Along with the many thousands of records originaly found in the FRISCO RECORDS BUILDING before they were hauled off and destroyed were even employment applications of persons who did not gain employmnet with the RR. Perhaps more than 10% were applications of persons wanting to work for the Frisco, but didn't get the job.
Of these few records saved and represented here from the RECORDS BUILDING, it was in the section of M that most were saved. It wasn't planned, it just happened that way.
# |
Last Name |
Position |
Location |
Date on document |
R R (or other) Letterhead |
Nature of letter |
Other information |
1 |
Medlock, Sam |
Cleaner |
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
Melton, Ivy |
emp app |
Newburg, MO |
Jul 13, 1920 |
single, mo/Mrs E., |
b. 20 Feb
1903 Phelps Co., MO |
2nd letter,
release by mother Lissie Melton |
3 |
Melzen,
Johnny |
|
Denver Co |
Nov 27 1943 |
Union Pacific
RR Co |
Decline work
letter |
to Mr Art
Reeve (an uncle?) |
4 |
Merit, Amil P |
emp app |
Sherman TX |
Nov 29, 1922 |
b. 19 Aug
1893, St. Louis, MO |
2 children
not named |
|
5 |
Miller, F J |
Engineer |
St Louis, MO |
Mar 12, 1902 |
Mizpah
Division No 428 |
Brotherhood
of Loco. Engineers |
regarding his
side of story |
6 |
Miller, Frank |
Car Repr. |
Springfield,
MO |
Nov 1928 |
Continental
Casualty Co, Chgo. ILL |
When was
employee off work? |
to M J
McCaffery, North Shops |
7 |
Miller, Frank
O |
Engineer |
Hugo, TX |
June 10, 1909 |
Texas &
Pacific RR Co. |
Employment
letter (2) |
|
8 |
Miller, Fred |
engineer |
record of |
1916 |
Record of
Fred Miller |
first record
Oct 1887, then page of years |
Last record
in 1915 & 1916 (other letters included |
9 |
Mills, John
Franklin |
emp app |
Springfield,
MO |
Oct 27, 1910 |
sp/Florence
Mae, mo/Julia A. |
b. 8 Jan
1884, Newport, AR |
|
10 |
Millstead, E
E |
Brakeman |
Wellington,
Kan |
Jul 22, 1922 |
Santa Fe RR |
AT&SF
Sherman TX employment |
H R Lake,
Wellington, Kansas |
11 |
Millstead, E
E |
Brakeman |
Wellington |
Jul 22, 1922 |
Santa Fe (A T
& S F) |
Request for
emp. record |
|
12 |
MIRTH, Grant |
coach cleaner |
Amory, MS |
Jan 31, 1943 |
complete
file, retired, |
farther Joe,
Mother Baban Mirth, |
wife Livie
Lee & children named |
13 |
Mitchel,
Claude Owen |
class 2-a-h |
Hugo, OK |
Apr 20, 1943 |
Classification
advice |
Selective
service system |
|
14 |
Mitchell (jr)
John L |
Clerk |
Texas
Division |
Mar 31, 1910 |
Lefe of
absence 90 days |
own accord |
|
15 |
Mitchell, C W |
Inspector |
Ft Worth, TX |
8-26-1907 |
Request
for service record |
Feb 6, 06 to
Aug 2, 07 |
application
to H. T. C. |
16 |
Mitchell,
Dave T |
emp app |
Springfield,
MO |
Mar 12, 1918 |
parent
consent form trainina |
fa/Dan, mo/Rosa |
sp/Grace, b. 19 Feb 1898 Springfield, MO |
17 |
Mitchell, E E |
Fireman |
Portageville,
MO |
5/23/1921 |
Brown &
Largent Garage |
wants leave
of absence |
|
18 |
Mitchell,
John J |
Machinist |
Sherman, TX |
May 26 1909 |
Standard
accident Ins of Detroit |
did Mitchell earned
enough to pay $6 mo of May |
|
19 |
Mitchell, L W |
coal
efficiency |
Ft Smith, AR |
Mar 27, 1913 |
Bache-Denman
Coal Co. |
thank you for
services of. |
efficiency
test by Rock Island Lines. |
20 |
Mitchell, R C |
Fireman |
Ft Worth, TX |
4/16/1909 |
Ft Worth
& rio Grande RR Co |
Reduction of
Force |
|
21 |
Mock, C L |
Engine
Watchman |
Thomas, OK |
Aug 8, 1916 |
Frisco |
St Johns Kan, |
Is a good man |
22 |
Mock, D M |
Boiler Maker |
Enid, OK |
8/8/1915 |
International
Boiler Makers |
Plea for
reinstatement |
2 letters |
23 |
Mock, Richard |
|
Denison, TX |
Feb. 1935 |
Long Sneed
Clinic Hosp |
Brother Frank
Mock |
seriously ill |
24 |
Molzen,
Johnny |
West Shop |
Denver Co |
Nov 27, 1943 |
Union Pacific
RR Co |
Giving up
seniority at Frisco |
|
25 |
Monaghan,
George M |
emp app |
St. Louis, MO |
May 5, 1917 |
widower, |
nearest
relative/Capt. Harry H Monaghan |
b. 20 Oct
1867, Galena, IL |
26 |
MONDANE,
Nathaniel (col) |
Locomotive
wiper |
Rolling Fork,
MS |
Nov 15, 1905 |
complete,
lists wife, Gertrude. |
Children,
Mammie, Mable, Margaret, etc |
|
27 |
MONDAY,
Raymond |
Car Carpenter |
Greene Co.,
MO |
Sep 20, 1920 |
complete, b.
Sep 16, 1903 |
father, J M |
born Sep 16,
1903 Layed off Dec 18, 1920 |
28 |
MONDAY,
Sherman |
Boilermaker |
Springfield,
MO |
Oct 11, 1918 |
complete
file, application Sep 1, 1910 |
wife
Ida, mother, Margret, father, J. |
Worked North
Roundhouse |
29 |
Mondy, Huston
H |
emp app |
Yale, TN |
Oct 11, 1950 |
sp/Daisy Ann
Davidson |
fa/Earnish?
L., mo/Frankil Hall |
b. 5 Aug 1920
Pocahontas, Randolph, AR |
30 |
Monk, A L |
Engine
Inspector |
Monett, MO |
Aug 17, 1928 |
Sizer &
Gardner, attorneys |
carbon copy
of suit against RR & master Mach. |
West Tulsa,
OK |
31 |
Moore, S R |
|
Birmingham,
Ala |
Dec 2, 1920 |
Southern
Hotel, Co |
returning
form filled as requested |
to G R
Wilcox, Memphis, Tenn |
32 |
Morford,
Hazel |
Stenographer |
Sapulpa, OK |
1925 return |
Individual
Income tax return 1924 |
income from
St Louis San Francisco RR |
|
33 |
Morford,
Hazel |
Stenographer |
Sand Springs,
OK |
Mar 27, 1928 |
Okla Power
and Water Co. |
employment |
|
34 |
Morford,
Hazel |
Steno. |
Sapulpa, OK |
7/10/1923 |
Frisco requst
for mal book |
Harvey house
($5.00) |
2nd a return
for1922, 1923, 1924 & 1925 |
35 |
Morgan, Joe |
Fireman |
Armary, Miss |
8/31/1920 |
Personal
letter by W A Heilte (?) |
regard being
removed because of age |
|
36 |
Morrell, J B |
Truck &
Spring |
Ft Worth, TX |
Dec 1, 1905 |
Frisco System
(& Texas RR Co.) |
Resigned |
age 40, wt
170, etc. |
37 |
Morrill, J W |
engineer |
St Louis |
Dec 4, 1907 |
no
letterhead. wants cemerits for |
both Morrill
and Fireman G W Jahraus |
accident at
Mo Pacific crossing |
38 |
Morton, Roy |
Fireman |
Springfield,
MO |
Feb 24, 1911 |
hand written
service by Morton |
Examination
Oct 14, 1907. 1st trip Oct 30, 07 |
Out of
service Nov 1, 07. emergency until 12/09 |
39 |
Nash, C A |
|
Biloxi, Miss |
Feb 8, 1941 |
Written by
Nash |
to H e Bader,
Springfield, MO |
tells of his
ship building, wants to keep seniority |
40 |
Nixon, W E |
Left service
of |
Ft Worth
& Rio Grande Ry Co |
Apr 29, 1912 |
Age 22, hight
5'9" |
Wt 152 |
2 services satisfactory slips |
41 |
Owens,
William H |
Locomotive
Insp |
|
|
|
|
|
42 |
Peer, Paul |
general |
Chaffee, MO |
Aug 10, 1942 |
Peer Mill
& Elevator, Salisbury, MO |
request for
emp. record for enlistment in Army |
Brother,
Armon L Peer |
43 |
Perry, John R |
|
Memphis, TN |
Nov 18, 1931 |
Dr. John A
Vallery,(2) O F Keeting farm? |
Mistake that
Mr Perrys' pay check was held up |
Wrong person,
sorry for the embarrassment. |
44 |
Perry, John
Robert |
emp app |
Yale, TN |
Jan 8, 1929 |
mo/Nannie 46,
siblings/Rosa 17, |
Ida Lee 11,
Louis 9. |
b. 2 Oct 1907
Sardis, MS (etc, etc) |
45 |
PETERSON,
Harry N. |
Engineer |
Okla city |
Sep 26, 1943 |
was last
trip. complete file. |
b. Oct 29,
1882, Cedar Pt. KS. father, Nichols |
mother Mary. |
46 |
Rayburn,
Roscoe C |
Private, co C |
Cam
Humphreys, VA |
Feb 1, 1919 |
Army &
Navy YMCA |
6 page letter
to old boss telling of army experience |
May have been
from Ark. |
47 |
Rea, Earl C |
Student |
Springfield,
MO |
Dept 9, 1917 |
Parent cncent
by Elmer A., & |
wife/mother Elizabeth c. Rae |
Earl is 18 |
48 |
Richardson, S
O |
car
department |
Springfield,
MO |
Dec 16, 1915 |
by super. car
dept |
regards lay
off so men could run thrashing Mach.. |
other names,
Crawford, Pratt, LaChapelle. |
49 |
Richardson, W
G |
R R Express |
Sherman TX |
Mar 3, 1927 |
Merchants
& Planters Bank |
recommend
brother-in-law |
by Fred A
Brooks |
50 |
Richmond, Roy |
|
Union, Miss |
Mar, 1 |
Western Union |
come home at
once, mama is very low |
Orville |
51 |
Richten,
Mahew |
car repair |
Ash Grove, MO |
Sep 10, 1917 |
Student
contract by mother |
William,
father is dead |
Mayhew is 18 |
52 |
Ricketts, Wm |
coach
carpenter |
Everton, MO |
May 26, 1930 |
by widow
Marrie Ricketts |
Wants pass to
K C MO & return |
% J E Moats |
53 |
Rickman, H F |
|
Birmingham,
AL |
6/28/1920 |
taken bad
sick, bad shape |
with wife’s
folks, sick too |
|
54 |
Ricks, Willie
Alvin |
Fireman |
Birmingham,
ALA |
May 3, 1917 |
Birmingham
Southern RR Co. |
employment
letter |
|
55 |
Ridenour,
Thoma Wm |
emp app |
blank |
Aug 12, 1925 |
sis/Flora |
b.15 Feb 1901
Sapulpa, OK |
(more appl.
listing other birth etc) |
56 |
Rider, Henry |
emp app |
Oklahoma
City, OK |
Jan 19, 1937 |
fa/G.W., mo/
Mary B., siglings/Mrs C H Haggy, |
Mrs F? J
Founsen, R T Weeden, etc |
b. 19 Jan
1914 Norman, OK |
57 |
Riley, Leo M |
|
|
Oct 1, 1925 |
Metropolitan
Life Ins Co |
Certify
Insurance with Frisco |
Policy |
58 |
Riley, Leo M |
|
|
Oct 1, 1925 |
Metropolitan
Life Ins. C0o |
Insurance certificate |
Frisco Lines
emblem |
59 |
Ringgold, L B |
Engineer |
Ft Smith Ark |
Oct 6, 1931 |
C P A
Company, Detroit |
permanent
disability |
|
60 |
Ringgold, L B |
Engineer |
Fort Smith
Ark |
Nov 6 1931 |
C P A
Company, Detroit |
retirement
check of $726, to Paris, TX address. |
Addressed to
M L Crawford, Master Mach. |
61 |
Roberts, A S |
Master
Mechanic |
Bartlesville,
OK |
Aug 20, 1919 |
Taylor &
Roberts Painters & Decorators |
Will report
to work Aug 25 th |
dispose of
business |
62 |
Roberts, Cal |
emp app |
Sherman, Tx |
Jul 16, 1921 |
sp/Lucy, 5
children not named |
b. 1897
Sadler, TX |
b. 1892,
Sherman TX (same appl) |
63 |
Roberts, Cal
(col) |
boilerwasher |
Sherman TX |
Sept 10, 1930 |
Acute
Appendicitis, |
died Nov 16,
send check to wife Luse Roberts |
(firt letter
dated 1930, 2nd 1934) |
64 |
Roberts, Carl
Avis |
emp app |
Monett, MO |
Feb 24, 1943 |
sp/Noveta 25,
fa/George mo/Grace Elisabeth Welch, |
Sis/Agnes
Robertson, Helen Davie, Children |
etc,
etc. b. 10 Jan 1912 Kansas City, MO |
65 |
Roberts, Ed
(col) |
Fireman |
Memphis, TN |
Jun 12, 1920 |
copy of Bill
of Mason & Co. |
off work may
4, to Ju 1 injury |
bill
collecting etc. |
66 |
Roberts,
Horace Harvey |
Car Inspector |
Armory, Miss |
? |
Frisco |
born Jan
1886, m. Feb 1905 |
emp. Feb 1923
& SS # |
67 |
Roberts,
Howard H. |
Gun turrets |
Springfield,
MO |
July 28, 1943 |
Statement
toin Compliance with manpower comm. |
Emerson
Electric last employer |
|
68 |
Roberts,
Howard H. |
emp app |
Newburg, MO |
Nov 13, 1922 |
b. 4 Mar
1901 single |
fa/E.R.,
mo/Lula, Greene co., MO |
etc, etc |
69 |
Rose, Carl D |
|
North
Dighton, MA |
Sept 21, 1945 |
Mount Hope
Finishing Co |
employment
record 1/22/20 to 6/7/40 |
good character
& habits, by Harry Bridgford |
70 |
Rose, Carl
Doug. |
emp app |
Pensacola, FL |
Sep 7, 1945 |
single,
fa/Joseph of MA., mo/Faustina Ferguson |
siblings/Lester,
Fredrick, Harold, Richard, Regina |
Eesther Golf,
Mary gillman, , etc. b. 15 Feb 1903 |
71 |
Rose,
Clifford |
|
Fair Grove,
MO |
4/11/1929 |
Fair Grove
Farm Exchange |
reliable in
every way |
also recommended
from D M Oberman Mfg Co |
72 |
Rose,
Clifford |
Machinist |
Springfield,
MO |
Oct 15, 1929 |
Universal credit
Co (Ford Finance) |
asking for
reference 2nd request |
monthly wage,
23.04 |
73 |
Rose, Ernest
C |
Freight
Carman |
Omaha, Neb |
9/5/1923 |
Emp. inquiry |
Service
Satisfactory |
|
74 |
Rose, Harry
Ed |
Boilermaker |
Detroit |
Sept 29, 1924 |
Whitehead
& Kales Co |
reference |
would gladly
rehire him |
75 |
Rose, Henry
Lee |
|
Safford, AZ |
Mar 19, 1928 |
J A Pererson
says he is honest |
Edward Smith
from Safford recommends |
|
76 |
Rose, Henry
Lee |
Coach cleaner |
Tulsa, OK |
Nov 13, 1930 |
Frisco, confirm
Rose can not work |
Dr write 21st
Henry condition better |
still can not
work |
77 |
Rose, John
Ephrian |
Car operator |
Omaha, Nebr |
Dec 26, 1941 |
Omaha &
Council Bluffs Street |
employment
letter |
Other letters
where he worked |
78 |
Ross,
Clifford |
Mechanical |
Springfield,
MO |
May 1935 |
Railroad
Retirement Board |
Employment
relation questionnaire |
|
79 |
Russell, Wm B |
car carpenter |
Ft Worth West
Yatds |
4/17/1909 |
On the Rio
Grande, Mar 15, 09 |
age 36, wt
190j etc |
|
80 |
Sackett, F W |
car dept? |
Springfield,
MO |
7/28/1904 |
Arlington
Hotel, Commercial St |
worked Ozark
divi., sent St Louis |
!st Mo wages,
$45, expense $68. |
81 |
Tankersley,
Wil. M |
Laborer |
|
|
|
|
|
82 |
Towell, Geo |
Hostler heler |
|
|
|
|
|
83 |
Valintine, E
Van |
wants fireman |
Manassa, Colo |
Nov 9, 1914 |
writing for
position as fireman |
22 yrs old,
good hearing & eye sight |
|
84 |
Van
Valentine, E |
Fireman |
Sherman, TX |
Nov 7, 1914 |
International
Railway Correspondence |
Letter of recommendation |
from C E
Johnson |
85 |
Vaughan,
Joseph Wm |
Machinist |
Sherman, TX |
Oct 17, 1921 |
St.Louis San
Francisco & Texas RR |
Agreement to
serve & learn trade |
Wages .56
cents to .66 cents |
86 |
Vaughan,
Joseph Wm. |
emp app |
M. M. |
Oct 17, 1924 |
sp/Bobbie,
parents/ S H & Lou |
b. 12 Mar
1896, Sherman, TS |
|
87 |
Vaughn, Oscar |
emp app |
Sherman, TX |
Aug 31, 1923 |
sp/Georgia, fa/S.H.,
2 children |
b. 15 Jan
1899, Sherman TX |
|
88 |
Verweire, L B |
mechanical
draft |
Fort Wayne,
IN |
3/19/1910 |
applying for
Sherman TX job |
Worked for Pennsylvania,
RR |
Hand written
letter |
89 |
Way, Leonard
M |
Machinist |
Sherman, TX |
Dec 5 1949 |
International
Assoc of Machinists |
Seniority to
govern |
names,
Devaney, Ferguson, Wm r Cline, R D Russell, |
90 |
West, John |
emp app |
Ft Scott, KS |
Feb 18, 1942 |
single, fa/Homer,
mo/Sylvia Eikilberger |
sis/May
Vagln? supporting mother |
b. 14 Apr
1917 Morrison, Pawnee, OK |
91 |
Wofford,
Harry Rich. |
emp app |
Springfield,
MO |
Oct 5, 1944 |
parental
consent for minor age 17 |
fa/Frak M.,
mo/Minnie b. 27 Aug 1927 |
siblings/John,
Frank, Harold, Ralph |
92 |
Wofford,
Lesile Arthur |
Laborer |
St. Louis, MO |
Apr 1930 |
application
for employ |
has age,
weight, etc |
2nd letter fm
Polar wave ice co. |
93 |
Wofford,
Leslie A |
Laborer |
St. Louis, MO |
Apr 21, 1930 |
Swift &
Company |
employment
record |
10/1928 -
1/1930 services satisfactory |
94 |
Wofford,
Leslie A. |
emp app |
Lindenwood,
MO |
Apr 11, 1930 |
resignation sp/Martha
fa/William |
son/Paul
9, b. 3 Jan 1900, Salem, MO |
|
95 |
Wolfe, Jim |
emp.
application |
Springfield,
MO |
Dec 18, 1922 |
sp/ Juna May;
b. Oct 1875 Geff, IL |
|
|
96 |
Wolfe, John C |
Cender Pit |
|
|
|
|
|
97 |
Wolfe, John
Cleve. |
emp app |
Newburg, MO |
Nov 1, 1925 |
sp/Ethel M.,
1 child not named |
1 sister not
named |
b. 25 Jul
1885 Phelps Co., MO |
98 |
Wood, B T |
VP & Pur.
officer |
St. Louis, MO |
Oct 13, 1925 |
National Car
Equipment Co Chgo. IL |
Referring to
hand brake & purchasing |
|
99 |
Worman, H L |
Supt |
New York Dec 8 1922 |
Dec 8 1922 |
N Y Central
RR Co. |
to StLSF Ry |
Names listed:
Earl J Brasse, Ed McGraw, Jennings W |
100 |
Yates,
Sherman |
emp.
application |
Springfield,
MO |
June 22, 1916 |
fa/George;
mo/fannie b. May 22, 1895 |
|
|
101 |
Yeager, Edgar |
|
Sherman TX |
Sept 18, 1923 |
Overland
Republic Truck Service |
Employment
history |
by J W Wert
(3 letters) |
102 |
Yeager,
Melville |
News Agent |
Kansas City,
MO |
Aug 20, 1927 |
Fred Harvey,
Union Station, KC,Mo |
Request for
emp. record |
|
103 |
Yeaman,
Charles S |
|
Houston, TX |
Oct 24, 1922 |
Lucey
Manufacturing Corp |
personal
record |
no record |
104 |
Yelton, Jesse
Bryan |
Diamond
Driller |
Calax
Virginia |
March 31,
1927 |
Frisco |
Referral |
"make
you a good roundhouse laborer" |
105 |
Young, Albert |
Clerical |
Kansas City,
MO |
Aug 20, 1945 |
Sheffield
Steel Corp |
reference
(2nd letter fm Milton Petrol. Co.) |
very
competent clerk |
106 |
Young, Bennie
Gilbert |
Cleaning
Brick |
Tulsa, OK |
Aug 13, 1942 |
Mid-Continent
Petroleum Corp |
Reference
(2nd letter from Manhattan-Long) |
Father son
work program |
107 |
Young, C E |
|
Ft Worth
TX no date |
no date |
Ft Worth
& Rio Grande RR Co |
application
from (2nd letter Sherman TX |
witness E
Cosett also Harris Clinic Hospt record |
108 |
Young,
Charles E |
emp
application |
Ft Worth, TX |
Oct 18, 1922 |
sp/Daisy
Lola, sis/Alice A Ripy |
b. 24 Jun
1902 Abington, VA |
|
109 |
Young,
Charles Ed. |
emp
application |
Ft Worth, Tx |
Jun 22, 1907 |
sp/Mrs.
D.E. b. 24 Jun 1867 |
b. Abington
VA |
|
110 |
Young, Jess A |
|
Quanah, TX |
Apr 23, 1928 |
First
National Bank |
Mr Young
farmed near here... meeting obligations p |
|
111 |
Young, John W |
Machinist |
Chicago, IL |
Sept 30, 1926 |
Illinois
Central System |
Request for
employment record |
|
112 |
Zanbroni, Jos
Frank |
Break helper |
Chicago, IL |
Sep 17, 1926 |
Illinois
Central System |
request for
emp record |
hove no
record |
113 |
Zerfoss, C A |
Pipe Fitter |
Baltimore, MD |
Oct 24, 1922 |
Baltimore
& Ohio RR Co. |
Request for
emp record |
|
114 |
Zinnamon,
Lenis F |
|
Davidson, Ark |
Jun 20, 1942 |
J A Hopkins
Lumber |
good worker,
by father in law |
by J A
Hopkins |
115 |
Zinnamon,
Lenis Floyd |
Forman |
Van Buren,
Ark |
Jun 19, 1942 |
Norman Cox,
County & Probate |
recommendation |
|
116 |
Zook,
Benjamin |
|
Leavenworth,
Kan |
Aug 25, 1940 |
Abernathy
Furniture Co |
recommendation |
by J H Kirsch |
117 |
Zook, Rober
Benj |
|
Fort Scott,
Kan |
Aug 27, 1940 |
Frank
O'Brien, Attorney at Law |
recommendation |
|
118 |
Zook, Robert |
|
Kansas City,
MO |
Nov 17, 1937 |
Marshall’s US
Auto Supply |
capable and
hard working |
another
letter fm Reveille Uniform |
119 |
Zumbers,
Horst |
Car repair |
N Y |
Apr 6, 1923 |
New York
Central RR |
request for
emp information |
by A E
Calkuis (?) |