City: Cookeville
MOSCRIP, Robert John, civil engineer; born Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, Jan. 4, 1844; Scotch descent; son of Robert and Eliza (Fairfield) MOSCRIP; father’s occupation, merchant; paternal grandfather, Robert MOSCRIP; paternal grandmother, Agnes (Jeffries) MOSCRIP; maternal grandfather, William FAIRFIELD; maternal grandmother was a Miss HAM prior to her marriage; educated in Ontario private schools; graduated private school Bellevue, Neb.; married Emma SLEIGHTEM Feb., 1874; began business career as civil engineer with Union Pacific 1865-1871, with Canadian Southern 1871-2, division engineer Texas Pacific 1873-4, division engineer U. P. & O. S. L. 1875-1881; as local engineer built Utah Northern, Franklin, Idaho to Butte, Montana, 1882-5; division engineer Missouri Pacific 1887-1901, chief engineer Nashville & Knoxville Railroad 1901-5, civil engineer in charge of the opening up of coal mines on Cumberland mountain for the Crawford Coal and Iron Co. and Fentress Coal & Coke Co.; Republican; member of Episcopal church.
