United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records/Known Issues

Known Issues
Question #1: When searching in Illinois there are five waypoints for McClean County. There is no McClean County in Illinois, what county should this be? Answer #1: McClean County should read McLean County.

Question #2: Where can I find the registration cards for the city of Springfield, Missouri? Answer #2: The images for Springfield City have been mislabeled as Springfield County. They are found in the waypoints Missouri &gt; Springfield County; A-Mobberly, Henry P and Missouri &gt; Springfield County; Moch, Arba E.-Z.

Question #3: Where can I find the records for Grady County in Oklahoma? Answer #3: Grady County has been incorrectly labeled Grandy County. You may find Grady County records in the waypoints labeled as Grandy.

Question #4: I can’t locate an ancestor who should have registered in Giles County, Virginia. Are there records missing from there? Answer #4: DGS 5153688 has records from both Frederick County and Giles County. The Giles County records were inadvertently indexed as being from Frederick County. Images 1-3947 in the Virginia&gt;Frederick County; A-Z waypoint are from Frederick County. Images 3948-5645 are from Giles County.

Question #5: Where are the records for registrants from Madison, Wisconsin? Answer #5: Although Madison is located in Dane County, World War I draft registration cards from there have incorrectly been indexed as from Madison County, Wisconsin. There is, of course, no Madison County in Wisconsin, and never has been.

Question #6: Where are the records for registrants from Baltimore, Maryland, draft board no. 16 for the letters A-G? Answer #6: They have been incorrectly indexed as Batlimore City no 16; A-G.

Question #7: Where are the records for registrants from Trempealeau County, Wisconsin? Answer #7: They have been incorrectly indexed as Trempeauleau County, Wisconsin.

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