SSDI shows only those who applied for SS according the the Social Security Administration. Bill Oliver wrote: > Craig Watkins wrote: > > > Mary, > > > > > A shot in the dark! Social Security does list those who have Railroad > > > Retirement. The person has to have passed on. > > > > My Great Grandfather John Calvin Watkins stopped working for the railroads in > > Gosper CO., Nebraska around 6 Dec 1890. However I can not get them to admit that he > > worked there. The railroads told me my best source would be this NEBRASKA > > mail-list, nebrroots-l@rootsweb.com! I can not find him in the SSDI. > > > > Does anyone know if the NARVRE has a WEB site with the names over a hundred > > years ago. > > > > Craig Watkins > > Hello Craig, > > This is being forwarded to the NEBRRoots-L list as a courtesy as well as to you. Only > subscribers can post to this list. If you wish to join it send a message to > NEBRRoots-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word "subscribe" in the body of the > message. > > Bill > ListMom > --