The Orphan Trains of Nebraska

Ida Jones

  1. Foster Name: Ida J.
  2. Foster Family: John A. and Margaret Wilson Gibson
  3. Location of Family: Alma, NE
  4. Sending Organization: Children's Aid Society
  5. Arrival Place: Unknown
  6. Age on Arrival: 2
  7. Date of Birth: 1906, NY
  8. Gender: female
  9. Notes: In 1910 census, Ida is listed as the Gibsons' adopted daughter; in 1920, as foster daughter.
  10. Source: 1910 United States Federal Census; 1920 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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