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Monon Employees Past - Present and MRHTS Members Past - Present => MONON Personnel Research => Topic started by: Ken Weller on February 01, 2013, 10:27:31 pm

Title: consider these employees
Post by: Ken Weller on February 01, 2013, 10:27:31 pm
Consider these employees for your review:
(not the entire "C" list)

Cobb   M   E      extra operator/agent   10/3/27 - 1930      
Cobb   Stanley         Engineer at Bloomington   11/23/58 - 5/75   b. 2/17/35   lived in Avoca
Coberly   Perry   C      Telegrapher/Agent at Wanatah, Lowell, Haskells   6/27/57 - 7/1/78   b. 7/5/18;    lived in Knox IN
Coble   Clyde   G      Engineer at S Hammond   11/23/46 - 8/74   b. 12/8/29; d. 12/11/12   Engineer date 12/16/56; picture
Coble   Clyde   Steven      worked at S Hammond?   7/31/71    in Owensboro KY   son of CG Coble; lived in Hammond
Cochran   Clyde   C      Conductor at Lafayette   4/29/05 - 3/30/39      
Cochran   Elden   M.      shops at Lafayette   1957? - 1959?   b. 1920; d. 1991   lived in Lafayette?
Cochran   R   C      Foreman at Lafayette   6/15/17 - 12/42      
Cochran   Samuel   Byron      ?   7/31/71      lived at Bedford
Cockerham   Neal      Conductor at Monon   9/9/52 - 8/74   b. 6/11/33   lived at Brownstown IN
Cockrell   E   P      Asst. Gen'l Pass. Agent, Gen'l Pass. Agent   1909-1925   
Coffey   John   W      ?    - 1901      lived in Lafayette?
Coffman   Glenn   H      ?   7/31/71      lived in Frankfort
Coffman   Glenn   Vern?      Carman   26 years   Lafayette area?   
Coffman   Michael   Stephen      ?   7/31/71      lived in Lafayette
Coffman   Vern       Vernie   Car Shop at Lafayette   1960s?   Lafayette   
Cohan   Charles         Commercial Agent at Chicago Freight Traffic Office; Dist Frt Agent at Chicago   5/7/16 - 4/1/46      
Colby   Calvert   H   Cal   Ch Clerk, Office Mgr in Exec Dept, Chicago   2/8/32 - 7/31/71      President's Secretary
Cole   E   L      engineer, yardmaster at Midland   1946      Everett?
Cole   Everett         Conductor at Bloomington   1960s?      brother of John V Cole
Cole   Harry   C      north end conductor   8/15/06 - 2/1/60                 ; d. 1/12/62   in Wabash River wreck 4/4/24; in Dyer derailment; 1960 newspaper article
Cole   James   W      trainmaster?   1960s? - 7/31/71      lived in Chicago
Cole   John   H      conductor at New Albany; trainmaster (at Indianapolis?)    - 11/11/20   b. 1868?; d. 11/11/20   father of John V Cole and Everett Cole? died when knocked from train on K&I bridge
Cole   John   V       conductor then trainmaster at Bloomington   12/10/56 - 12/15/64      brother of Everett Cole; clerk was Les Underwood; business card
Cole   Lewis         engineer on freight #56   1924      
Cole   M   A      Ticket Clerk at Hammond   8/18/43 - 1/31/57      
Cole   Popic      Poppy?   yardmaster at Midland   1940s?      lived at Midland?
Cole   Sam    D      Crossing Watchman, Hammond   - 11/15/47      retired
Cole   W   L      shops hostler at McDoel   10/20/26 - 1947   b. 8/1/88;     
Coleman   Henry   K      Commercial Agent at Chattanooga; District Sales Mgr at Nashville   1964 - 1967      
Coleman   J   W   Jim   Traffic Dept, later officer of Indiana Creosoting   5/13/63      son of Bill Sr
Coleman   William   C   Sr.   President   12/61 - 2/16/67      father of Bill Jr and Jim
Coleman   William   C   Jr.   VP Traffic & Mktg   1/1/62 - 2/16/67 ?      son of Bill Sr
Coles   Colleen   Sue   Suzie   Operator-Clerk at Lafayette   1/14/67 - 12/30/75   b. 9/25/47; d. 11/24/07   resigned; later a professional photographer/artist
Coles   R   A      engineer?   1887 - 1913      service medal
Collett   O   T       General Agent at Chattanooga   1960s      
Colley   George   H      ?   7/31/71      lived in Hammond
Collings   Russell         Bridge Gang   1950s-60s?      Collins?
Collings   R   D      Agent at Roachdale   10/12/67 - 7/1/1968      
Collingsworth   K    E   ?      7/31/71      lived at Mitchell; furloughed?
Collins   Dorothy   A.      Frt & Psgr Clerk (Dept of Revenue) at Chicago   5/25/44 - 10/22/71   b. 5/22/17   transferred to L&N Louisville
Collins   Duane         B&O man at Roachdale         not Monon?
Collins   Edward   J      1st trick opr. Shops   1887 - 3/1/38               1921 group photo
Collins   John   W      Laborer at Lafayette    - 10/29/45      retired
Collins   Leonard   Thomas      ?   7/31/71      lived in Chicago
Collins   R   F       Opr at Greencastle, Orleans   11/12/26 - 12/18/26     resigned
Collins   Russell         Bridge & Building gang foreman   1950s - 60s?      
Collins   W   L      ?   7/31/71      lived in Battle Ground
Collins   Wesley         S.D. Dept at Lafayette   1/12/26 - 1/31/57      disability pension
Collins   William   E      Laborer at Lafayette   3/28/47 - 1/31/57      
Collis   Leon   E      Carman at Indianapolis   11/30/17 - 5/18/47      retired
Collum   Henry   H      Telegraph & Telephone Division   9/15/52 - 1953   b. 5/12/26; d. 1/1/04   1/2/53 assigned to Ass't T&T Maintainer
Colvin   Roy   D      Extra Opr - Orleans, Greencastle   8/23/53 - 9/25/56   b. 10/3/07   resigned 9/24/56; retired 8/28/62 ?
Combs   Clarence   A   Dusty   Brakeman - South Division   8/2/47 - 1950s?       on French Lick branch
Comer   Verne   L      Electrician First Class at Shops   6/18/51 - 11/18/66   Lafayette area?   
Compton   Roy      Sr?   Boilermaker Helper at Lafayette   3/1/22      
Compton   Roy   E   Jr?   Pipefitter Helper at Shops   5/13/48 - 3/1/61      
Compton   Roy   Ernest      boilermaker helper at Bedford?   1917 - 1918   b. 11/7/98;     lived at Bedford?
Comstock   L   W      Steno-Clerk at Indianapolis   12/10/56 - 1/31/57      
Condes   Samuel   C      Claim Clerk at S Hammond   2/17/47 - 7/31/71      lived in Chicago
Condon   J   B      Conductor   4/30/91 - 4/27/30   b. 2/20/61; d. 12/31/41   
Conlin   Catherine         freight-rate clerk at Chicago   1930s      niece of Ferd Kuhn
Conlin   Edward   J   Jr.   Chief Clerk at Detroit   1941 - 12/42      US Navy
Conn   Joseph   B    Joe   Road Foreman of Engines; Trainmaster, Laf. office; VP Industrial Development   2/11/57 - 1971+   b. 1918; d. 1997?   son of JS Conn; later with L&N
Conn   Joseph   Southworth   Joe   Fireman, Engineer Northern Division   5/4/07 - 2/24/61   b. 10/30/84; d. 10/21/61   father of JB Conn; Engineer 10/6/19; died of lung cancer

Contact me if you have more info on these employees.
Title: Re: consider these employees
Post by: Sharon Eberhard on February 02, 2013, 01:04:37 pm
Ken you have listed Russ Collins twice -- Russell Collins and Russell Collings.  These are one and the same person.  He was foreman of the Bridge Gang in the early 50s.  Cookie had just been hired by the Monon at age 16 and was working out of Monon.  Russ allowed Cookie to live with the gang in their camp cars while he was working.  He ate with them and slept in the camp cars until the job was done. 

Sharon
Title: Re: consider these employees
Post by: Sharon Eberhard on February 02, 2013, 07:44:53 pm
I finally located my photo of the Bridge gang.  This is actually a newspaper clipping.  Russ Collins is on the right side of the table, closest to the camera. 

Sharon