William Calder

1. Foster Name: William Wallace
2. Foster Family: Caroline Thieman
3. Location of Family: South Bend, NE
4. Sending Organization: Foundling Hospital
5. Arrival Place: Ashland, NE
6. Age on Arrival: Unknown
7. Date of Birth: 1883-03-10, NY
8. Date of Death: 1958-11-04, TX
9. Gender: male
10. Spouse Name: Emma Calder
11. Notes: The 3 siblings were surrendered to a NY orphanage around 1891. Emma was adopted by the Palmers of Port Jervis, NY; James was sent to Omaha. The 1900 census lists William as a servant and farm laborer in Caroline Thieman's household. By 1905, William had "recently" been married. They settled in Cass Co., NE, where William was a farmer. Between 1920 and 1930, William and Emma divorced. According to unverifiable information on Find-a-Grave, William remarried to Matilda Kopinitz on March 13, 1928 in Houston, TX. In 1930, William and Matilda lived in Houston, TX, where William was a painter and contractor.
12. Source: National Orphan Train Complex; Elmwood Leader Echo (Elmwood, NE), 10 February 1905; 1900 United States Federal Census; 1910 United States Federal Census; 1920 United States Federal Census; 1930 United States Federal Census; Gravestone, Woodlawn Cemetery, Houston, TX