The Orphan Trains of Nebraska

Benjamin Jones

  1. Alternate Birth Name: Bennie
  2. Foster Name: Bennie J.
  3. Foster Family: John A. and Margaret Wilson Gibson
  4. Location of Family: Alma, NE
  5. Sending Organization: Children's Aid Society
  6. Arrival Place: Unknown
  7. Age on Arrival: 3
  8. Date of Birth: 1906, NY
  9. Gender: male
  10. Notes: In 1910 census, Bennie is listed as the Gibsons' adopted son. He is not listed with the Gibson residence in 1920, and his whereabouts could not be located.
  11. Source: 1910 United States Federal Census; Compendium of History, Reminiscence and Biography of Western Nebraska (Chicago: Alden Publishing, 1909), 267; Find-A-Grave for John Adam Gibson, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57423101/john-adam-gibson
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