WW I Draft Registration Cards
Menard County, Illinois

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Laissios, Christ Petersburg, Illinois 22 December 28, 1896 Island Palos, Greece   Caucasian Alien for the USA Greece Clerk Spyros Tranos Petersburg No Single     No Royal Navy? Sailor 4 Greece Short Stout Brown Black   June 5, 1917 A  
Lake, Bennie Wilson Fancy Prairie, Ill 26 March 19, 1891 Fancy Prairie   Caucasian Natural born   Farmer & Stock raiser Self Fancy Prairie No Single               Tall Medium Brown Light brown   June 5, 1917 A  
Lake, Edwin Fancy Prairie, Ill 38 March 17, 1880     White Native born   Farmer   1 Fancy Prairie     Lulu Lake 1 Fancy Prairie           Medium Medium Grey D. Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lancaster, Frank Menelas Oakford, Ill 35 November 1, 1884     White Native born   Rail Road Section C.P. & St. L. Ry. Oakford     H.J. Lancaster Oakford           Medium Stout Brown Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lane, George Washington RFD #4 Petersburg, Ill 41 July 7, 1877     White Native born   Farm Hand Charles P. Horner Petersburg     Mrs. Amanda Lane (mother) Petersburg           Short Medium Blue Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lane, Mirt Tice, Ill 30 April 21, 1887 Houstin, Missouri   Caucasian Natural born   Coal miner Self Tice Wife and two children Married     Wife and two children         Short Slender Blue Dark   June 5, 1917 A  
Lang, Robert E. Middletown, Logan, Ill 33 September 16, 1884     White Native born   Farm Labor Thos. Keigan near Middletown     Eleousa Lang (mother) Middletown           Tall Medium Blue Dark Slightly disabled in left foot Sept 12, 1918 C  
Langston, Carl Homer Fancy Prairie, Ill 28 March 10, 1889 Fancy Prairie   Caucasian Natural born   Farmer Self Fancy Prairie Wife & 3 children Married     No         Medium Medium Blue Light brown   June 5, 1917 A  
Langston, James Tipton Fancy Prairie, Ill 36 March 27, 1882     White Native born   Farmer   Fancy Prairie     Nellie Langston Fancy Prairie           Medium Medium Grey D. Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Langston, Joseph Pealey? Fancy Prairie, Ill 38 May 7, 1880     White Native born   Farming   Fancy Prairie     Addie B. Langston Fancy Prairie           Medium Medium Blue Red   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Laning, John Lane Petersburg, Illinois 45 Feb. 22, 1873     White Native born   Lawyer Self Petersburg     Mabel S. Laning Petersburg           Medium Medium Brown Brown     C registered in Muskogee Co, Oklahoma
Lankford, Bert Coney Petersburg, Illinois 35 Sept. 13, 1882     White Native born   Clerk Samuel Solo--? Petersburg     Mrs. Katherine Lankford (mother) Petersburg           Medium Stout Brown Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Larson, John Arthur Greenview, Ill 33 Oct 7, 1884     White Native born   Electrician Greenview Elect Lt & ? Co. Greenview     Mrs. Edith Montgomery Larson Greenview           Medium Medium Hazel Light   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Larson, Otto Albert RFD 3 Greenview, Ill 35 August 6, 1883     White Native born   Farmer   near Middletown     Margaret Larson (wife) RFD 3 Greenview           Tall Medium Brown Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lasey, Hugh Herbert 2 Greenview, Ill 34 March 12, 1883     White Native born   Farmer T.J. Alkire Sweetwater     Mrs. Cora Mae Losey 2 Greenview           Tall Medium Brown Dark brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lavin, Dommick Petersburg, Illinois 40 December 26, 1877     White Native born   Farmer Self Petersburg     Mrs. Kate Lavin (mother) Petersburg           Medium Medium Blue Dark brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lavin, John Petersburg, Illinois 45 Sept. 22, 1872     White Native born   Farmer Self Petersburg     Mary Lavin (wife) Petersburg           Medium Medium Blue Black   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lawson, James Andrew? Athens, Ill 27 December 23, 1889 Grove City, Christian Co, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Farm Hand Ben J. Derry near Athens Wife, 2 children under 12 Married     Support of family None       Medium Medium Dark gray Black   June 5, 1917 A  
Lawson, John W. Jr. Athens, Ill 25 Oct 18, 1891 Athens, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Coal miner Athens Dawson Coal Co Athens None Single     None None       Tall Slender Brown Dark   June 5, 1917 A  
Lawson, Lawrence James Petersburg, Illinois 21 May 31, 1896 Petersburg, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Student 28     No Single     Three bones of foot broken (medical student) None       Tall Slender Brown Red Three bones of right foot have been broken June 5, 1917 A  
Lazisky, Felix Petersburg, Illinois 44 December 17, 1873     White Naturalized   Miner Athens Dawson Coal Co Athens     Ellen Lazisky (wife) Petersburg           Medium Medium Blue Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lee, Dennis Elmer Petersburg, Illinois 36 December 25, 1881     White Native born   Foreman E.E. Brass? Industrail Works Petersburg     Frances A. Lee Petersburg           Medium Medium       Sept 12, 1918 C eye & hair color were not marked
Lee, Grover Cleavland Oakford, Ill 33 May 18, 1885     White Native born   Teaming Weaver S Stroh Oakford     Minnie Lee (mother) Oakford           Medium Medium Brown Black   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lee, John Franklin Oakford, Ill 40 April 4, 1878     White Native born   Pulling hedge J.C. Lounsberry Oakford     Ellen Lee Oakford           Medium Medium Brown Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lee, Orbie Ioans Oakford, Ill 23 July 7, 1893 Oakford, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Steam Engineer William Powell Athens None Single     None         Short   Lt.Blue Dk Brown   June 5, 1917 A  
Leffers, Gerhard Athens, Ill 26 Nov. 27, 1891 Athens, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Farm Hand E.G. King near Athens Mother Single     Support of aged mother None       Tall Medium Dark gray Black Mother is aged June 5, 1917 A  
Legendre, Louis Tallula, Ill 36 June 15, 1882     White Native born   Harness maker Self Tallula     Mrs. Gertrude Legendre (wife) Tallula           Tall Slender Grey Black   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lehaney, Frank Stephen Greenview, Ill 37 September 7, 1881     White Native born   Station agent Chicago & Alton       Mary Lehaney (wife) Greenview           Medium Medium Brown Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Leinberger, Herman E. RR Petersburg, Ill 20 July 9, 1898     White Native born   Farm Hand Nancy Leinbarger Petersburg     Nancy Leinbergar (mother) Petersburg           Tall Slender Blue Light   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lemmel, David Owen Petersburg, Illinois 34 February 11, 1884     White Native born   Manager of station Standard Oil Co of Indiana Petersburg     Mrs. Claudine Lemmel Petersburg           Medium Stout Blue Light brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lenz, Carl Albert Petersburg, Illinois 27 May 2, 1890 Petersburg, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Foreman Bolling plant O.F. Lenz Petersburg No Single     No None       Medium Medium Blue Light   June 5, 1917 A  
Levering, Harry Chatterton Petersburg, Illinois 32 September 16, 1885     White Native born   Deputy County Clerk A.W. Hartley Petersburg     Julia C. Levering (mother) Petersburg           Tall Slender Gray Light   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Levering, Warren Frank Petersburg, Illinois 24 August 14, 1892 Petersburg, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Chief engineer of ice plant H.M. Levering Petersburg Wife and daughter under 12 Married     Wife & child dependent None       Tall Medium Blue Black   June 5, 1917 A  
Lewis, Andrew Lafayette 1 RFD Tallula, Ill 34 May 15, 1884     White Native born   Farm Hand W.G. Spears 1 RFD Tallula     Mrs. Fannie Lee Lewis (wife) 1 RFD Tallula           Short Medium Blue Black   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lewis, Edward Clayton Tallula, Ill 43 Sept 1, 1875     White Native born   Farmer Self Tallula     David? Lewis Tallula           Short Stout Brown Gray   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lewis, James Irvin Petersburg, Illinois 28 April 24, 1889 North Carolina   Caucasian Natural born   Laborer on farm Wolferd Eades Petersburg A wife and two children Married       None       Tall Medium Gray Black   June 5, 1917 A  
Lewis, John William Tallula, Ill 32 Apr. 5, 1886     White Native born   Superintendant of school Board of Education Tallula     Ollie P. Lewis (wife) Tallula           Medium Stout Brown Black   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lewis, Lawrence Claude Greenview, Ill 24 Dez. 9, 1892 Greenview, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Tinner     Wife and child Married     None None       Tall Medium Blue Light   June 5, 1917 A  
Lewis, Lemuel Daniel Tallula, Ill 32 April 27, 1886     White Native born   RFD Carrier U.S. Government       Mrs. Daisy Lewis (wife) Tallula           Short Stout Grey Dark   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Libben, William RFD Petersburg, Ill 45 March 20, 1873     White Native born   Farm Hand Henry Moore RFD Petersburg     Mrs. Ellen Rogers Libben (wife) RFD Petersburg           Medium Medium Blue Black   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lilienstein, Arthur Webster Petersburg, Illinois 33 January 18, 1885     White Native born   Lawyer Self Petersburg     Meyer Lilienstein (father) Petersburg           Medium Slender Blue Light brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lind, Jacob Henry Joseph Fancy Prairie, Ill 42 April 24, 1876     White Native born   Coal miner Johnson Coal Co. Fancy Prairie     Carrie Lind Fancy Prairie           Medium Slender Blue Brown, slightly bald   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lindsey, Elmer Elsworth Petersburg, Illinois 45 July 25, 1873     White Native born   Section Foreman C.P. & St. L. Petersburg     Laura Bell Lindsey Petersburg           Medium Stout Blue Gray   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lindsey, William James Petersburg, Illinois 20 Sept. 26, 1897     White Native born   Section Laborer C.P. & S. L. Railway Co Springfield, Ill Petersburg     Elmer Lindsey (father) Petersburg           Tall Slender Grey-blue Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lintner, Arthur Petersburg, Illinois 40 April 4, 1878     White Native born   Teacher School Dist. #38 Tice     Elsie Lintner (wife) Petersburg           Tall Slender Grey Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Litherland, Dock Athens, Ill 45 August 1, 1873     White Native born   Miner Athens Coal Co Athens     Effie May Litherland Athens           Medium Medium Blue Black   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lloyd, Alva J. RR 3 Greenview, Ill 30 December 17, 1886 near Middletown, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Farmer Farming for myself at home Wife and child Married     No None       Medium Medium Light gray Light brown   June 5, 1917 A  
Lloyd, Charles L Greenview, Ill 37 April 16, 1881     White Native born   Farmer   Greenview     Jessie May Lloyd             Short Stout Blue Brown, slightly bald   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lloyd, Johntie Lou RFD 3 Greenview, Ill 44 August 1, 1874     White Native born   Farmer   East of RFD 3 Greenview     Myrtle Lloyd (wife) RFD 3 Greenview           Medium Medium Blue Light   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lockhart, Howard William Greenview, Ill 18 Oct 17, 1899     White Native born   Farm helper Chas. Henry Lockhart Greenview     Emma Jane Lockhart (mother) Greenview           Tall Medium Blue Dark   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lockhart, Ralph Uler Greenview, Ill 24 May 15, 1893 Greenview, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Laborer Edgar Page Greenview Wife Married     No None       Tall Slender Blue Brown   June 5, 1917 A  
Lofton, Ira Paul Petersburg, Illinois 19 August 12, 1899     White Native born   Truck driver Frank Lofton Petersburg     Frank Lofton (father) Petersburg           Tall Medium Brown Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Logsdon, James B. Tallula, Ill 30 Apr. 9, not sure of year Litchfield, Grayson Co, KY   Caucasian Natural born   Farming J.W. Grim Tallula Wife & 4 children Married     No Private Infantry 3 years United States Tall Medium Gray Dark   June 5, 1917 A "Age in question but registering for safety"
Looby, Charles Lawrence #3 Greenview, Ill 32 Jan. 27, 1886     White Native born   Farmer Self #3 Greenview     Lida C. Looby (wife) #3 Greenview           Medium Medium Blue Grayish brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Looby, William Greenview, Ill 25 August 7, 1891 Greenview, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Farmer Self Greenview Wife & 1 child Married     No None       Medium Medium Blue Dk Brown   June 5, 1917 A  
Lopez, Francesco Durango, Mexico 23 July 27, 1895     White Alien, non-declarant Mexico Section labor Chicago & Alton RR Greenview     Laura Lopez (wife) Durango, Mexico           Medium Medium Dark Black   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Losey, Oliver Windall 3 Petersburg, Ill 39 Feb. 18, 1879     White Native born   Farmer Peter Dirks 3 Petersburg     Leora Edith Losey 2 Petersburg           Tall Medium       Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lott, Aaron RR No 1, Athens, Ill 33 July 15, 1885     White Native born   Farmer   RR No 1 Athens     George Lott RR No 1 Athens           Tall Slender Brown Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lott, Charles Lawrence RR No 1, Athens, Ill 35 January 29, 1883     White Native born   Farmer   RR No 1 Athens     George Lott RR No 1 Athens           Medium Medium Blue Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lounsberry, Arthur Cyrus Oakford, Ill 29 Jan. 16, 1888 Oakford, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Farmer Self Oakford Wife & 2 children Married     No None       Tall Slender Lt.Blue Dk Brown   June 5, 1917 A  
Lounsberry, Hardin Alvey Oakford, Ill 45 September 16, 1872     White Native born   Farmer Self Oakford     Tella? Jane Lounsberry (wife) Oakford           Medium Medium Blue Auburn   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lounsberry, Maurice Henry Oakford, Ill 19 July 7, 1899     White Native born   Farming Cyrus W. Lounsberry Oakford     Cyrus W. Lounsberry Oakford           Medium Slender Gray Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lounsberry, Miles Frank Oakford, Ill 27 April 21, 1896 Oakford, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Farmer Self Oakford Wife & child Married     No None       Medium Medium Dk Brown Dk Brown   June 5, 1917 A  
Lounsberry, Orval Johnston Oakford, Ill 19 October 28, 1898     White Native born   Farmer Labor Oakford     Tella? J. Lounsberry (mother) Oakford           Medium Medium Brown Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lounsberry, Verna Edgar Oakford, Ill 21 Nov. 4, 1896 Oakford, Ill Oakford, Ill White Native born     W.A. Lounsberry (father) Oakford     W.A. Lounsberry Oakford           Tall   Gray Sandy   June 5, 1918 B  
Loving, Earnest Anston Petersburg, Illinois 18 Nov 14, 1900     White Native born   Chauffeur Mrs. Geo. Wise Williamsville?, Ill     Mrs. Nora Loving (mother) Athens           Tall Medium Blue Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C registered in St. Francois, Farmington Co, Missouri
Lowande, Alexander Guerin Petersburg, Illinois 43 July 1, 1875     White Native born   Manager A.G. Lowande Classic Shows Petersburg     Carrie E. Lowande Petersburg           Short Medium Light gray Dark brown Lost first joint of first fingers on left hand Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lowande, Cecil Petersburg, Illinois 41 Mar 12, 1877     White Native born   Circus rider John Robinson Circus en route Peoria? Ind?     Elena Lowande Petersburg           Medium Medium Blue Black   Sept 12, 1918 C registered in Paducah, McCracken Co, Kentucky
Lucht, John Edward Petersburg, Illinois 33 January 13, 1885     White Native born   Groceryman R. Lucht & Co Petersburg     Henry Lucht (father) Petersburg           Medium Stout Gray Light   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lucht, Powell Albert RFD No 4 Petersburg, Ill 20 September 22, 1897     White Native born   Laborer on farm Fred. M.R. Lucht RFD No 4 Petersburg     Fred M.R. Lucht RFD No 4 Petersburg           Short Medium Gray Light   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lucht, Willhelm Fredrick Petersburg, Illinois 23 October 31, 1893 Newmanville, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Laborer on farm Fred. M.R. Lucht Petersburg No Single     No None       Medium Medium Light blue Light brown   June 5, 1917 A  
Luck, Benjamin H. Tallula, Ill 24 Sept. 6, 1892 Tallula, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Carpenter P.E. Cogdal Cont. Tallula No Single     No None       Tall Medium Gray Dark   June 5,1917 A  
Lundberg, Elmer Hardin Greenview, Ill 19 May 4, 1899     White Native born   Clerk & Student Milliken University, Decatur, Ill Greenview     Alfred Lundberg (father) Greenview           Medium Slender Brown Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lundquist, Milem A. Fancy Prairie, Ill 29 July 24, 1887 Sweetwater, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Farm laborer L. Wild near Fancy Prairie No Single     No None       Tall Medium Blue Brown   June 5,1917 A  
Luning, Henry Graybel 2 Greenview, Ill 42 January 28, 1876     White Native born   Farming   2 Greenview     Emma Luning 2 Greenview           Medium Medium Grey Dark grey   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lutes, Clarance George Menard County, Ill 37 December 27, 1880     White Native born   Merchant Self Oakford     Elmyra Lutes (wife) Oakford           Medium Medium       Sept 12, 1918 C eye & hair color were not marked
Lutes, Leroy Oakford, Ill 45 August 23, 1873     White Native born   Merchant for self Oakford     Margret Cox Oakford           Medium Slender Blue Light   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lutheringer, William Joseph Petersburg, Illinois 40 September 9, 1878     White Native born   Pharmacist Lutheringer Bros. Petersburg     Mrs. Agnes L. Lutheringer Petersburg           Medium Stout Brown Grayish black   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lynch, Henry Greenview, Ill 25 January 3, 1892 Athens, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Farm labor John A. Ridge near Sweetwater Mother and two sisters under 12 Single     Dependent mother and two sisters None       Medium Medium Blue Light   June 5, 1917 A  
Lynch, Homer Greenview, Ill 21 September 23, 1895 Athens, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Farm laborer John A. Ridge Sweetwater No Single     No None       Medium Medium Blue Light   June 5, 1917 A  
Lynn, Guthrie Huse Petersburg, Illinois 21 August 24, 1897 Oakford, Ill Oakford, Ill White Native born     Self Petersburg     T.T. Lynn Petersburg           Short Medium Gray brown Dark brown   August 24, 1918 B  
Lynn, Luster Leverese? Petersburg, Illinois 20 Dec. 6, 1897     White Native born   Farm laborer Bue Satorious Petersburg     George Oscar Lynn (father) Chanderville, Cass, Ill           Medium Medium Blue Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lynn, Marton Luther Oakford, Ill 44 November 18, 1873     White Native born   Stock dealer Self Oakford     Gracie E. Lynn Oakford           Medium Medium Blue Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lynn, Paul Timothy Petersburg, Illinois 22 January 7, 1895 Oakford, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Farmer Self Petersburg No Single     Defective eyesight None       Medium Medium Brown Black   June 5, 1917 A  
Lynn, Roy Hamilton Oakford, Ill 21 Nov. 3, 1896 Oakford, Ill near Oakford, Ill White Native born     Lutes Brothers Merchants Oakford     Martin Luther Lynn (father) Oakford           Medium Medium Gray Brown   June 5, 1918 B  
Lyons, James Madison Fancy Prairie, Ill 19 Sept. 19, 1898     White Native born   Farm laborer Robt. Lyons Fancy Prairie     Lucy Lyons Fancy Prairie           Medium Medium Blue L. Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Lyons, John Robert Fancy Prairie, Ill 26 July 26, 1890 Fancy Prairie   Caucasian Natural born   Farm laborer Robert Lyons, his father Fancy Prairie No Single     No None       Medium Medium Blue Light withered leg June 5, 1917 A  

Transcribed by Kristin Vaughn © 2008

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