The Orphan Trains of Nebraska

Johanna Borrmann

  1. Foster Name:
  2. Foster Family: Charles and Jessie Swanson
  3. Location of Family: Cass County, NE
  4. Sending Organization: Children's Aid Society
  5. Arrival Place: Unknown
  6. Age on Arrival: 12
  7. Date of Birth: 1904-09-21, Johnstown, NY
  8. Date of Death: 1986, CA
  9. Gender: female
  10. Married Name: Johanna E. Nisbet
  11. Spouse Name: Alexander Nisbet
  12. Notes: In 1920, the Swansons' household included Johanna and another NY orphan, Henry Doll. By 1928, Johanna had married Alexander Nisbet and they had settled in California.
  13. Source: 1920 census, Greenwood Precinct, Cass Co., NE, 3B; 1930 census, Los Angeles City, Los Angeles Co., CA, 2B; 1940 census, Long Beach, Los Angeles Co., CA, 2A; Gravestone, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Long Beach, CA
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