http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/AR-RAILROADS Rootsweb.com RSS feed for AR-RAILROADS en-us Copyright 2005 by MyFamily.inc 2008-03-19T13:21:03-06:00 helpdesk@rootsweb.com helpdesk@rootsweb.com Rootsweb.com 2005-05-01T00:00:00-06:00 1 hourly http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/AR-RAILROADS/2008-03/1205954463 Rachel you are very welcome though I mostly grope around until I find<BR>something, much like a (1) blind man, (2) dog with a bone, or (3) democrat.<BR><BR>I share the hunt in that my maternal grandfather, John Golladay, a<BR>railroadman from the Stuttgart area of AR went to work one day and never<BR>returned. Family lore (which I have reason to doubt) has him being struck<BR>mortally by a pool cue while watching a fight in a pool room. I joined this<BR>list to mostly observe and see if I could pick up a clue. He "got lost"<BR>somewhere between 1908-10. AR's unfortunate lack of reliable death records<BR>precludes just looking for when and where, exactly, he died.<BR><BR>For all I know he took off for Calfornia with a cute blonde.<BR><BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: ar-railroads-bounces@rootsweb.com<BR>[mailto:ar-railroads-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Rachel Dobson<BR>Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 12:06 PM<BR>To: ar-railroads@rootsweb.com<BR>Subject: Re: [AR-RAILROADS] AR-RAILROADS Digest, Vol 2, Issue 1<BR><BR>Ron,<BR>Thanks so much for the to-do list! I will post info to this list when I find<BR>it, as information on the MoPac RR in Arkansas seems to be lacking.<BR>Rachel Dobson<BR>searching Dobson, Shuck, Peacock, Henry, King, Herren, and more in AR, TN,<BR>MS, KY...<BR><BR><BR>> Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:37:59 -0700<BR>> From: "ron stone" <blueoak@ix.netcom.com><BR>> Subject: Re: [AR-RAILROADS] Missouri Pacific in Drew Co., Arkansas<BR>> To: <ar-railroads@rootsweb.com><BR>> Message-ID: <001b01c88916$6eaff410$806ff504@Sagamore><BR>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<BR>><BR>> Don't know if you have the actual date of the accident and death, but I<BR>> would get those if possible. From there I would probably look for local<BR>> newspaper items. Public libraries have had old newspapers on reels in many<BR>> areas and have found item back to early 1900s sometimes. Then of course<BR>> there's the Ark. Archives in Little Rock.<BR>><BR>> The Pulaski Co public library reference dept found a short funeral notice<BR>> that I needed for a date in Oct 1904, for example.<BR>><BR>> Good luck in the hunt.<BR>><BR>><BR>> -----Original Message-----<BR>> From: ar-railroads-bounces@rootsweb.com<BR>> [mailto:ar-railroads-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Rachel Dobson<BR>> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 9:26 AM<BR>> To: AR-RAILROADS@rootsweb.com<BR>> Subject: [AR-RAILROADS] Missouri Pacific in Drew Co., Arkansas<BR>><BR>> Hello,<BR>> My ancestor worked for the Missouri Pacific railroad. Daniel Henry<BR>> King, born 1857, possibly in Missouri, moved to Tillar, Drew Co.,<BR>> Arkansas and married Sarah Rawls Duncan in 1881. He was killed in a<BR>> railroad accident about 1900.<BR>><BR>> I've read all the MOPAC related messages, and searched several<BR>> websites, and it looks like there are no records before about 1910 (as<BR>> early as NARA railroad records go?).<BR>><BR>> If anyone has any search suggestions, I'd love to hear them. The one<BR>> thing I haven't done is searched local newspapers for a notice of a<BR>> train accident or his obituary.<BR>><BR>> Thanks,<BR>> Rachel Dobson<BR>><BR>> -------------------------------<BR>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to<BR>> AR-RAILROADS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the<BR>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> ------------------------------<BR>><BR>> Message: 3<BR>> Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:14:48 -0500<BR>> From: "Fred Raybrn" <raybun@comcast.net><BR>> Subject: [AR-RAILROADS] RR> Death or foul play in Fulton Cty AR.<BR>> around 1910, near Salem, AR<BR>> To: <ar-railroads@rootsweb.com><BR>> Message-ID: <000901c8891b$931ef120$53478945@fredhome><BR>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<BR>><BR>> Anyone have a map of the route of the Missouri-Pacific thru MO. and Ar.<BR>><BR>> Relative killed, found on RR track near Salem in Union County. Name<BR>><BR>> James(Jim)Authur Raburn. Unknown RR paid $ 500 for the death sometime<BR>> after<BR>><BR>> April 1913, bur admitted no liability. Any help appreciatedRachel if you<BR>> find the names of the archived<BR>><BR>> mewspaper, please share your source with me. I have a clipping from a 1912<BR>><BR>> paper in Salem, but cant read the full name of the paper as this part<BR>> was<BR>> cut off. Thanks<BR>><BR>> Fred Rayburn<BR>><BR>> Tupelo, Ms<BR>><BR>> Researching Willson, Wilson,Raburn,Rayburn.<BR>><BR> <BR>-------------------------------<BR>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to<BR>AR-RAILROADS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the<BR>quotes in the subject and the body of the message<BR><BR> "ron stone" <blueoak@ix.netcom.com> 2008-03-19T13:21:03-06:00 http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/AR-RAILROADS/2008-03/1205953546 Ron,<BR>Thanks so much for the to-do list! I will post info to this list when I find<BR>it, as information on the MoPac RR in Arkansas seems to be lacking.<BR>Rachel Dobson<BR>searching Dobson, Shuck, Peacock, Henry, King, Herren, and more in AR, TN,<BR>MS, KY...<BR><BR><BR>> Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:37:59 -0700<BR>> From: "ron stone" <blueoak@ix.netcom.com><BR>> Subject: Re: [AR-RAILROADS] Missouri Pacific in Drew Co., Arkansas<BR>> To: <ar-railroads@rootsweb.com><BR>> Message-ID: <001b01c88916$6eaff410$806ff504@Sagamore><BR>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<BR>><BR>> Don't know if you have the actual date of the accident and death, but I<BR>> would get those if possible. From there I would probably look for local<BR>> newspaper items. Public libraries have had old newspapers on reels in many<BR>> areas and have found item back to early 1900s sometimes. Then of course<BR>> there's the Ark. Archives in Little Rock.<BR>><BR>> The Pulaski Co public library reference dept found a short funeral notice<BR>> that I needed for a date in Oct 1904, for example.<BR>><BR>> Good luck in the hunt.<BR>><BR>><BR>> -----Original Message-----<BR>> From: ar-railroads-bounces@rootsweb.com<BR>> [mailto:ar-railroads-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Rachel Dobson<BR>> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 9:26 AM<BR>> To: AR-RAILROADS@rootsweb.com<BR>> Subject: [AR-RAILROADS] Missouri Pacific in Drew Co., Arkansas<BR>><BR>> Hello,<BR>> My ancestor worked for the Missouri Pacific railroad. Daniel Henry<BR>> King, born 1857, possibly in Missouri, moved to Tillar, Drew Co.,<BR>> Arkansas and married Sarah Rawls Duncan in 1881. He was killed in a<BR>> railroad accident about 1900.<BR>><BR>> I've read all the MOPAC related messages, and searched several<BR>> websites, and it looks like there are no records before about 1910 (as<BR>> early as NARA railroad records go?).<BR>><BR>> If anyone has any search suggestions, I'd love to hear them. The one<BR>> thing I haven't done is searched local newspapers for a notice of a<BR>> train accident or his obituary.<BR>><BR>> Thanks,<BR>> Rachel Dobson<BR>><BR>> -------------------------------<BR>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to<BR>> AR-RAILROADS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the<BR>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> ------------------------------<BR>><BR>> Message: 3<BR>> Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:14:48 -0500<BR>> From: "Fred Raybrn" <raybun@comcast.net><BR>> Subject: [AR-RAILROADS] RR> Death or foul play in Fulton Cty AR.<BR>> around 1910, near Salem, AR<BR>> To: <ar-railroads@rootsweb.com><BR>> Message-ID: <000901c8891b$931ef120$53478945@fredhome><BR>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<BR>><BR>> Anyone have a map of the route of the Missouri-Pacific thru MO. and Ar.<BR>><BR>> Relative killed, found on RR track near Salem in Union County. Name<BR>><BR>> James(Jim)Authur Raburn. Unknown RR paid $ 500 for the death sometime<BR>> after<BR>><BR>> April 1913, bur admitted no liability. Any help appreciatedRachel if you<BR>> find the names of the archived<BR>><BR>> mewspaper, please share your source with me. I have a clipping from a 1912<BR>><BR>> paper in Salem, but cant read the full name of the paper as this part<BR>> was<BR>> cut off. Thanks<BR>><BR>> Fred Rayburn<BR>><BR>> Tupelo, Ms<BR>><BR>> Researching Willson, Wilson,Raburn,Rayburn.<BR>><BR><BR> "Rachel Dobson" <airgid@gmail.com> 2008-03-19T13:05:46-06:00 http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/AR-RAILROADS/2008-03/1205860488 Anyone have a map of the route of the Missouri-Pacific thru MO. and Ar.<BR><BR>Relative killed, found on RR track near Salem in Union County. Name<BR><BR>James(Jim)Authur Raburn. Unknown RR paid $ 500 for the death sometime after<BR><BR>April 1913, bur admitted no liability. Any help appreciatedRachel if you<BR>find the names of the archived<BR><BR>mewspaper, please share your source with me. I have a clipping from a 1912<BR><BR> paper in Salem, but cant read the full name of the paper as this part was<BR>cut off. Thanks<BR><BR>Fred Rayburn<BR><BR>Tupelo, Ms<BR><BR>Researching Willson, Wilson,Raburn,Rayburn. <BR><BR> "Fred Raybrn" <raybun@comcast.net> 2008-03-18T11:14:48-06:00 http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/AR-RAILROADS/2008-03/1205858279 Don't know if you have the actual date of the accident and death, but I<BR>would get those if possible. From there I would probably look for local<BR>newspaper items. Public libraries have had old newspapers on reels in many<BR>areas and have found item back to early 1900s sometimes. Then of course<BR>there's the Ark. Archives in Little Rock.<BR><BR>The Pulaski Co public library reference dept found a short funeral notice<BR>that I needed for a date in Oct 1904, for example.<BR><BR>Good luck in the hunt.<BR><BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: ar-railroads-bounces@rootsweb.com<BR>[mailto:ar-railroads-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Rachel Dobson<BR>Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 9:26 AM<BR>To: AR-RAILROADS@rootsweb.com<BR>Subject: [AR-RAILROADS] Missouri Pacific in Drew Co., Arkansas<BR><BR>Hello,<BR>My ancestor worked for the Missouri Pacific railroad. Daniel Henry<BR>King, born 1857, possibly in Missouri, moved to Tillar, Drew Co.,<BR>Arkansas and married Sarah Rawls Duncan in 1881. He was killed in a<BR>railroad accident about 1900.<BR><BR>I've read all the MOPAC related messages, and searched several<BR>websites, and it looks like there are no records before about 1910 (as<BR>early as NARA railroad records go?).<BR><BR>If anyone has any search suggestions, I'd love to hear them. The one<BR>thing I haven't done is searched local newspapers for a notice of a<BR>train accident or his obituary.<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR>Rachel Dobson<BR> <BR>-------------------------------<BR>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to<BR>AR-RAILROADS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the<BR>quotes in the subject and the body of the message<BR><BR> "ron stone" <blueoak@ix.netcom.com> 2008-03-18T10:37:59-06:00 http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/AR-RAILROADS/2008-03/1205857587 Hello,<BR>My ancestor worked for the Missouri Pacific railroad. Daniel Henry<BR>King, born 1857, possibly in Missouri, moved to Tillar, Drew Co.,<BR>Arkansas and married Sarah Rawls Duncan in 1881. He was killed in a<BR>railroad accident about 1900.<BR><BR>I've read all the MOPAC related messages, and searched several<BR>websites, and it looks like there are no records before about 1910 (as<BR>early as NARA railroad records go?).<BR><BR>If anyone has any search suggestions, I'd love to hear them. The one<BR>thing I haven't done is searched local newspapers for a notice of a<BR>train accident or his obituary.<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR>Rachel Dobson<BR><BR> "Rachel Dobson" <airgid@gmail.com> 2008-03-18T10:26:27-06:00 http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/AR-RAILROADS/2007-11/1195424435 Does anyone on this list know of a source to prove a boiler explosion that<BR>occurred between 1906 and 1915? At least one fatality, that of Henry Leslie<BR>Hickman, fireman or engineer, I believe it was Rock Island Line, out of<BR>Little Rock, Arkansas. I'm having a tough time finding the info. He was<BR>married to (Anna) Bell CARNES, widow of W.C. ANDERSON, Sr. Thanks. A. Boyer<BR><BR> "Anderson Boyer" <andersonboyer@columbus.rr.com> 2007-11-18T15:20:35-06:00 http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/AR-RAILROADS/2007-11/1195023946 New Arkansas Disaster Articles ..... Just added at http://www.gendisasters.com <BR>Events That Touched Our Ancestor's Lives....<BR><BR>Humphrey, AR Train Wreck, May 1892<BR>Little Maumelle, AR Train Wreck, Dec 1902<BR><BR>More Arkansas Disasters<BR>http://www3.gendisasters.com/category/united-states/arkansas<BR><BR>We've added several new features at gendisasters - and over 2800 disaster articles in the past month. <BR>Browse the site by State, Disaster - or Year.<BR><BR>Post a message on our new message boards and let us know who and what information you're looking for. <BR>You can now add articles to our database - or post more information or comment on existing articles. <BR><BR> "old news" <news@gendisasters.com> 2007-11-14T00:05:46-06:00 http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/AR-RAILROADS/2007-05/1179784727 Sam,<BR><BR>I am no railroad expert, but I do have an interest. My great granfather was a fireman on the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad. He was killed in his early 20's in a collision involving 2 trains in Little Rock about 1902.<BR><BR>I havn't traced the cities you mention, but I'm wondering if you know your great grandfather travelled by train? It appears that the Little Rock & Memphis Railroad was the first railroad in Arkansas, "a company which held the distinction of operating over the first railroad trackage in Arkansas." That information comes from this site: http://www.trainweb.org/choctawterminal/history.htm<BR><BR>The ". . . Little Rock and Memphis Railroad. . . had been organized by a special Act of the Arkansas Assembly on January 11, 1853. . ." "That line had been surveyed in 1854 and four years later the line had been completed from Memphis to Madison, Arkansas, 45 miles west. The next 40 miles to DeVall's Bluff, including a big bridge across the White River, was not completed until 1871. Later that year, through rail service was put into operation between Memphis and Little Rock." <BR>http://faculty.simpson.edu/RITS/www/histories/RIHistory.html<BR><BR>"So, in 1898, the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf bought the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad and then completed the Little Rock-Indian Territory boundary line trackage 151 miles long, including a bridge across the Arkansas River." (See link in last paragraph.) I believe this part of the line went to western Oklahoma through Oklahoma City and made connections to Texas, but not during the time frame you are looking for.<BR><BR>Hope this will help you. There may have been other railroads I'm not aware of, but it seems like Little Rock would have been the central hub for them.<BR><BR>If you don't have evidence he travelled by train, another possibility would be to look at waterways (riverboats) as an alternative to horse or covered wagon.<BR><BR>Len Doughty<BR><BR><BR>----- Original Message ----<BR>From: "ar-railroads-request@rootsweb.com" <ar-railroads-request@rootsweb.com><BR>To: ar-railroads@rootsweb.com<BR>Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 2:00:20 AM<BR>Subject: AR-RAILROADS Digest, Vol 1, Issue 1<BR><BR><BR>Today's Topics:<BR><BR> 1. Memphis to TX 1860 (Samlorme@aol.com)<BR><BR><BR>----------------------------------------------------------------------<BR><BR>Message: 1<BR>Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 12:11:14 EDT<BR>From: Samlorme@aol.com<BR>Subject: [AR-RAILROADS] Memphis to TX 1860<BR>To: AR-RAILROADS@rootsweb.com<BR>Message-ID: <bc3.f4dd128.337f2a22@aol.com><BR>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"<BR><BR>My Great-grandfather, William James Orme, traveled from TN to TX in May, <BR>1860. His last letter was from Bolivar, Ark. What railroad route would he have <BR>taken? Would he have visited his kin in Crawford, Co., Ark?<BR>Any help appreciated. Sam Orme<BR><BR><BR><BR>************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.<BR><BR><BR>------------------------------<BR><BR>To contact the AR-RAILROADS list administrator, send an email to<BR>AR-RAILROADS-admin@rootsweb.com.<BR><BR>To post a message to the AR-RAILROADS mailing list, send an email to AR-RAILROADS@rootsweb.com.<BR><BR>__________________________________________________________<BR>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AR-RAILROADS-request@rootsweb.com<BR>with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the<BR>email with no additional text.<BR><BR><BR>End of AR-RAILROADS Digest, Vol 1, Issue 1<BR>******************************************<BR><BR> Len Doughty <lenslineage@sbcglobal.net> 2007-05-21T15:58:47-06:00 http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/AR-RAILROADS/2007-05/1179504674 My Great-grandfather, William James Orme, traveled from TN to TX in May, <BR>1860. His last letter was from Bolivar, Ark. What railroad route would he have <BR>taken? Would he have visited his kin in Crawford, Co., Ark?<BR>Any help appreciated. Sam Orme<BR><BR><BR><BR>************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.<BR><BR> Samlorme@aol.com 2007-05-18T10:11:14-06:00 http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/AR-RAILROADS/2006-08/1155670096 unsubscribe<BR><BR> DaaazyHardin@aol.com 2006-08-15T13:28:16-06:00