Concordia in Cloud County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Thelma Taylor
Born between 1904-1905
| | Rider from Cincinnati Placing Out Program | |
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 4, 2021
1. Thelma Taylor Marker
Under the guidance of the Children's Aid Society of New York, the Cincinnati, Ohio, House of Refuge recruited Agent H.D. Clark from New York to help them start their own placing out program in 1911. Placing Out Programs outside of the East Coast were not uncommon.
Thelma Taylor was one of the children Clarke placed out from Cincinnati. Thelma Taylor was 7 years old when Agent Clarke placed her with a "well-to-do black family in Celina, Ohio." Sadly Clarke reports, "Other members of the family, jealous, abused the child. She had to be removed the next year." It is unknown what happened after her return to Cincinnati. Thelma represents a number of minority children who rode the Orphan Train.
In loving memory of Anthony and Bertha Koch whose life lessons instilled their children with the values and work ethic that helped Monique & Co. come to fruition. With love, David and Lisa Koch Brewer
Erected by National Orphan Train Complex; and David and Lisa Koch Brewer.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Charity & Public Work. A significant historical year for this entry is 1911.
Location. 39° 34.301′ N,
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Regionally, this marker is in Kansas’ Smoky Hills. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Anna Katherine Fuchs (within shouting distance of this marker); Stanley & Victor Cornell Deger (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); To All Our Fallen Heroes, Thank You. (about 400 feet away); Mary Mullen Leikam Kraus Jacobs Hardt (about 400 feet away); John Lukes Jacobus (about 400 feet away);
2. Marker detail: Thelma Taylor
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Orphan Train Movement
Also see . . .
1. The Orphan Trains.
The story of this ambitious and finally controversial effort to rescue poor and homeless children begins in the 1850s, when thousands of children roamed the streets of New York in search of money, food and shelter prey to disease and crime. Many sold matches, rags, or newspapers to survive.(Submitted on November 15, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. A History of the Orphan Trains.
When the Orphan Train movement began, in the mid-19th century, it was estimated that approximately 30,000 abandoned children were living on the streets of New York. And over the 75 year span of the Orphan Train movement, it is estimated that between 150,000 and 200,000 children were relocated to new homes via the Orphan Trains.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 4, 2021
3. Thelma Taylor Sculpture
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 4, 2021
4. Thelma Taylor Marker & Sculpture
Credits. This page was last revised on December 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 461 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 13, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
