----- Original Message ----- From: "David Tracy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 11:59 AM Subject: Re: [ARIZARD-L] Re: Mobile & Ohio Railroad-Bonnie > Harold, > Thank you for the information and giving me some leads to > track down. This newspaper article was written when Stephen > Ray was living with his son, Harvey Waymond Ray in Tupelo, > Jackson Co., AR > The article starts off; Tupelo, Sept 17.-(Special), I don't > have a date when the article was written and I don't know > which newspaper it was in. I am only guessing that it was > written in Tupelo because the reporter or correspondent (as > he refers to himself) is relating the robbery of more than a > generation ago in Stephen's own words. I think you have > lead me in the right direction because "the train had > stopped at tank to take water near Laketon, KY, 15 miles > south of Cairo, Ill". The line that I am interested in > following is from Jackson, TN. You also mentioned Tupelo and > West Point and this leads me to believe that 5 of his > children were possibly born in towns along the railroad line > between the states of Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee & > Mississippi. One son, Stephen Walter Ray, was born at > Neelys Landing, Missouri on the Mississippi River, and the > railroad that was on the other side of the river was > Missouri Pacific. Now correct me if I am wrong, but the > Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad was no where close to the > Missouri Pacific in the area of Neelys Landing, Missouri? I > know you probably don't have an answer to this question, but > it helps me to sort it out in my head and on the paper. > Also, there is a remote possibility that Stephen could have > also been an employee with Missouri Pacific before he > started on the Gulf Mobile & Ohio. I appreciate your reply > from my original question and I will put my brainstorming to > use. Thanks. > Bonnie > > >---- Original Message ----- > From: "Harold Blevins" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 6:50 AM > Subject: Re: [ARIZARD-L] Re: Mobile & Ohio Railroad-Bonnie > > > > Bonnie: > > > > The official name of the railroad was Gulf, Mobile & Ohio, > if > > you will search on that name you will find lots of > websites > > with information on them. The line ran southeasterly from > > Cairo IL across KY to Jackson TN, then split into two > lines > > that ran parallel down across MS to Mobile AL. One ran > thru > > Corinth, Tupelo, West Point, Meridian, etc down to Mobile, > > the other line ran about 30 or 40 miles to the west of it. > > Did you possibly mean Tupelo MS instead of Tupelo AR? > > I see no record of the line ever being in AR. The line > merged > > with the Illinois Central in 1972........hope this > helps...harold b. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > -------- > > I hope you gents don't mind if I jump in on this > > conversation about the Missouri Pacific and ask if any one > > knows of the Mobile & Ohio Railroad from 1883 to the early > > 1890. My greatgrandfather, Stephen Henry Ray was an > express > > messenger for the Southern Express Company on the Mobile & > > Ohio railroad. I have a copy of newspaper article that > was > > writen when he was living in Tupelo, AR in the article he > > tells of a train robbery that took place south of Cairo, > IL > > on May 11, 1893. I guess what I am asking is, did this > > railroad run down into Arkansas and did they merge with > > another railroad line? At one time, I tired to search > this > > out but I got no were with it & gave up. Can someone help > > me with this? Thanks in advance. > > Bonnie > > > > > > > > > > ==== ARIZARD Mailing List ==== > > Questions about Rootsweb? Go to: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~help/index.htm > > >