--- In BRHSlist@y..., mainstreeter@w... wrote:
> Hello all,
> I'm new to the list. I'm actually not a Q fan, I'm an N.P. fan but a
> genealogy search has brought me here.
>
> I know family stories can become exaggerated but I was recently told,
> by an uncle, that my great, great grandfather, Ralph L. Hosford, was the
> director of the CB&Q at some point in his career and that his son, Ralph
> Benton Hosford, also worked for the railroad. Although the son, most
> likely, worked for the Q as well, it is not know for sure where he
> worked or in what capacity.
>
> What I know is this:
> Ralph L. Hosford Born in Threadford, CT. 1831 died in Burlington, IA.
> 1908.
>
> Ralph Benton Hosford Born in Burlington, IA. 1874 died in Santa Anita,
> CA. 1945 or 46
>
> If anyone can give me any information on either of them I would
> greatly appreciate it.
>
> Thanks, Jeff Hosford
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