Utah, World War I County Draft Board Registers, Name Index - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains local draft board registers from the Utah State Archives of counties throughout the state of Utah for the year range 1917-1918. Records compiled in cooperation with the Select Service Act of 1917 which allowed the President to increase temporarily the military establishment of the United States. The collection is from the Utah Division of Archives and Records Service Series 2229. Additional information may be found in the World War I Draft Registration Cards

What Can These Records Tell Me?

 * Name of Draftee
 * Serial Number
 * Address (City in Utah)
 * Color

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of your ancestor
 * City of Residence

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?
When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. The information may also lead you to other records about your ancestors.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Use the names, age and residence to find church and census records
 * When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names
 * Search the records of the town where he was born and nearby localities for family

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of Utah.
 * US Military Basic Search Strategies
 * Beginning Research in United States Military Records
 * Beginning United States World War I Research
 * Utah Guided Research
 * Utah Record Finder
 * Utah Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research: 1850-1905 | 1900-Present

Other FamilySearch Collections
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.

FamilySearch Catalog

 * World War I service records abstracts, Army (Utah)
 * Utah draft board registrations, 1917-1918
 * Utah, World War I Selective Service System draft registration cards, 1917-1918
 * Utah, World War I American Expeditionary Forces, deaths, 1917-1919

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * Willis Rowland Skillman. The A.E.F : who they were, what they did, how they did it. Philadelphia : G.W. Jacobs, ©1920
 * Army War College (U.S.). Historical Section. Order of battle of the United States land forces in the World War : American expeditionary forces. Divisions Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1931
 * Hermine Scholz ; with accompanying chapter by Richard J. Sommers,  World War I manuscripts : the World War I survey Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania : U.S. Army Military History Institute, 1986
 * Utah in the War War

Citing This Collection
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