United States Occupations

Doctors
A directory of nineteenth-century American doctors, which includes biographical information, is available in:


 * Atkinson, William Biddle. The Physicians and Surgeons of the United States. Philadelphia: Charles Robson, 1878. Digital version at Google Books.

Lawyers
A directory of lawyers in the United States was published in 1851 and is available online.

Utilize this site to learn about early occupations: familyhistory101

Railroad Employees
The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board administers a Federal retirement benefit program covering the nation's railroad workers that were employed after 1936. Contact them and they will determine if they hold the applicable records or if you will need to place the request with the National Archives. Information on living persons can only be obtained with written permission.

U.S. Railroad Retirement Board Congressional Inquiry Section 844 North Rush Street Chicago, Illinois 60611-2092