Breckinridge County KyArchives Military Records.....Dowell, Rufer June 5, 1917 WWI ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Dana Brown http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00005.html#0001067 March 10, 2007, 12:14 pm World War 1 Draft Registration Cards World War I Draft Registration Card A—(5 June 1917) REGISTRATION CARD No. 44 Name in full Given Name Rufer Family name DOWELL Age in Years 27 Home Address No. street city Hardinsburg state KY Date of birth Month March Day 2 Year 1890 Are You 1. natural born citizen 2 naturalized citizen 3 alien 4 or have you declared your intention (specify which) natural born Where were you born? Town Hardinsburg State KY Nation USA If not a citizen, of what nation are you a citizen or subject? What is your present trade, occupation, or office? Farmer By whom employed? H.M. Beard Where employed? On Farm Near Hardinsburg, KY Have you a father, mother, wife, child under 12, or a sister or brother under 12, solely dependent on you for support (specify which)? Wife & (Mother, partially) Married or single (which)? married Race (specify which) causasian What military service have you had? NONE Rank Branch Years Nation or state Do you claim exemption from draft (specify grounds)? Support of wife and children & Aunt I affirm that I have verified above answers and that they are true. Signature or mark Rufer Dowell REGISTRAR’S REPORT Tall, medium or short (specify which)? Medium Slender, medium or stout (which)? Slender Color of eyes Brown Color of hair Black Bald no Has person lost arm, leg, hand, foot, eye, or both eyes or is he otherwise disabled (specify)? I certify that my answers are true… Signature of J.M. Skillman Precinct 4 City or County Hardinsburg State KY Date of registration June 5, 1917 Additional Comments: The actual image of this card can be obtained through microfilms at NARA, or through a paid subscription to Ancestry.com. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/breckinridge/military/ww1/other/dowell720gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/