I am trying to prove that the John William Bloodworth who was killed in WW I is the person I believe him to be. I have John W. Bloodworth, age 16 in the household of his father John Y. Bloodworth in 1910. From TSL&A, I have the selective service draft card and record of soldiers who served in WW I from Sumner County for John William Bloodworth, date of birth 13 Aug 1893. Although I believe John W. and John William are one and the same, I don't have proof. The record shows that a sister Mrs. Bessie Ctom ? received the notification of his death. The Sumner Co. marriage index shows that Bessie Bloodworth married Robert Cron in September 1907. The census record shows a sister named Mary E., possibly Elizabeth shortened to Bessie. There was no Bloodworth named Bessie listed on any census index or record in Sumner Co. in 1900. I requested his file from the Army Records Center only to be told that his records were lost to fire. A request to TSL&A for the questionnaire the State mailed to veterans and to survivors of those killed showed that his family did not return the information. A search of the local Sumner County newspaper following 22 Sep 1918, the date of his death, revealed that the death notice had been cut out of the paper before it was microfilmed. I'm out of ideas. Can someone suggest some record somewhere that might prove that John W. and John William are the same man. Thanks for taking time to read all this, and any suggestions you can give me would be appreciated. Joyce