Orphanages in Kentucky - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Mercer County

ksmckaskey — 29 Dec 2007 8:57:01 GMT

My Grandfather was born in Bondville, KY Mercer County, At the age of Two his mother died. His father went to Montana and was never heard from again.
What orphanage would the child go to? How do I find information of any kind on this child?
Please respond to : kathysnow@comcast.net

Need help Jess Cosby in Orphanage in Henderson

jseni1952 — 16 Sep 2007 11:17:06 GMT

I am looking for my grandfather's birth parents.
On his draft registration he said he was born Nov 5, 1888 in Henderson, Kentucky. Name Jess/Jesse/Jessie Cosby...
He said he was in an orphanage and about 6 or 7 yrs old went to a farmer and his wife. His birth year maybe 1886-1889. So he may have been adopted out about 1892- 1895.
I thought I found him in the 1900 census in Vanderburgh Indiana with a John Riese/Reise or Reese, unsure if it is him. Would anyone be willing to lookup records of adoptions at that time and in Henderson Ky. I just can't get past this brickwall.Please Help.. Thank you

Louisville and Jefferson County Childrens Home

Crystal — 10 Jul 2006 8:23:10 GMT

KCH Kentucky Childrens Home, Lyndon, KY

scarpenter47119 — 24 Apr 2005 12:39:22 GMT

Is there a board or chat room for the Kentucky Children's home in Lyndon, Ky? My mother was there sometime in the ninteen thirties and was talking about it. She was from Grant County, Kentucky and came to Lyndon at about the age of ten just after the death of her father. She was in two or three different foster homes before she was placed for the last time. She was never adopted. In the mid-thirites she was placed in a home with a couple who had a natural daughter, Mary Elizabeth Judd, who lived in Green County, Ky in Greensburg. Am looking for any information on this Childrens Home (KCH) in Lyndon, or the Judd Family. My mother is 84 years old and I think this would be a nice surprise for her.

FINDING RECORED OF ORPHANS

valeriahenthorn — 13 Dec 2004 9:12:59 GMT

JAMES WELCH AND BROTHERS WERE IN ORPHANAGE IN BROOKS KY. ORPHANAGE RECORED DESTROYED BY FIRE HOW CAN I FIND OUT THRU CENSUS RECORDS FOR 1860 OR 1870 WHO WAS AT THE ORPHANAGE. OR DID THEY EVEN LIST CHILDREN BY NAME?

eva grace helton or hilton

paralee stansbury — 3 Oct 2006 6:20:19 GMT

looking for eva grace helton or hilton in ky childrens home somewhere around 1907 thru 1921

looking for eva grace helton

PARALEE STANSBURY — 28 Sep 2006 7:49:11 GMT

i am looking for eva grace helton born sept 6 1907

she was in ky children's home in louisville ky around 1921

she was also listed in 1920 censu in anderson county ky for 1920

she was in a foster home in nelson county kentucky from 1921 until 1929

the home was james h and mary l stansbury

any help would be appreciated

thank you

kentucky orpahanages

tammy — 22 Aug 2006 4:38:46 GMT

over the years i have heard this story-late 30 early 40s the parents were killed in a wreck i believe. the childen were placed in orphanage /tho the grand mother wanted them.i was told they were very mean to the children the oldest girl winning the trust of the ones in charge stold her and sibbilings records and managed to get all the kids out and burned the place down. then she and her sibbilings headed for raden ohio what is now piketon ohio to the grandmothers . when the law caught up with them the kids hid at her home and she denied them being there .i know for young childrren to find their way the home had to be on or so near ohio piketon area but how can i find the name of the childrens home?and if the story is true

No formal adoption, possibly at KY Children's Home in Louisville, KY

Angie — 11 Jan 2006 1:16:23 GMT

Can anyone give me any ideas where to go from here. I wrote to Frankfort, KY. I received a letter back stating they could not find an adoption record for my grandmother. She was born June 22, 1928. Evidently, there was no formal adoption. I don't have much to go on. My grandmother's adopted mother, Delia (Reynolds) Walker told her once that she came from a Christian Children's Home in Louisville, KY. The Walkers lived in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky all their lives. My grandmother's name is Wavyleen. Family members were asked about where Wavyleen came from and nobody seems to know. One of Wavyleen's aunts told her that the Walkers were gone all day when they went to get her. Elick Walker's sister told Wavyleen's sister-in-law once that her mother's name was Mattie Sparks. Elick and Delia Walker took the secret to their graves with them. There may have been a reason why they didn't want to talk about it. If anyone can give me direction, I would be very thankful. I sure would like to know where I come from.

Thanks in advance.

Angie

Looking for Frank (Buck) Sloan

James Sloan — 5 Mar 2006 10:22:41 GMT

It has be said my father was placed in an oprhanage between 1920-1925. I am hoping some one can tell the name of the orphanage. I would appreciate and help..

BETTY JEAN SUTHERLAND - 9/15/1944 - LOUISVILLE, KY

Jan — 22 Jun 2006 11:15:15 GMT

Betty Jean Sutherland was at St. Josephs Orphanage and possibly lived in a foster home. She was never adopted. Please contact janet.sousa@verizon.net if any information.

Thompson

msgeorgi1 — 4 Jun 2006 4:15:32 GMT

My great great grandfather, Andrew Thompson was born in Pattier (Panther?) KY in 1803. His father was probably John Thompson. In about 1815 Andrew was orphaned when a fire distroyed the family and home. Andrew and 1 or 2 older sibs survived. He probably spent some time in an orphanage at some point in KY. Records indicate that Andrew went to Jefferson Co KY and then Floyd Co IN, then Lawrence Co IN then Jackson Co IN. I am seeking information on other family members and where he actually was born. He was apprencticed as a blacksmith in Lousiville prior to 1820. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Help @ orphanages??

Darcy709 — 25 Nov 2005 4:29:40 GMT

I have a William Stump b. @ 1884, he lived in Spencer, Washington counties areas. Family has said he was an orphan and lived with who ever he could, I have found maybe him in census under a Christina Stump , she has no spouse listed. So I am wondering maybe he was illegitimate? And it was some big family scandal? His last living daughter says he never spoke of any relatives. So no one knows anything? Where would I begin to look, what orphanages existed in the areas of Spencer Bullitt, Washington, Nelson and so on counties of Kentucky in the late 1800's? Is there a way to find out if he was of illegitimate birth, was there any homes for the mothers in that time and areas? Any help would be appreciated..

Thank You

Jefferson County Childerns Home

AmyFraze3 — 21 Aug 2005 1:13:39 GMT

Looking for information in the years 1951-1952. My mother was adopted through there. Barbara Bewley May 23,1950. Birth mother Mary Border and fathers last name Bewley. Any information please.

Record from 1930 at the Ky. Children's Home

Floyd Murphy — 14 Aug 2005 11:38:50 GMT

Does anyone know where the records from the Ky. Children's Home for the time around 1930 would be located and how they could be opened to a family member of someone who was there?? That person is now deceased. Thanks for any help. Peggy Ragan

Mason County, KY. Orphanage

lewis — 24 Oct 2004 3:34:46 GMT

My father-in-law was from Maysville, KY. and he always talked
about an orphanage where he and a sister live at in Maysville, KY. He was born in 1916 and his mother died in 1925. Any
information would really be helpful. Thank you !

Orphanage in Lawrence Co. Kentucky

SMattevi — 19 Apr 2005 3:59:21 GMT

I am trying to locate information on an Orphanage in Lawrence Co. Kentucky. Maybe in Lousia? My grandfather Walter M. Osborn was there with his brother John S. Osborn at some point maybe when their father died in 1899? Any info on a Home in the area or where one might find the records would be wonderful.
Susan

Protestant Episcopal Orphan Home

Barb Renfro — 20 Jun 2005 7:34:52 GMT

I am still tracing Benjamin Joseph Mattingly - mid 1850's. I have just found one of my great grandfather's siblings, Clara Mattingly, age 8, 1860 census of Louisville at the Protestant Episcopal Orphan Home. Does anyone know where to find the records of this orphanage? Thanks.

1850 LOUISVILLE ORPHANAGES

brenfro11 — 9 Jun 2005 3:30:37 GMT

I am looking for the names of any orphanages that were operating in Louisville Ky between 1850 and 1860. My great grandfather and his brother, Benjamin S. Mattingly and William Henry Mattingly were placed there after 1850 and apprenticed out by the 1860 census. Thanks. Barb

Davis orphans in Kentucky

bmmyers1 — 30 May 2002 3:57:03 GMT

My grandmother, Georgia and her twin sister Naomi Davis were orphans about 1900. They were living in or near Paducah, KY at that time. Their father was Samuel Clayton Davis and their mother was Nancy Jane Butler Davis. I need names of orphanages in or around Paducah. Any help will be appreciated.

Lexington Kentucky Orphanage 1918/1920

Rhonda — 9 Dec 2003 3:43:11 GMT

My grandfather was put in an orphanage along with two sibling around 1918 after his father's death & finally reunited with the rest of the family a few years later.. All I know is that it was located in Lexington, I assume Fayette County. Can anyone please help me with a name, website, or anything else where I could get information or records. Thank You.

Our Lady's Home For Infants - Louisville, KY

Denise — 9 Dec 2003 3:01:21 GMT

Can anyone tell me if there is a link to Our Lady's Home for Infants, an orphanage, now closed, in Louisville, Kentucky. I lived there in 1954. Thank you.

Prestonburg, KY Orphanage?

Anne Lockard — 1 Sep 2004 3:47:15 GMT

Was there ever an orphanage in or near Prestonburg, KY?
Thanks!

LOUIVILLE KENTUCKY ORPHANAGES

judithrussell38 — 12 Feb 2005 7:00:16 GMT

Buckhorn Orphanage

Roberta — 25 Jan 2005 6:24:12 GMT

I was told the orphanage has closed. Does anyone know how I can get info. I am looking for Glenda, Linda, Rebecca and June Maggard. They were put in the home in the early 60's after theier mothe (my grandmother) passed away

Everett Cleo Campbell

MichelleMichael4 — 16 Mar 2004 12:38:43 GMT

I am searching for information about an adoption in 1908. This is the information I found in my grandfather's address book. This is what he had down. (Spelling is not right). (Old Kentucky Home) Oporaph (Orphanage) Louisville KY 1-502-555-1212 (inform). Than had Prote or Prate Children's home 2125 Gollesonet La. Louisville, KY (451-5177). I did a phone number search and found that it was now named Brooklawn Youth Services 2125 Goldsmith Lane, Louisville, Ky 40218, phone # 502-451-5177. He has the name Everett Cleo Campbell (his birth name) and that Will or William and Nora Michael adopted him. He was born Nov. 21, 1908 and died May 18, 1968 at age 59. Does anyone know how I can get the information from the Orphanage or can help me find out who is birth parents are. Don't have any clue who they might be. I would love to have information/pictures of the Orphanage. Thanks and hope someone can help. I have hit a brick wall. Thanks again, Michelle.

Ky Childrens Home Society

rose gross — 24 Sep 2004 12:50:12 GMT

Does anyone know how and where I would go about find records of the Kentuckys Childrens Home Society in Louisville Ky around the 1920's.

Thanks
Missy
mhetterick@adelphia.net

Louisville Baptist Orphanage Home ~ LBOH

Jeff Hopkins — 30 Aug 2004 3:45:27 GMT

I am looking for info on this facility. I found a possible lead that my grandmother might have been a ward there (I think she was listed 14 yrs old on the 1930 census). I have heard rumors that it burnt down? Is there any way to access info of where the children went or came from, pictures, etc that any one can share? It would be greatly appreciated and hope to share any info I can. Thanks in advance

Patrick Henry & William Green

mrgnlfy123 — 9 Aug 2003 1:54:17 GMT

Patrick Henry Green 11 and William Green 9 were placed in
St Thomas Orphanage in 1871. The register states they had
a younger brother and sister in Hickman, KY. Since their mother was dead my guess is that these younger children were adopted. Father was Patrick; mother Margaret, both
b. Ireland (1830, 1835)

Nancy Louise and Charles Bowen

JuneHines67 — 13 Aug 2005 4:02:29 GMT

How do I go about finding information about if someone was in a orphanage but not really adopted? Hart Co, Hardin or Clark Co. Between 1875 and abt 1888.Mite have been taken in by another family. I have futher information if someone can help me. Please help.Thanks June in CO. home e-mail bunti6@msn.com

1926 Orphanange, London, KY

jackson65 — 2 Jan 2002 7:10:56 GMT

My 83 year old mother remembers being in an orphanage in London, KY beginning in 1926 and staying there for a couple of years. Is there a record in Laurel County or the State of Kentucky of these Orphanages and their charges? I found one of her brothers after a 73 year separation. 3 of her siblings are still missing. Will appreciate any help.

orphanages

HelenEndecott62 — 2 Jul 2003 1:48:34 GMT

Can someone tell me if there were orphanages in Madison.Clark, Estill and/or surrounding Counties in Kentucky in 1840's to 1850's?

If so, is it possible to get the names of the children?

Helen

Searching for my GGgrandmother Jones

missi42141 — 24 Jun 2002 5:21:52 GMT

the last name was jones..she married at young age and died around 1920 .My G grandmother or her father doesnt know who her family was .only that she was a Jones and was in an Orphanage in Louisville Kentucky....Please help.

Kentucky Orphanages

Robert Minter — 17 May 2002 7:10:38 GMT

I am looking for information on my Great Grandparents,Jesse Smith married to Lucinda Blackaby or Blackburn. They were killed in a carraige accident 1903, in Laural Co., KY. Their daughters, Martha Louise, and Pearl Smith were sent to an Orphanage somewhere in Kentucky. Where would I find this info. If anyone could help it would be fantastic.
Thanks, Bob Minter

Frankfort Kentucky Training Home

unknown5901349503_1 — 1 Sep 2004 3:35:21 GMT

Does anyone know where we might be able to find records on this home, or where to write for the records of an Uncle that was living there? We have looked everywhere to try to find this place. We do not know if it is still there, renamed or torn down . Our Uncle was sent there when he was very young. He had epilpsy. And had died there. He was buried in their cemetery. We have pictures of our GF, our mother, him and other siblings taken in front of the training home. Please help. Thank You very much for any and all info.
Sue in KC

German Prod orphanage in Louisville Ky

Ruth Beville Nay — 1 Sep 2000 6:27:35 GMT

does any one have any idea where I can find records relating to subject. I have searched all the data bases I can think of. No luch My grandfather grew up there. He was born in 1865 in Berlin Germany.

Masonic Widows and Orphans Home

cathyloper — 1 Sep 2004 3:50:06 GMT

My grandmother and her four brothers were residents in the Masonic Widows and Orphans Home in Ashland, KY from 1907-1910. Her mother was married in 1900 to a Baptist preacher who died only 6 years later at the age of 32, from consumption (tb). In that time she gave birth to a single and two sets of twins!! Her dear mother had to place the children in the Masonic Home while she herself taught in a country school to keep body and soul together. She visited her children every week for 3 years and brought them up as good Christians who would have made their Papa proud. In 1910 she was finally able to take her children all back to live with her. My grandmother remembers seeing Halley's comet when it made its appearance in 1910!
A few years later my ggrandma married for the second time and had two more children. She and her new husband moved from KY to IN where they owned a general store until the mid 30's.
Is this unusual, for a parent to have to put children temporarily in an orphanage, then come back and 'redeem' them? I always figured it was sort of a common practice way back then....but I've never heard of anyone else doing this.

Louisville Masonic Orphanage

@@barbarah@ecpi.com — 19 Sep 2004 8:17:28 GMT

My grandfather, William Thomas Hines, and his
brothers, Jacob Lee Hines, Albert S. Hines, and
John Hines were put in this orphanage around
the early 1900s. They spoke fondly of this
orphanage, but I'd like to find out more about
their life in this orphanage and how to find
documentation. barbarah@ecpi.com