This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BLEO, BLEOO, OUIMET Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/xU.2ADE/418.2 Message Board Post: Hi Jean-Guy - Please see Donna Ramsey's posting of 8-30-2002 which may be helpful to you. I have checked the 1920 federal census for Arizona and there is no listing for a William BLEO or BLEOO either using exact or soundex spelling. The thought occurred to me, other than Donna's suggestion, that William probably would have had to register for the draft for World War I. The Selective Service Act was brand new during the era of 1915-1917. I would contact the nearest National Archives to you (NARA or www.NARA.gov) or the FHL has microfilmed all 24 million records and presumeably you should be able to get microfilm rental copies at the branch library nearest you. The registration form, of which there were three types used, could contain invaluable genealogical information that may be helpful to you. Good luck. Glen F. Pritchett, USGENWEB volunteer