The Orphan Trains of Nebraska

Margaret Mary Buckman

  1. Foster Name: Margaret
  2. Foster Family: William and Catherine Mecke
  3. Location of Family: Creighton, NE
  4. Sending Organization: Foundling Hospital
  5. Arrival Place: Norfolk, NE
  6. Age on Arrival: 1
  7. Date of Birth: 1921-09-19
  8. Date of Death: 1996-11-03
  9. Gender: female
  10. Married Name: Margaret (Peg Kildare) M. Kildare
  11. Spouse Name: Thomas J. Kildare
  12. Source: Patricia J. Young and Frances E. Marks, Tears on Paper: The History and Life Stories of the Orphan Train Riders (n.p., 1990), p. 176-181; National Orphan Train Complex; "Riders of the Orphan Trains: Nebraska," http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/trains/riders.htm; Crossroads May 1989, p. 7; Keith County News,1964.
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