Travers children in a Wilmington Orphange 1905-1910

SusanDPrettyman — 14 May 2008 3:14:29 GMT

I am trying to discover why my grandmother and her 3 brothers were put into an orphanage. They were the children of Amanda Darling Travers 1877-1967 and John Edward Travers 1870-?
Their names were:
John Edward,b.Feb 1898 De....d. 1938 unknown
Elsie May, b. Jan 11 1900 De... d. Nov 9 1981 PA
Willard J. b. Aug 14 1902 De...d. 1983 De
Elmer b. Nov 6 1904 De...d. May 25 1992 MD

This I know is from the family.
Elmer was adopted between 1905-1910 as an infant to the Robert Dodd family in Sussex County, De region.
Did he have a family that might be looking for his ancestors.

Elsie left the orphanage with her mother between 1910-1915 when her mother remarried to Howard Baylor. She is listed in an orphanage in the 1910 census Wilmington, Ward 9, but her brothers are all gone.

I would appreciate any information regarding this family.
Thank you all in advance.
Sue Prettyman

orphanages in 1925-1935 Delaware: Griffin Boy and Girl

Sue — 15 Jun 2004 4:27:45 GMT

I am trying to locate a source of orphanages which I could contact or any listing of children in orphanages between 1925-1935. Our Daniel Griffin b. 1924 and his sister only know they were in a Deleware orphanage.

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Travers children in a Wilmington Orphange 1905-1910

orphanages in 1925-1935 Delaware: Griffin Boy and Girl