Noel Elijah Davis was about sixteen when he left Reno, Nevada, for the San Francisco Bay Area in late 1915. The trip, recorded as roughly November 1, 1915, was to visit his older sister Irene Agnes Brennan and her husband Edward. Noel was described as having black hair, brown eyes and standing about five feet nine inches.

He apparently planned to travel by Southern Pacific Railroad; the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco was then drawing large crowds and may have been part of his destination. Days became weeks and Noel never arrived at his sister’s home. The Reno Police Department retains the case file and the family’s DNA has been entered in national databases.

What information might exist about teenage travelers or Southern Pacific train movements in November 1915 that could shed light on Noel’s route or final whereabouts?