My Present Past |
A genealogical experience |
Clifford Lamotte Nichols |
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Background Image: Chicago Burlington & Quincy Freight House Galesburg, Illinois |
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Leaving Emporia, Kansas in 1883, Clifford headed to Topeka, Kansas, where he was promoted by the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe railroad to Chief Dispatcher and then Trainmaster. Edward Engel, his brother-in-law, removed to Argentine, Kansas as an Agent for the Santa Fe in 1883. Left: 1885 Kansas Census Clifford L. Nichols Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas |
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In the summer of 1880 he went to Emporia, Kansas, hired as a dispatcher for the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad. During this time the Santa Fe was implementing one of the largest westward expansions in the history of the state of Kansas. Following Clifford and his family was his sister, Sadie and her husband, Edward J. Engel, who took a position with the Santa Fe at Emporia as an agent in 1881. |
In October of 1883, Clifford was promoted to Trainmaster of the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe at Topeka, Kansas. In February of 1886, Clifford was elevated to Assistant Superintendent, Eastern Division of the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad. Right: Entry from Sadie Nichols autograph book |
Left: Edward J. Engel and Wife, Employee Pass for the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Signed by Clifford L. Nichols, Assistant Superintendent, Eastern Division Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad |
1860 Clifford L Nichols |
1870 Clifford L Nichols |
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