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Original Building, c. 1868
[Source: The above picture and the below history of the Institution was excerpted from the Indiana State Government site at https://www.in.gov/iara/2550.htm]
The Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home was founded in 1865 to provide care, education and maintenance for the orphaned and destitute children of Civil War Union Army veterans. The Home was located approximately two miles south of Knightstown, Indiana, on State Road 140. It consisted of 419 acres that included an administration building, children's dormitory cottages, Morton Memorial School, a hospital, dairy farm, camp grounds and recreational facilities. Children from the ages of 4 to 18 were cared for with each child being eligible for vocational training. The Home was owned by the State of Indiana and was managed through a superintendent.
In April 1866, it moved to Knightstown, IN
In March 1867, the State assumed control of both homes, restricting residency to totally or partially disabled veterans, veteran's orphaned children under the age of fifteen, children of deceased soldiers whose mothers were still living, and widows of deceased soldiers.
In 1871 a fire destroyed the adults' home. The veterans were moved to the National Military Home in Dayton, Ohio and the Children's Home became the sole possessor of the property.
During the late 1890's, the legislature amended the law to include all destitute children of servicemen who served on active duty in any of the authorized campaigns of the United States.
The Home underwent numerous name changes between 1865 and 1929. Originally named the Indiana Soldiers' and Seamens' Home, it was renamed in 1887 as the Indiana Soldiers' Orphans' Home. During 1879-1887 the Asylum for Feeble-Minded Children was located on the grounds of the Orphan's Home and the two organizations shared all communal facilities (dining hall, hospital, church, etc.)Complaints concerning the combination of the two homes, particularly by veteran's organizations, led to the transfer of the Asylum to Ft. Wayne in 1887.
In 1929, the Home was renamed the Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home.
According to the Indiana State Government site: "The State Archives maintains the original admission and discharge books from which a searchable database has been constructed. The database includes those students admitted between 1865 and 1995. Microfilmed copies from the admission and discharge books are available. Additionally, there is a limited series of admission and discharge cards. Student educational records, including transcripts for recent graduates and social history case files exist for later students and are accessible to the student or next of kin. Proof of identity is required for educational or social history case files. Records may be requested by contacting the Archives at arc@iara.in.gov"
We have pulled out the Knox County residents who were residents of the S&S Children's Home
Last Name | First Name | County | Admit Date |
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BERRY | NELLIE MAY | KNOX | 1892 |
BIDDLE | HAROLD LLOYD | KNOX | 1929 |
BIDDLE | HAZEL LOIS | KNOX | 1929 |
BIDDLE | CRAYTON TRAVIS | KNOX | 1929, 1935 |
BIDDLE | ALVIS WARD | KNOX | 1929, 1935 |
BLAGRAVE | MARY JO | KNOX | 1979 |
BROWN | ROLLA (ROLLEY) | KNOX | 1899 |
BROWN | RANDALL | KNOX | 1899 |
BRUCE | MINNIE | KNOX | 1895 |
BRUCE | JAMES C. | KNOX | 1895 |
BULEY | JOHN | KNOX | 1914, 1915 |
BULEY | HOWARD | KNOX | 1915 |
CANAULTY | HELEN LYDIA | KNOX | 1928 |
CHASTAIN | EDNA PEARL | KNOX | 1933 |
CHASTAIN | MARGARET EVELYN | KNOX | 1933 |
CHASTAIN | JAMES WILLIAM | KNOX | 1933, 1943 |
CRECELIUS | PHYLLIS ANN | KNOX | 1949 |
CRESELIUS | PHYLLIS ANN | KNOX | 1949 |
FOSTER | VERLE EUGENE | KNOX | 1944 |
FOSTER | VERA MAE | KNOX | 1944 |
FOSTER | CHARLES CORNELIUS (NEAL) | KNOX | 1944 |
FOSTER | CAROLYN JOY (JAY) | KNOX | 1944 |
FOSTER | ALLAN ANTHONY | KNOX | 1944 |
HOLMES | RALPH | KNOX | 1895 |
KAHLER | ELMORE F. | KNOX | 1894 |
KAHLER | NETTIE LEE | KNOX | 1894 |
KAHLER | MARY ANN | KNOX | 1894 |
KATZAR | JOHN ALTON | KNOX | 1948 |
KATZOR | JOHN ALTON | KNOX | 1948 |
MCCOSKEY | CHARLES WALTER | KNOX | 1925 |
MCKEE | LOLA E. | KNOX | 1900, 1901 |
MCKEE | DELL (DELLA) A. | KNOX | 1900, 1901 |
NEWTON | EVERETT | KNOX | 1916 |
SANDERS | HOMER RAY (ROY) | KNOX | 1934 |
SANDERS | ARTHUR WAYNE | KNOX | 1934 |
SANDERS | HELEN MAXINE | KNOX | 1934 |
SANDERS | LETTA LOUISE | KNOX | 1934 |
SANDERS | RUBY MARIE | KNOX | 1934 |
SANDERS | RUTH JANE | KNOX | 1935 |
SHERMAN | EDNA | KNOX | 1906 |
SHERMAN | WILLIAM T. | KNOX | 1906 |
SHERMAN | ROBERT | KNOX | 1906 |
SHERMAN | MARY | KNOX | 1906 |
SHERMAN | MAMIE | KNOX | 1906 |
SIMPSON | JAMES EDWARD | KNOX | 1930 |
SIMPSON | VELMA LOUISE | KNOX | 1930 |
STRONG | DARRELL MAURICE | KNOX | 1948 |
TEETS | FRANK | KNOX | 1897 |
THOMPSON | ROBIN | KNOX | 1976 |
THOMPSON | RENEE | KNOX | 1976 |
WOODS | JAMES LAMOYNE | KNOX | 1934 |
WRIGHT | ELSIE K. | KNOX | 1928 |
WRIGHT | PANSY LUCILLE | KNOX | 1928 |
WRIGHT | GLADYS PEARL | KNOX | 1928 |
WRIGHT | FOREST GLEN | KNOX | 1928 |
WRIGHT | KENNETH EUGENE | KNOX | 1930 |