LAUDERDALE COUNTY, ALABAMA
WORLD WAR I -
DRAFT REGISTRATION CARDS
BURTWELL - BUTLER, John Wilson
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Card No. 295 No. 2598 No. 104 1-4-10-A
BURTWELL, FLOYD: RFD 2, Cloverdale Laud. Co. Ala; Age: 29; DOB: Nov 26, 1889;
Natural born: Where born? Cloverdale, Laud. Co. Ala; USA; Occupation: Farming;
Self-employed; Where: Cloverdale, Ala; Have you a father, mother, wife, child
under 12, or a sister or brother under 12, solely dependent on you for support?
None; Single; Negro; Military Service: None; Signature: X; Height: Tall; Build:
Medium; Eyes: Brown; Hair: Black; Bald? No; Disabled? No; Registrar: C. B. Dulin,
Precinct 11, Laud. Co. Ala; June 5, 1917.
Serial # 1052 No. 1103 1-4-10-C
BURTWELL, JOHN TRUMBOL: 422 N. Tombigbee, Florence, Lauderdale Co. Ala; Age 45;
DOB: Dec 2, 1872; White; Native born; Occupation: Gardener; employer: Father;
Same Address; Nearest Relative: Mr. James Burtwell, Same Address: Signature;
Yes; Height: Medium; Build: Medium; Eyes: Gray; Hair: Brown; Disabled: No;
Registrar: Viola L. Stewart; September 12, 1918.
Card No. 293 No. 2351 No. 98 1-4-10-A
BURTWELL, LEE: RFD 2, Cloverdale, Ala; Age: 22; DOB: August 4, 1894; Natural
born; Where born? Cloverdale Lauderdale Co. AL, USA; Occupation: Farming:
Self-employed: Have you a father, mother, wife, child under 12, or a sister or
brother under 12 solely dependent on you for support? Wife and 1 child: Married;
Negro; Military Service: None; Do you claim Exemption? Support of family;
Signature: Yes; Height: Medium; Build: Medium; Eyes: Brown; Hair: Black; Bald?
No; Disabled? No; Registrar: C. B. Dulin, Precinct 11, Laud. Co. Ala; June 5,
1917.
Serial # 3773 Order # 1774 1-4-10-C
BUSKINS, EDGAR: Rt. 5, Florence, Ala; Age: 38: DOB: Aug 4, 1881; White; Native
born; Farmer; Employer: E. G. Chandler; Rt 5, Florence, Ala; Nearest Relative:
Francis Buskins, Rt. 5, Florence, Ala; Signature: Yes; Height: Medium; Build:
Medium; Eyes: Dark; Hair: Dark; Disabled? No; Registrar: J. Reeder Thomas;
September 12, 1918.
Card No 342 No. 197 No. 74 1-4-10-A
BUSKINS, GIFFORD: Rt. 5, Florence, Laud. Co. Ala; Age: 28;DOB: Oct 22, 1889;
Native born; Where born? Laud. Co. Ala., USA. Occupation: Farmer; Self-employed:
Have you a father, mother, wife, child under 12, or a sister or brother under
12, solely dependent on you for support? Wife and one child; Married; Caucasian;
Military Service: No; Claim Exemption? No; Signature: X; Height: Tall; Build:
Slender; Eyes: Blue; Hair: Black; Bald? No; Disabled? No; Registrar: J. Reeder
Thomas; Precinct 15, Laud. Co. Ala., June 5, 1917.
Card 345 No. 374 No. 45 1-4-10-A
BUSKINS, OBEY: Rt. 5, Florence, Laud. Co. Ala; Age: 24; DOB: Aug 14, 1898;
Native born; Where born? Laud. Co. Ala; USA; Occupation: Farmer; Self-employed;
Have you a father, mother, wife, child under 12, or a sister or brother under
12, solely dependent on you for support? Wife and 2 children; Married:
Caucasian; Military Service: None; Claim Exemption? No; Signature: X; Height:
medium; Build: Stout; Eyes: Blue; Hair: Black; Bald? No; Disabled? No;
Registrar: J. Reeder Thomas; Precinct 15, Laud. Co. Ala., June 5, 1917.
Card 158 No 1069 No. 84 1-4-10-A
BUTLER, ALLEN DASSANT OR DASSART: Address: Killen, Laud. Co. Ala.; Age: 29: DOB:
Dec 24, 1889: Native born; Where born? Killen, Laud. Co. Ala., USA; Occupation:
A farming; Have you a father, mother, wife, child under 12, or a sister or
brother under 12, solely dependent on you for support? Wife and 2 children;
Married; White; Miltary Service: No; Claim exemption? Blank; Signature: X;
Height: Medium; Build: Medium; Eyes: Blue; Hair: Black; Bald? Blank; Disabled:
Blank; Registrar: J. N. Thornton, Precinct 4, Laud. Co. Ala., June 5, 1917.
Card 46 No. 2248 No. 79 1-4-10-A
BUTLER, ALVIN: Address: Killen, Ala; Age: 23: DOB: April 29, 1894; Natural born
citizen; Where born? Center Star, Laud. Co. Ala; Occupation: Farming; Have you
dependents? Wife and child; Married; Caucasian; Military Service? No; Claim
Exemption? No; Signature: Yes; Height: Short; Build: Medium; Eyes: Blue; Hair:
Black; Bald? No; Disabled? No; Registrar: James C. Phillips; Precinct 6, Laud.
Co. Ala; June 5, 1917.
Serial # 2746 Order Number 3814 1-4-10-C
BUTLER, ANTHONY PAUL: 305 Ala. St. Florence, Ala; Age: 39; DOB: April 12, 1879;
White; Native born; Occupation: Resturant; Employer: Unreadable; Tenn St.
Florence, Ala; Nearest Relative: Annie Butler; Florence, Ala; Signature: Yes;
Height: Tall: Build: Slender: Eyes: Black; Hair: Black; Disabled? No; Registrar:
A. K. Harrison; September 12, 1918.
Card No. Unreadable No. 342 1-4-10-A
BUTTLER, ARISTIDES MURPHY: Poplar St. Florence, Ala; Age: 25; DOB: Nov 25, 1891;
Natural born; Where born? Rogersville, Laud. Co. Ala; Occupation: Grocery Clerk;
Employer: ?P. Olims & Co.?; Sheffield, Colbert Co. Ala; Dependents? No;
Single: White; Military Service: No; Claim Exemption? Cut foot; Signature: Yes;
Height: Tall; Build: Stout; Eyes: Brown; Hair: Light; Bald? No Disabled? No;
Registrar: J. T. McPeters, Box 1, Laud. Co. Ala; June 5, 1917.
Serial No. 80 Registration No. 200 1-4-10-B
BUTLER, ARTHUR; Rt. 1, Killen, Ala; Age: 21; DOB: Sept 16, 1896; Where born:
Laud. Co. Ala; Native born; Fathers Birthplace: Laud.Co. Ala; USA; Employer;
Self; Where: Near Killen, Ala; Nearest Relative: Mr. Bob Butler; Rt. 1, Killen,
Ala; Signature: Yes; Height: Medium; Build: Medium; Eyes: Blue; Hair: Dark
Brown; Disabled? No; Registrar: Anne L. Huston, June 5, 1917.
Card No. Unreadable No. 231 No. 167 1-4-10-A
BUTLER, BEN: Address: Rogersville, Laud. Co. Ala; Age: 27; DOB: Oct 1889; (no
day) Natural born; Where born? Petty? Ala, USA; Occupation: Laborer; Employer:
J. H. Hamilton, Rogersville Precinct; Dependents: Wife and 2 children; Married:
Negro; Military Service? None; Claim Exemption? Bad eye; Signature: X; Height:
Medium; Build: Stout; Eyes: Brown; Hair: Black; Bald? Blank; Disabled? No;
Registrar: Bayless S. Haraway, Laud Co. Ala; June 5, 1917.
Serial No. 826 Order No. 1378 1-4-10-C
BUTLER, BENJAMIN: Rogersville, Laud. Co. Ala; Age: 38; DOB: July 8, 1880; Negro;
Native born citizen; Occupation: Farmer, Rogersville, Nearest Relative: Wife,
Duley or Deeley Butler; Rogersville, Ala; Signature: Yes: Height: Medium; Build:
Medium; Eyes: Black; Hair: Black; Disabled? No; Registrar: L. A. Weaver,
September 12, 1918.
Serial # 279 Registration No. 321 1-4-10-B
BUTLER, BENNIE W____? (unreadable): Address Rt. 1 Box 36, Killen, Ala; Age:21:
DOB: July 15, 1897; Where born? CrossRoads, Ala; Native born; Fathers
Birthplace: Crossroads, Ala; Employer: self; Killen, Ala; Nearest Relative: Bill
Butler, same address: Signature: Yes: (Middle name unreadable here also):
Height: Tall; Build: Slender; Eyes: Blue; Hair: Dark; Disabled: No; Registrar:
M. P. Brant; August 24, 1918.
Card 155 No. 124 1-4-10A
BUTLER, BEN OR BIN SLEDGE: Address: Killen, Laud.Co. Ala; Age: 26; DOB: July 28,
1891; Native born; Where born? Killen, Ala; Occupation: Farming; Dependents:
Wife and Child; Married; White; Military Service? No; Claim Exemption? No;
Signature: X; Height; medium; Build: Blank; Eyes: Blue: Hair: Light: Bald?
Blank; Disabled: Blank; Registrar: J.N. Thornton, Precinct 11, Laud. Co. Ala;
June 5, 1917.
Card # ? No. 1318 No. 33 1-4-10-A
BUTLER, BRYAN G.: Address: Killen, Ala; Age: 21; DOB: May 27, 1896; Native born;
Where born? Killen, Ala, USA; Occupation: Farming: Dependents: None; Single;
White; Military Service? Blank; Claim Exemption? None; Signature: Yes; Height:
Tall; Build: Blank; Eyes: Brown; Hair: Light: Bald? No; Disabled? Blank;
Registrar: J. N. Thornton, Laud. Co, Ala. June 5, 1917.
Serial # 3108 Order # 3356 1-4-10-C
BUTLER, CHISM G.: Address: Rt. 1, Killen, Lauderdale Co. Ala; Age: 38: DOB: Sept
15, 1879; White; Native born; Occupation: Farmer; Nearest Relative: Lizzie
Butler; Signature: Yes; Height: Tall; Build: Medium; Eyes: Blue; Hair: Black;
Disabled? Blank; Registrar: T. D. Daugherty; September 12, 1918.
Card # Blank No 43 1-4-10-A
BUTLER, CLARK: Address Hines Ala; Age: 24; DOB: July 13, 1892; Natural borned;
Where born? Florence, Ala; Occupation: Farmer; Self-employed: Dependents; Wife
and child; Married; White; Military Service: None; Claim Exemption: Wife and
Child; Signature: Yes: Height: Medium; Build: Slender; Eyes: Blue; Hair: Dark;
Bald? No; Disabled: No; Registrar: H. N Call, Precinct 8, Lauderdale Co. Ala;
June 5, 1917.
Card # Blank No. 14 1-4-10-A
BUTLER, ERNEST CALVIN?: Address: Killen, Ala; Age: 29; DOB: May 11, 1888;
Natural born; Where born: Killen, Lauderdale Co. Ala; USA; Occupation: Farming:
Dependents: Wife and 1 child; Married; White; Military Service? None; Claim
Exemption: None; Signature: Yes: Height: medium; Build: Medium; Eyes: Blue;
Hair: Brown; Bald? No; Disabled? No; Registrar: J. N. Thornton, Precinct 4,
Laud. Co. Ala; June 5, 1917.
Card # Blank No. 281 No. 63 1-4-10-A
BUTLER, FELIX JAMES: Address: Florence, Ala; Age: 28 DOB: Dec 14, 1888; Natural
born; Where born? Florence, Ala; USA; Occupation; Farm Laborer; Employer: A. C.
Delano, Lauderdale Co. Ala; Have you a father, mother, wife, child under 12, or
a sister or brother under 12, solely dependent on you for support? Mother;
Single: Caucasian; Military Service: None; Claim Exemption: Dependant Relative:
Signature: Yes: Height: Medium; Build: Slender; Eyes: Blue; Hair: Dark Brown;
Bald? No; Disabled? No; Registrar: D. C. Mussleman, Precinct 9, Lauderdale Co.
Ala; June 5, 1917.
Card # 286 No. 1407 No 14 1-4-10-A
BUTLER, GAVIN L.: Address: Florence, Ala; Age: 23: DOB: June 9, 1893; Natural
born; Where born? Florence, Ala; USA; Occupation: Cotton Milling; Employer:
Ashcraft Mills; Florence, Ala; Have you someone solely dependent on you for
support? No. Military Service: None: Claim Exemption: No: Signature: Yes:
Height: Short; Build: Medium; Eyes: Blue; Hair: Dark; Bald? No; Disabled? No;
Registrar: Unreadable: Precinct 10, Florence, Ala; June 5, 1917.
Serial # 2983 Order # 1808 1-4-10-C
BUTLER, GROVER CLEVELAND: Address: Rt. 1, Killen, Lauderdale Co. Ala; Age: 34:
DOB: March 2, 1884; White; Native born: Occupation: Farmer: Nearest Relative:
Sarah Butler, wife: Same address: Signature: X; Height: Medium; Build: Stout;
Eyes: Blue; Hair: Brown; Disabled? Blank; Registrar: T. J. Rasch; September 12,
1918.
Card # 187 No. 1073 No. 5 1-4-10-A
BUTLER, GROVER C.: Address: Killen, Ala; Age: 23; DOB; July 18, 1894; Natural
Born; Where Born? Killen, Ala, USA; Occupation: Farming: Have you a father,
mother, wife, child under 12, or a sister or brother under 12, solely dependent
on you for support? Mother: Single: Caucasian; Military Service: Blank; Claim
Exemption? No; Signature: X; Height: Short; Build: Medium; Eyes: Lt.Blue; Hair:
Brown; Bald? Blank; Disabled? Blank; Registrar: James C. Phillips, Precinct 6,
Lauderdale Co. Ala; June 5, 1917.
Card # 275 No. 26 No. 116 1-4-10-A
BUTLER, GROVER CLEVELAND: Address: Florence, Ala; Age: 27; DOB: February 22,
1890; Natural born; Where born? Florence, Ala: USA; Occupation: Mechanic;
Employer: Florence Ice & Coal Co. Florence, Ala. Have you a father, mother,
wife, child under 12, or a brother or sister under 12, solely dependent on you
for support? Wife and one child, 3 yrs old; Married; White; Military Service:
No; Claim Exemption: No; Signature: X; Height: Short; Build: Slender; Eyes:
Blue; Hair: Brown: Bald? No; Disabled? No; Registrar: Unreadable: Precinct 10,
Lauderdale Co. Ala; June 5, 1917.
Card # 335 No. 301 No. 77 1-4-10-A
BUTLER, HENRY: Address: RFD 2, Florence, Ala; Age: 22: DOB: July 28, 1893:
Natural born: Where born? Winston Co., Ala; USA; Occupation: Farming:
Self-employed: Where employed: Woodland Beat 13, Laud. Co. Ala; Dependents: No;
Single: Caucasian: Military Service: No; Claim Exemption: No; Signature: X;
Height: Tall; Build: Slender; Eyes: Brown; Hair: Dark Brown; Bald? No; Disabled?
No; Registrar: J.M. Murphy; Precinct 13, Laud. Co. Ala., June 5, 1917.
Card # 271 No. 1554 No. 136 1-4-10-A
BUTLER, HENRY: Address: Ingram Plantation, Florence, Lauderdale Co. ALA; Age:
27: DOB: Aug 1, 1889; Natural born; Where born? Center Star, Lauderdale Co. Ala;
USA; Occupation: Farming: Employer: Ben M. Ingram,: Have you a father, mother,
wife, child under 12, or a sister or brother under 12, solely dependent on you
for support? Wife and 5 children; Married: African; Military Service: None:
Claim Exemption? Dependent family: Signature: Yes: Height: Medium; Build:
Medium; Eyes: Grey; Hair: Black; Bald? No; Disabled? No; Registrar: ___Phillips,
Precinct 10, Florence, Lauderdale Co. Ala., June 5, 1917.
Serial # 3144 Order # 2328 1-4-10-C
BUTLER, HENRY: Address: Rt. 1, Killen, Lauderdale Co. Ala; Age: 36; DOB: Sept
22, 1872; White: Native born: Occupation: Farmer: Nearest Relative: Della
Butler: Signature: Yes: Height: Medium; Build: Medium; Eyes: Blue; Hair:
(Smudged badley, but I think it says dark;) Disabled? Blank; Registrar: G.
Haraway; Sept 12, 1918.
Card 112 No. 339 No. 62 1-4-10-A
BUTLER, HENRY GRADY: Address: Rogersville, Lauderdale Co. Ala; Age: 23: DOB: Oct
12, 1893; Natural borned; Where born? Center Star, Lauderdale Co. Ala; USA;
Occupation: Farmer: Self-employed; Have you a father, mother, wife, child under
12, or a sister or brother under 12, solely dependent on you for support? No;
Single: Caucasian; Military Service: None: Claim Exemption: No: Signature: Yes:
Height: Medium; Build: Medium; Eyes: Blue; Hair: Brown; Bald? No; Disabled? No;
Registrar: J.D. Longshore, Precinct 2, Lauderdale co. AL June 5, 1917.
Serial No. 315 Registration No. 272 1-4-10-B
BUTLER, HENRY JOSHOWAY: % Cherry Cotton Mills, Florence, Ala: Age: 21: DOB: July
14, 1897; Where Born? Ala; USA; Native born; Father's Birthplace: Tenn. USA;
Employer: Cherry Cotton Mills: Florence, Ala; Nearest Relative: Virginia Butler
(wife); Same Address: Signature: Yes: Height: Short; Build: Medium; Eyes: Brown;
Hair: Black; Disabled? No; Registrar: M. P. Brant: August 24, 1918.
Card # 167 No. 2604 No. 33 1-4-10-A
BUTLER, HERMAN LOUIS: Rt. 1, St. Joseph, Tenn. Green Hill, Ala; Age: 23: DOB:
August 25, 1893; Natural born; Where Born? Green Hill, Lauderdale Co. Ala. USA;
Occupation: Farming: Self-employed: Have you a father, mother, wife, child under
12, or a sister or brother under 12, solely dependent on you for support? Wife
and 2 children; Married: White; Military Service? No; Claim Exemption: No;
Signature: Yes: Height: Medium; Build: Medium; Eyes: Blue; Hair: Light; Bald?
No; Disabled? No; Registrar: J. S.Killen, Precinct 5, Lauderdale Co. Ala; June
5, 1917.
Card #326 No. 1034 No. 5 1-4-10-A
BUTLER, JACK: RFD 2, Florence, Ala; Age: 30 DOB: Nov 28, 1887; Natural born;
Where born? Center Star, Lauderdale Co. Ala; Occupation: Farming: Self-employed:
Where: Woodland Beat 13: Have you a father, mother, wife, child under 12, or a
sister or brother under 12, solely dependent on you for support? Yes, wife and
five children; Married: Negro: Military Service: None: Claim Exemption: No;
Signature: Yes: Height: Medium; Build: Medium; Eyes: Black; Hair: Black; Bald?
No; Disabled? No; Registrar: J. M. Murphy, Precinct 13, Lauderdale Co. Ala; June
5, 1917.
Serial # 630 Order # 3301 1-4-10-C
BUTLER, JAMES BUFORD; Rt. 1, Killen, Lauderdale Co. ALA; Age: 18: DOB: August
30, 1900; White; Native born: Farmer; Nearest Relative: Tommie Sue Butler,
mother, Rt. 1, Killen, Lauderdale Co. Ala; Signature: X; Height: Medium; Build:
Medium; Eyes: Blue; Hair: Black; Disabled? Blank; Registrar: H. C. Briggs,
September 12, 1918.
Serial # 2276 Order # 2173 1-4-10-C
BUTLER, JAMES HENRY: RFD 3, Florence, Lauderdale Co. Ala; Age: 45: DOB: Nov 26,
1872; White: Native born: Farmer: Self-employed: Nearest Relative: Rosie
Cathrine Butler, wife; Same Address; Signature: Yes: Height: Medium; Build
Medium; Eyes: Brown; Hair: Bald; Disabled: No; Registrar: Unreadable: September
12, 1918.
Serial # 833 Order # 2773 1-4-10-C
BUTLER, JAMES JASON: Rt. 1, Killen, Lauderdale Co. Ala; Age: 38; DOB:October 3,
1881; White: Native born; Farmer: Nearest Relative: Kate Butler, wife; same
address; Signature: Yes; Height: Short; Build: Medium; Eyes: Blue; Hair: Black;
Disabled? Blank; Registrar: H. A. Briggs; Sept 12, 1918.
Serial # 823 Order 1896 1-4-10-C
BUTLER, JESS DALLAS: Rt. 1, Killen, Ala; Age: 19: DOB: November 19, 1899; White:
Native born: Farming: Employer: Maurice Butler: Same Address: Nearest Relative:
Mrs. Nannie? Butler: Same Address: Signature: Yes; Height: Medium; Build:
Slender; Eyes: Blue; Hair: Brown; Disabled? No; Registrar: Julia D. Pratt.
Serial # 3539 Order 2990 1-4-10-C
BUTLER, JOHN C.: Address: Rt. 1, Killen, Lauderdale Co. Ala; Age: 41: DOB: Oct
30, 1876; White; Native born; Farmer: Nearest Relative: Kate Butler: Same
Address: Signature: Yes: Height: Tall; Build: Slender; Eyes: Blue; Hair: Dark;
Disabled: One foot and shoulder dislocated; Registrar: A. C. Thornton: September
12, 1918.
Serial # 3504 Order # 2778 1-4-10-C
BUTLER, JOHN GABLE: Rt. 1, Killen, Lauderdale Co. Ala; Age: 40: DOB: Nov 6,
1878; White: Native Born; Farmer: Nearest Relative: Ever or Ellen Butler Same
Address: Signature: Yes: Height: Medium-short; Build: Stout; Eyes: Blue; Hair:
Light; Disabled? Arm broken, Foot broken; Registrar: G. M. Harraway; September
12, 1918.
Serial # 3174 Order # 3066 1-4-10-C
BUTLER, JOHN PRESSLY: Rt. 1, Killen, Lauderdale Co. Ala; Age: 35: DOB: Feb 1,
1883; White; Native born; Occupation: Farmer; Nearest Relative: Rosa Butler; no
address given; Signature: Yes: Height: Medium; Build: Slender; Eyes: Blue; Hair:
Light; Disabled? No; Registrar: G. M. Harraway; September 12, 1918.
Serial # 3530 Order # 943 1-4-10-C
BUTLER, JOHN WILSON: Rt. 1, Killen, Lauderdale Co. Ala; Age: 42: DOB: Feb 12,
1876: White; Native born; Farmer: Nearest Relative: Annie Butler: no address
given; Signature: X; Height: Short; Build: Stout; Eyes: Blue; Hair: Bald, Light;
Disabled? No; Registrar: T. D. Daugherty; September 12, 1918.
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