The Orphan Trains of Nebraska

Gertrude Townsend

  1. Foster Name:
  2. Foster Family: William Brunzell
  3. Location of Family: Holdrege, NE
  4. Sending Organization: Children's Aid Society
  5. Arrival Place: Holdrege, NE
  6. Age on Arrival: 7
  7. Date of Birth: 1920-06-17
  8. Gender: female
  9. Married Name: Gertrude Swanson
  10. Spouse Name: Clarence Swanson
  11. Notes: Information on family differs. Another source says Oscar and Eileen Soderland. Later lived with Nels and Eleanor Brunzell, Overton, NE. Letter from sister Hazel Hansen (born Dorothy Townsend) attached.
  12. Source: Holdrege newspaper (unidentified), 17 November 1927; 1930 United States Federal Census; OTR 112; Eloise Thomsen Corres.; Sharon Becker Corres.
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