The Orphan Trains of Nebraska

Claretta Helen Brown

  1. Foster Name:
  2. Foster Family: Marcus H. and Carrie Carman
  3. Location of Family: Cook, NE
  4. Sending Organization: Children's Aid Society
  5. Arrival Place: Omaha, NE
  6. Age on Arrival: 3
  7. Date of Birth: 1908-03-03, Elmira, NY
  8. Gender: female
  9. Married Name: Claretta (Miller) Douglas
  10. Spouse Name: James Douglas
  11. Notes: Claretta was placed with multiple families before coming to Marcus Carman in Cook, NE.
  12. Source: "Riders of the Orphan Trains: Nebraska," http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/trains/riders.htm; Patricia J. Young and Frances E. Marks, Tears on Paper : The History and Life Stories of the Orphan Train Riders (n.p., 1990), p. 233-241; We Are a Part of History: The Story of the Orphan Trains (n.p.), p. 120-128; National Orphan Train Complex.
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