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Hoyleton Orphan's Home
Hoyleton, Illinois

 

A church committee of the Zion Evangelical Church in Hoyleton, Illinois and an Orphan's Home Association established the Hoyleton Orphan's Home in 1895, using propetry of a former seminary.

 
Hoyleton Orphan's Home

Photograph Furnished by : Don Gross ©

 

 

 
Hoyleton Orphan's photo
Evangelical Orphan Home
Hoyleton, Ill.
1916

Photograph Furnished by : Don Gross ©

 

 

 

 
Agnes Weers and her siblings, Matilda (Tilie), Angeline (Angie), Alfred (Al), and Josephine (Jo), were at this orphanage during the 1920 cenus.

 

 

 

The building in 2008

 

Photograph Furnished by : Marsha L. Ensminger © 2008

From the back (east) side.
The home seems to be quite the local industry.
They've added a new office-looking building (to the right).


© 2008 Wayne Hinton

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