Lincoln County Orphan Train

Lincoln County

Orphan Train Riders

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This Page is dedicated to the children who arrived in Madison County aboard the Orphan Trains.
Hopefully the information found here will help those researching their ancestors that came to Nebraska on one of the infamous Orphan Trains.

Beginning sometime during 1853, charitable institutions in New York City began sending orphans on trains to the west to find new families, hoping the children would fare better
out west than on the streets of New York. Orphan trains began arriving in Nebraska during 1854 ending about 1930. During this time over 3400 children were placed in Nebraska
homes. Some of the children had pleasant experiences with their new adopted families and some did not. Some children remained in Lincoln County for the remainder of their
lives and raised families while others moved on and lived out their lives in other places.

Below is a list of children brought to Lincoln county. If you know of anyone else who arrived in Lincoln county via the Orphan Train please contact the county coordinator.

First Name	Middle Name	Last Name	m/f	dob	Where Born	Age at Arrival	Date Arrival	Arrival Town	Family Taking	Where Family	Birth Mother	Source	Spouse	Died	Obit	Other Names
Anne		Devanney	F	1916	New York	5	1921	North Platte	Alois & Ruby Rubenthaler	Lincoln Co		Misc			no	Devaney
Emma	Mae	Howard	F	1884		6	1890	North Platte	Grace	North Platte		NOTC			no
Charles	Henry	Strasburg	M	07/05/1876	Germany or Nebraska	8	1884	North Platte	Doug Pearce		Elizabeth Strasburg	Misc	Winifred Bailey	21550	yes