risdiction over approximately 30 local boards, each with an average registration of 5,000 men. The district boards had appellate jurisdiction over the decision of local boards in some claims and original jurisdiction in others.
Local boards were established for each county or similar subdivision in each state, and for each 30,000 persons (approximately) in each city or county with a population over 30,000. The local boards were charged with the registration, determination of order and serial numbers, classification, call and entrainment of draftees.
Finding your ancestor’s street address in a city directory will help you determine the board number if he lived in a large city. To find board numbers for Chicago, New York, and 35 other major cities, see:
- "United States of America Maps of World War I Draft Registration Boards". Salt Lake City, Utah: The Genealogical Society of Utah, 1989. (Family History Library film 1498803)
- "Register of World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918". (Family History Library 973 M2frd 2nd & 3rd ref. area)
Classifications[edit | edit source]
Related Publications[edit | edit source]
- Selective Service Regulations
- Synopsis of Selective Service Regulations and Industrial Furlough Procedure NARA NAID 7664935
- National Archives. 2014 Virtual Genealogy Fair. The Genealogical Significance of World War I Draft Registration Cards
- Registration Regulations
- Registration Regulations No. 2
- Information for Persons Registered
- The Selective Service System Its Aims and Accomplishments Its Future
- Second Report Operations of the Selective Service to Dec. 20, 1918
- Final Report Operations of the Selective Service System
Where to Find the Records[edit | edit source]
Copies of WWI Draft Registration Cards can be ordered online for a fee through the National Archives.
- World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry) ($) - indexed
- United States, World War One Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (FamilySearch) - indexed
Related FamilySearch Blog Articles[edit | edit source]
- Remembering World War I
- Discover Your Ancestors in World War I Records
- Accessing US Soldiers’ Records for World War I
- World War 1 Centennial Commemoration: Indexed Records Connecting Families
References[edit | edit source]
- National Archives: The Genealogical Significance of World War I Draft Registration Cards
- United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records Wiki Article