I thought this might be helpful to someone -----Original Message----- From: Teresa Jenkins [mailto:teresa_jenkins@worldnet.att.net] Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 12:26 PM To: MOMS_N_ME-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MOMS_N_ME-ROOTS] Fw: [VARUSSEL-L] Fw: [Fwd: [PAYORK] WWI Draft Registrations] ----- Original Message ----- From: ROBERT BAKER <BBUSNA53@worldnet.att.net> To: <VARUSSEL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 1999 2:12 PM Subject: [VARUSSEL-L] Fw: [Fwd: [PAYORK] WWI Draft Registrations] > Received the following info from another List; > Bob > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <bbusna53@juno.com> > To: <BBUSNA53@worldnet.att.net> > Sent: Thursday, August 19, 1999 10:04 AM > Subject: Fw: [Fwd: [PAYORK] WWI Draft Registrations] > > > > > > > > > > Prior to the US's entry into WW1 (approx. 1917-1918) every male between > > the > > age of 18 and 40 was required to register for the draft. The information > > found on the card was provided by the individual himself. The > > registration > > cards vary in information depending on the individual draft board. But > > by > > and large the cards include: The full name of the person (this means > > first, > > full middle name, any additional middle names and last name); the > > current > > address of the man; his age; his birthdate (some include his place of > > birth); whether he is a US citizen or a naturalized citizen (some ask if > > his > > father was a naturalized citizen and his father's race); his race; his > > occupation; where he is employed (name of employer); address or location > > of > > employment; name and address of his next of kin; some cards ask if the > > man > > is married or single and how many people he supports. The card is signed > > by > > the draftee. On the back of the card his physical description is noted: > > Height is broken down by short, medium, tall although some cards give > > the > > actual height in feet and inches; Build by slim, medium, stout although > > some > > cards list actual weight along with the build; color of eyes and hair; > > any > > deformities or injuries are listed (such as one arm missing, blind in > > one > > eye, etc); the name and address of the draft board and the date. > > > > When these original cards were transferred to the East Pointe NARA > > branch > > the LDS spent about 3 years microfilming these cards. There are hundreds > > and > > hundreds of boxes and the LDS opened one box at a time and filmed them > > - in > > state order. However, within each state the cards were filed by draft > > board, > > not by county or by draftee. This makes the searching of the microfilm > > difficult to say the least. > > > > The good news is that the Friends of the National Archives took each box > > after it was filmed (and checked) and sorted all of these thousands and > > thousands of cards into - state and then COUNTY order and then in > > alphabetical order by surname and put then in new boxes. The Friends > > deserve > > all the kudos we can give them for this monstrous task. > > > > So ... rather than spending hours and hours searching the LDS microfilm > > you > > can order copies of the original cards from NARA. if you know the county > > your ancestor lived in between 1917-1918. > > > > And by the way - Ancestry.com > http://www.ancestry.com/ < lists WW1 > > Draft > > cards in their searchable data bases, however I know for a fact that > > there > > are 22 cards for the surname WHITE found in McIntosh Co, OK and Ancestry > > only > > gave me 4 of them so don't depend on that site. I was told yesterday > > that > > some reps from Ancestry had visited > > the archives a couple of weeks ago to talk about filming the cards, took > > one > > look at the hundreds and hundreds of boxes and simply left. > > > > For copies: Send a letter requesting copy(s) to: > > NARA > > Southeast Region > > 1557 St. Joseph Ave > > East Point, GA 30344 > > > > In your letter be sure to say you want copy(s) of the WWI Draft > > application > > Cards Include the name of your ancestor and his race, the state and the > > county. If you want copies of ALL of the cards with a given surname, ask > > them the cost of the copies and send a SASE for them to let you know the > > copying cost. In your letter be sure and say you want a copy of the > > FRONT > > and BACK of the card. Be sure to send a SASE for the return of you > > copies. > > > > The cost for the copy is 50 cents - 25 cents for the back and 25 cents > > for > > the front. If you only want one copy send a buck and say the difference > > is > > to be given to the Friends of the Archives, because after all they did > > all > > this wonderful hard work for you <VBG> > > > > If you have any other questions about the cards please write to me and > > I'll > > try to help. I've been "delving" into these cards for the past few > > years. > > But PLEASE don't ask me to get the copies for you. It is difficult for > > me to > > take the time off from work to visit the archive to do my own research > > <g>. > > > > And feel free to pass this on to any of the lists you are on. > > > > Linda > > Home Page: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas/ > > Marion Co AR: http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion/ > > Washington Co NC, Haas & Hass e-mail list manager > > > > > > Forwarded for you information by: > > > > Don Varner > > Coordinator, USGenWeb Project, Cambria County PA > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacambri/ < > > Coordinator, Rootsweb Mailing list, Cambria County, PA > > > > > > ==== PAYORK Mailing List ==== > > POST - PAYORK-L@rootsweb.com > > UNSUBSCRIBE, PAYORK-L-request@rootsweb.com > > if DIGEST Mode, PAYORK-D-request@rootsweb.com > > > > > > --------------A37ECE9A9B78E7947AA0F553-- > > > > > > ==== KILGORE Mailing List ==== > > Our Kilgore List archives may be searched at > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > AT&T Worldnet Members: > > Try Juno Web free for a full month and experience the difference! > > Download your free software today: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagt. > > > ==== MOMS_N_ME-ROOTS Mailing List ==== Visit the Moms-N-Me Genealgoy website at http://www.geocities.com/heartland/bluffs/8343/index.html