Today's Walk Through the Tombstones is at another small section of Crown Hill Cemetery that we came across while driving around. Just behind the small section for the Indianapolis Home for Aged Women, we came across a monument for the Indianapolis Home for Friendless Colored Children.
This was another organization that I had never heard of. It was established in 1870 by the Society of Friends, also known as the Quakers or the Indianapolis Orthodox Friends. When it was founded, it was the only orphanage in Indiana that solely took care of African American children, primarily the children of destitute ex-slaves, and only one of a handful in the country.
The home sat at 317 W. 21st Street, starting its life as a small home, but over time it was heavily expanded to make enough space for those in need. The home received a good bit of private funding as well as funding from Marion County. A board of directors made up of women took care of the daily activities for the home, while a board of men took care of the finances.
The home took in African American children from birth to the age of 14 years, working to place these children with families in the Central Indiana area. At the end of the first year, they had found homes for 18 of these children, though it is listed that there were about 40 in total. In 1880, there were still around 40 children there, but in 1883, that number jumped to 123, 1891 they reported 141 and in 1892 it was listed as 126. The home was only meant to hold no more than 100 children.
While some in the city looked to this home as a benevolent act, others, including African Americans, criticized the home as being overcrowded (while it was) with the children "packed in like sardines into the miserable dormitories. Their beds were shuck mattresses and their pillows were not. Old and young were herded together. The poor youngsters were underfed and over-punished." The home was described further as being more of an asylum (which is was called at some point) with "some of them kept all day in straight jackets and many were sent to bed in that day - a position that did not allow their hands which were crossed, to move. Adhesive plaster was pasted over their mouth to compel quietude." These children were permitted no visitors and were not allowed to talk to anyone. They had no yard in which to spent time outside and no benches or playground equipment. It was even said that the city offered to buy and erect such equipment, but this was turned down by the superintendent.
In 1922, the Society of Friends turned over ownership of the home to the Marion County Board of Commissioners. This change was made due to the issues of overcrowding and insufficient funding. Foster care was also emerging as a preferred method of taking care of children in need at this time. The home was moved to the corner of Keystone Avenue and 25th Street and put into the care of Emma Duvalle, the first African American woman to be in charge.
By 1939, the Marion County Welfare Department had found homes for the children and the home was permanently closed.
You can see some photos of the children here. Unfortunately, there are no names attached to these children.
There is a fantastic article with names and history that you can read at the Invisible Indianapolis blog.
I did not realize until today that there were names on the backside of the monument. But I can't find anyone's photos of the backside, except for one slightly blurry one from an article when they were dedicated in 2006. So if anyone has a photo, please let me know so that I can include all 699 names. For now, I will be just doing the names that I have on the photos shown here.
In the memory of these children housed in the Indianapolis Home for Friendless Colored Children. Let us not forget these children:
Charles Alexander
Born: unknown
Died: October 1897
Paul Amandus
Born: August 24, 1903, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Died: September 25, 1903, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
He was the infant son of Patsy Warfield (?-?).
Kenneth Anderson
Born: May 1, 1907
Died: November 10, 1907, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Lena Anderson
Born: 1906, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Died: April 25, 1906, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Lloyd Ashland
Born: unknown
Died: unknown
Clarence A. Avery
Born: unknown
Died: July 1917
Ray Bailey
Born: unknown
Died: 1895
Hugh Barnes
Born: 1901, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Died: January 26, 1903, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Parents names were not listed on the death certificate
Lincoln Barnes
Born; unknown
Died: 1912
Ruth Bass
Born: unknown
Died: 1903
May Bay
Born: unknown
Died: 1906
Ralph R. Becks
Born: unknown
Died: 1914
Arthur Beecham
Born: unknown
Died: 1907
Ruth Bennett
Born: unknown
Died: 1903
Stella Bernett
Born: unknown
Died: 1912
Letha Bonner
Born: unknown
Died: unknown
Harry Boone
Born: unknown
Died: 1913
Ollie Boone
Born: unknown
Died: 1913
Fred Brogden
Born: unknown
Died: 1903
Gladys Brooks
Born: August 11, 1908, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Died: February 13, 1910, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
On her death certificate her father in listed as unknown, while her mother is listed as Emma Alice Brooks (?-?) from Asheville, North Carolina. She died from chronic bronchitis and was reported by Mrs. Taylor, the matron of the house.
Infant Brown
Born: unknown
Died: 1950
This date doesn't make sense as the home was dissolved by 1939.
Kenneth Brown
Born: unknown
Died: 1904
Menter Bryce
Born: unknown
Died: 1907
Arnold Buch
Born: unknown
Died: 1901
Margaret Buckner
Born: May 1899
Died: January 21, 1906
She is listed as having been born in Rushville, Indiana on her death certificate. No mother or father is listed and her cause of death is noted as being tuberculosis.
John W. Bundle
Born: unknown
Died: 1908
Martha Bundle
Born: unknown
Died: 1909
Birnie Burns
Born: unknown
Died: 1897
Margaret Burns
Born: unknown
Died: 1913
Ethel M. Byer
Born: unknown
Died: 1913
Harold Carney
Born: unknown
Died: July 1913
Frank Carpenter
Born: unknown
Died: unknown
Louisa Carter
Born: unknown
Died: unknown
Vivian Cattman
Born: unknown
Died: unknown
Ray Caylor
Born: unknown
Died: 1897
Dick Chappell
Born: unknown
Died: unknown
Raymond L. Clark
Born: unknown
Died: 1891
Agnes Claypool
Born: March 1, 1904, Indiana
Died: March 19, 1904, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Infant Coffey
Born: unknown
Died: 1900
Mary Crocket
Born: unknown
Died: 1915
Edward Crockett
Born: unknown
Died: 1907
Anna Lee Daisella
Born: unknown
Died: 1916
Glen Dale
Born: unknown
Died: 1894
James Davis
Born: March 1903, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Died: July 16, 1903, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Evan De Boe (also listed as Evans Deboe)
Born: unknown
Died: 1909
Frank Delaware
Born: unknown
Died: unknown
Albert Devoe
Born: unknown
Died: 1909
Mildred Ditto
Born: unknown
Died: 1914
Fred Dixon
Born: unknown
Died: 1897
Dan Donweldon
Born: unknown
Died: unknown
Lucy Dorsey
Born: July 19, 1907
Died: August 4, 1907
Her death certificate lists no parents names and the cause of death as Inanition (exhaustion caused by lack of nourishment) with the contributory factor as syphilis.
Margaret Dotkin
Born: unknown
Died: unknown
Robert Drake
Born: unknown
Died: 1912
Duke Drift
Born: unknown
Died: 1900
Bertha Droones
Born: unknown
Died: unknown
Roy Emery
Born: unknown
Died: 1894
Harold Fawminger
Born: unknown
Died: 1917
Frank Featon
Born: unknown
Died: 1897
Alice Filmore
Born: April 10, 1916, Indiana
Died: January 1, 1917, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Eleanor Fleet
Born: unknown
Died: 1907
Mary Francis
Born: unknown
Died: unknown
Minnie Gaddie
Born: unknown
Died: 1894
Lula Garvin
Born: unknown
Died: 1921
Matilda Geralds
Born: unknown
Died: unknown
Rolla Gitt
Born: unknown
Died: 1895
Ethel Goodrich
Born: unknown
Died: 1910
Elizabeth Green
Born: unknown
Died: 1900
James Green
Born: unknown
Died: 1894
Mary E. Greene
Born: unknown
Died: unknown
Freddy Griffin
Born: unknown
Died: 1906
Ralph Grissin
Born: unknown
Died: 1894
Lucy Groves
Born: unknown
Died: 1909
Kenneth Hall
Born: September 9, 1911
Died: November 11, 1912
The death certificate lists his parents as Thomas Hall (?-?), but his mother's last name is the only thing listed and it looks like it says Sabbel or Gabbel. The place of birth is Brown- something.... His death is listed as cholera and cerebral meningitis.
Hennie Hammonds
Born: unknown
Died: unknown
Della Harris
Born: unknown
Died: 1908
Frank Harter
Born: September 4, 1901, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Died: September 6, 1907, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
His mother is said to be Gertie Bell (?-?). He died from pulmonary tuberculosis according to his death certificate.
Elizabeth Hayes
Born: November 9, 1914, Indiana
Died: August 16, 1915, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Father is listed as John Weather (?-?) on the death certificate with the mother's name as Ethel Hayes (?-?). She died from Tuberculosis.
June Hayes
Born: unknown
Died: unknown
Jeanetta Haynes
Born: unknown
Died: unknown
Walter Hibbitt
Born: November 9, 1917
Died: April 13, 1918
His mother's name is listed as Francis Hibbitt (?-?). His father's names is listed as something Brison (?-?), both from Kentucky. His cause of death is noted as being Congenital Syphilis.
Mabel Hicks
Born: unknown
Died: 1919
Edna Hodgins
Born: unknown
Died: 1907
Ferris Hooks
Born: unknown
Died: 1894
Sarah Hooks
Born: unknown
Died: 1896
Infant Howard
Born: unknown
Died: 1897
Thomas Howard
Born: unknown
Died: 1906
Carrie Huegley
Born: unknown
Died: 1896
Ellen Hughes
Born: unknown
Died: 1912
George Hunt
Born: unknown
Died: 1899
Theodore Hunt
Born: unknown
Died: unknown
Fred Hyde
Born: unknown
Died: 1905
Helen Jackson
Born: unknown
Died: 1910
Mary Jackson
Born: unknown
Died: 1900
Sallie M. Jackson
Born: unknown
Died: 1917
Katherine Jamison
Born: unknown
Died: unknown
Elizabeth Jessup
Born: unknown
Died: 1908
Melvin Jessup
Born: unknown
Died: unknown
Bell Johnson
Born: unknown
Died: 1897
Ethel Johnson
Born: September 1902
Died: January 9, 1904, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Her death notice states that she died from Bronchitis.
Hallie Irene Johnson
Born: unknown
Died: 1907
Hazel Johnson
Born: 1898
Died: December 5, 1900, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Mason Johnson
Born: unknown
Died: 1896
Neil Johnson
Born: unknown
Died: unknown
Paul Johnson
Born: July 1, 1904, Indiana
Died: July 2, 1917, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
William Johnson
Born: unknown
Died: unknown
Agnes Jones
Born: unknown
Died: 1896
Albert Jones
Born: unknown
Died: 1906
Charles Jones
Born: unknown
Died: 1917
Cleo May Jones
Born: unknown
Died: 1907
Helen Jones
Born: unknown
Died: 1907
Helen M. Jones
Born: unknown
Died: 1913
Infant Jones
Born: unknown
Died: 1896
Joseph Jones
Born: unknown
Died: 1895
William McKinley Jones
Born: unknown
Died: 1909
Edward Joyce
Born: unknown
Died: 1907
Walter Kain
Born: unknown
Died: 1904
Buehley Land
Born: unknown
Died: unknown
Leo Landenberg
Born: unknown
Died: 1901
Elizabeth Lee
Born: unknown
Died: 1898
Henry Lee
Born: unknown
Died: 1899
Inez Lee
Born: unknown
Died: 1905
Anna Bell Lewis
Born: unknown
Died: 1898
Jane Lewis
Born: unknown
Died: 1912
Bernice Lind
Born: unknown
Died: 1913
Louise Lindley
Born: unknown
Died: 1895
Gertrude Loud
Born: unknown
Died: 1916
Mail Loud
Born: unknown
Died: 1895
Infant Loveless
Born: unknown
Died: unknown
Pauline Lynch
Born: unknown
Died: 1912
John March
Born: unknown
Died: unknown
Dale Markin
Born: unknown
Died: 1905
Hal Marshall
Born: unknown
Died: 1917
Raymond Marshall
Born: unknown
Died: 1901
Gilbert Maxey
Born: January 30, 190
Died: April 30, 1907
His death certificate does not state the names of his parents, just that his birthplace was Indianapolis. He died from tubercolosis.
Daniel May
Born: unknown
Died: 1913
As noted above, I don't have a photo of the backside of the monument with the remainder of the names.
To the left of this monument, is another one that has listed names for the Board of Childrens' Guardians and Children's Bureau of Indianapolis.
We will start at the top with the Board of Childrens' Guardians:
Frederick Earl Adams
Born: unknown
Died: October 1920
He was the son of Charles Adams (?-?), who died at the Sunnyside Sanitarium of tuberculosis and Luella Adams (?-1920).
Louis Arbuckle
Born: January 3, 1899
Died: September 22, 1899
He was the son of John Shafner (?-?), who was a native of Germany, and Brace Arbuckle (?-?).
Bernice Ball
Born: May 30, 1903
Died: July 6, 1907
Her mother's name was Lilly Ball (?-?).
Edmund Ball
Born: unknown
Died: 1899
Dorothy Bransfield
Born: unknown
Died: 1917
Mary Brown
Born: August 23, 1905, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Died: September 1905, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Daniel Lovette Bunge
Born: June 10, 1915, Indianapolis. Marion County, Indiana
Died: June 6, 1916, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
His father was William Henry Bunge (1857-1916) and mother was Rachel Smith Bunge (1877-1916). The father is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Evansville, Indiana, while the mother is buried in Mount Jackson Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana. He had several siblings: William "Billy" Gregory Bunge (1900-1990), buried in Valhalla Memory Gardens, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana; Roy Bunge (1902-1930), buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; Chester Hester Bunge (1904-1985), Bear Creek Cemetery, Trevlac, Brown County, Indiana; Marie Bunge (?-?), burial unknown; Ruth Bunge (?-?), burial unknown; and Jean Mabel Bunge Rude (1912-1992), buried in Elm Ridge Memorial Park, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana. He also had one half sibling: Jesse John Bunge (1880-1951), burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Indiana. There was a photo of the children published in an Indianapolis Newspaper in 1916, just after the mother passed away and the father deserted them. The children were placed in a juvenile court detention home while waiting for homes.
James Bunte
Born: 1900, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Died: July 1, 1901, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Wilson Calvert
Born: January 7, 1907
Died: July 23, 1907
Carrie Bush
Born: unknown
Died: 1892
Paul Coleman
Born: August 1898
Died: October 12, 1898
There is some information about him that says his father deserted the family before his birth and the mother had to abandon him to the home as she could not find work. He died at the age of 58 days from what was listed as pulmonary congestion.
May Craig
Born: unknown
Died: unknown
Melbar Davis
Born: unknown
Died: unknown
Halford Day
Born: April 3, 1901
Died: November 29, 1917
There is an obituary for him stating that he was a delivery boy for the W.C. Barrett grocery on Michigan Avenue. His parents are listed as Mr. and Mrs. Gurkey. He was only 15 years old and his cause of death was listed as heart disease. I find it interesting that he was listed as living at the Friendless Children's Home but also had parents living in the area.
William Day
Born: December 29, 1898
Died: November 15, 1913
He was the son of Benjamin Day (?-?) and Laura Day (?-?). I am not sure what happened to his parents, but he was placed with Marcellus Swank (?-?) of Franklin County, Indiana on May 3, 1910.
Ruth Dunning
Born: unknown
Died: 1894
Frank Eggleston
Born: November 28, 1902
Died: October 9, 1905
Dorothy Fisher
Born: October 10. 1904
Died: February 10, 1906
Charles Francisco
Born: May 25, 1904, Ripley County, Indiana
Died: July 4, 1907, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
His father is listed as being Ernest Francisco (1863-1920) and his mother was Lillian "Lilly" May Graham Francisco Hilbert Hitchcock (1871-1962). They are both buried in Crown Hill Cemetery. His siblings were Julia Francisco Sanders (1896-1975), Agnes Francisco (?-?), Irma Francisco (?-?) and Louise Francisco (?-?). As a sidenote, his mother, Lilly, was part of a court case in which she was jailed for possibly murdering her 7-year old son, Russell J. Herbert, aged 7, with strychnine. The article was dated 1917.
Charles Gallmore
Born: August 24, 1924
Died: 1926
His parents were Paul Gallamore (?-?) and Esther Gallamore (?-?).
William Golden
Born: January 8, 1910, Indiana
Died: July 25, 1910, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Mary Goodknow
Born: unknown
Died: October 6, 1901
Merle Guess
Born: March 7, 1902
Died: August 14, 1902
Lothe Harris
Born: April 13, 1900
Died: September 24, 1900
Her mother was Laura Harris (?-?). A note says that she "died from the effects of drugs", which I assume means that her mother, or possibly father, was an addict. But, I am not sure.
Isabelle I. Henderlieder
Born: April 2, 1920, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Died: April 19, 1920, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Kate Holler
Born: January 5, 1884
Died: May 31, 1899
Her mother was Bridget Holler (?-1885). Kate is listed as having died from Tuberculosis.
Pearl Humpheys
Born: 1900, Indiana
Died: December 31, 1900, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Eva Hutton
Born: April 16, 1905
Died: May 22, 1925
Her parents were Thomas Hutton (?-?) and Zylpha Riley (?-?). It was noted that she was a frequent runaway.
Mary Johnson
Born: February 26, 1891
Died: July 2, 1892
Her mother was Lillie Johnson (?-?).
Juanita King
Born: July 20, 1921
Died: January 10, 1935
Her parents were Orlando King (?-?) and Delma Donovan King (?-?). She is listed as having died at Riley Hospital of congenital heart troubles and had an extensive medical file. By the age of 13, when she passed, she had already had been in several different homes.
Paul Kinley
Born: April 2, 1902
Died: April 25, 1902
A note states that his father was in a penitentiary. His mother was notified but did not attend the burial.
Jeffrey Lawson
Born: unknown
Died: unknown
Robert Lewis
Born: January 21, 1926
Died: November 15, 1926
Mother is listed as Francis Lewis (?-?). There is no name for his father. He was placed in the Guardian Home by the courts due to domestic issues.
Harry Lockwood
Born: September 2, 1898
Died: August 12, 1913
He was an orphan and has been placed with Henry W. Hank in Rush County, Indiana on August 19, 1910, but was back in the Children's Home at the time of his death.
John R. Maple
Born: November 15, 1911
Died: December 19, 1911
His mother was Lena Maple (?-?), but there is no name for his father.
LeRoy Matthews
Born: unknown
Died: unknown
Gladys McKinney
Born: May 5, 1890
Died: January 9, 1905
She was the daughter of Edward McKinney (?-?) who died at the county farm and her mother was Maude McKinney (?-?). She had a brother named Kirk McKinney (?-?). Her death certificate notes that she died of tuberculosis at Flower Mission Hospital which was a woman's charity founded in 1876 that established a nurse's training school and build several hospitals.
Paul O'Donnell
Born: unknown
Died: 1896
Jay Quackenbush
Born: May 26, 1933
Died: October 2, 1934
His father was Jay Quackenbush (?-?) and his mother was Emma Caswell Selig (?-?).
Homer Rice
Born: August 22, 1905
Died: October 4, 1905
His father was William Barkley (?-?) and his mother was Maud Emily Rice (?-?). He is listed as having died at Eleanor Hospital, which was the first pediatric hospital opened in 1895. It only operated until 1909.
Thomas Woodrow Riley
Born: June 12, 1919
Died: May 21, 1925
He was the son of Thomas Riley (1895-1976) and Zylpha Garland McNeely Salyards (1897-1993). He had several siblings: James Andrew Riley (1914-2001), Robert L. Riley (1916-2007), Roy Salyards, Jr (1924-1994), Grace Catherine Salyards Combs (1925-1985), Donald Jay Salyards (1928-2017), and Franklin Delano Salyards (1933-1990).
Ethel Snapp
Born: September 20, 1880
Died: January 10, 1903
Her parents were listed as being unknown, she did have two brothers named, one named Clyde Snapp (1886-?) and the other named Clarence Snapp (?-?), who was only 8 months when he died. She also had a sister named Edith Snapp (1888-?).
Emil Staffe
Born: 1901
Died: April 30, 1902
Emil was mentioned in an article published in 2006. "Emil Staffe, 10 months old, died April 20, 1902. Emil's mother Nellie Blank, was an underage girl whose much older German-born boyfriend was charged with criminal seduction after she showed up 'covered in vermin' and pregnant. She gave her first child, Julius, up for adoption before being ordered to stay in a convent. Nellie managed to escape, however, and ran off to Shelbyville to marry her boyfried, Alfred Staffe. But after she gave birth to her second son (Emil), Staffe abandoned them and left the city. Julius was lucky. He was adopted in 1904. But Emil, described as 'thoroughly diseased' died before his first birthday" There is no information as to what happened to either of his parents or Julius.
Ronald Stumbrough
Born: unknown
Died: unknown
Lawrence Leonard Sutton
Born: January 31, 1919, Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa
Died: August 30, 1937
His parents were William Sutton (?-?) and Esther Gardner Sutton (?-?). Lawrence was placed in the Home by the court as a result of domestic issues. He was killed in an automobile accident.
Carl Tracy
Born: 1908
Died: 1915
His parents were George Tracy (?-?) and Etta Tracy (?-?). His cause of death states that "he died from a fall out of a window at City Hospital". I am trying to figure out if he fell out of the window at the hospital or if he died at the hospital after he fell out of a window. It's a little confusing.
Ellen Tyler
Born: unknown
Died: 1899
Unknown Infant
Born: unknown
Died: unknown
Unknown Infant
Born: unknown
Died: unknown
Maurice VanPelt
Born: unknown
Died: 1899
Elsie Ward
Born: unknown
Died: 1897
James Webb
Born: September 1, 1901, Marion County, Indiana
Died: November 19, 1901, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
His mother's name was listed as Nina Webb (?-?).
Nelly Wilson
Born: unknown
Died: unknown
Georgia Woods
Born: unknown
Died: 1934
Harold Wright
Born: July 17, 1916
Died: January 28, 1935
His parents were Arthur E. Wright (?-?) and Doris W. Wright (?-?).
Minnie Wright
Born: unknown
Died: 1893
Unknown Infant
Born: July 5, 1915
Died: October 28, 1915
Robert Young
Born: March 25, 1902
Died: May 1902
His mother was listed as Rosa Young (?-?).
Bertha Zangmeister
Born: January 26, 1885
Died: October 26, 1898
Father is listed as Valentine Zangmeister (?-?).
Underneath the above names is another section labelled as the Children's Bureau of Indianapolis.
Arthur Adams
Born: Unknown
Died: Unknown
Jon Adams
Born: March 1, 1968, Indiana
Died: December 23, 1968, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Mildred Bartley
Born: January 23, 1927, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Died: June 4, 1927, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Gladys Bowers
Born: April 13, 1918, Indiana
Died: May 12, 1918, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Dorothy Brant
Born: February 1918, Indiana
Died: May 1918, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Damon Wayne Brooks
Born: September 6, 1986
Died: November 22, 1986
According to his death certificate, his father's name was James Scanlon (?-?) and his mother was Paula Brooks (?-?). His cause of death is listed as SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome).
Infant Brown
Born: unknown
Died: 1950
John Edward Byrum
Born: unknown
Died: 1928
Susan Carroll
Born: May 9, 1961, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Died: April 28, 1962, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Infant Chocke
Born: 1964
Died: October 1964
Francis Cline
Born: unknown
Died: 1922
John Sylvester Darkies
Born: September 12, 1911, Medora, Jackson County, Indiana
Died: January 8, 1919, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
He was the son of Jake Darkies (?-?) and Hattie Darkies (?-?). His cause of death is listed as Diptheria.
James Davies
Born: unknown
Died: unknown
Grace Bell Dazey
Born: November 4, 1929, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Died: March 28, 1930, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
James Fazli
Born: 1919
Died: June 1938
A newspaper article states "James Fazli, 18, who only recently became a candid camera fan, was killed yesterday by a train as he stood on the tracks near his home and took a picture of another train."
Mary Freeman
Born: May 5, 1917, Indiana
Died: March 11, 1918, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
The scan of her death certificate is very bad so I can't make out the names of her parents, but her cause of death appears to be Whooping Cough.
Rosalie E. Garrison
Born: 1917, Indiana
Died: April 7, 1918, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Robert Wayne Harrold
Born: July 18, 1926, Indiana
Died: July 20, 1926, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Ruth Kay Hecht
Born: September 26, 1973, Indiana
Died: November 3, 1973, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Infant Howe
Born: unknown
Died: 1923
Paul Howe
Born: April 1, 1920
Died: September 1, 1920, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Catherine Hudson
Born: April 11, 1927, Ohio
Died: May 17, 1929, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Madge Jones
Born: unknown
Died: 1918
Robert Eugene King
Born: October 13, 1933, Mooresville, Morgan County, Indiana
Died: May 10, 1934, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Bennett Richard Kiser
Born: unknown
Died: 1930
Flossie Krump
Born: unknown
Died: unknown
Marie Latta
Born: unknown
Died: 1918
Herbert McGovern
Born: October 21,1917, Indiana
Died: May 11, 1918, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Keith Darnell McPheeters
Born: unknown
Died; 1968
Herbert Miller
Born: February 7, 1919, Indiana
Died: June 19, 1919, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
William H. Moore
Born: January 15, 1918, Indiana
Died: December 22, 1918, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Roberta May Nichols
Born: October 8, 1928, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Died: January 8, 1929, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Kristen R. Pillow
Born: unknown
Died: unknown
Infant Pinter
Born: unknown
Died: 1970
Jack Lee Reynolds
Born: unknown
Died: 1926
David Richardson
Born: unkown
Died: unknown
Amy Risper
Born: April 6, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Died: August 2, 1990, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
John H. Rose
Born: May 18, 1928, Shawswick, Lawrence County, Indiana
Died: July 19, 1928, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Theodore Russell
Born: February 6, 1921, Indiana
Died: July 25, 1934
Carl Sands
Born: August 19, 1925
Died: December 14, 1925, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Raymond Soden
Born: March 4, 1926, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Died; Augsut 21, 1926, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Robert Steadman
Born: May 14, 1925
Died: October 5, 1925, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Ralene Thompson
Born: November 25, 1968, Indiana
Died: November 30, 1968, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Raymond K. Valentine
Born: February 22, 1922, Indiana
Died: May 18, 1922, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Thelma Vaughn
Born: November 11, 1916, Indiana
Died: February 14, 1919, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Leroy Webb
Born: May 10, 1920
Died: August 1, 1929, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Mary Ann Williams
Born: 1967
Died: October 1967
Robert Leslie Williams
Born: March 25, 1928, Kentucky
Died: October 9, 1928, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Joseph C. Wright
Born: 1937
Died: 1948
His mother is listed as Ora Mae Ashabraner Wright (1912-2006).
John Yeske
Born: February 28, 1947, Indiana
Died: August 24, 1950, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
There is very little information about any of these children and that is so very sad. Much can be attributed to the time when a lot of these children were residents of the homes. Record keeping was not as important in some cases during the earlier part of the 20th century and, of course, so many of those records that were made have been lost to time. It is important that we never forget these names and what they endured as orphaned and abandoned children.
Rest In Peace.
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