The Orphan Trains of Nebraska

William Wildeman

  1. Alternate Birth Name: Billie; Billy; Wildman
  2. Foster Name: William F.
  3. Foster Family: Aquilla and Elizabeth Cohagan
  4. Location of Family: Polk County, NE
  5. Sending Organization: Children's Aid Society
  6. Arrival Place: Stromsburg, NE
  7. Age on Arrival: 7
  8. Date of Birth: 1892-09-23, New York City, NY
  9. Date of Death: 1944-05-24, CA
  10. Gender: male
  11. Source: Stromsburg Weekly News, 23 September 1898; 1900 United States Federal Census; National Orphan Train Complex; California, County Birth and Death Records, 1848-1994 for William Cohagan.
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