I have gotten a pension record for my grandfather's brother who worked for the railroad in North Adams MA and in New York City. It gave me quite a bit of information including how much he was paid, when and where he married his wife, other places he worked after the RR, when he died and some info about his wife. If you look at the SSDI and it says RR he probably received a RR pension. Monica in VA -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 2:01 AM To: [email protected] Subject: MABERKSH Digest, Vol 2, Issue 76 Today's Topics: 1. Re: pension records (max) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:16:45 +0000 GMT From: "max" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MABERKSH] pension records To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]ell01> Content-Type: text/plain I've never looked into the railway workers information. Maybe someone else out there knows? Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: Terri <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 19:52:06 To:[email protected] Subject: Re: [MABERKSH] pension records Hi Donna and Max, Thank you both for the information you sent. One more question...are pension records only applicable to individuals that served in the military or would individuals that served on the railroad also be listed possibly? Thank you so much again! Your response was greatly appreciated!!! Terri --- max <[email protected]> wrote: > Make sure you have the unit and company (eg 37 > Massachusetts Infantry company E) and the pension > certificate number which you can get from an online > index. > > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Donna Rhyne" <[email protected]> > Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 18:09:39 > To:<[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MABERKSH] pension records > > http://www.archives.gov/research/order/orderonline.html > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Terri" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 3:23 PM > Subject: Re: [MABERKSH] pension records > > > > How does one go about inquiring about pension > records? > > Who can you contact and what information is > helpful? > > > > > > Thanks, > > Terri > > --- Max Ward <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Just to digress - my favorite example in my > family > > > is a veteran who married > > > his 3rd wife approximately 10 days before he > died at > > > a very advanced age and > > > his 3rd wife applied for a widow's pension. The > > > investigator did his job, > > > though. > > > > > > She didn't get a pension because it was ruled > that > > > the marriage was not > > > legal. She had said that she split up with her > last > > > husband 10 years earlier > > > and heard or assumed that he was dead. The > > > investigator tracked him down in > > > a neighboring county and essentially said, "No > he > > > isn't, I talked to him". > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] > > > [mailto:[email protected]] > > > On Behalf Of [email protected] > > > Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 8:24 PM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [MABERKSH] pension records > > > > > > I got my great-great grandfathers pension file > and > > > more information than I > > > ever dreamed of. His wife was trying to get his > > > pension and they were > > > denying > > > it. There was a file about 2 inches thick legal > size > > > paper. The > > > correspondence > > > went on for a number of years while > thegovernment > > > investigated her and him > > > > > > and their marriage --letters from relatives and > > > friends that knew them. > > > Letters from people that did not like her. All > the > > > childrens birth > > > records-which I still can't find anywhere else. > > > Marriage records. All for > > > the $37 > > > dollars. 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