Gretchen Mittag

1. Foster Name: Margaret Mary
2. Foster Family: Louis and Mary Norine Busch
3. Location of Family: Howells, NE
4. Sending Organization: Foundling Hospital
5. Arrival Place: Missouri Valley, IA
6. Age on Arrival: 15 mos.
7. Date of Birth: 1915-03-08, New York City, NY
8. Date of Death: 1999-02-21, St. Paul, MN
9. Gender: female
10. Married Name: Margaret (Marge) Mary Lamoure
11. Spouse Name: Alfred J. Lamoure
12. Notes: Busch family adopted Raymond from NYFH 4 years prior.
13. Source: Mary Ellen Johnson, Orphan Train Riders Their Own Stories Vol. 2 (Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1992), n.p.; National Orphan Train Complex; 1920 United States Federal Census; Renee Wendinger, Extra! Extra! The Orphan Trains and Newsboys of New York; OTR Alphabetical list of OTR.