This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Xih.2ACEB/1560 Message Board Post: Brothers William and John HAYS were put on the Orphan Train in 1862 at ages 10 and 8 heading from NYC to the "West". Possibly orphaned or abandoned. Did your HAYS ancestor die before 1862 in NYC, leaving family behind? I may have some clues for you.