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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 | Family | Town | Addition Information |
| W., Moses | Grundy Center | ||
| Wade, Minnie | many times | 1) Oelwein | |
| 2) Maxwell | |||
| Wageronitz, Julia | 1) Minnesota | ||
| 2) Lewis, Harry | Osage | ||
| Wagner, Charles | Waterloo | ||
| Wagner, Selma | Waterloo | ||
| Wahrman, Lucy Elsie (updated 5/22/2017) | 1) Huff, John | 1) Fremont | |
| 2) Muller, Jacob | |||
| 3) Springer, Albert | 3) Freemont | 1905 Fremont, Mahaska Co., IA census; 1910 Cedar, Mahaska Co., IA census (updated 5/22/2017) | |
| Waite, Mabel | Carroll | placed 13 Jun 1972 | |
| Dennett, Mrs. E. | Cedar Rapids | ||
| Wall, Joe | Clarion | ||
| Wall, Joaeph | Cattels, William | Eagle Grove | |
| Wallace, Amanda | 1) Lyman, A.P. | 1) Dunlap | placed 4 Mar 1904; b. 1898 NY; 1905 Douglas, Harrison Co., IA census; |
| 2) Travis, C.D. | 2) Carson | placed 7 Feb 1911 | |
| Wallace, Benjamin | Doyle, Tom | Imogene | |
| Wallace, David | Jacobs, George | Osage | |
| Wallace, Edward | Converse, | Butler Co., | |
| Rife, C.M. | Dunlap | ||
| Wallace, Lillian | Rife, Cecil M. | Dunlap | placed 4 Mar 1904; b. 1901 NY; 1905 Douglas, Harrison Co., IA census; 1910 Douglas, Harrison Co., IA census; |
| Ward, Michael | Williams, | Maquoketa | |
| Warren, Benjamin | Leon | ||
| Warren, Eddie | Kendig, A.B. | Cedar Rapids | |
| Warren, George | Zeiman, Amandus | Pomeroy | |
| Warsaw, Edward | 1) Mills, | 1) Lime Springs | |
| 2) Cole | 2) Cresco | ||
| Watson, Evart | Charles City | placed 21 Feb 1917 (updated 5/23/2017) | |
| Watson, Byron | Charles City | placed 21 Feb 1917 (updated 5/23/2017) | |
| Watson, Glen B. | Charles City | placed 21 Feb 1917 (updated 5/23/2017) | |
| Watts, Hazel | Forgy, R.J. | Afton | |
| Waupak, Carrie | Corydon | ||
| Webb, Cora | Beckman, Mrs. L. | Manilla | |
| Webb, James J. | Cedar Rapids | ||
| Weinbecker, George | Stevens, W.A. | Emmetsburg | placed 02 Oct 1880 (updated 5/24/2017) |
| Weingart, Lena | Traer | ||
| *Weins, Felix | Weins | Dubuque/Dyersville | |
| Weinstein, Isaac | Felkner, Harvey | Benton Co. | |
| Weir, Henrietta | Lillard | Waukon | |
| Welch, Belle | Wientjes, Fred | Webster City | |
| Wells, Annis | 1) Scott, George | 1) Dunlap | |
| 2) Manilla | placed in Iowa 15 Apr 1904; later to California (updated 5/22/2017) | ||
| Wells, Fred | 1) | 1) Carroll | |
| 2) Morgan, Hugh | 2) | ||
| Wells, Mabel | 1) Greenwood | 1) Dunlap | |
| 2) Manilla | placed in Iowa 15 Apr 1904; later to California (updated 5/22/2017) | ||
| Wendler, Arthur | Independence | ||
| Wendler, Carrie | Independence | ||
| *Wenger, David | Wenger, Samuel | Anamosa | |
| *Wenger, John | Wenger, Samuel | Anamosa | |
| Wescott, John | Neidig, S. | Cedar Rapids | |
| Wetherall, Franklin | Stone, C. Ezra | Nevada | |
| White, Charles | Hamburg | ||
| White, Mabel | Hopkinton | ||
| *Wichman, George Frank | Wichman | Dubuque | |
| Wicher, Katherine A. | 1) Hellweg, Fred | 1) Houghton | 1895 Marion, Lee Co., IA census |
| 2) Hellweg, John | 2) Houghton/Marion | b. May 1884, NY; 1900 Marion, Lee Co., IA census; (updated 5/23/2017) | |
| Wiggers, Willie | 1) McLaughlin, W.A. | 1) Esterville | |
| 2) McCorkel, William A. | 2) Dunnell, Minnesota | b. 1909, Newark, NJ; placed in McCorkel home at Dunnel, MN btw 1910 & 1920; 1920 Lincoln, Emmet Co., IA; 1925, Lincoln, Emmet Co., IA (updated 5/24/2017) | |
| Wiley, Henry | Miller, A. | Emmetsburg | placed 02 Oct 1880 (updated 5/24/2017) |
| Willard, Edward | 1) Maxwell | ||
| 2) Maxwell | |||
| Williams, David | Davenport, Jessie C. | Clear Lake | |
| Williams, Harry | Rowley, J.W. | Eagle Grove | |
| Williams, James | Smith | Forest City | |
| *Williams, Milford | Williams, Frank | Brighton | |
| Willis, James | Peterson, Charles | DeWitt | |
| Wilson, Alice | 1) Digman, Anthony | Dubuque | |
| 2) Klosterman, John | Dubuque | ||
| Wilson, Catherine | Ronan, Mrs. Elizabeth | Dubuque | |
| Wilson, Erma V. | Rumph, John | Waukon | |
| Wilson, James H. | Loucks, Isaac | Leon | |
| Wilson, James Paul | Dubuque | ||
| Wilson, Leonard | 1) Wainright, S.E. | 1) Leonx | |
| 2) Lenox | |||
| Wilson, Mary | Malvern | ||
| *Winklehouse, Frank | Winklehouse, Frank | Dubuque/Dyersville | b. 15 Apr 1883, NY; 1895 Dubuque, Dubuque Co., IA census; 1900 New Wine, Dubuque Co., IA census; 1905 Dubuque, Dubuque Co., IA census; |
| Wintrey, Thomas | 1) Church, S.J. | 1) Springville | |
| 2) Briggs, Wm. P. | 2) Central City | ||
| Wirth, Charles | Johnson, Tom | Murray | |
| Wirth, Edward | Wadsworth, D.R. | Murray | |
| Wood, Anna | 1) | 1) Mapleton | |
| 2) Baker | 2) | ||
| Wood, Arthur | Gutz, W.E. | Pomeroy | |
| Wood, Lowell | Sigorney | ||
| Woodward, Wm. T. | Sell, Martin | Knoxville | |
| *Wuebker, Paul | Wuebker, | Carroll | |