> > Iowa List-maybe someone out there can use this info. I received it through > another list that I belong to. Barb > > [email protected] > > ---------- > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Missouri-L] Fwd: WW1 Draft card information > > Date: Wednesday, August 18, 1999 6:48 PM > > > > > > --part1_a53b49d9.24ec9220_boundary > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > > > > > > --part1_a53b49d9.24ec9220_boundary > > Content-Type: message/rfc822 > > Content-Disposition: inline > > > > Return-Path: <[email protected]> > > Received: from rly-zd01.mx.aol.com (rly-zd01.mail.aol.com > [172.31.33.225]) > > by air-zd02.mail.aol.com (v60.28) with ESMTP; Wed, 18 Aug 1999 > > 18:23:37 -0400 > > Received: from bl-11.rootsweb.com (bl-11.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.27]) > by > > rly-zd01.mx.aol.com (v60.25) with ESMTP; Wed, 18 Aug 1999 18:23:05 > > -0400 > > Received: (from [email protected]) > > by bl-11.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id PAA18182; > > Wed, 18 Aug 1999 15:21:56 -0700 (PDT) > > Resent-Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 15:21:56 -0700 (PDT) > > From: [email protected] > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 18:20:40 EDT > > Subject: WW1 Draft card information > > Old-To: [email protected], [email protected], > > [email protected], [email protected] > > MIME-Version: 1.0 > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 10 > > Resent-Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Resent-From: [email protected] > > X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/5504 > > X-Loop: [email protected] > > Precedence: list > > Resent-Sender: [email protected] > > > > Got this on another list and thought it would be something almost > everyone > > could use. > > > > > > Good Morning everyone: I played hooky from work yesterday and spent the > day > > at the NARA Branch in Atlanta and it jogged my memory to pass on some > > information to everyone. > > > > 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 BTW - 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 > > > > > > > > --WebTV-Mail-29381-1027-- > > > > > > > > --part1_a53b49d9.24ec9220_boundary-- > > > > > > ==== Missouri Mailing List ==== > > Need to find the county for a town? 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