"Carquinez Model Railroad Society to Purchase Crockett Odd Fellows Building"

"Carquinez Model Railroad Society to Purchase Crockett Odd Fellows Building" by Greg Ockander, © Altamont Press, 06-13-2011. (Discussion)

" ... This model railroad layout loosely models the area from Oakland, CA to Sparks, NV, which is a segment of the route of the Central Pacific Railroad portion of the original transcontinental railroad. ..." [More]

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My great-grandfather

From: "Chris Gallant" chris@gallants.com

... I have French ancestry that emigrated from Ohio to Nebraska in 1867. My great-grandfather died in a wagon accident in 1870 (or went West with the RR). I believe since he was French and poor, his day laborer job was possibly with the RR. I am looking for any lead on a Jacque (Jacob) Mignery, in the Brock, Nebraska area 1867-1870. I also believe his in-laws, Peter, Pierre, Charles Bretty (Burty, Bretey) also worked for the Railroads. ...

—Christine Gallant, M.A.