TNDICKSO-L Archives

Archiver > TNDICKSO > 2000-02 > 0949407083


From: "Dave Davidson" <>
Subject: Re: [TNDICKSO] L&N Clarksville Mineral Branch
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2000 07:11:23 -0500


Thanks Ira. See you later.
Dave

----- Original Message -----
From: <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 12:46 AM
Subject: Re: [TNDICKSO] L&N Clarksville Mineral Branch


> In a message dated 01/31/2000 10:25:58 PM Central Standard Time,
> writes:
>
> << I can't believe this stroke of luck. If you don't mind, what is your
last
> name so I can put it in my copy of the book, and who was the other
fellow?
> Did you work for L&N when at Columbia?
>
> I wish I could find records about my grandfather who worked for L&N more
> than forty years until his death in 1939 >>
>
> Dave:
>
> Yes, I worked for them at Columbia, I was Trainmaster there, 4 years and 9
> months, Sept 1958 to 1959 before moving to Nashville as Assistant Division
> Superintendent. And there until March 1966 then to Mobile Alabama, later
> returning to this area, I did not move but 18 times in 43 years with L&N.
The
> other fellow was the Post Master at Sylvia, I do not recall his name.
>
> I wish I could tell you how to find the record of your Grandfather, but
all
> the records for the CM would have been in Paris Division office. It was
all
> moved Nashville and consolidated with the Nashville Division in 1957. At
that
> time only active files, ie employees still working, then the others were
> weeded out, and those not known to still be living were destroyed. This
> account when employee retires or dies they notify the Railroad Retirement
> board, then hold the file for one year if nothing heard from the RRB the
file
> is destroyed. They did not have ways back then to Microfilm them. If they
had
> not done away with them, would not have been long until would not have had
> storage room or been able to keep up with requests for information.
>
> My mother still lives in Houston County, so I travel the old Railroad bed
> through Vanleer or The Ruskin Cave Road to get there.
>
> My last name is Bell
>
> I have addressed two E-mails to you at "" they were
returned
> stating
> "The following addresses had permanent fatal errors---"
>
> Ira Bell
>

This thread: