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Is there anyone who can educate me on how a child would have become a foster child in the year 1880 or 1881 in Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska.
I would like to know if in the 1880's, were these matters mainly handled through the Church or was the County Courts involved?
I am wondering this because my Grandmotehr became a foster child in either 1880 or 1881. She was only 2 years of age. Her mother had died and her father was injured and could not take care of her. I tried to find some information throught the Rail Road but since I do not know which Rail Road my Great Grandfather worked for and I have been told there are no RR records that reach that far back, I seem to have hit a dead end.
My would like to know if there are any records in Douglas County Court that my have some additional informaiton as to who my Great Grandparents were. I knwo their names but I do not know where they came from or if they had family in the Omaha area. My thought is that there was no family since my Grandmother ended up as a foster child and was never adopted by her foster family. She remained with this family until she was grown and married my grandfather.
Any help would be appreciated.
Respectfully
J. Olson
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