My uncle was in WW1, but is not listed on a WW1 draft registration that I can locate. I presume that if he enlisted at the beginning before draft registration went into effect that he never registered. Therefore, if I am correct, your relative could have served without registering. Ralph ----- Original Message ----- From: "LRESA" <[email protected]> Newsgroups: alt.genealogy To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2009 2:49 AM Subject: Lost Ancestor My grandfather's brother, Thomas Luther Lester, abandoned his wife and infant daughter in 1908 in Richmond, VA . His wife Sadie was granted a divorce and custody on grounds of desertion in 1911. No one ever heard from Thomas again- not even my grandpa. I can't find him on 1910, 1920 or 1930 censuses. He was in the age group to register for WW1 draft but he's not there either. Any other suggestions on how to track down an early 20th ancestor would be appreciated. Thanks to all. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message