Various cousins: This was on the SCRoots list this morning. It's not exhaustive, but it might be a help to someone! Su Wilson County Coordinator, Chester County SC USGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~scchest2/scchester.htm I'd rather be looking for dead people than have them looking for me! > -----Original Message----- > From: Steven J. Coker [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, July 12, 1998 4:02 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: WWI Civilian Draft Registrations > > > WWI Civilian Draft Registrations > See: http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search/3172a.htm > > Description: In 1917 and 1918, approximately 24 million men, (98% of men > present in America), born between 1873 and 1900 completed draft > registration > cards. This civilian registration is often confused with > induction into the > military; however, a minority of those civilian men who registered were > actually ever called up for military service. During these two > years, three > registration days were held in which the registrants completed a > registration > card that generally included, among other information: birth date, birth > location, father's birth location, and the address of next of kin. > > It should be noted that aliens were required to register but were > not subject > to induction into the American military. Persons already in the > military did > not register. Recent Italian emigrants wrote their last names > first, resulting > in some cards being filed under first names. Cards of Hispanics > may be filed > under their mother's maiden name surname if the registrant gave > both parents' > surnames. Also, men who resided in British territories sometimes listed > themselves simply as British citizens without noting their origin > in Canada, > Australia, Ireland, Jamaica, etc. Illiterate men were unable to > spell their > names and birth location, so researchers should be quite flexible > in searching > for the spelling of names of illiterate men. > > NOTE: This database represents approximately 8.5% of all counties > nationwide, > with complete coverage of Alaska, Delaware, Idaho and Nevada, and a good > representation from California, Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Mississippi, > Nebraska, South Dakota, Texas and Utah. > > Bibliography: Banks, Ray. World War I Civilian Draft > Registrations, Salt Lake > City, UT, 1995 > > > ==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== > Time is but the stream I go a–fishing in. > - Thoreau (1817–1862) > ''' > (0 0) > +----------oOO----(_)----------------+ > | Send comments about the Forum to: | > | Steven J. Coker, Forum Manager | > | [email protected] | > | P.O. Box 359, Charleston, SC 29402 | > | http://members.tripod.com/~SCROOTS | > +-----------------oOO----------------+ > |__|__| > || || > ooO Ooo > >