The Orphan Trains of Nebraska

Nellie Potter

  1. Foster Name: Nellie
  2. Foster Family: Calvin N. Morris
  3. Foster Family Alt: Norris
  4. Location of Family: Holdrege, NE
  5. Sending Organization: Children's Aid Society
  6. Arrival Place: Holdrege, NE
  7. Age on Arrival: 10
  8. Date of Birth: , NY
  9. Gender: female
  10. Married Name: Nellie Bearse
  11. Spouse Name: Frank H. Bearse
  12. Notes: Father's name was Edward Schirrman. He murdered their mother Ida (Potter) Schirrman. The name J. W. Swan written near Children's Aid Society.
  13. Source: Holdrege Progress (or Citizen), 6 August 1908.
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