Colorado, World War II Draft Registration Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records

United States Colorado

What is in the Collection?
The collection consists of a name index and images of draft registration cards of men who registered during World War II with the exception of the fourth registration. It covers the years 1940 to 1945. This collection is part of National Archives Record Group 147, Records of the Selective Service System, 1940. Images courtesy of Ancestry. The event place is the residence of the registrant.

What Can this Collection Tell Me?
Draft registrations may contain the following information:


 * Name
 * Residence
 * Mailing address
 * Telephone number
 * Age
 * Birth place and date
 * Name and address of person who will always know your address
 * Employer's name and address
 * Address of employment or business
 * Registrant's signature
 * Race
 * Physical description
 * Local board number, city, county and state
 * Registrar's signature
 * Date of registration

How Do I Search the Collection?
To begin your search it is helpful to know at least one of the following:


 * The name of your ancestor
 * The place where your ancestor lived at the time of the registration
 * The birth date and age of your ancestor
 * The names of other family members and their relationships

Compare the information on the image to what you already know about your ancestor to determine if it is the correct family or person. You may need to compare several images before you find your ancestor.

View images in this collection by visiting the Browse Pagethen select the Surname Range.

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What Do I Do Next?
Whenever possible, view the original records to verify the information and to find additional information that might not be reported. These pieces of information can lead you to additional records and family members.

I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?

 * Use the information to find other records such as birth, christening, marriage, census, land and death records.
 * Use the information to find additional family members.
 * Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family.
 * Church Records often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900.

I Can’t Find Who I’m Looking for, What Now?

 * Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
 * Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records.
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality in an area search.
 * Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images.
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well.
 * Search the indexes and records of Colorado, United States Genealogy.
 * Search in the Colorado Archives and Libraries.

Citing this Collection
Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image.

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