The Orphan Trains of Nebraska

George Hofens

  1. Alternate Birth Name: Hofeus
  2. Foster Name: George Lee
  3. Foster Family: James W. and Viola Morris
  4. Location of Family: Albion, NE
  5. Sending Organization: Children's Aid Society
  6. Arrival Place: Albion, NE
  7. Age on Arrival: 2
  8. Date of Birth: 1905-03-27, NY
  9. Date of Death: 1967-10-03
  10. Gender: male
  11. Spouse Name: Olive E. Morris
  12. Notes: Attended 2 years of college. In 1940, he was a guard at the US Southwestern Reformatory prison in El Reno, OK. Attained rank of Col. in WWII.
  13. Source: Albion Argus (NE), 23 March 1907, 4:2; 1910 census, Albion, Boone Co., NE, 16A; 1920 census, Albion, Boone Co., NE, 1A; 1940 census, El Reno, Canadian Co., OK, 6B; Gravestone, Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell, NE
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