Missouri, Pre-WWII Adjutant General Enlistment Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection includes enlistment records for the years 1900-1941.

This collection consists of index and images of general enlistment contracts from counties in Missouri. This collection includes records from the Missouri State Archives and from FamilySearch. Index records will be added to this collection as they become available.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
Enlistment records may contain the following information:


 * Name
 * Residence
 * Date and Place of Enlistment
 * Name and Address of Nearest Relative
 * Birth date
 * Place of birth
 * Citizenship Status
 * Marital Status
 * Number of Children
 * Number of Dependents

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor
 * The name of a relative or date of the event

View the Images
View images in this collection by visiting the :
 * 1) Select the Name Range to view the images.

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.

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

 * Search for additional military records
 * Search for the family in census records
 * Search for vital records, such as birth, marriage, and death
 * Use the information to find additional family members
 * Search for the soldier in county and state records, such as land and probate

I Can’t Find the Person 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
 * 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

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Missouri.
 * Missouri Guided Research
 * Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research

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Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.


 * Collection Citation:"Missouri, Pre-WWII Adjutant General Enlistment Contracts, 1900-1941." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 7 January 2019. The Record and Archives Division. Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City.

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