Wilhelm Jacob Adolph Fleischer
In 1906 William started working for that very same railroad and he did so for the next 42 years.
William met a young lady in Grand Island - Annabelle Griffin. They lived fairly close to each other and I assume they probably went to the same schools - or maybe they met at church. Regardless in 1907 William and Annabelle were married in Omaha Nebraska on September 17th.
Shortly after their marriage William's job took him to San Bernadino California and on Apr 14th they had their first child - Kenneth William. Shortly after Kenneth's birth - family matters took the family back to Grand Island. William's father's health was failing him and William went back home to help his Mother. In 1911, the Fleischer family became 4 when on Dec 6 1911 their son Leonard was born.
Here in a later picture is William with his two sons and grandson Len J
Grand Island would remain William and Belle's home for the rest of his railroad career - with an exception of some time they spent in Schnectady New York - where William was working on a 'secret' locomotive that would haul heavy loads from the east coast to the west coast over the mountains. They built 25 such Big Boy's this is the 4012
When William retired from the Union Pacific, he and Belle decided to move to Columbus Nebraska where all of his famil was located. I am certain he took great pride in the accomplishments of his two boys.
In 1956 William died and he is buried in the Grand Island City Cemetery in the Griffin Plot.
