The Orphan Trains of Nebraska

Florence Mitchell

  1. Foster Name: Florence M.
  2. Foster Family: Charles D. and J. D. Tyler
  3. Location of Family: Marsland, NE
  4. Sending Organization: n/a
  5. Arrival Place: Unknown
  6. Age on Arrival: 9
  7. Date of Birth: 1888-02, MI
  8. Gender: female
  9. Notes: Newspaper with form includes updates regarding her case of statutory rape in which her adopted father Charles D. Tyler, age 70, and another man, James Sullenburger are suspected of the crime.
  10. Source: Crawford Times, 24 January 1902; Crawford Times, 13 June 1902; Crawford Times, 10 January 1902; Chadron Journal, 10 January 1902; 1900 United States Federal Census.
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