Mr. Wilson McClung, Midlland, TX --- RE: Henry Raine Harvey (1881-1960), Virginian RR Employee

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     Mr. McClung, You have sent some fine photos! -- Your Great Uncle Henry Raine Harvey certainly looks familiar to me!!  Please contact me off-line.  I believe I can help You.  Thanks.  Lloyd D. Lewis at ldlewis007 at hotmail.com 

Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 21:48:37-0400  To: nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org  Subject: Henry Raine Harvey (1881-1960), Virginian RR Employee  From: nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org   I see numerous postings regarding retired N&W and Virginian Railroad employees so I thought I would say a little about a Great Uncle of mine that used to work for the Virginian RR.   Henry Raine Harvey, also known as "Red" Harvey or "Captain" Harvey, worked as a freight conductor for the Virginian RR, although several years prior to retirement he worked as a passenger conductor between Roanoke & Norfolk. He was born in Keysville (west of Crewe and south of Farmville), VA, in 1881 and originally worked for the C&O RR prior to the Virginian RR.   Working for the Virginian took him to Princeton, W. Va., and then to Roanoke.  When I was a small child (mid-late 1950's) he & his family lived on Richlieu Ave., in SW Roanoke (a street parallel to Jefferson Str. near Crystal Springs & Roanoke Memorial Hospital) and Uncle Henry was so close to the Virginian facilities, yards, & passenger station that he often walked to work. He retired from the Virginian RR in the late 1950's just prior to the N&W merger and passed away in 1960.   Henry Raine Harvey had 4 daughters and 1 son, all but one born in Princeton, WVa. The youngest daughter was born in Roanoke.   Attached are several photos - I have more if anyone is interested - don't know who the other gentlemen in the pictures are, just my "Uncle Henry". Henry is wearing the passenger conductor uniform. Don't know the date of the Roanoke Times newspaper photo - if anyone knows the date based on content (or when vol. 137, no. 1 was), I would be interested in knowing that as well.   If anyone out there knew of Henry Harvey, I would definitely be interested in hearing from you.  Thanks....Wilson McClung, Midland, TX   (I am originally from Rockbridge County outside of Lexington, I then lived in Blacksburg for 11 yrs (1972-1983) where I received several degrees from VT and worked for the Dept. of Geological & Geophysical Sciences. I have worked for Chevron USA, Inc., as a petroleum geologist for 24 yrs.)
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