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~ The Children Brought to Iowa via the Orphan Trains~ |
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Index #1: Orphans brought to Iowa, containing name of child
(surname first then given name),
adoptive parents (surname first then given name) and town. The
'Additional Information' column was added in 2017. This list was originally compiled by Madonna
Harms between 2003-2005.
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| Child's Name (* adoptive name) |
Family | Town | Notes |
| Maag,Andrew L. | |||
| Maag, Frank Willia | Vinton | ||
| Mack, James | Charles J. Berg | Estherville | |
| Mackey, Edward | Washington | ||
| Madden, Annie | Moos | Granville | |
| Mader, Jacob | 1) Wm. S. Leach | Seymour | |
| 2) Ms. J.M. Elbridge | Seymour | ||
| Mahler, Julius | J.A. Moore | Knoxville | |
| Mahn, William | Diers, Ms. Albert | Washington | |
| Majorus, Lizzie | 1) Adams, Lucy | Stacyville | |
| Schumacher | Stacyville | ||
| Malone, C.F. | Sidney | ||
| Mansfield, William | W.A. Sexsmith | New Sharon | |
| Marguard, Margaret | Knudson, Nels | Independence | |
| Marguard, William | Ginther, Robert A. | Independence | |
| *Marguardt, Emil | Independence | ||
| *Marguardt, Marie | Swartz | Estherville | |
| Marino, Mary R. | Ravlin, Mrs. Delia | Ames/Lincoln | |
| Marshall, Anna | Ellsworth, H.B. | Sumner | |
| Martin, Elmer | Hansen, Claus | Clear Lake | |
| Martin, Helen | McDuff, Edward | Maquoketa | |
| Mason, Clara L. | Krohn, Christ | Dubuque | |
| *Mathias, Lena | Mathias, Nick | Algona | |
| *Mathais, Lucy | Mathias, Nick | Algona | |
| *Maude, Cecila | 1) Ryan, Julia | Quigley | |
| 2) Dolan, Tom | Welton | ||
| Maxwell, Harry | 1) Stallman, Fred | Osage | |
| 2) Wright | Osage | ||
| Maxwell, Robert J, | Wright, John | Osage | |
| May, Alfred | Walker | ||
| May, Casper John | Mason City | ||
| May, Edward | Gardner, Lewis | Walker | |
| May, James | Fred Bremer | Walker | |
| May, Willie | Walker | ||
| Mayan, Rosa | 10 homes | Osceola, etc | |
| Mayne, James | E.R. Watson | Walker | |
| *Means,David | Means | Emmetsburg | |
| Means | Emmetsburg | ||
| Medler, Paul | Pound | 1) Sidney | |
| 2) Osceola | |||
| Mejorus, Frank | Heman, George | Stacyville | |
| Mellinger, Jacob W. | |||
| Melrose, Edward | Cronkite, George | Dunlap | |
| *Merckens, Jojn A. | Merckens | Fairfield | |
| Merhau, Blanche | Emmetsnurg | ||
| Merkens, John H. | Fairfield | ||
| Merker, Charles | Ross,O.A. | Lansing | |
| Merkle, Charles | 1) | Clarion | |
| 2) | |||
| Merkle, Emma | Clarion | ||
| Merkle, Lizzie | Clarion | ||
| Merkle, Mary | Aldrich, Herbert | Clarion | |
| Merkel, Minnie | Aldrich, Herbert | Clarion | |
| *Merrill, Esther | Merrill, Elmer | Algona | 1900 Census verifies child's name; (updated 4/2017) |
| *Merrill, Tommy | Merrill, Elmer | Algona | 1900 Census verifies child's name; (updated 4/2017) |
| Merrill, Andrew | Crane, L. | Lansing | |
| Messenger, | |||
| Metz, Frank | Banning, David | Iowa Falls | |
| Meyers, Albert | Webster City | ||
| Meyers, George | Jensen, Nels | Webster City | |
| Jensen, Nels | Webster City | ||
| Meyers, John | 1) | Eagle Grove | Brother to Roy Meyers |
| 2) Kolbe, Gottlieb | Dysart | ||
| Meyers, Roy | 1) | Eagle Grove | Brother to John Meyers |
| Meyers, Roy | 2) Kolbe, Gottlieb | Dysart | |
| Mikan, Mary A. | Bullinger, Francis | Dyersville | |
| Miles, William | Sturgeon, W.O. | Carroll | |
| Miller, Alfred | Earlville | ||
| Miller, Arthur | Imbody, Henry | Indianola | |
| Miller, Beldon | Garner, Robert | LaPorte City | |
| Miller, Frank | Jacobs, Edwin | LaPorte City | |
| Miller, Louise | Franck, Martin | Osage | |
| Miller, Raymond | Nation, Walter | LaPorte City | |
| Miller, Rebecca | Teter, A.O. | Dakota City | |
| Miller, Teana | Miller, George | Davenport | |
| *Mitchell, Frank | Mitchell | Dysart | |
| Moller, Marietta | 1) Herr, | ||
| 2) Herr, | |||
| Monimee, Elencie | Wichman, | Dubuque | |
| Monson, David | Thompson, Soren | Maquoketa | |
| Monson, Ethel | Dutton, Walter | Maquoketa | |
| *Montgomery, Hubert B. | Montgomery | ||
| Moore, Earl | Mann, John | Ft. Dodge | |
| Moore, Foster | Joals, | Des Moines | |
| Moore, Helen | Russels, Frank | Des Moines | |
| Moore, Sydney | Hamburg | ||
| Moore, Viola | Joals, | Des Moines | |
| *Moran, Edward John | Moran | Wapsie | |
| Moran, Willie | Miller, George A. | Clarinda | |
| Moriska, Laura | Morris, | ||
| Moritz, Moses Joseph | Enders, Oscar | Dubuque | Twin brother of Sara Moritz |
| Moritz, Sara | 1) Endres, Oscar | Dubuque | Twin sister to Edward John Moritz |
| Moritz, Sara | 2) Bries, Matt | Cresco? | Twin sister to Edward John Moritz |
| Morris, Anna Bertha | Independence | ||
| Morris, Benjamin | Pippert, Henry | Dysert | |
| Morris, Jacob | Minkel, Ed | Dysart | |
| Morris, John | Burkhardt, John | Dysart | |
| Morris, Julia | West Bend | ||
| Morris, Laura E. | 1) Peverhill, William | 1) Dysart | |
| 2) McNamee, Jennie | 2) Dysart | ||
| 3) Gaston, | 3) Traer | ||
| 4) McNamee, Jennie | 4) Dysart | ||
| Morris, Michael M. | Magner, David | Decorah | |
| Morris, Robert M. | Howell, P.R. | LaPorte City | |
| Morris, Thersa M. | Klar, John | Dysart | |
| Mortimer, Lucias | Greene | ||
| Mueller, Elizabeth | Schmidt, John | Ill to George, Iowa | |
| Mueller, Flora | Immerfall, Frank | Algona | contact:Goodheart7@aol.com (updated 4/2017) |
| Mueller, Henry | Schmidt, John | Ill to George, Iowa | |
| Mulberry, Mary | Sibert, A.D. | ||
| Mullen, John | Casperson | Washington | Twin |
| *Mullen, girl | Washington | Twin | |
| Mulligan, James | Hill, Benjamin | Eagle Grove | |
| Eagle Grove | |||
| Murphy, Florence | 1) | ||
| 2) | |||
| Murphy, Ida Lucy | Abbott, | Independence | |
| Murphy, Ida Alice | Sweeny, Daniel | Neola | |
| Murtha, Natie | Hill, Benjamin | Eagle Grove | |
| Myers, Anna Marie | Fulton, Alex | Fairfield |