This issue made me look closely at a WWI Draft card for a relative…and I saw something that I’ve never noticed before. In the lower left corner, at a 45-degree angle were the words: “If person is of African descent, tear off this corner.”
I hate to venture a guess as to what that was used for. Don Quigley Escondido, CA dwquig...@cox.net From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of William Boswell Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2016 12:19 PM To: 'Legacy User Group' <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] WW I Draft Cards I'm not sure myself, but I have noticed that many people with different names will have the exact same number so it could be a lot or image number to locate what box the originals were kept in. I know some city archives will list a box number for certain documents so it is easier to find them. I originally thought it might have something to do with the category a potential draftee might be placed in whether they were suitable for service or not. I've seen a lot of these too, but I don't include them when transcribing because it doesn't say what that number refers to. I only use the information on the front of the card and some of the information on the back. Ancestry rarely includes the reverse side which requires using the arrows to move ahead to the next image. I'm more interested in the registration date and personal attributes on the reverse side since I include the images anyway. Bill Boswell From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Walter V. Munza Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2016 7:47 AM To: legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com <mailto:legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> Subject: [LegacyUG] WW I Draft Cards Can any one tell me what the stamped numbers represent on the back of WW I draft cards. They are usually found at the top of the Registrar's Report. An example is "A-21-1-5" and does this number need to be a part of the source? Best Regards, Walt Munza Duluth, GA
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