NE NE - North Platte, BlkMale UP90640, 60, inside of a train car from CA, Oct'61

[Romulus]

Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP90640
Male, Black / African American
Date Body Found: October 31, 1961
Location Found: North Platte, Nebraska
Estimated Age Range

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Circumstances of Recovery: On 10/31/1961, an unidentified male was found inside of a train car in North Platte, Nebraska under 2500 pounds of ice. The train originated from Roseville, California in early October of 1961. No identification was found on this man and he was later buried in Lincoln County, Nebraska.

 

[MarziPanda]

Now a case with the DNA Doe Project: Lincoln County Rail Car John Doe 1961

 

[John/Jane Doe]

https://www.facebook.com/100068121797204/posts/628374226109965

 

[Teamir]

This seems like an excellent one for DNA resolution- no other way to solve really.

 

[djanga]

Carl Koppelmann made a new reconstruction for Lincoln Country Rail Car John Doe

Lincoln County Rail Car John Doe 1961 - DNA Doe Project

Description: On October 31, 1961, an unidentified man was found inside a train car in North Platte, Nebraska under 2500 pounds of ice. The train originated from Roseville, California earlier that month. No identification was found on this man and he was buried in Lincoln County, Nebraska. NamUs...

dnadoeproject.org

 

[Hochman]

Carl Koppelmann made a new reconstruction for Lincoln Country Rail Car John Doe

Lincoln County Rail Car John Doe 1961 - DNA Doe Project

Description: On October 31, 1961, an unidentified man was found inside a train car in North Platte, Nebraska under 2500 pounds of ice. The train originated from Roseville, California earlier that month. No identification was found on this man and he was buried in Lincoln County, Nebraska. NamUs...

dnadoeproject.org

Rendering

 

[Caring1]

Investigative genetic genealogists with the DNA Doe Project have found that Lincoln County Rail Car John Doe has ancestors from St. Landry Parish in Louisiana, while he also has links to the Houston and Beaumont areas of Texas. If there is anyone in your family tree you know to be missing, or you recognize the man in Carl Koppelman’s new facial reconstruction, please contact us at case-tips@dnadoeproject.org.

Click here to learn more about this case and read the full press release:

Lincoln County Rail Car John Doe 1961 - DNA Doe Project

Description: On October 31, 1961, an unidentified man was found inside a train car in North Platte, Nebraska under 2500 pounds of ice. The train originated from Roseville, California earlier that month. No identification was found on this man and he was buried in Lincoln County, Nebraska. NamUs...

dnadoeproject.org

 

[azure]

If the age estimate is correct, this UID would have been born around 1900. Has there been a case of a UID with a birthdate this early solved via genetic genealogy yet?

 

[Nancy Drew RN]

If the age estimate is correct, this UID would have been born around 1900. Has there been a case of a UID with a birthdate this early solved via genetic genealogy yet?

Yes! Joseph Henry Loveless was born around 1870.

One of oldest law enforcement cases solved, a century later

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