Genealogy Indiana Soldier's & Sailor's Childrens Home Indianapolis, Indiana

Gibson County, Indiana

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A special thanks to Judith Sandage-Murphy for this information.

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The Gibson Co, IN Children Who Were Admitted in the
Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Childrens' Home

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In 1865 the Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home was founded to provide care, education and maintenance to the orphaned and destitute children of Civil War Union Army veterans. Children 4 to 17 are cared for, and each child educated. It is located approx. 2 miles south of Knightstown, Indiana on State Road 140. The Home is owned by the State of Indiana, managed through a superintendent, and monitored by the State Department of Health.
Law was later amended to include all destitute children of servicemen who served on active duty in any of the authorized campaigns or declared emergencies of the United States as evidenced by an award of authorized decorations for service, an honorable discharge, a letter of mourning, or death certificate. Veterans' children from all subsequent wars have been eligible for admission since _____ (1923?rchk date).

In 1865 the Soldier's Orphan's Home was first in the Military Hospital, Indianapolis, IN starting with four orphans. In April 1866 it was moved to Knightstown (across the street from the hotel housing the Indiana Soldiers' Home -- note: In 1871 a fire destroyed this Soldiers' Home and the veterans were moved to the soldiers' home in Dayton, Ohio. (***take note of this if you had an ancestor who resided in the original one before being moved to Ohio)).

The Home underwent numerous name changes: originally named the Indiana Soldiers' and Seamens' Home; renamed 1887 the Indiana Soldiers' Orphans' Home; and later in 1929 renamed the Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Childrens' Home. After 1903 they started trying to secure foster homes for some of the children. The Home received support from several veteran's organizations: The Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) and its women's auxiliary, American Legion and Auxiliary, and others.

In 1906 the Home Journal, the school's monthly magazine, began the "Alumni Column" as an avenue for ex-pupils to exchange general interest and personal information. (this school magazine may be a way that descendants might find some info on their ancestors - but I am unsure if this has been microfilmed or accessible to the public)

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Surname	Given Name	(my estimate of dob) (my guess at war/conflict vet in)
Allcorn	Oscar	1889 (b ca 1871 to 1886) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Brown	Mabel Dean	1889 (b ca 1871 to 1886) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Brown	William Thompson	1889 (b ca 1871 to 1886) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Burracker	Carrie	1888 (b ca 1870 to 1885) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Burrucker	Carrie	1888 (b ca 1870 to 1885) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Chandler	Evelyn Ruth	1928, 1930 (b ca 1910 to 1924) prob WWI vet's child
Chandler	Charles Raymond	1928, 1930 (b ca 1910 to 1924) prob WWI vet's child
Chandler	Glen Melvin	1929, 1930 (b ca 1911 to 1925) prob WWI vet's child
Connor	George Edward	1941 (b ca 1922 to 1937) prob WWI vet's child
Connor	Margaret Ann	1941 (b ca 1922 to 1937) prob WWI vet's child
Connor	Mildred Ellen	1941 (b ca 1922 to 1937) prob WWI vet's child
Connor	Elsie Lorraine	1941 (b ca 1922 to 1937) prob WWI vet's child
Cooper	Tammy Jo	1979 (b ca 1961 to 1975) prob WWII/Korean/Viet Nam vet's child
Cooper	Elmer Brian Jr.	1977 (b ca 1959 to 1973) prob WWII/Korean/Viet Nam vet's child
Critchfield	Gladys  (Click here to view Biographical Sketch)	1923 (b ca 1905 to 1919) prob WWI vet's child
Drew	Thelma Geraldine	1932 (b ca 1914 to 1928) prob WWI vet's child
Drew	Alice June	1932 (b ca 1914 to 1928) prob WWI vet's child
Drew	Andrew Junior	1932 (b ca 1914 to 1928) prob WWI vet's child
Eakes	Roy M.      (Click here to view Biographical Sketch)	1903 (b ca 1873 to 1887) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Eakes	Marshall S.   (Click here to view Biographical Sketch)	1903 (b ca 1873 to 1887) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Eakes	John M.    (Click here to view Biographical Sketch)	1903 (b ca 1873 to 1887) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Ferguson	Larry Dean	1972 (b ca 1954 to 1968) prob WWII/Korean/Viet Nam vet's child
Ferguson	Jesse Lee	1972 (b ca 1954 to 1968) prob WWII/Korean/Viet Nam vet's child
Ferguson	Marian Coleen	1972 (b ca 1954 to 1968) prob WWII/Korean/Viet Nam vet's child
Ferguson	Richard Louie	1972 (b ca 1954 to 1968) prob WWII/Korean/Viet Nam vet's child
Ferguson	Robert Eugene	1972 (b ca 1954 to 1968) prob WWII/Korean/Viet Nam vet's child
Ferguson	James Eric	1972 (b ca 1954 to 1968) prob WWII/Korean/Viet Nam vet's child
Fritz	Emma D.	1891 (b ca 1873 to 1888) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Fritz	Maggie C.	1891 (b ca 1873 to 1888) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Fritz	Charles Willard	1891 (b ca 1873 to 1888) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Gasanay	Ray	1913 (b ca 1895 to 1909) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Gasaway	Ray	1913 (b ca 1895 to 1909) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Griffith	Lucinda	1889 (b ca 1871 to 1886) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Hart	Lorena J. (Elza)	1897 (b ca 1879 to 1893) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Hart	Elza	1897 (b ca 1879 to 1893) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Helm	Harry Elliott	1896 (b ca 1868 to 1882) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Helms	Harry Elliott	1896 (b ca 1868 to 1882) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Herbert	Frank	1891 (b ca 1873 to 1888) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Herbert	Bertice	1891, 1892 (b ca 1873 to 1885) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Hutchins	Curtis Dewayne(Duwayne)	1973(b ca 1955 to 1969) prob WWII/Korean/Viet Nam vet's child
Hutchins	Rosa Jenitta	1973 (b ca 1955 to 1969) prob WWII/Korean/Viet Nam vet's child
Johnson	Green Clarence	1889 (b ca 1871 to 1886) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Johnson	John Marion	1889 (b ca 1871 to 1886) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Johnson	Lula (Lulu)	1889 (b ca 1871 to 1886) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Kennedy	Anna M.	1890 (b ca 1872 to 1886) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Kennedy	Charles G.	1890 (b ca 1872 to 1886) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Kennedy	William A.	1890 (b ca 1872 to 1886) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Kennedy	Kate	1890 (b ca 1872 to 1886) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Kennedy	Lula (Lulu) Rose	1890 (b ca 1872 to 1886) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Kennedy	Della Grace	1890 (b ca 1872 to 1886) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Lamb	Claude S.	1890 (b ca 1872 to 1886) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Lamb	Harry	1890 (b ca 1872 to 1886) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Lamb	Willie R.	1890 (b ca 1872 to 1886) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Linden	George E.	1890 (b ca 1872 to 1886) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Lynch	Edna	1896 (b ca 1888 to 1892) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Macarthur	Timothy Hugh	1979 (b ca 1961 to 1975) prob WWII/Korean/Viet Nam vet's child
Mandrell	Ethel	1899 (b ca 1891 to 1895) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Mandrell	Freddie	1899 (b ca 1891 to 1895) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Miller	Maud	1890 (b ca 1872 to 1886) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Miller	Helen	1890 (b ca 1872 to 1886) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Miller	Mable (Maybelle)	1890 (b ca 1872 to 1886) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Minis	Elmer	1888 (b ca 1870 to 1885) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Montgomery	Agnes D.	1900 (b ca 1870 to 1884) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Montgomery	Jesse	1900 (b ca 1870 to 1884) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Norrick	John Michael	1972 (b ca 1954 to 1968) prob WWII/Korean/Viet Nam vet's child
Norrick	James Eugene	1972 (b ca 1954 to 1968) prob WWII/Korean/Viet Nam vet's child
Oestreicher	Bernice Catherine	1929 (b ca 1911 to 1925) prob WWI vet's child
Oestreicher	Edna Velma	1929 (b ca 1911 to 1925) prob WWI vet's child
Oestreicher	Carl Lewis	1929 (b ca 1911 to 1925) prob WWI vet's child
Pearson	Joseph	1886 (b ca 1868 to 1882) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Pfohl	Norman Oswald	1893 (b ca 1875 to 1889) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Reed	Carrie	1897 (b ca 1879 to 1894) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Reed	James	1897 (b ca 1879 to 1894) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Robb	Roy M.	1904 (b ca 1874 to 1888) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Sanders	Charles Eugene	1946 (b ca 1929 to 1942) prob WWI/WWII vet's child
Sanders	Emma Marie	1946 (b ca 1929 to 1942) prob WWI/WWII vet's child
Sanders	Gail Yvonne	1946 (b ca 1929 to 1942) prob WWI/WWII vet's child
Sanders	Gerald David	1946, 1956 (b ca 1929 to 1939) prob WWI/WWII vet's child
Schultheis	Darlene	1973 (b ca 1955 to 1969) prob WWII/Korean/Viet Nam vet's child
Schultheis	Daryl Thomas	1973 (b ca 1955 to 1969) prob WWII/Korean/Viet Nam vet's child
Schultheis	Ronald Wayne	1973 (b ca 1955 to 1969) prob WWII/Korean/Viet Nam vet's child
Schultheis	Glenn William	1973 (b ca 1955 to 1969) prob WWII/Korean/Viet Nam vet's child
Schultheis	Kenneth Paul	1973 (b ca 1955 to 1969) prob WWII/Korean/Viet Nam vet's child
Skelton	Charles E.	1892 (b ca 1874 to 1889) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Skelton	Eva Belle	1892 (b ca 1874 to 1889) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Skelton	Florence Marie	1957 (b ca 1939 to 1953) prob WWI/WWII vet's child
Skelton	Priscilla May	1957 (b ca 1939 to 1953) prob WWI/WWII vet's child
Skelton	Patricia Ann	1957 (b ca 1939 to 1953) prob WWI/WWII vet's child
Skelton	Pamela Kaye	1957 (b ca 1939 to 1953) prob WWI/WWII vet's child
Spurgeon	Joseph Allen	1958 (b ca 1940 to 1954) prob WWI/WWII vet's child
Spurgeon	Robert Stephen	1958 (b ca 1940 to 1954) prob WWI/WWII vet's child
Stateler	Leroy Luther	1923 (b ca 1905 to 1919) prob WWI vet's child
Stateler	Mary Elizabeth	1923 (b ca 1905 to 1919) prob WWI vet's child
Stateler	Pauline A.	1923 (b ca 1905 to 1919) prob WWI vet's child
Stateler	William C.	1923 (b ca 1905 to 1919) prob WWI vet's child
Stateler	James Thomas	1924 (b ca 1906 to 1920) prob WWI vet's child
Stateler	Hilda May	1926 (b ca 1908 to 1922) prob WWI vet's child
Statler	Hilda May	1926 (b ca 1908 to 1922) prob WWI vet's child
Thompson	Delbert Waitman	1931 (b ca 1912 to 1926) prob WWI vet's child
Thompson	Francis Eugene	1931 (b ca 1912 to 1926) prob WWI vet's child
Thompson	James Thurman	1931 (b ca 1912 to 1926) prob WWI vet's child
Thompson	Laura Dorethea	1931 (b ca 1912 to 1926) prob WWI vet's child
Thompson	Leo Frederick	1931 (b ca 1912 to 1926) prob WWI vet's child
Throne	George Washington	1896 (b ca 1878 to 1892) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Throne	Christina	1896, 1905 (b ca 1878 to 1888) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Tibbett	Bessie	1889 (b ca 1871 to 1886) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Tibbett	Jennie	1889 (b ca 1871 to 1886) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Tibbett	Mollie	1889 (b ca 1871 to 1886) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Unthank	Wilburn F.	1929 (b ca 1911 to 1925) prob WWI vet's child
Unthank	Emily	1929 (b ca 1911 to 1925) prob WWI vet's child
Walker	George Owen	1879 (b ca 1861 to 1876) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Westfall	Oscar	1888 (b ca 1870 to 1885) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Wilgus	Heber F.	1894 (b ca 1866 to 1880) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Wilgus	Zoe Nellie B.	1894 (b ca 1866 to 1880) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Withers	Jacob Fred	1883 (b ca 1865 to 1879) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Withers	Celia L.	1883 (b ca 1865 to 1879) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Withers	Catherine E.	1883 (b ca 1865 to 1879) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Withers	Tilden H.	1883 (b ca 1865 to 1879) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child
Woodery	Cynthia	1881, 1891 (b ca 1863 to 1874) prob CivWar/_____ vet's child

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