John Z. Roraback was born December 23, 1853 to John O. and Elizabeth P. (Johnson) Roraback in Albion, Orleans County, New York
He married Virginia Lois Weed on April 19, 1883 in Kansas City, Missouri. She was the daughter of Henry Jesse and Elizabeth Weed.
Virginia died July 17, 1898 in Kansas City, Missouri and is buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery in St Louis, Missouri
John Roraback was domiciled with Edward J. Engel at Halstead, Kansas as an operator with the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad in 1882. In 1885 he was the Freight Agent in Argentine, Kansas for the same road. In 1895 he was promoted to Division Superintendent of Terminals with the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe in Kansas City, Missouri. Along with his success with the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, John Z. Roraback and partner James M. Edgar held patents and inventions for locks and their movements that would be used in the railroad industry. Among them were patent #458,125, an invention for an indicator lock mechanism dated August 18, 1891. On March 31, 1891 they submitted patent #449,314 for an indicator lock. John then submitted patent #449,334 on March 31, 1891 for the mechanical movement inside the lock. On January 02, 1894 they submitted yet another patent for an indicator lock, #512,169. On March 26, 1896, John Z Roraback submitted his final patent application, #638,397 for an indicator lock.
He was also involved in a legal battle, Hughes vs. Ewing that was heard by the Supreme Court of Missouri, Division 2 on March 26, 1901.
John Z. Roraback died July 26, 1923 in Kansas City, Missouri and is buried at
Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri
He married Virginia Lois Weed on April 19, 1883 in Kansas City, Missouri. She was the daughter of Henry Jesse and Elizabeth Weed.
Virginia died July 17, 1898 in Kansas City, Missouri and is buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery in St Louis, Missouri
John Roraback was domiciled with Edward J. Engel at Halstead, Kansas as an operator with the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad in 1882. In 1885 he was the Freight Agent in Argentine, Kansas for the same road. In 1895 he was promoted to Division Superintendent of Terminals with the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe in Kansas City, Missouri. Along with his success with the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, John Z. Roraback and partner James M. Edgar held patents and inventions for locks and their movements that would be used in the railroad industry. Among them were patent #458,125, an invention for an indicator lock mechanism dated August 18, 1891. On March 31, 1891 they submitted patent #449,314 for an indicator lock. John then submitted patent #449,334 on March 31, 1891 for the mechanical movement inside the lock. On January 02, 1894 they submitted yet another patent for an indicator lock, #512,169. On March 26, 1896, John Z Roraback submitted his final patent application, #638,397 for an indicator lock.
He was also involved in a legal battle, Hughes vs. Ewing that was heard by the Supreme Court of Missouri, Division 2 on March 26, 1901.
John Z. Roraback died July 26, 1923 in Kansas City, Missouri and is buried at
Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri
John Z. Roraback was born December 23, 1853 to John O. and Elizabeth P. (Johnson) Roraback in Albion, Orleans County, New York
He married Virginia Lois Weed on April 19, 1883 in Kansas City, Missouri. She was the daughter of Henry Jesse and Elizabeth Weed.
Virginia died July 17, 1898 in Kansas City, Missouri and is buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery in St Louis, Missouri
John Roraback was domiciled with Edward J. Engel at Halstead, Kansas as an operator with the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad in 1882. In 1885 he was the Freight Agent in Argentine, Kansas for the same road. In 1895 he was promoted to Division Superintendent of Terminals with the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe in Kansas City, Missouri. Along with his success with the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, John Z. Roraback and partner James M. Edgar held patents and inventions for locks and their movements that would be used in the railroad industry. Among them were patent #458,125, an invention for an indicator lock mechanism dated August 18, 1891. On March 31, 1891 they submitted patent #449,314 for an indicator lock. John then submitted patent #449,334 on March 31, 1891 for the mechanical movement inside the lock. On January 02, 1894 they submitted yet another patent for an indicator lock, #512,169. On March 26, 1896, John Z Roraback submitted his final patent application, #638,397 for an indicator lock.
He was also involved in a legal battle, Hughes vs. Ewing that was heard by the Supreme Court of Missouri, Division 2 on March 26, 1901.
John Z. Roraback died July 26, 1923 in Kansas City, Missouri and is buried at
Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri
He married Virginia Lois Weed on April 19, 1883 in Kansas City, Missouri. She was the daughter of Henry Jesse and Elizabeth Weed.
Virginia died July 17, 1898 in Kansas City, Missouri and is buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery in St Louis, Missouri
John Roraback was domiciled with Edward J. Engel at Halstead, Kansas as an operator with the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad in 1882. In 1885 he was the Freight Agent in Argentine, Kansas for the same road. In 1895 he was promoted to Division Superintendent of Terminals with the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe in Kansas City, Missouri. Along with his success with the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, John Z. Roraback and partner James M. Edgar held patents and inventions for locks and their movements that would be used in the railroad industry. Among them were patent #458,125, an invention for an indicator lock mechanism dated August 18, 1891. On March 31, 1891 they submitted patent #449,314 for an indicator lock. John then submitted patent #449,334 on March 31, 1891 for the mechanical movement inside the lock. On January 02, 1894 they submitted yet another patent for an indicator lock, #512,169. On March 26, 1896, John Z Roraback submitted his final patent application, #638,397 for an indicator lock.
He was also involved in a legal battle, Hughes vs. Ewing that was heard by the Supreme Court of Missouri, Division 2 on March 26, 1901.
John Z. Roraback died July 26, 1923 in Kansas City, Missouri and is buried at
Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri
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