Q - know these workers?

[Ken Weller]

Q - know these Monon workers?

Quade   Harry   G      switchman at Monon   2 years   b. 4/15/18; d. 8/9/04   son of Louis; later worked for Coke, then school corp
Quade   John   J      switchman at Monon   4/24/52 - 7/1/61   b. 8/17/21   son of Louis
Quade   Louis   J   Louie   switchman at Monon   1947 - 1954      father of John and Harry; issued Golden Pass 1/7/54; retired.
Quaintance   John         laborer at Lafayette   1929 - 1930      lived at Lafayette
Quakenbush   L         Signal Division   12/12/12 - 1953      Qualkenbush?
Qualkenbush   L         Water Service Foreman   1942      father of Gabby Q
Qualkenbush   Marion   Leon   Gabby   Supvr. of Communications   7/16/48 - 1983   b. 11/15/23; d. 9/19/09   5/1/50 assigned to Ass't T&T Maintainer
Qualkenbush   Michael   G      Trackman (System)   11/7/68 - 11/25/68   b. 5/18/50   resigned.  Lived in Michigan City
Qualkenbush   Raymond   L?   Rolly?   head of the water department   5/19/22? - 1960s?      father of Gabby Q
Qualkenbush   Rolly   L?      Water Gang   5/19/22? - 1940s?      uncle of Gabby Q
Qualkenbush   Ruth   M   Ruthy   Off. Mgr., Secretary to Joe Conn   2/6/51 - 12/74   b. 11/17/29; now in Sun City Center, FL ?   wife of Gabby Q; real estate broker
Qualkinbush   Harold   Blaine      Trackman at Wanatah   10/7/68 - 10/17/68   b. 6/1/43   resigned.  Married Gabby's sister?
Quarterman   Richard         B&B brakeman, Conductor   6/21/10 - 7/1/61   b. 9/11/92;   lived in Bedford?
Quasebarth   John   L   Jack?   Teleg & Teleph maintainer, Chicago - Indpls   2/4/46 - 7/31/71   b. 1/12/22   2/4/46 assigned to Ass't T&T Maintainer
Quasebarth   Louis         Trackman at Cedar Lake   8/28/48      injured on job
Query   Edward   M      freight conductor south / Wallace Jct   1942 - 7/31/71   b. 6/30/03;    Lafayette; pic in June/July 1970 Newsletter
Query   James   William Curtis      bridge carpenter, operated steam pump on Eel River, hostler at Wallace Jct   1920 - 1936      he and wife provided lodging to railroaders at Wallace Jct
Quinn   J   C      Road Engineer Northern Division   2/10/03 - 1942   b. 10/3/78; d. 11/26/42   engineer 6/07
Quinnette    Ray    E      Track Repairman at Bloomington   6/6/50 - 12/74   b. 3/6/20   lived in Greencastle
Qyasebarth   Howard            12/10/56      Quasebarth?

Please let me know if you have further info, corrections, comments, etc.  Thanks

[Robert Wheeler]

Seems that I recall that a Quakenbush held a large chunk of Monon stock in the later years.  I recall that name was in a list of stockholders with more than a certain percentage in the proxy statement included with the last several Annual Report mailngs to stockholders.

[Mike Albert]

Harold Qualkinbush lived in Westville.  His neighbor was the section foreman and got Harold a job when he was layed off from his job at the mill.  He had onhy worked a week for the Monon and got called back to the mill.

[Eric Reinert]

James William Curtis Query's Railroad Retirement Board Certificate of Annuity from 1937 is currently posted on eBay:

www.ebay.com/itm/1937-RAILROAD-RETIREMENT-BOARD-CERTIFICATE-OF-ANNUITY-worked-on-the-Monon-RR-/162178551169?hash=item25c2984d81:g:iwMAAOSw6n5XvIZ5

[Robert Wheeler]

Several (not all) of Ed Quarry's  record books are in the archives. He kept a detailed account of the cars handled on his locals. Also an account of passengers handled when he was conductor on 5 or 6. This is a fascinating set of books.