Tilden Cornett was born 19 Nov 1879
Death was 5 Nov 1952
One of his daughters was Ruby Mae Couch, my Grandmother. Her son James Couch is my father.
From the information on his WWII Draft Registration card, he worked for The Louisville & Nashville Railroad in 1942.
A brief history of the Railroad can be found at
http://www.lnrr.org/History.aspx
There is also a video from the 1950's of one of the train yards at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO6ak5MgFRg
A good video from 1947 to 1990's is
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HcvTvHntrM
A law suit between the rail road and a supplier also lists him as an employee
http://kdl.kyvl.org/catalog/xt73bk16mf8w_417_42
From the January 1945 Louisville & Nashville Employes' Magazine when he retired.
He was 65 at retirement, in the Eastern Kentucky division. Started in 1925 and retired 11/30/1944. His job description was Mec Dpt Lab.
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