Stanley Cornell is one of a few `` Orphan Train '' riders who are still living . He was born in the early 1900s and grew up on a farm near the town of New York, NY. `` We were married seven years and could n't have kids , so I asked my wife , 'how about adoption ? ' Cornell and brother adopted by Texas farm family ; he later adopted 2 boys himself . The Orphan Trains aimed to provide better lives for homeless kids .
Stanley Cornell is one of a few `` Orphan Train '' riders who are still living . He was born in the early 1900s and grew up on a farm near the town of New York, NY. Cornell and brother adopted by Texas farm family ; he later adopted 2 boys himself . The Orphan Trains aimed to provide better lives for homeless kids .