World War I Draft Registration, 1917-1918 |
[updated March 2006 /Frank McAninch] |
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In 1917 and 1918, approximately 24 million men filed a draft registration card for the World War |
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[now known as World War I]. These registration cards represent approximately 98% of the men |
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under the age of 46. The total U.S. population in 1917-1918 was about 100 million individuals. |
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In other words, close to 25% of the total population is represented in these records. |
There are 188 McAninch men in that database; 64 are listed in this ‘Part I’ article, and the other 124 |
are listed in the ‘Part II’ article, [forward reference] MFHN v.XIV n.1, January 2006, page 2006-12 |
The WWI Draft Registration database was updated again in November, 2005, and it was reported at |
that time that they wanted to get it finished before Veteran’s Day, in November, 2005. |
At the time of this ‘Part I’ article (August, 2005, for the October, 2005, issue), it was not clear that |
the database had not been finished yet. Although I could not find either of my own grand-fathers |
(in that version), we were able to find many other people (including my wife’s grand-fathers), and |
went ahead and published the McA/I/Ninch names that were in that version of the database. |
Three draft registrations were held [Note 1] |
First |
June 5, 1917 |
Men 21 to 31 years of age [born June 6, 1886 – June 5, 1896] |
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Second |
June 5, 1918, and |
Men who had become 21 since June 5, 1917, and |
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August 24, 1918 |
supplemental registration [b. June 6, 1897 – Aug. 24, 1897] |
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Third |
Sept 12, 1918 |
Men between 18 and 45 [born Sept 11, 1872 – Sept 12, 1900] |
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[men not previously registered and not already in the military] |
In general, the WWI draft registration cards included the following information -- |
full name, home address [often just the County name], date of birth [and sometimes birthplace], |
age, race, and country of citizenship; [usually] occupation, [sometimes] employer; and usually a |
physical description (height, build, hair and eye color, disabilities) Additional information such |
as the name [and possibly address] of nearest relative, dependent relatives, marital status, their |
father's birthplace, and/or previous military training, along with the required individual signature. |
There are 64 McAninch men in the World War I Draft Registration Cards database [Note 2]; |
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there are also 20 McIninch names, and 76 McNinch names, which are summarized at the end. |
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[N.R.] for “Nearest Relative” [Notes 3, 4] |
Arthur Neal McAninch |
[1918] Furth, Lincoln County, Arkansas |
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[born] 23 Oct 1897 |
[N.R.] Mrs. S. J. McAninch, Little Rock |
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McAninch Family History NL, v.XIII.n.4 / October 2005 / Copyright Frank McAninch / page 2005-26 |