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Re: American Female Guardian Society of NY

Alexander599 — 2013-01-12 02:46:48Z

Looking for info on my Grandmother Carrie Miller adopted
feb. 18 1886 by Mr.& Mrs. Alexander Schmoll
Thanks for your help Alex

Re: homes for veteran's children

mrnewt50 — 2013-01-01 15:06:18Z

There was one here in Franklin NH that my Grand father and his siblings were placed after my grt.grn. father after he came home for the Civil war. Back then it was called "The Golden Rule" Childrens home in Franklin NH later it changed to the "Daniel Websters Childrens Home" If you google Daniel Webster's Childrens home You'll find more information. it is not running now just the buildens left. Good Searching. David Newton

Re: American Female Guardian Society of NY

DonAvery51 — 2012-08-19 16:47:27Z

Sister Laurie
Ironically, it appears the husband of my distant cousin may have spent time there during his teen years as he shows up listed there in the 1930 census records. It would be wonderful if there were other records on him during the years that he stayed there.

Re: homes for veteran's children

llingy — 2012-05-30 00:46:20Z

There was a Iowa Soldier's Orphanage in Davenport, Iowa. They changed the name to Annie Wittenmeyer Home. It is now closed.

Re: American Female Guardian Society of NY

lauriethomas345 — 2012-05-09 03:31:17Z

My husband and I are serving as missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. We work in the Digital Preservation area and our job is to scan family history books to be prepared for digitizing and putting them on-line. We have just been working with a new donation: records from the early 1800's-forward from the AFGS of NY. It will be a couple of months, possibly, before they show up on-line but you can look for them on familysearch.org. Watch for the "books" tab. There are over 50,000 books from the library on-line so far. I do hope you will find your grandfather's records in what we've processed. Some of the "stories" seem so heartbreaking.

Sister Laurie Thomas

Re: connecticut orphanages in civil war time period

kewilson — 2012-04-10 03:07:37Z

Hi,

The people you are looking for were in the Connecticut Soldiers' Orphans Home in Mansfield. The Mansfield Historical Society is opening an exhibit on the home in June. Museum Director Ann Galonska has information that you are seeking. You can contact her directly at: mansfield.historical@snet.net

Good luck

Keith Wilson

Re: American Female Guardian Society of NY

TaxLady1556 — 2012-03-19 19:14:24Z

The records you seek are located with the Orphan Train Heritage Society of America, 209 W 6th St, Concordia, KS 66901. (785) 243-4471

Good luck!

Re: Any OH orphanage/s for Civil War orphans? Harold MAXWELL or Allan Burton CHAPMAN

letkowski — 2012-02-20 00:48:07Z

Debbi, do you know if this orphanage took in children from other states? I am looking for where my grandparents from Connecticut were placed as children during the civil war.

Re: American Female Guardian Society of NY

cjsteinheimer — 2011-11-20 02:52:17Z

Heritage Quest Online; U.S.census records has records of persons in this orphanage.
PLEASE post here any person's name and I will look up and see if that person was recorded.

Heritage Qwest is free, and usually accessed thru a public library... and maybe at any LDS church, family history center.

connecticut orphanages in civil war time period

letkowski — 2011-03-02 00:32:33Z

I was always told that my great grandparents Moffet and Norton met each other at an orphanage were they were placed while their parents were involved with the war. Does anyone know what town that orphanage may have been in? They appear in latter census records in central village and windham county areas.

Re: National Homestead orphanage PA

findingfamily2008 — 2011-02-09 07:58:05Z

When you get time, can you look-up Samuel Lee Umbarger in the lists ? His parents were both killed. He was born 3-5-63 and orphaned about 1865.

Re: Soldiers' Orphans' School, Harford, PA

findingfamily2008 — 2011-02-09 07:51:27Z

Can you tell me where to find the listings or index to view? Is it online. I am also missing information of a great grandfather who was orphaned, possibly due to the war.

Re: homes for veteran's children

lrcarter985 — 2010-08-13 18:18:56Z

Could anyone tell me more about the home in Indiana and where I would find records,Please? My Great grandmother was an orphan and she was raised in the Indiana/Illinois area.Iam unable to find anything about her.Just says on 1900 census that she came from the New York Foundling Asylum Hospital and that she never knew her parents.Iam thinking she may have been sent to Indiana to be taken in by a family.I know the family but cannot find much on them.I want to see if there is any records on that family taking her in,then maybe I could know who she is.

Re: homes for veteran's children

LynnetteLonga — 2010-08-12 22:15:53Z

Do you have the phone # for the institution? What is it called today? How were you able to find out your Great-Grandmother was there in an 1880 census? How did you even begin looking to know that? Was her name changed? I'm trying to find a family member who I know was sent away, but we're not sure where to or if his name was changed. So far I'm unable to locate any information on him. Thank you so much for the post and hope to hear from you soon.

Lynnette

Re: National Homestead orphanage PA

duncan16851 — 2010-04-18 16:42:30Z

Looking for my maternal grandfather' mother who was placed in an orphanage in PA after the Civil War. Her name was Melissa Kopp. ken

Re: homes for veteran's children

playacentral — 2010-04-06 05:06:03Z

Yes - Iowa had one in Glenwood in Mills County on the far western side of the state. You can read about it by clicking on the following link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_Institution_for_Feeble-Min...

While it was originally established as a state funded Civil War Orphan's home, in a few short years it became the Iowa State Asylum for Feeble Minded Children. It had a pretty horrible history and became a place where people dumped their children, either because they couldn't handle them or couldn't afford them.

I found that my Great-Grandmother had been listed there in the 1880 Census as an "inmate". 9 years later she was married to my Great-Granddad. I called the institution as it still exists today under a far more socially acceptable name. They have records from the 1800's and I called to find out who put my G Grandma there. They claimed she was never there until I provided photos of the actual census documents. They relented that some of the children on the page they had records for and some not - claiming they must have been remnants from when the institution was an orphanage for Civil War Soldier's Children. When I pointed out the Civil War had ended 8 years before her birth, I got a shrug. All of the family records show that she was a sweet, kind and hard working woman who raised three normal children and cared for a successful husband. Nothing indicates she was developmentally disabled in any way, so I suspect she was a victim of harsh financial times for her parents post war and she was "dumped" there.

Thus is the history of this fine institution!

Laura E Britton abt 1862 New York Foundling Asylum

lrcarter985 — 2010-03-14 20:29:32Z

Laura is my great grandmother and Iam stuck since I found the 1900 census for her.Its says on that census that Laura thinks she was born around 1862 in New York and that she was in the New York Foundling Asylum.It also goes on to say she did not know her parents.What I do know is very little,Laura travels to Montana somewhere between 1870 and 1885 and meets my great grandfather and marries him and has 1 daughter..Jessie May Robeson in 1893.Laura did not travel alone from what her daughter says in an interview by Jim Annin and a childhood friend and an author.Jim Annin wrote a book about the Montana early pioneers and their families.Laura traveled with a woman named Mary J Clark who later marries Malcolm M McDonald (yes of the McDonald Basin in Montana).Mary's family members tell me Mary came to Montana before 1870.My problem is I do not have an exact date of birth on Laura and I may even be wrong on her death date.I do know that when my grandma Jessie needed to get a birth certificate for reasons Iam unsure,in the early 1960's,Jessie wrote to someone in Kankakee,Illinois for that info because Laura's people lived there.I do not know who they were.My family is not close and Iam constantly getting wrong info from them so I am unable to rely on their info being correct.I was told by a member here that Laura's middle name ELLSWORTH could be rememberence name because the 1st civil war soldier to die in battle was a man named Ellsworth.Does anyone know what I should try next??I have searched everywhere but have come up with nothing.It has been suggested that maybe Mary J Clark is the mother of Laura..it could explain the huge age difference between the 2 ladies??And back then if you had a child out of wedlock it wasn't something you wanted everyone to know.Iam grasping at straws but I have yet to have 1 solid lead come.A person just doesn't appear out of no where like my great Gran did.The only records I can find are her 1900 census (under Dane Rolenson Fishtail,Stillwater,Montana) and that Laura is buried in Nye Cemetery in Nye Montana a very short way from where she and my great grandfather lived.I do not exact birth or death dates.

Re: National Homestead orphanage PA

bushbeater59 — 2010-02-24 23:45:04Z

Hi Irene,
I'm looking for an Elizabeth or Elmira Otto who may have been adopted by a family named Bressler.
Thanks,
Steve

Re: National Homestead orphanage PA

lrcarter985 — 2010-01-09 00:11:53Z

I am looking for Laura Ellsworth or Laura Ellsworth Britton born abt 1862 New York.In the 1900 Census for Stillwater Co.,Montana under Dane Rolenson(supposed to be Dan Robeson) it states Laura was born abt 1862 New York and she came from the New York Foundling Hospitol and she doesn't know who her parents are.Our family only knows Laura's life from the time she married Dan Robeson but before that we know nothing,except she came to Montana with a friend from Illinois or Indiana.But could you take a look and see if you have anyone that may fit her Please?

Re: Civil War Orphans

willsondon — 2009-07-07 02:17:12Z

My great grandfather was born in Russell Co KY around 1860 and I suspect he may have been orphaned during the Civil War. I can't find any records on him or his paretns until 1910 in TN. Did you find any Civil War orphanages in your research?

Home of the Friendless (Now known as Homeland Center)

goodstuffkid — 2009-06-06 21:19:55Z

I am employed at Homeland Center, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and I'm looking for information about the children who had lived here at Homeland...which was then called, "The Home of the Friendless", during and after the civil war period. I am the editor of the "Homeland Highlights"(a monthly newsletter) and want to do an article about this event of the past. I'm unable to find anything related to orphaned children, particularly, after the civil war era.

Can somebody help?

Jim

Re: Any OH orphanage/s for Civil War orphans? Harold MAXWELL or Allan Burton CHAPMAN

ElsieDeMars97 — 2009-01-03 00:39:41Z

We are looking for a Grandfather that we know was in an Ohio orphanage. His birth name was Frank Long and he was adopted by People named Steel. Frank was born 6/23/1885 in LeMars, Iowa

Re: National Homestead orphanage PA

dkuziora — 2008-12-22 12:20:19Z

hello any kuglers there thank you

Re: National Homestead orphanage PA

dkuziora — 2008-12-22 12:13:55Z

do you have a grace or orville morely

Re: Etta Painter

tazemoto — 2008-11-19 11:46:37Z

I could be wrong on the civil war orphan. I know she was an orphan and she was born in 1894 and died in 1975. I'll have to double check with my father on the orphan info. The census is probably right she married John E. Carvill and had children one of them my grandmother Frances Carvill

Re: Etta Painter

LHSwisher — 2008-11-19 05:26:25Z

The only Owenetta/Etta Painter I can find that is married to John E. Carville appears in Pennsbury, Chester Co., PA in both 1920 and 1930 census. That, however, must not be yours, since according to the censuses, she was b. ca 1892-1895, about 30 years too late to have been a Civil War orphan.

Re: American Female Guardian Society of NY

ebelcher180 — 2008-11-18 19:56:38Z

I have been doing a little research on this group. It seems that some of these records are in Rockland County, NY and that they were the basis of this book:
http://www.heritagebooks.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&am...=

Etta Painter

tazemoto — 2008-11-11 20:03:36Z

I'm looking for any information on Owenetta Painter /Etta Painter. She and her brother were Civil War orphans. IF anyone has any information or know where I can find information I would appreciate it. She later Married John E. Carville.

Samuel Lee UMBARGER

parrott105 — 2008-10-05 06:53:44Z

findingfamily2008,

I may be of some help on Samuel UMBARGER. You may contact me at parrott105@juno.com.

Michael

Gale/Gayle-Robinson or Robertson-? Pennsylvania

Champlain9 — 2008-03-24 09:44:26Z

I need some help as I have hit a complete brick wall.

I have been searching for Gale/Gayle for some time now, apparently he was raised in an orphanage in Pennsylvania and served in the US army in the UK in 1944.

He was a coal miner prior to enlisting into the army which would have possibly been prior to WW2. His name has been spelt differently, he may have served in the 82nd airborne division, not 100% sure.

This is all the information I have, and would appreciate any help please.

Regards

Janice

Ga

Champlain9 — 2008-03-24 09:44:07Z

Re: Ann or Anna De Hannah NJ

ravn — 2008-01-30 03:52:05Z

I realised just yesterday that the Ann E that I found wasn't her because of the age...I went through various spellings of her name to find matches and even went page by page in the census'...sofar I found an Ann E Hanna b 1858 but in virginia, which compels me somewhat as there is a notation on one of the census records of one of the davis' coming from Virginia...I'l have to find that again and send it to you...I also saw where one record say's she's from NJ and another from PA..just like you said. And there's many more Ann Hannah's (and variations of that name) than I would have thought possible! As for the nicknames being used, on one of the records James E is listed as Jees...kinda nice. I don't remmeber Ethel, or maybe I do...I wish I could remember more from when I was a kid.
I'm gonna keep looking! I'm determined to find Ann!
~ Bob Bitting

Re: Ann or Anna De Hannah NJ

tlough2 — 2008-01-30 03:14:14Z

On the Delaware 1900 census it shows Annie E born Feb. 1858
(1858 is on her headstone )

James E April 1856 ( 1856 on his headstone )

This census shows the months of birth which is nice.

a few of the kids names are written as nicknames
Sadie which was Sarah
and Effie which is Ethel
I do remember Ethel's birthday was July 28th
we always gave her a gift.

Re: Ann or Anna De Hannah NJ

tlough2 — 2008-01-30 02:46:43Z

Interesting enough on the 1880 nj census it shows
Ann as being born in NJ It's confusing.

Re: Ann or Anna De Hannah NJ

tlough2 — 2008-01-30 02:37:08Z

It sounds like her but on her head stone it says she was born 1858 and died in 1927.
On the 1880 census it has James E Davis 24, Ann 21, Ameila 3 and George 2. ( Jermiah and Sarah Davis are just above them on that census and lived next door by the address )
I wonder if George Hannah on the 1850 census could be an Uncle .
My grandmother told me that Ann's father died in a prison camp in Virgina (civil war ), he died from gangreen. Ann's mother then passed shortly after. Ann and I think her brother or borthers were taken in by family.

Did you ever hear that story ?

On the 1900 Delaware census and on the 1910 Pa. census it shows Ann as being born in Pa.
Ann gave birth in 1902 to James , she would have been 44 years old at the time of his birth. The Ann on the 1850 census would have been 59 to old to have a baby.
She remains a mystery.

Re: Ann or Anna De Hannah NJ

ravn — 2008-01-27 16:29:53Z

Sorry it took so long to reply...busy, busy! Hoever I have some information...I found a record in the 1850 Federal Census for an Ann E Hannah (very hard to read in the original, but definatly Ann E) living in Lower Penns Neck, Salem, New Jersey...she is 7 at the time, living with her Father George, who was born in France, her mother Catherine, and a few others...I'm betting tha this is our Ann..as she is living in the same area as James E Davis.
BTW Raymond died in 1978 or so.

Re: Ann or Anna De Hannah NJ

tlough2 — 2008-01-24 13:03:26Z

Jeremiah S. Davis was born in NJ in 1818 he was a farm laborer in Lower Pennsneck NJ his wife was Sarah R. Crisby born in VA (1870 CENSUS )

I wonder if it was Jeremiah's parents who came from Wales.

When did Raymond pass away ? Was his wife's name Margret
I remember her as being very pretty and very sweet.

Wilmer passed away in 1962. He worked as a tug boat captain in the late 1950's on the Delaware River.

Re: Ann or Anna De Hannah NJ

ravn — 2008-01-24 05:15:04Z

I don't remember Wilmer, Reba or Sarah, although there were a few aunts that came down to visit (We live just north of Cape May, NJ) and Sarah or Reba may have been here...I'm trying my best to get my memory together...I was VERY young...I was born in 1961 so these visits had to happen between 1963 and 1970...hard to tell.
My sister has some dishes that were handed down from my grandmother and were given to her by one of the aunts,,,I want to say Dora...I was told they came over from England, they are dated to around 1830-1840 made by the john Wedgwood company (not Josiah)..so the date would lead me to believe that they once belonged to Jeremiah...pure speculation I know. Additionally My grandmother said there were Pirates in the Davis family...and I'm unsure if that was just a story to tell us kids or if maybe there were privateers...
I'm trying to remember more lol
Bob

Re: Ann or Anna De Hannah NJ

tlough2 — 2008-01-24 03:37:29Z

I do remember my grandmother telling me her mother's people were from France.
Do you remember Hattie's husband Wilmer ?
Hattie's daugher was Alberta, she had a son named Howard who was an army career man, his daugher is Jeannie
Do you remember Reba or Sarah ?

Re: Ann or Anna De Hannah NJ

ravn — 2008-01-24 03:33:10Z

Alsace is a region now in France, but often switches borders between France and Germany...I'm trying to find out more information on exactly where in Alsace Anna came from. My memory of what little my Grandmom told me is starting to return.
My Grandmom was Raymond's daughter Virginia... he had three children, Raymond, Helen and Virginia, all now deceased. I have vivid memories of Dora and Hattie's visits when I was a child in the 60's and of course i remember my g grandfather well. I'll definatly keep you posted as I remember things about what my grandmom said about anna...and thank you so much for the other information as I didn't have some of that. I spent the last couple of years doing my Paternal Genealogy and just stated tackling the Maternal side.
I'll be in touch...
Thanx, Bob Bitting

Re: Ann or Anna De Hannah NJ

tlough2 — 2008-01-24 03:03:05Z

Yes this is the same Anna De Hannah !

Where is Alsace ? I have a picture of Anna , my grandmother Reba in her old age looked exactly like her ,
I can't seem to find anything about her.

James E. Davis's parents were Jeremiah Davis and Sarah R. Crisby. They lived in Salem NJ
James and Anna were married in 1876 Salem NJ and a few
years later moved to New Castle Delaware .My grandmother was born there as well as her brothers and sisters.
They then moved to Philadelphia , Pa.
Raymond used to visit us when I was really little in the late 1950's .Raymond lived in Philadelphia at the time I believe if memory serves me correctly. Reba lived in NJ .
Raymond was very nice and always well dressed and wore bow ties.
Yes Grandmom told me her father's people were Welsh.
that. James and Anna are buried in Locustwood Cemetery, Cherryhill, NJ Reba , Ethel and Roy are buried there with them.
Reba passed away in 1982 and her sister Ethel passed away in 1983. Roy lived in Ashland NJ worked in Camden NJ and he passed away in 1958. Hattie and Sarah lived in Pennsville NJ and Florence passed in 1967 lived in Moorstown NJ
They had a brother Harry and a brother James.
Do you have any other information on Anna De Hannah ?

Re: Ann or Anna De Hannah NJ

ravn — 2008-01-22 23:09:04Z

My GG Grandmother was an Anna De Hannah who married James Elliot Davis in New Castle DE in 1880 or so...I know that they had 13 Children, Roy, Harriet (Hattie), Dora, Reba, Sarah, Raymond (my ggrandfather) and others that I can't remember. I'm wondering if this is your Anna. I was always told that the Davis were Welsh and that Anna De Hannah was from Alsace. I'm trying to find James Davis parents names and where they are from, as well as more info on Anna De Hannah.

Re: Soldiers' Orphans' School, Harford, PA

henriettalusthoff — 2007-09-16 21:24:01Z

Did you find any information on the Harford Orphans' School? I too have a female relative who was there in 1880. Will appreciate any suggestions you may have as to finding info on residents of this school.

James Edward Hartley

karencttr — 2007-08-07 16:27:59Z

James Edward Hartley is my great grandfather. He supposedly was sent to an orphanage at some time in his life somewhere in PA. He was born June 1858 which means he would have turned 16 years old June 1874. The list of orphans I have seen seem to be compiled after 1874 date. His father was John Hartley and his mother is Sarah, her maiden name may have been Albright. This family lived in Cambria county Pa in 1860. He shows up in Centre county Pa were he married my great grandmother Sarah Ann Shannon
24 Nov 1882. She is the daughter of Edward and Mary Jane (DALE) Shannon. I'm looking for any information about these families.

Re: John A. Daugherty/Dougherty put in nuns orphanage around 1874 in Illinois

jseni1952 — 2007-03-24 03:16:29Z

I just saw your posting, you probably have info by now. On roots web I typed in Frank Daugherty and on the first page someone has listed John A and Alice Daugherty and info.

American Female Guardian Society of NY

RAbbit_Berger — 2006-10-20 20:23:17Z

I was hoping somebody knows what happened to the records of this group. My great grandfather was placed with them in 1864 at age 6. I believe he lived with a family or 2 in the midwest until he was 16. I would appreciate any info you might share.

Thank you for taking the time to read this post.
Rita

Re: Uniontown Orphans School

2006-09-21 23:53:06Z

Hope this helps.
Annual Report of the
Pennsylvania Commission of
Soldiers Orphans School
for the year ending May 31, 1897

Allegheny County
pg. 38

Name: Thomas McLaughlin
Date of Birth: Mar. 17, 1882
Date of order for admission: Oct. 19, 1893
School: Industrial
Parents living or dead
Father: dead
Mother: Living
Name of Father: John McLaughlin
Record of Service: Rank Seaman, U.S. "Chicopee"
Application by: Pa. Memorial Home
P.o. Address of Applicant: Brookville

Name: John McLaughlin
Date of Birth: Oct. 23, 1883
Date of order for admission: Oct. 19, 1893
School: Uniontown
Parents living or dead
Father: dead
Mother: living
Name of Father: John McLaughlin
Record of Service: Rank Seaman, U.S. "Chicopee"
Application by: Pa. Memorial Home
P.o. Address of Applicant: Brookville

Orphan during Civil War fighting in Gettysburg, "Bailey"

2006-09-02 01:30:58Z

I am trying to find the parents of Abraham Bailey b. 1851 in PA. He told his family he was hiding behind a ladies dress while she was handing out pancakes to soldiers. He later married Margaret Kreitz of Mt. St. Mary's or St. Anthony's parish, Emmitsburg, Md. The ended up living at her parents house on the old
Thurmont Rd. which is not Kelbaugh Rd.
They were my Great grandparents and are buried in the graveyard at the Grotto behind Mt. St. Mary's College. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Re: Ann or Anna De Hannah NJ

2006-05-05 12:57:35Z

I don't know Jeremiah's father's name.
My grandmother told me her Father's family came from 'Wales .
Do these names sound familar to you ?

Re: Ann or Anna De Hannah NJ

2006-05-04 18:08:22Z

Was Jeramiah's father's name Solomon?

Janice
Wales
UK