Document B.117 · draft registration · transcription: verbatim
WWI draft registration card (Form 1), Leroy Wilson Cruver, registered 5 June 1917, Upper Mt. Bethel Twp, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania - card no. 38
- repository
- FamilySearch, "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"; image ark 3:1:33S7-81JP-7KK (front and back on one image).
- date
- 1917-06-05
People named
| As written | Role | Identified as | What this document says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leroy Wilson Cruver | registrant | Leroy Cruver 1893–1951 | birth: 8 Aug 1893, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania residence: 1917, Portland, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania occupation: 1917, Farmer (self-employed) |
What this document records
Front
"Form 1 [236 written top left] REGISTRATION CARD No. 38. 1 Name in full Leroy Wilson Cruver; Age, in yrs. 23. 2 Home address Portland Pa. 3 Date of birth Aug. 8 1893. 4 Natural born. 5 Where were you born? Stroudsburg Pa U.S.A. 6 [blank]. 7 What is your present trade, occupation, or office? Farmer. 8 By whom employed? myself; Where employed? Portland Pa. 9 [dependents] No. 10 Married or single? Single; Race Caucasian. 11 [military service] blank. 12 [exemption] blank. Signed Leroy Wilson Cruver."
Back
"REGISTRAR'S REPORT 37-8-12 A. 1 Medium; Medium. 2 Color of eyes Gray; Color of hair Brown. 3 [disabled] blank. Signed Geo. Raesly[?], registrar. Precinct [?] Dist Upper Mt Bethel Twp; County Northampton; State Pa; June 5 1917."
Reading notes
FamilySearch indexes the birthplace as 'Syouchsburg'; the card reads 'Stroudsburg Pa U.S.A'. The first word of the precinct line is not legible.