The Orphan Trains of Nebraska

Thrush Katherine

  1. Alternate Birth Name: Aileen Katherine Thrush, Kathleen Thrush
  2. Foster Name: Katherine
  3. Alternate Foster Name: Katy
  4. Foster Family: Gerald and Rose Buhr
  5. Location of Family: Hanover, NE
  6. Sending Organization: Children's Aid Society
  7. Arrival Place: Unknown
  8. Age on Arrival: 3
  9. Date of Birth: 1899-04-18, NY
  10. Date of Death: 1979-09-28, Tecumseh, NE
  11. Gender: female
  12. Married Name: Katherine Dorn
  13. Spouse Name: Thomas F. Dorn
  14. Notes: Listed as adopted daughter in 1910 and 1920 census; All siblings were sent on orphan trains to NE.
  15. Source: 1900 United States Federal Census; 1920 United States Federal Census; Gravestone, Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery, Pickrell, NE
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