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Name |
Bloss, R. S. |
Othernames |
R. S. |
Born |
9 Feb 1882 |
Birthplace |
Ohio |
Father |
Robert Harrison Bloss |
Mother |
Mary Catherine Bell |
Notes |
Ref: Dallas Morning News article, 'Interurban Line passengers Believe Miracle Will Happen, dated 16 December 1948. Per the article, Mr. Bloss helped bring the first interurbans to Dallas 40 years ago (ca 1908). He made two trips to St. Louis Missouri to accompany the big cars to their terminus in East Dallas. He was a motorman when TERC operated two-man cars. From obituary: He had lived in McKinney since 1907. Buried: Pecan Grove Cemetery, McKinney TX |
Occupation |
Motorman/Conductor on the Dallas-Denison Line |
Role |
Motorman |
Spouse |
Naomi Williford |
Children |
Charles L. Bloss, Harry E. Bloss, Ralph Scott Bloss, Jr. |
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