Pat I don't know about 1870, but in 1910 the Lake Shore and Michigan Railroad was in Lorain, OH. I suggest that you write to the Railroad Retirement Board, 844 Rush St, Chicago, IL 60611 for information. Joyce ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Graf" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 1:27 PM Subject: [OHLORAIN] Railroad !!! > Hi List, > > I found my great grandfather, Aurelius Payne in the 1870 Census in > Ridgeville, Lorain, Ohio, (Elyria post office). His occupation is listed > as a R.R. Hand. Does anyone know what the name of the railroad would be > and if there would be any records to verify this? > > Thank you in advance, > Pat Graf > > > ==== OHLORAIN Mailing List ==== > Visit the Lorain County Genealogy page > http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen > >