Only men between 18 and 36 during certain periods of time. -----Original Message----- From: mdallega-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mdallega-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Chere Athey Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 9:29 AM To: mdallega@rootsweb.com; Carolyn McFarlane; Linda Johnson Bailey Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] William R. McFarlane 7/23/1874 ..... Hi Jeff, but didn't everyone have to register for the draft, even if they were exempt??? jeff <jeff61@comcast.net> wrote: I doubt this guy was fighting in WWII at the age of 60 something years old with black lung and could barely breath. -----Original Message----- From: mdallega-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mdallega-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of soulmate Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 8:05 AM To: mdallega@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] William R. McFarlane 7/23/1874 Buttin in, with a death date of 1/8/1843 I'd try the KIA for WWII and see if he is listed there. Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chere Athey" To: Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 7:20 AM Subject: [MDALLEGA] William R. McFarlane 7/23/1874 > Boy-O-Day, I'm really frustrated trying to find my grandfather's brother, > William McFarlane. My cousin (who has a treasure trove of very old papers > and photos that were my grandparents) has his birth date as 7/23/1874 and > a death date of 1/8/1943. I find him in our g-grandfather James G. > McFarlane's household in 1880 and then can't find him again in Coney after > that. There's a hit in Rawlings but I'm a little skeptical of that one > although it does list some of his children with names the same as his > siblings. I also can't find a draft card for him. > Going from memory, my mother used to take care of an uncle (one of my > grandfather's brothers) across the alley from us in Knapps Meadow. I > thought she called him "Uncle Bill". She said she could hear his > breathing before she got to the porch so I assumed he worked in the mine, > at least long enough to get black lung. But anyway, you know how it goes, > everyone that I could ask about him is gone. I'm going to try to phone my > Aunt Evelyn Thrasher, Dad's sister, today to see if she remembers this > dude my mother took care of; I'm almost positive it was "Bill"... but it > could have been "Jim" I've been wrong before :-). She took care of him in > the 40's. I can't find a draft card on this William R. McFarlane either. > So frustrating! > Sorry for the ramblings; sometimes it helps to bounce things off people. > ~Chere > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MDALLEGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________ Keep unwanted email out. Visit www.spamsubtract.com for more information. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MDALLEGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MDALLEGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MDALLEGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message