~Wehali Usdi~<Look not at the Eyes but at the Soul> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy White" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 04, 2005 12:25 PM Subject: [CREEK-SOUTHEAST] RE: World War I Draft Registration Records > This morning I spent some time reading World War 1 Draft Registrations, just > looking to see how many Native American Records I could come up with. I > searched several states, GA, AR, AL, and Ok just to name a few. It will > take a bit of work on your part but you just may be able to find some > ancestors using the information listed below. > > Ancestry has opened up it's World War 1 Draft Registration records for > visitors of Access Genealogy for free. This will cover a 14 day period > between July 4 - July 17 2005. The only thing required to view the > records is an email address and your name. No credit card required! This > is not a 14 day trial of all of their material. It is strictly limited > to their World War 1 Draft Registration images. > > http://www.accessgenealogy.com/ > > In 1917 and 1918, approximately 24 million men living in the United > States completed a World War I draft registration card. These > registration cards represent approximately 98% of the men under the age > of 46. The total U.S. population in 1917-1918 was about 100 million > individuals. In other words, close to 25% of the total population is > represented in these records. > > The WWI draft registration cards database can be an extremely useful > resource because it covers a significant portion of the U.S. male > population in the early twentieth-century. If you had family in the > United States during WWI, you are likely to find at least one relative's > information within this large collection. In addition, these cards > contain more than just names and dates; they contain significant > genealogical information such as birthplace, citizenship status, and > information on the individual's nearest relative. > > In general, the registration cards included the following information > > Full name > Home address > Date and place of birth > Age, race, and country of citizenship > Occupation and employer > Physical description (hair and eye color, height, disabilities) > Additional information such as address of nearest relative, dependent > relatives, marital status, father's birthplace, or previous exemption > from service > Signature. > > http://www.accessgenealogy.com/ > > Direct url: > > http://www.accessgenealogy.com/military/ww1/draft.htm > > Please feel free to pass this information on to others!! > > Judy > > > > ==== CREEK-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > My favorite Home Page: Native American Genealogy http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/ > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > >

At 02:31 PM 7/4/2005 -0400, you wrote: > >~Wehali Usdi~<Look not at the Eyes but at the Soul> >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Judy White" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Monday, July 04, 2005 12:25 PM >Subject: [CREEK-SOUTHEAST] RE: World War I Draft Registration Records > Am I missing something here or have I completely lost my mind???? I did a search for Poff in VA - have looked at 8 so far - and the images are not for the right name!! example - Albert Henry Poff is the image for Guy William Poff. Barb S. List Granny - who is having a real hard time this morning! ---------- >> This morning I spent some time reading World War 1 Draft Registrations, >just >> looking to see how many Native American Records I could come up with.  I >> searched several states, GA, AR, AL, and Ok just to name a few.  It will >> take a bit of work on your part but you just may be able to find some >> ancestors using the information listed below. >> >> Ancestry has opened up it's World War 1 Draft Registration records for >> visitors of Access Genealogy for free. This will cover a 14 day period >> between July 4 - July 17 2005. The only thing required to view the >> records is an email address and your name. No credit card required! This >> is not a 14 day trial of all of their material. It is strictly limited >> to their World War 1 Draft Registration images. >> >> <http://www.accessgenealogy.com/>http://www.accessgenealogy.com/ >> >> In 1917 and 1918, approximately 24 million men living in the United >> States completed a World War I draft registration card. These >> registration cards represent approximately 98% of the men under the age >> of 46. The total U.S. population in 1917-1918 was about 100 million >> individuals. In other words, close to 25% of the total population is >> represented in these records. >> >> The WWI draft registration cards database can be an extremely useful >> resource because it covers a significant portion of the U.S. male >> population in the early twentieth-century. If you had family in the >> United States during WWI, you are likely to find at least one relative's >> information within this large collection. In addition, these cards >> contain more than just names and dates; they contain significant >> genealogical information such as birthplace, citizenship status, and >> information on the individual's nearest relative. >> >> In general, the registration cards included the following information >> >> Full name >> Home address >> Date and place of birth >> Age, race, and country of citizenship >> Occupation and employer >> Physical description (hair and eye color, height, disabilities) >> Additional information such as address of nearest relative, dependent >> relatives, marital status, father's birthplace, or previous exemption >> from service >> Signature. >> >> <http://www.accessgenealogy.com/>http://www.accessgenealogy.com/ >> >> Direct url: >> >> <http://www.accessgenealogy.com/military/ww1/draft.htm>http://www.accessgene alogy.com/military/ww1/draft.htm >> >> Please feel free to pass this information on to others!! >> >> Judy >> >> >> >> ==== CREEK-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== >> My favorite Home Page: Native American Genealogy ><http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/>http://www.accessgenealogy.com/nati ve/ >> >> ============================== >> Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >> Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection.  Learn more: ><http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx>http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.a shx >> >> >> > > > >==== VAFRANKL Mailing List ==== >Please Visit the Franklin Co. VaGenWeb Web Site ><http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafrankl/franklin.htm>http://www.rootsweb.com/~v afrankl/franklin.htm >