This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: STOCKHAM Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WMB.2ACE/4689 Message Board Post: My ggg grandfather John Stockham born 1811, donated money to the Soldiers Orphans Home in St. Louis in 1864. I would like to find out if there be any existing records from 1864? I do not know if he stayed there. Does anyone have any background information on this Orphans Home in St. Louis? Would enjoy hearing about the history of the Home. Thank you so much! Tami