This is a history question. I am not a railroad worker, but I might descend from a family of railroad workers. I have been researching my family tree and trying to solve a mystery (Who is my paternal grandfather?) utilizing both DNA and Ancestry.com. I have a close DNA match and other matches pointing strongly to a family in Pennsylvania. But here's the deal: They were in Pittsburgh (according to census records), while my father was born in Los Angeles in 1927. How likely is it that a freight conductor or a fireman (two brothers in this family-both in the business, as well as their father and grandfather) would be traveling that far in the course of his work?
Thank you in advance to anyone who knows their railroad employment history and takes the time to weigh in on this.
Thank you in advance to anyone who knows their railroad employment history and takes the time to weigh in on this.