Orphans Home Web Site
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One of the more difficult things to learn about, when it comes to ancestry are those whose ancestry had been interrupted somehow.Cases in point are orphans, adoptees and those who were sent to what were known in the past as the poorhouses, when both parents may have been lost for one reason or another.
Quite frequently the records for this type thing are not available when going back more than a hundred odd years, since adoptions records were not a precise thing.
How can you find where a given relative may have gone, or where they came from, in a case such as this.
One really good place to start is the Orphans Home Web site which is hosted by roots web and will help you to find out some minimal information about your family tree, even those which are difficult to find.On the Orphans home you’re going to find a great deal of information that has been submitted by volunteers who also assist in transcribing it, and the information will include fact sheets from various orphanages in the US and canada, as well as orphanage rosters, as well as some miscellaneous records of various orphans, including a list of records of orphans names.
There are also some census records which record the orphanages and those who were residents there.
Difficulty in finding and seeing adoption records opened is paramount in many cases in creating more difficulty for those who are orphaned or adopted in many states and areas.
The Orphans home web site makes it a little easier for the grandchildren and distant relatives of those earlier adoptees to make some type of family record or to find their earlier families and trace them back a bit further.
In addition, a new section thats in the works now, will make your life a lot easier if your ancestors are among the roles of the orphaned or adopted. The section on the Orphans Home web site will be called “Searching For An Ancestral Orphan”.
Particularly if your ancestors were cared for in the Soldiers Orphans Schools in Pennsylvania and were part of the those schools lists, you will find some of the names and links here to be very helpful, since there are actual online rosters of the children who were part of the orphan schools at this time.
If you’re seeking out someone in your family tree who was an orphan during the 1800’s, one of the best things you can do for yourself is to begin your search at the Orphans Home Web Site. Not only will you possibly find what you’re seeking, but you will likely find other links or assistance there in the people using those forums too.
May 25th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
I was born May24, 1974 in Michigan City Indiana, adopted immediately out of an agency in LaPorte Indiana. My adopted parents are Elizabeth and Nate Wagner who lived in Laporte when I was born. Looking for information on my biological parents.
July 21st, 2009 at 8:25 pm
I was born January 3, 1952 at 6:15 am in Summit County Barberton Ohio adopted immediately out of an agency in a Catholic Welfare Society, of Barberton, Ohio 44203 and resided there continuously for more than six months and Kathryn Doherty, Executive Secretary of the Catholic Welfare Society recommended the adoption. My adopted parents are Raymond Foster Sickler and Betty Elizabeth Sickler ( Maiden anme Herr) from Barberton, Ohio. My biological mothers maided name was Barbara Marie Jones from RD # 4 of Sherman Village, Summit County, Ohio. She was 20 years old when I was adopted. Journal Entry A-14133 Doc. 11 Page 31, April 29, 1953 Probate Judge Vincent Zurz. On birth cerfifcate A 51396 Reg. Dist. No. 77 Primary Teg. Dist. No. 7700 it states J. J. Weber M.D. Signature of Barberton, Ohio Jan 4 1952 Date Rec’d by Local Reg. 1-9-52 Registars Signature Charlotte P. Wallis.
August 12th, 2009 at 9:55 am
I am looking for my father George E. Coates. He used to be a California Highway Patrol, then he also owned a nightclub in or near Vallejo, California. My mother, Sonia Horn met him in 1958. He had a daughter about 18 years old at that time. He would be about 88-90 years old now if he is still alive. I am a female, born May 25th 1959 in Vallejo, California, Solano County. I don’t want to intrude on his life, I just want to know who he was, maybe get a picture of him.
August 20th, 2009 at 7:23 pm
Quite often thats the case.. people just want to know a little more about them. In some cases you can find information by searching the right sites on the internet. Do you have an information about your fathers birth, where he was born or what year even?
August 21st, 2009 at 12:24 pm
Looking for biological parents of Evan Montagazzi (adoptive name is (Thomas Liberto). Evan born in Beaver County, Pa in 1953. Could have been processed through the Orphans Court in Beaver County, Pa. Medical history imperative! Location of biological parents - country, state (if living) or relatives living abroad or stateside!
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:15 pm
am looking for birthmother of fiancee. he was born nov. 8, 1959, at city hospital in akron oh. birth mother was from tennessee, and came to ohio to give birth.
January 9th, 2010 at 4:04 pm
I am looking for medical history on my fathers side. My father died when I was a baby, my mother dropped me off with her family who raised me when I was 5. I have no information on father except what was on the birth certificate.
Fathers name: Joseph Kolton, he was 26 in 1953 when I was born. He was a pastry maker. I was born in Manhatton New York, NY.
I would like to know my medical informaiton and if the family history if possible, as I have grown children and would at least give them a little bit of a family tree.
thank you.
January 11th, 2010 at 4:27 pm
Girl, light hair & eyes. DOB supposedly 01/15/1974 in Indiana. Adopted to parents in Pennsylvania. SEEKING ANY BIRTH RELATIVES! iampeaches25 at yahoo dot com
January 13th, 2010 at 4:40 pm
I was born on May 8, 1967, in Clearwater, Florida, and was adopted through an unwed mothers’ home there. I am looking for my birth mother.
April 30th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
Born 05.22.1945, Tampa, FL; adopted 10.31.1945 by Jean & Howard Donaldson, Orlando, FL. Non-ID info includes that birth mother was married (but does not indicate to birth father), both served in the military (branch unknown), she: 5′6″, blonde hair, blue eyes, healthy, enjoyed singing; he: 5′7″, blonde hair, blue eyes, good health, owned his own business at the time of my birth, of Scottish, Irish and Native American (Cherokee) descent. There were no other children whenI was born. I’m searching for birth parents (unlikely, but not impossible, that they’re still living) and any other birth family members. Florida adoption records are sealed. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!