The Orphan Trains of Nebraska

Robert Phibbs

  1. Foster Name:
  2. Foster Family: Zumbrum
  3. Location of Family: Platte Center, NE
  4. Sending Organization: Children's Aid Society
  5. Arrival Place: Columbus, NE
  6. Age on Arrival: 12
  7. Date of Birth: Unknown
  8. Gender: male
  9. Notes: According to Columbus Journal in 1901, Robert was the adopted son of Edward Wurdeman; and was injured very badly in a farming accident.
  10. Source: Columbus Telegram, 28 April 1898; Columbus Journal, 28 August 1901.
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