Draft Census?
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Re: 1910 census
Yes, I'm aware that the military gets information like names, addresses, etc. from draft cards. I remember filling out a draft card when I was 17 during the Vietnam War.
From the NARA link I posted:
http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/1850-1930.html
"A word of caution: On the 1910 census, columns 30-32 are often "overwritten" with numbers like 2-1-0-0 or 6-9-0-0. These numbers are not the answers for columns 30-32, but were data summaries used by Census Bureau tabulators in Washington, DC, to compile statistical data."
You're right about demographics, allocation, and such. However, it would be nice if these "clues" were more specific. They could have been trying to determine how many able bodied persons there were in 1910. Correct me if I am wrong, but during the Civil War the Union Army was recruiting immigrants in New York City the minute they stepped off the boat. Seems to me the US military had a recruitment problem until WW I.
This brings me to the focus of my research. In my other posts I've mentioned my great grandfather Fred Mallo. He was drafted on 9/12/1918 at age 44. According to family history, his ship was torpedoed. He suffered from "shell shock" and was committed to Eloise Sanatarium and Asylum in Detroit after the war. He spent the rest of his life there. I would like to determine exactly what happened:
1) He was a skilled machinist and tool maker. At age 44 could he have skipped basic training and been mustered onto a Navy ship?
2) The war ended 11/11/1918. There were only a few ships he could have been on that were torpedoed. The USS Ticonderoga was one likely possibility. A newspaper dated 10/11/1918 states there were 17 survivors & 243 were lost. Naval intelligence refused to let the survivors tell their story. No luck finding a list of survivors of this incident either. You'll find this article (Ticonderoga.pdf) in a zip file at:
http://www.hometown.aol.com/fmalleaux/records.html
I plan to request Fred's military records after I receive military records pertaining to my father, a Navy Veteran who went to an early grave due his involement in WW II.
If you have any thoughts or comments on this, feel free...
From the NARA link I posted:
http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/1850-1930.html
"A word of caution: On the 1910 census, columns 30-32 are often "overwritten" with numbers like 2-1-0-0 or 6-9-0-0. These numbers are not the answers for columns 30-32, but were data summaries used by Census Bureau tabulators in Washington, DC, to compile statistical data."
You're right about demographics, allocation, and such. However, it would be nice if these "clues" were more specific. They could have been trying to determine how many able bodied persons there were in 1910. Correct me if I am wrong, but during the Civil War the Union Army was recruiting immigrants in New York City the minute they stepped off the boat. Seems to me the US military had a recruitment problem until WW I.
This brings me to the focus of my research. In my other posts I've mentioned my great grandfather Fred Mallo. He was drafted on 9/12/1918 at age 44. According to family history, his ship was torpedoed. He suffered from "shell shock" and was committed to Eloise Sanatarium and Asylum in Detroit after the war. He spent the rest of his life there. I would like to determine exactly what happened:
1) He was a skilled machinist and tool maker. At age 44 could he have skipped basic training and been mustered onto a Navy ship?
2) The war ended 11/11/1918. There were only a few ships he could have been on that were torpedoed. The USS Ticonderoga was one likely possibility. A newspaper dated 10/11/1918 states there were 17 survivors & 243 were lost. Naval intelligence refused to let the survivors tell their story. No luck finding a list of survivors of this incident either. You'll find this article (Ticonderoga.pdf) in a zip file at:
http://www.hometown.aol.com/fmalleaux/records.html
I plan to request Fred's military records after I receive military records pertaining to my father, a Navy Veteran who went to an early grave due his involement in WW II.
If you have any thoughts or comments on this, feel free...