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Alexanderia Walters, who was b. 16 February 1901 in New York City, N.Y. and d. 4 November 1986 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, arrived in Nebraska in 1918 aboard an Orphan Train from New York City. She and her two brothers had been in an orphange in New York City for some time prior to their being placed on an Orphan Train.
The story told is that Alexanderia's mother, Anna, passed away and her father, Herman Walters, did not feel he could properly care for the children by himself. It is believed he was a bartender in the Brooklyn Bowery area of New York City.
Allie, as she was called, was adopted by the Vance family from Peru, Nebraska. However, she did not remain with the family long, because she soon fell in love with Emil Gerlt. They were married 4 September 1919 in Falls City, Richardson County, Nebraska.
Allie searched for her brothers and was reunited with them in the late 1950's, shortly before the death of one of them, Herman Walters b. 11 January 1902 in New York City, N.Y. d. 19 March 1958 in Arlington, Iowa.
We are looking for information about Alexandria's parents and current family of her siblings. Direction as to where to search in New York records or other places to look would be helpful. We do understand the orphange that Allie and her brothers were in, burnt down sometime after they left and all records were lost. Even the name of that orphange would be helpful.
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