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World War I draft registration card for James Elgie Beals.

Transcription

The following transcription was made by Richard Brady Williams on August 22, 2006 using a legible template of the blank card provided by ancestry.com.

Front

1. Name in full James Elgie Beals
2. Home address Emlenton, Rt.2. Pa
3. Date of birth April 24, 1889
4. Are you (1) a natural-born citizen, (2) a naturalized citizen, (3) an alien, (4) or have you declared your intention (specify which)? a natural born citizen
5. Where were you born? Richland Township Pa U.S.A.
6. If not a citizen, of what nation are you a citizen or subject?
7. What is your present trade, occupation, or office? Farmer
8. By whom employed? Where employed?
9. 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 and child
10. Married or single (which)? Married Race (specify which)? Caucasian
11. What military service have you had? Rank None branch years Nation or State
12. Do you claim exemption from draft (specify grounds)? yes, dependency of wife

["If person is of African descent, cut off this corner" corner still attached.]

Back

1. Tall, medium, or short (specify which)? Medium
   Slender, medium, or stout (specify which)? Medium
2. Color of eyes Hazel[?]
   Color of hair Brown
   Bald No
3. Has person lost arm, leg, hand, foot, eye, or both eyes or is he otherwise disabled (specify)? No.

Precinct Richland

City or County Venango

State Pennsa.

Date of Registration June 5, 1917