Military Census and Enrollment, Draft Board Members, West Virigina, 1917 This file was submitted by Valerie Crook, E-mail address: This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. All other rights reserved. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. This file is part of the WVGenWeb Archives. If you arrived here inside a frame or from a link from somewhere else, our front door is at http://www.usgwarchives.net/wv/wvfiles.htm Military Census and Enrollment, Draft Board Members, West Virigina, 1917 Source: West Virginia Legislative Hand Book and Manual and Official Register, 1917, Compiled and Edited by John T. Harris, Clerk of the Senate, The Tribune Printing Co., Charleston, West Va. pgs. 784 - 792 pg. 784 MILITARY CENSUS AND ENROLLMENT. On April 25, 1917, George S. Wallace, Major Judge Advocate General, O. R. C., of Huntington, was appointed by Governor Cornwell as head of the newly formed Department of Military Census and Enrollment, to take charge of the execution of the selective service act for the State of West Virginia. It was then definitely known that this act would become a law and preliminary preparations were immediately gotten under way, so that on May 18, the day the selective service act became a law, the state was in readiness. Under the plans adopted, the regis- trars of the last general election were appointed wherever possible to serve in connection with the registration of all men of military age and 3,630 registrars were used in this manner, two to every precinct in the State, with a few excep- tions, where local conditions demanded more than two. Of these 2,423 gave their service voluntarily. The registration was decentralized under the direct supervision of Registration Boards, consisting of the sheriff, the county clerk and county health officer and two citizen members in the counties and the mayor and five citizen members in cities of over thirty thousand. The registrars were pg. 785 appointed, sworn, furnished with supplies and ready for registration by the evening of May 26th. The total registration of the State, as reported by the boards, was 125,203 male citizens between the ages of twenty-one and thirty years, inclusive, and is as indicated by the following table: Barbour............................ 1,238 Mineral......................... 1,681 Berkeley........................... 988 Mingo........................... 2,632 Boone.............................. 1,215 Monongalia...................... 2,607 Braxton............................ 1,707 Monroe.......................... 1,012 Brooke............................. 1,734 Morgan.......................... 653 Cabell............................. 1,091 McDowell........................ 9,335 City of Huntington................. 4,031 Nicholas........................ 1,994 Calhoun............................ 740 Ohio............................ 1,647 Clay............................... 837 City of Wheeling................ 4,717 Doddridge.......................... 910 Pendleton....................... 723 Fayette............................ 7,765 Pleasants....................... 483 Gilmer............................. 895 Pocahontas...................... 1,454 Grant.............................. 645 Preston......................... 879 Greenbrier......................... 2,116 Putnam.......................... 1,275 Hampshire.......................... 934 Raleigh........................ 4,266 Hancock............................ 1,981 Randolph....................... 2,107 Hardy.............................. 747 Ritchie........................ 1,246 Harrison........................... 6,896 Roane.......................... 1,519 Jackson............................ 1,304 Summers........................ 1,545 Jefferson.......................... 1,159 Taylor......................... 1,496 Kanawha............................ 6,263 Tucker......................... 1,504 City of Charleston................. 3,461 Tyler.......................... 1,008 Lewis.............................. 1,517 Upshur......................... 1,149 Lincoln............................ 1,516 Wayne.......................... 1,874 Logan.............................. 4,076 Webster........................ 913 Marion............................. 4,654 Wetzel......................... 1,754 Marshall............................ 3,183 Wirt........................... 538 Mason............................... 1,478 Wood........................... 3,073 Mercer............ ................. 4,491 Wyoming........................ 1,315 Since June 5 there have been several hundred registrations, which for one cause or another were not effected on the proper day. The total estimated service and material volunteered in connection with the registration by citizens amounted to $16,528.85. The total actual cost to the Federal Government was $9,666.22. On June 26 the registration boards completed their work and turned over their registration cards and other records to the newly appointed Draft Boards. The Local Selective Draft Board consists of three members each and the Dis- trict Boards of five members each. There were some changes in the personnel of the local boards, but the following is the list of members who carried on the greater part of the actual work: FEDERAL DISTRICT BOARDS. Northern District. Jefferson............J. B. Huyett.............................Charles Town Marion............ .W. M. Rogers............................Fairmont Ohio................Arch W. Paull, Jr., Secretary...............Wheeling Taylor.............. Ira E. Robinson, Chairman. ...............Charleston Wood............... Dr. W. J. Davidson....................... Parkersburg pg. 786 The Northern District Board has under its jurisdiction the following counties: Barbour, Berkeley, Brooke, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Grant, Hampshire, Hancock, Hardy, Harrison, Jefferson, Lewis, Marion, Marshall, Mineral, Monon- galia, Morgan, Ohio, Pendleton, Pleasants, Preston, Randolph, Ritchie, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Upshur, Wetzel, Wirt and Wood—31. Southern District. Cabell............... Dr. L. T. Vinson.......................... Huntington Jackson.............Warren Miller, Chairman..................Ripley Kanawha...........Wm. Gordon Mathews, Secretary...........Charleston Logan...............A. H. Land...............................Logan Summers............ C. J. Schweickert......................... Hinton The Southern District Board has under its jurisdiction the following counties: Braxton, Boone, Clay, Cabell, Fayette, Greenbrier, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, Mercer, McDowell, Mingo, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Putnam, Raleigh, Roane, Summers, Wayne, Webster and Wyoming—24. SELECTIVE DRAFT BOARDS. (Corrected as of August 15, 1917.) (Letters to County Boards should be addressed to members thus designated: (*) BARBOUR..............*J. Hop Woods (D), Chairman,.............Philippi J. A. Viquesney (R), Clerk.................Belington Dr. M. H. Hoff...........................Philippi BERKELEY.............*C. W. Thatcher (D), Chairman............Martinsburg S. N. Myers (R), Clerk....................Martinsburg Dr. W. T. Henshaw........................ Martinsburg BOONE................*T. L. Foster (R), Chairman................Racine Irving Sutphin (D), Clerk..................Seth Dr. H. Lon Carter........................Danville BRAXTON..............*J. H. Dunn (R), Chairman................Button J. E. Baughman (D), Clerk.................Button Dr. M. T. Momson........................Sutton BROOKE. ..............W. J. Kirk (R), Chairman..................Follansbee *John Kolston (D), Clerk..................Wellsburg Dr. J. B. Walkinshaw......................Wellsburg (Cabell County Outside of Guyandotte District.) CABELL. ..............V. V. W. Darlington (D), Chairman.........Barboursville *J. H. Harshbarger (B), Clerk..............Milton Dr. L. C. Morrison........................ Milton City of Huntington, Precincts One to Sixteen, Inclusive, and Precinct Thirty-Seven of Guyandotte District. HUNTINGTON No. 1.....John E. Norvell (D), Chairman.............Huntington *E. E. Williams (R), Clerk.................Huntington Dr. W. C. McGuire....................... Huntington SELECTIVE DRAFT BOARDS pg. 737 City of Huntington, Precincts Seventeen to Thirty-Seven, Inclusive, of Guyandotte District. HUNTINGTON No. 2.....Richard T. Everett (D), Chairman..........Huntington *Leon S. Wiles (R), Clerk..................Huntington Dr. C. T. Taylor..........................Huntington CALHOUN ............*A. G. Mathews (D), Chairman.............. Grantsville Clay McDonald (R), Clerk................. Mt. Zion Dr. W. T. W. Dye........................Grantsville CLAY.................J. G. Bradley (B).........................Clay *H. B. Davenport (D), Clerk................Clay Dr. R. A. Hamrick, Chairman.............. Dundon DODDRIDGE...........*J. V. Blair (D), Chairman.................West Union J. N. Wolverton (R), Clerk.................Salem, R. F. D. Dr. E. T. Wetzel..........................West Union Magisterial Districts of Fayettevllle and Kanawha. FAYETTE No. 1.......*A. W. Hamilton (R), Clerk................ Payetteville C. J. Massau (D)......................... Montgomery Dr. Gory Hogg, Chairman................. Harvey Magisterial Districts of Quinnimont, Sewell Mountain, Nuttall, Mountain Cove and Falls. FAYETTE No. 2........*C. C. Beury (B), Chairman................Claremont W. C. Nuckols (D)........................Ansted Dr. C. W. Lemon.......................... Claremont GILMER .............*R. F. Kidd (D), Chairman.................Glenville J. H. Hall (R), Clerk......................Troy Dr. Wm. A. Rymer........................Glenville GRANT.............. *W. C. Van Meter (D)......................Petersburg M. Aronhalt (R), Clerk....................Gormania Dr. John M. Judy.........................Petersburg GBEENBRIER ........ *W. A. Mastin (D), Chairman.............. White Sulphur Springs F. D. Nickell (R), Clerk....................Ronceverte Dr. W. H. Parker.........................Lewisburg HAMPSHIRE............Charles E. Riley (D).......................Augusta W. N. Satterfield (R)......................Green Springs *Dr. J. W. Shull, Chairman.................Romney HANCOCK.............*John E. Newell (R), Chairman............ .Chester James A. Purdy (D), Clerk.................Hollidays Cove Dr. F. P. Beaumont...................... .New Cumberland HARDY............... Geo. T. Leatherman (B), Chairman........ .Oldfield G. W. McCauley (D), Clerk............... .Moorefield Dr. R. W. Love...........................Moorefield City of Clarksburg. HARRISON No. 1......*Dorsey R. Potter (D), Chairman........... Clarksburg Chas. B. Johnson (B)...................... Clarksburg Dr. J. Harvey Varner...................... Clarksburg pg. 788 SELECTIVE DRAFT BOARDS Outside City of Clarksburg HARRISON No 2 *Geo. H. Trainer (R), Chairman Salem E. F. Garrett (D) Bridgeport Dr. A. J. Kemper, Clerk, Bridgeport JACKSON C. F. McCoy (D) Cottageville H. W. Huey (R) Ravenswood *Dr. T. E. Rymer, Chairman Ripley JEFFERSON J. William Rider (D), Chairman Halltown *H. C. Getzendanner (R), Clerk Charles Town Dr. Wm. Nell Charles Town Cabin Creek and Maiden Districts KANAWHA No 1 *Capt. Wm. Ruffner (D), Chairman Maiden C. B. Coleman (R) Pratt Dr. J. W. Ashby, Clerk Carbon Washington, Jefferson, Big Sandy, Elk, Louden, Poca and Union Districts and Precincts 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Charleston District. KANAWHA No 2 *Wm. Mohler (R), Chairman St. Albans Luther Koontz (D), Clerk Clendenin J. H. Copenhaver Blue Creek City of Charleston and All of Charleston Independent District Except Precincts 1, 2, 3 and 4 CHARLESTON *F. M. Staunton (R), Chairman Charleston Dr. V. T. Churchman (D), Clerk Charleston Dr. J. E. Robins Charleston LEWIS *P. H. Cummings (D), Chairman Weston T. E. Stalnaker (R), Clerk Horner Dr. C. N. Reger Roanoke, R. F. D. No. 2 LINCOLN *Louis R. Sweetland (D), Chairman Hamlin H. C. Osborne (R), Clerk Griffithsville Dr. S. L. Cime Hamlin LOGAN *Elmer McDonald (D), Clerk Logan Robert Peck (R), Chairman Logan Dr. S. B. Lawson Logan City of Fairmont. MARION No 1 *Kemble White (R), Chairman Fairmont J. M. Jacobs (D), Clerk Fairmont Dr. C. M. Ramage Fairmont Outside the City of Fairmont MARION No 2 *Geo. W. Bowers (R), Chairman Manmngton Carroll Curry (D), Clerk Monongah Dr. C. L. Kinney Clover Gap MARSHALL *John J. Shpner (D), Clerk Benwood C. E. Carngan (R), Chairman Moundsville Dr. L. H. McCuskey Moundsville SELECTIVE DRAFT BOARDS pg. 789 MASON ...... *Geo. G. Somerville (D), Chairman Pt. Pleasant W. L. Poling (R), Clerk Pt. Pleasant Dr. H. A. Barbee Pt. Pleasant Beaver Pond District, Which Includes City of Bluefield MERCER No 1 *J. W. Ruff (D), Chairman Bluefield A. J. Hearn (R), Clerk Bluefield Dr. Francis T. Ridley Bluefield East River, Jumping Branch, Plymouth and Rock Districts MERCER No 2 *C. W. Merrell (D), Chairman Princeton G. P. Hylton (R), Clerk Princeton Dr. W. H. Wallingford Princeton MINERAL Chas. N. Finnell (R), Chairman Keyser *W. H. Markwood (D), Clerk Keyser Dr. W. M. Babb Keyser MINGO *N. H. Mannakee (D), Chairman Williamson Harry Scherr (R) Williamson Harry Williams Thacker MONONGALIA *W. E. Hunter (D), Chairman Morgantown Dennis M Willis (R), Clerk Morgantown Dr. Spencer S. Wade Morgantown MONROE *L. E. Johnson (D), Chairman Alderson T. E. Scott (R), Clerk Sinks Grove Dr. H. M. Brown Union MORGAN *V. E. Johnson (R), Chairman Berkeley Springs John S. Manford (D), Clerk Berkeley Springs Dr. A. L. Grubb Berkeley Springs Browns Creek, Elkhorn and Northfork Districts MCDOWELL No 1 *J. E. Jones (D), Chairman Switchback T. A. Lambert (R), Clerk Welch Dr. L. H. Clark Kyle Adkins, Big Creek and Sandy River Districts MCDOWELL No 2 *C. S. Bridges (D), Chairman Iaeger E. H. Evans (R), Clerk Pageton Dr. R. Z. Shanklin Gary NICHOLAS Henry W Herold (D) Muddlety *L. D. McCutcheon (R), Clerk Richwood Dr. Howard H. Veon Richwood Outside of the City of Wheeling. OHIO *Dr. J. L. Dickey (R), Chairman Wheeling Andrew B. Fisher (D) Clayton Dr. W. S. Webb Warwood City of Wheeling OHIO *Judge B. S. Honecker (R), Chairman Wheeling Henry Frohme (D), Clerk Wheeling Dr. Andrew Wilson Wheeling pg. 790 SELECTIVE DRAFT BOARDS PENDLETON ............ *M. S. Hodges (R), Chairman............... Franklin Z. N. Nelson (D)..........................Franklin Dr. O. Dyer, Clerk....................... .Franklin PLEASANTS. ............*W. C. Dotson (D), Chairman..............St. Marys W. C. Butcher (R), Clerk.................. Maxwell Dr. J. R. McCollum...................... .St. Marys POCAHONTAS ........... *T. S. McNeel (D), Clerk.................. Marlinton L. S. Cochran (R) ......................... Dunmore Dr. Geo. F. Hull, Chairman................ Durbin PBESTON ..............*John C. Mayer (D), Chairman.............Terra Alta Wm. M. Schaeffer (R), Clerk.............. .King-wood Dr. E. E. Watson.........................Albright PUTNAM..................E. D. McCoy (D), Chairman......... ..... .Woods R. A. Raynes (R), Clerk...................Buffalo Dr. J. C. Frazier......................... .Buffalo RALEIGH. ............ .T. K. Scott (R), Chairman................ .Beckley *Joe L. Smith (D), Clerk.................. .Beckley Dr. K. M. Jarrell...........................Beckley RANDOLPH. ............*Samuel T. Spears (D)......................Elkins Dr. A. M. Fredlock (R)....................Elkins Dr. O. L. Perry...........................Elkins RITCHIE ................ S. A. Powell (R), Chairman................. Harriaville *Homer Adams (D), Clerk................. .Harrisville Dr. A. P. Jones........................... Pennsboro ROANE ......... ...... *A. J. Knotts (D), Chairman............... Spencer Raymond Dodson (R), Clerk................ Spencer Dr. U. L. Dearman........................ Reedy SUMMERS.................Harry Haynes (D), Chairman...............Pence Springs *I. N. Meadows (R), Clerk.................Hinton Dr. G. O. Quesenberry..................... Hinton TAYLOR................*W. S. Jackson (D), Chairman..............Grafton John B. Gather (R)........................Flemington Dr. C. F. Shafer, Clerk.....................Grafton TUCKER..................A. R. Stallings (R), Chairman,............. Parsons *J. M. Heam (D), Clerk...................Thomas Dr. Ford Huff.............................Parsons TYLEB. .................A. S. Keys (R), Chairman.................. Middlebourne R. F. D. Walter G. Maxwell (D), Clerk..............Middlebourne *Dr. M. M. Repard........................ Middlebourne UPSHUR. ...............*C. E. White (D), Chairman...............Buckhannon U. G. Young (R), Clerk....................Buckhannon Dr. Oscar B. Boor......................... Buckhannon WAYNE. .................P. H. Osburn (D), Chairman................Fort Gay *Donald Clark (R), Clerk..................Huntington, R. F. D. Dr. J. W. Rife............................Kenova WEBSTER................S. P. Allen (R), Chairman..................Webster Springs *T. M. Hicks (D), Clerk...................Webster Springs Dr. M. T. Hoover.........................Webster Springs SELECTIVE DRAFT BOARDS pg. 791 WETZEL..................Amos Jolliffe (D), Chairman................Knob Fork S. J. Kilcoyne (R).........................Mobley *Dr. E. E. Fankhauser, Clerk............... New Martinsville WIBT....................Joseph Gray (R), Chairman................Elizabeth *Ross Wilson (D), Clerk...................Elizabeth Dr. J. M. Carney..........................Elizabeth WOOD....................W. G. Peterkin (D), Chairman..............Parkersburg *C. A. Kreps (R), Clerk.....................Parkersburg Dr. Marvin R. Stone....................... Parkersburg WYOMING.................R. D. Bailey (D), Chairman................Pineville *D. D. Moran (R), Clerk.................. Mullens Dr. M. C. Kessler..........................Pineville These new Draft Boards began their work immediately of selecting for service the new National Army of men of West Virginia. In accordance with the regu- lations laid down by the President a gross quota of 14,822 was assigned to the State of West Virginia, but from this was deducted a total of 5,721, volunteer enlistments in the National Guard and Regular Army, from April 1st to June 30th, leaving a net quota of 9,101, to be furnished as follows; County Gross Quota Net Quota Barbour.................................................... 145 127 Berkeley................................................... 245 122 Boone...................................................... 136 91 Braxton.................................................... 200 142 Brooke..................................................... 203 188 Cabell..................................................... 128 75 Huntington (City)........................................... 472 Calhoun.................................................... 87 77 Clay....................................................... 96 77 Doddridge.................................................. 106 75 Fayette.................................................... 702 603 Gilmer..................................................... 110 100 Grant...................................................... 75 65 Greenbrier.................................................. 246 134 Hampshire................................................. 109 104 Hancock.................................................... 232 208 Hardy..................................................... 85 77 Harrison................................................... 808 375 Jackson.................................................... 153 60 Jefferson................................................... 136 56 Kanawha................................................... 709 448 Charleston (City)........................................... 408 58 Lewis...................................................... 178 101 Lincoln..................................................... 178 149 Logan..................................................... 478 384 Marion.................................................... 546 219 Marshall................................................... 373 308 Mason..................................................... 173 ISO Mercer..................................................... 527 191 Mineral.................................................... 197 102 Mingo..................................................... 309 190 Monongalia................................................. 304 103 Monroe.................................................... 119 107 Morgan.................................................... 77 69 McDowell.................................................. 1,086 785 Nicholas.................................................... 232 160 Ohio....................................................... 193 181 Wheeling (City)............................................. 595 389 pg. 792 County Gross Quota Net Quota Pendleton.................................................. 95 90 Pleasants.................................................. 57 51 Pocahontas................ ................................ 169 148 Preston.................................................... 237 Putnam.................................................... 149 99 Raleigh.................................................... 487 381 Randolph.................................................. 245 215 Ritchie.................................................... 146 118 Roane..................................................... 177 72 Summers................................................... 181 145 Taylor..................................................... 175 43 Tucker..................................................... 189 166 Tyier. ..................................................... 118 107 Upshur..................................................... 134 49 Wayne..................................................... 220 117 Webster.................................................... 107 99 Wetzel..................................................... 205 111 Wirt....................................................... 63 55 Wood...................................................... 354 Wyoming................................................... 154 125 On September 25 Major George S. Wallace was detailed to Washington for service and Breckinridge Jones, his former assistant, was appointed his successor, as Chief of the Department of Military Census and Enrollment.