WW I Draft Registration Cards
Menard County, Illinois

"N" & "O" Surnames

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Name
Address
Age
Date of Birth
Where Born
Father's
Place of
Birth
Race
Citizenship
Nation
Subject of
Occupation
Employer
Employer
Location
Dependents
Maritial
Nearest
Relatives
Relative's
Address
Exemptions
Previous
Military
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Previous
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State
Height
Build
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Hair
Physical
Date
Card
Type
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or Comments
Nance, Horace Greeley RFD No 2 Tallula, Ill 42 January 29, 1876     White Native born   Farmer   RFD No 2 Tallula     Sudie Nance RFD No 2 Tallula           Medium Medium Light blue Light brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Nance, Orval Eugene RFD #6 Petersburg, Ill 18 May 31, 1900     White Native born   Farmer self and father, C.W. Nance RFD #6 Petersburg     Mrs. Ida Marie Nance (wife) RFD #6 Petersburg           Medium Slender Grey Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Nance, Ross Augustus Petersburg, Ill 36 March 4, 1882     White Native born   Merchant Thompson & Nance Petersburg     Ollie Nance (wife) Petersburg           Tall Slender Blue Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Nance, Roy Clarence Petersburg, Ill 38 June 1, 1880     White Native born   Rural mail carrier United States of America Petersburg     Mrs. Gesina Margaret Nance (wife) Petersburg           Medium Medium Blue Black   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Nance, Soloman Athens, Ill 23 Dec. 13, 1894 near Athens, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Farmer F.W. Ayers near Athens Wife, 2 children Married     Support of family None       Short Slender Brown Brown   June 5, 1917 A  
Nash, Harry Jacob Petersburg, Ill 22 February 8, 1895 Cantrall, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Farmer self Menard Co Wife and child Married     No None       Tall Medium Brown Dark   June 5, 1917 A  
Naylor, Charles Hamil Athens, Ill 29 May 8, 1888 Greenview, Ill   Caucasian Born in US   Miner Cantrall Mining Co Cantrall Mother Single     None None       Medium Medium Brown Brown   June 5, 1917 A  
Naylor, Harry Athens, Ill 21 May 25, 1896 near Athens, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Coal miner Athens Dawson Coal Co Athens Mother, 2 sisters, 2 brothers Single     Family to support None       Medium Medium Brown Black Full support of mother and sisters & brothers June 5, 1917 A  
Naylor, Henry Thomas 2 Athens, Ill 19 Oct 27, 1899     White Native born   Farmer Barney Naylor Athens     Barney Naylor Athens           Short Stout Brown Dark Physically disqualified. Infantile paralysis, can[t walk Sept 12, 1918 C  
Neat, Richard Franklin 2 Greenview, Ill 45? May 17, 1873?     White Native born   Farmer for self 2 Greenview     Mrs. Effie L. Neat 2 Greenview           Medium Medium Blue Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Neat, Thomas Logan 2 Greenview, Ill 18 May 10, 1900     White Native born             Richard Franklin Neat 2 Greenview           Short Medium Blue Brown Very illiterate Sept 12, 1918 C  
Neavill, Arthur James Fancy Prairie, Ill 29 July 20, 1887 Mason, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Farm laborer J.P. Langston Fancy Prairie Wife & 2 children Married               Medium Slender Brown Black   June 5, 1917 A  
Neavill, James Edgar 2 Athens, Ill 45 Nov. 17, 1872     White Native born   Farm laborer Harry Cantrall 2 Athens     Hazel Neavill 2 Athens           Medium Medium Blue D. Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Neely, Don Daniel Petersburg, Ill 24 October 22, 1893 Petersburg, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Labor nobody no place No Single     No None       Medium Stout Gray Dark   June 5, 1917 A  
Neely, Floyd Henry Petersburg, Ill 22 October 18, 1894 Petersburg, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Farm laborer Bird Barber Cantrall No Single     No None       Medium Slim Brown Brown   June 5, 1917 A  
Neely, John Larence Petersburg, Ill 29 October 1, 1888 Petersburg, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Coal miner no one no place Wife and two children Married     Wife and two children None       Medium Stout Blue Light   June 5, 1917 A  
Neff, James Robin Petersburg, Ill 22 December 11, 1895 Petersburg, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Teamster E.S. Cheny? and Co. Petersburg No Single     No None       Medium Slender Gray Light   June 5, 1917 A  
Neibert, Alvey Victor Athens, Ill 45 July 20, 1873     White Native born   Miner Athens Coal Co Athens     Bertie Rosella Neibert Athens           Medium Medium Brown Gray   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Neimeier, George RFD Petersburg, Ill 44 January 27, 1874     White Native born   Farmer self       Lena Neimeier (wife) RFD Petersburg           Medium Stout Blue Gray   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Nelson, Ernest Myron Petersburg, Ill 22 August 21, 1894 Warrensburg, Missouri   Caucasian Natural born   Post office clerk Government Petersburg No Single     Invalid None       Medium Slender Blue Brown Rheumatic cripple June 5, 1917 A  
Nelson, Franklin Peter Petersburg, Ill 21 June 6, 1897 Petersburg, Ill Stockholm, Sweden White Native born     self Petersburg     N.P. Nelson Petersburg           Tall Slender Blue Light brown   August 24, 1918 B  
Nelson, Gustave Edward Petersburg, Ill 43 June 1, 1875     White Native born   Lawyer myself Petersburg     Mrs. Adeline Nelson Petersburg           Medium Stout Blue Grayish   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Nelson, Oscar Petersburg, Ill 44 October 26, 1873     White Native born   Clerk N.P. Nelson Petersburg     Emma A Nelson (wife) Petersburg           Short Stout Blue Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Neumann, Bernhard Tobias Route 5 Petersburg, Ill 21 Sept 13, 1896 Petersburg, Ill town unknown, Germany White Native born     Eberhard Neumann (father) on farm north of Petersburg     Eberhard Neumann Route 5 Petersburg           Tall Medium Blue Brown   June 5, 1918 B  
Neumann, John J. Route ? Petersburg, Ill 23 May 16, 1894 Petersburg, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Farming Loui Winkleman near Petersburg No Single     No None       Tall Stout Blue Light   June 5, 1917 A  
Neumann, Otto Jerry No 5 Petersburg, Ill 19 November 6, 1899     White Native born   Farming Ebert Neumann (father) No 5 Petersburg     Ebert Neumann (father) No 5 Petersburg           Tall Stout Blue Light   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Neumann, Tobias Benhard #2 Athens, Ill 40 Dec. 11, 1877     White Native born   Farmer self #2 Athens     Gescha Margratha Neumann #2 Athens           Tall Medium Gray L. Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
New, Albert Louis Petersburg, Ill 21 August 25, 1897     White Native born   Jeweler J.C. New Petersburg     Mrs. Gladis B. New (wife) Petersburg           Medium Medium Blue Light   Sept 12, 1918 C  
New, John Calhoun Petersburg, Ill 45 Jan 31, 1873     White Native born   Jeweler self Petersburg     Winfred H. New (wife) Petersburg           Medium Stout Blue Dark   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Newcomer, Emerson Roger Petersburg, Ill 18 July 1, 1900     White Native born   Student         Irving Newcomer Petersburg           Medium Medium Blue Light   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Newcomer, Irving Petersburg, Ill 45 November 28, 1872     White Native born   Physician self Petersburg     Neffa E. Newcomer (wife) Petersburg           Short Stout Blue Light   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Newtson, Harold Charles RFD 1 Greenview, Ill 19 August 3, 1899     White Native born   Farm labor John Newtson RFD 1 Greenview     John Newtson (father) RFD 1 Greenview           Short Slender Blue Light   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Newtson, John Gibbs Greenview, Ill 22 June 16, 1894 Greenview, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Farmer John Newtson Greenview Wife and child Married     No None       Medium Medium Blue Light   June 5, 1917 A  
Nichols, Arthur Athens, Ill 22 July 22, 1894 Athens, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Laborer ?? Athens None Single     Enlisted in Navy None       Medium Slender Blue Dark brown   June 5, 1917 A "waiting to be called"
Nichols, Edward Norman Athens, Ill 36 Feb. 3, 1882     White Native born   Miner Athens Dawson Coal Co Athens     Cora Etta Nichols Athens           Medium Medium Brown Dark   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Nichols, Fred Manford Box 22 Greenview, Ill 26 May 22, 1891 Petersburg, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Fireman-steam shovell Walsh Construction Co NYC & St.L. RR Cleveland, Ohio No Single     No None       Medium Medium D. Brown Lt. Brown   May 28, 1917 A  
Nichols, Lester Wayne Greenview, Ill 28 Febr. 24, 1889 Petersburg, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Engineer Eli Hendricson Greenview Wife Married     No None       Tall Slender Brown Brown   June 5, 1917 A  
Nickles, Lincoln Kern? Athens, Ill 29 March 18, 1888 Athens, Ill   Caucasian Born in US   Miner Athens Dawson Coal Co Athens Wife & 2 children Married     No None       Tall Stout Blue Dark   June 5, 1917 A  
Niemeier, Cobus 2 RFD Tallula, Ill 43 January 26, 1875     White Native born   Farmer self       Mrs. Ethel Niemeier (wife) 2 RFD Tallula           Medium Medium Blue Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Nies, Carl Henry Petersburg, Ill 24 Aug. 15, 1892 Petersburg, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Medical student     No Single     as medical student None       Tall Slender Brown Dk brown   June 5, 1917 A  
Nies, Walter August Greenview, Ill 22 Oct. 25, 1895 Petersburg, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Farmer John Weber Greenview Mother Single     No None       Tall Medium Blue Brown   June 5, 1917 A  
Nies, William Albers RFD 2 Greenview, Ill 33 Oct 13, 1884     White Native born   Farmer   Greenview     Ella Rebecca Nies Greenview           Tall Medium Brown Dark   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Nissen, Sam Hans Jardis Petersburg, Ill 24 April 3, 1893 Atterberry, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Trackman C & A RR Petersburg Wife and one child Married     Dependent relatives None       Medium Medium Blue Dk brown   June 5, 1917 A  
Noel, McKinley Merrimac, Kentucky 21 Sept. 9, 1896 Campbellsville, Kentucky Campbellsville, Kentucky White Native born     Phillip Klim? Ashland, Ill     W.B. Noel Lebanon, Kentucky           Tall Medium Gray Brown   June 5, 1918 B  
Noland, Lee Athens, Ill 23 July 15, 1893 Athens, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Benchman Weaver Mfg Co Springfield, Ill No Single     Left hand crippled None       Medium Medium Brown Light   June 2, 1917 A  
Nolting, Bert Elmer Petersburg, Ill 22 September 29, 1894 Petersburg, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Laborer on farm Emory Irwin Petersburg No Single     No None       Medium Medium Light blue Light   June 5, 1917 A  
Nolting, Bryan Henry Petersburg, Ill 21 Dec. 10, 1896 Petersburg, Ill Germany White Native born     Henry Nolting Petersburg     Henry Nolting Petersburg           Medium Medium Blue Light   June 5, 1918 B  
Nolting, Palmer George Petersburg, Ill 24 Sept. 14, 1892 Petersburg, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Farmer himself near Petersburg Wife Married     Dependent relative None       Medium Medium Blue Light   June 5, 1917 A  
Nolting, Perry William Petersburg, Ill 27 October 30, 1889 Petersburg, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Farmer     a wife and four children Married     No None       Medium Medium Light blue Light brown   June 5, 1917 A  
Nolting, Ross John RFD No 4 Petersburg, Ill 37 October 3, 1880     White Native born   Farmer   RFD No 4 Petersburg     Ada Nolting RFD No 4 Petersburg           Tall Medium Gray L. Brown, slightly bald   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Noon, Noah Wilson Greenview, Ill 45 July 3, 1873     White Native born   Farm hand Charles L. Loyd Greenview     Etta Noon (wife) Greenview           Medium Slender Gray Black   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Norton, Edd Fancy Prairie, Ill 34 April 25, 1884     White Native born   Farm laborer Edd Showalter Fancy Prairie     Falina? Norton West View, Breakinrige, KY           Medium Medium Blue L. Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Norton, James Adam Fancy Prairie, Ill 28 February 3, 1888 Litchfield, Kentucky   Caucasian Natural born   Farm laborer Alvie Fulton Fancy Prairie Wife & child Married     No None       Medium Slender Blue Light   June 5, 1917 A  
Nottingham, Owen Ringo Fancy Prairie, Ill 20 Jan. 8, 1888     White Native born   Farm labor Ed Showalter Fancy Prairie     John Nottingham Athens           Medium Medium Brown L. Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Noyes, Frank Willis Athens, Ill 44 May 18, 1874     White Native born   Laborer L.T. Rankin Athens     Delilah Belle Noyes Athens           Medium Medium Blue Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Nusbaum, Carl B. Tallula, Ill 21 March 22, 1896 Petersburg, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Farm hand C.A. Campbell Tallula No Single     No None       Tall Medium Brown Black   June 5, 1917 A "student home in Chicago. This farm hand is merely a stall, is not opinion"

Name
Address
Age
Date of Birth
Where Born
Father's
Place of
Birth
Race
Citizenship
Nation
Subject of
Occupation
Employer
Employer
Location
Dependents
Maritial
Nearest
Relatives
Relative's
Address
Exemptions
Previous
Military
Rank
Previous
Branch
Previous
Years in
Military
Previous
Nation or
State
Height
Build
Eyes
Hair
Physical
Date
Card
Type
Other Information
or Comments
O'Brian, Forrest Lealand Greenview, Ill 20 Feb. 26, 1898     White Native born   Fireman on ?? Eng. N.J. Coffey Greenview     Mary O'Brian (mother) Greenview           Medium Medium Hazel Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Odom, William RR Fancy Prairie, Ill 25 December 25, 1891 Eola, Missouri   Caucasian Natural born   Farm laborer James R. Graham   No Single     No     6 years State Guard Medium Medium Brown Black   June 5, 1917 A  
Ogden, Archie Melvin Oakford, Ill 33 September 20, 1885     White Native born   Threshing machine J. Ashmore Oakford     Anna Ogden Oakford           Medium Medium Blue Black   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Ogden, William Alfred Oakford, Ill 35 Feb. 1, 1883     White Native born   Farmer for self Oakford     Grace Ogden Oakford           5-6 1/2 Medium Brown Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
O'Hara, William Thomas Petersburg, Ill 18 Dec. 25, 1899     White Native born   Farm hand T.E. O'Hara RFD #2 Petersburg     T.E. O'Hara RFD #2 Petersburg           Medium Medium Blue Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
O'Laughlin, John William Atterberry, Ill 38 Nov. 12, 1879     White Native born   Farm laborer John Gibson Atterberry     Mariah O'Laughlin (mother) 1122 E. Pulaski, Lincoln, Logan, Ill           Medium Slender Blue Light   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Oleson, Paul Fredrick Petersburg, Ill 20 October 22, 1895 Petersburg, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Farming William Mies Menard Co. No Single     Ruptured No       Medium Medium Blue Light   June 5, 1917 A  
Olles, John Oakford, Ill 39 March 5, 1879     White Native born   Rail road section labor C.P. & S.L. R Oakford     Pearl Olles Oakford           5-11 Medium Blue Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Olsen, David Roderick Petersburg, Ill 18 July 11, 1900     White Native born   Watch repairer, clock repairer Lochman Bros. 210 S. Sixth, Springfield, Ill     Charles Olsen (father) Petersburg           Medium Slender Blue Light brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Olson, Claire Lynn Fancy Prairie, Ill 24 December 22, 1892 Vanwood, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Farmer self Fancy Prairie No Single     No No       Medium Slender Grey Dark brown   June 5, 1917 A  
Onken, Herman Edward #1 Greenview, Ill 37 May 26, 1881     White Native born   Farming self #1 Greenview     Emma D. Onken (wife) #1 Greenview           Medium Medium Gray Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Onstott, Lynn Petersburg, Ill 34 December 25, 1883     White Native born   Printer John N. Onstott Petersburg     Ella Onstott Petersburg           Medium Stout Brown Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Ormsby, Charles Earnest Athens, Ill 23 Feb. 15, 1894 Springfield, Ill   Caucasian Born in U.S.   Firman Cantrall Coal Co Cantrall Wife & one child Married     No No       Medium Medium Brown Dark   June 5, 1917 A  
Ortgessen, William Frank Petersburg, Ill 32 March 12, 1886     White Native born   Coal miner John Mallergren Sr. Petersburg     Susie Ortgessen Petersburg           Medium Medium Light blue Light   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Ortgiessen, John Fred RFD #3 Petersburg, Ill 20 March 28, 1898     White Native born   Laborer E.E. Brass Petersburg     Fred Ortgiessen (father) RFD #3 Petersburg           Medium Slender Blue Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Ortman, Gifford George Petersburg, Ill 27 February 15, 1890 Atterberry, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Farmer self Menard Co. Wife and child Married     Wife and child No       Tall Slender Blue Light   June 5, 1917 A  
Ortmon, Samuel Petersburg, Ill 24 March 24, 1893 Atterberry, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Farming self Menard Co. No Single     No No       Tall Slender Blue Light   June 5, 1917 A  
Orum, Carl Frederick Miller Tallula, Ill 30 Nov. 28, 1886 Skoldburg, North Schlessing, Germany   Caucasian Declarant   Farm hand C.C. Juhl Atterberry Wife and two children Married     No No       Tall Slender Grey Light   June 5, 1917 A  
Osborne, Ernest Barton RFD #4 Petersburg, Ill 19 September 16, 1898     White Native born   Farmer Barton Osborne RFD #4 Petersbrug     Barton Osborne (father) RFD #4 Petersburg           Medium Medium Blue D. Br.   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Osborne, George Harrison Petersburg, Ill 22 May 5, 1895 Petersburg, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Farming Jeub? Stith Menard No Single     No No       Tall Medium Blue Brown   June 5, 1917 A  
Otken, John H. Tallula, Ill 20 September 6, 1898     White Native born   Farm hand George Meyer Tallula     Dick Otken Ashland, Cass, Ill           Tall Slender Blue Light   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Otkin, Fred William Atterberry, Ill 21 March 26, 1896 Tallula, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Farmer     No Single     No No       Tall Medium Blue Light   June 5, 1917 A  
Ott, Lester Bayard Petersburg, Ill 40 December 3, 1877     White Native born   Bank cashier First National Bank Petersburg     Fannie R. Ott Petersburg           Medium Medium Dark brown Gray, bald   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Ott, Lyman Ersal Oakford, Ill 38 December 1, 1879     White Native born   Bank cashier First National Bank Oakford     Dorothy Ott Oakford           Medium Slender Brown Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Ottensmeyer, Robt. F. RR 3 Warrenton, Missouri 26 February 28, 1891 Warrenton, Missouri   Caucasian Natural born   Farming Carl Boeker Petersburg No Single     No No       Tall Medium Blue Light brown   June 5, 1917 A  
Otto, Bill Sweetwater, Ill 24 April 28, 1893 Bath, Ill   Caucasian Natural born   Farm laborer Harmon? Marbold near Sweetwater Wife and two children under 12 Married     Wife and two children dependent No       Medium Slender Brown Dark   June 5, 1917 A  
Overbey, Harvey Henry RR 3 Petersburg, Ill 40 Aug 11, 1878     White Native born   Farmer   RR 3 Petersburg     Elizabeth Heflin Overbey RR #3 Petersburg           Medium Medium Blue Dark   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Owen, William Lyman Petersburg, Ill 42 December 15, 1875     White Native born   Restaurant Mgr. Owner Owen's Restaurant Petersburg     Minerva May Owen Petersburg           Medium Stout Blue Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C  
Owens, Parry? Petersburg, Ill 39 April 22, 1879     White Native born   Laborer Porter Bros Wing? supply base, N---?, Va.     Mary Landers Neodesha, Kan.           Tall Medium Blue Brown   Sept 12, 1918 C registered in Norfolk Co, Virginia

Transcribed by Kristin Vaughn © 2008

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