages/.

Please stop by and see if these pages can help you.

Steven Stymiest
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Re: orphanages

RegNMINiles — 2005-05-29 00:06:08Z

I checked the 1999 edition of The National Directory of Children, Youth & Families Services and found this :

Wyoming Children's Society, POB 105, 716 Randall Ave, Cheyenne WY 82003; phone 800-584-9384.

If your mother was in the orphanage in 1930, she would be listed therein in the federal census of 1930. Ancestry.com prepared a surname index to that census for the benefit of its subscribers. I have seen queries on message boards in New York State that indicate difficulty in finding the proper enumeration district for some censuses. It may be a good idea to seek a volunteer to look up the census for you, someone with experience in that type of research.

Maybe you'll find the right person on the message board for the county in which Cheyenne is located :

http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=an&p=l...

Reg Niles

Re: orphanages

louiseburke60 — 2005-03-06 16:49:17Z

was she from, wyoming also

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louiseburke60 — 2005-03-06 16:48:15Z

hi

her birth date is 11-16-21 her last name is oleffe

louise

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krismccarthy1319 — 2005-03-06 04:26:09Z

Hi: I don't have any info for you about the Wyoming Orphanage, but am wondering if you will tell me your mom's date of birth, and where she was born. I'm still searching for my mother's sister, Bernice June Foster, born 9-27-26.
Thanks so much, Kris

orphanages

louiseburke60 — 2005-03-01 01:32:28Z

my mom was in an orphange in wyoming around 1927
this is the place on sme of her records anyone have info on his place and how i can go about getting info on her when she weas there..

Wyoming Children's Friend
organ of the Wyoming Children's Home Society
Box 115 - Cheyenne, Wyoming
(716 Randall Blvd - Tel 632-7619 (no area code shown)

the staff at the time is as follows

Executive Board and Staff
President Edward T Lazear
Vice Pres John M. Pattison
Secretary/Treas Don Mahoney
Asst Treas Russell Fennel
Attorney Harry B Hender
MD George H Phelps
Superintendent Elizabeth Fletcher Owen

this is from 1963 she kept in touch with the superentent

thanks louise