Henry Family World War I Draft
Registrations
Contributed by Ethelyn Coffey and submitted with permission from the
compiler, Patricia Merrill Hollingsworth.
HENRY FAMILY
WW I Draft Registrations
Morgan Co., KY
During World War I, all males between the ages of 18 and 45 were
required
to register for the draft. Five
different cards were used, each with different information, except for
age
and date of birth. The value of
these cards lies in the birth dates listed. Other information
which
might be found is place of birth, father’s
place of birth and nearest relative.
Albert Leslie Henry, age 43, b. Oct. 2, 1876; self-employed farming
&
cattle raising; nearest relative- Mrs. Lillian C. Henry, Grassy Creek,
KY.
Medium height, stout build, blue eyes, brown hair. Home address
Grassy
Creek, KY.
A. T. Henry, age 30 b. Feb. 7, 1877 [sic] near Ezel,
KY;
farmer, married with wife & 2 children listed as dependents. Short, medium build, light
brown
eyes, dark hair. Home address Bonny, KY. Card dated June 5, 1917.
Andrew Jackson Henry, age 30, b. Jan 1, 1887 in Stacy Fork, KY; farmer,
single
with mother as dependent. Medium height & build, light blue
eyes,
light hair. Home address Demund, KY.
Buford (X) Henry, age 21, b. Apr. 2, 1897 in Morgan co., KY; father
born
in Morgan Co., KY; self-employed; nearest relative- Ora Wells Henry,
West
Liberty, KY. Medium height & build, blue eyes, black
hair.
Home address West Liberty, KY.
Charles Patrick Henry, age 40, b. Mr. 5, 1878; sheriff; nearest
relative-
Ida May Henry, West Liberty, KY. Medium height & build, blue
eyes
red hair. Home address West Liberty, KY.
Clayton Henry, age 18, b. Jan. 14, 1900; farmer; nearest relative -
James
M. Henry, Malone, KY. Medium height & build, blue eyes,
auburn
hair. Home address Index, KY.
David Marion Henry, age 21, b. Dec. 20, 1895 in Index, KY. farmer;
married
with wife & child listed as dependants. Medium height &
build,
brown eyes, light hair. Home address Index, KY.
Donald Henry, age 25, b. Dec. 16, 1892 in Index, KY; employed as farmer
by
father, single with no dependents; previous military experience as
private
in U. S. Infantry for 4 years. Short, medium build, blue eyes,
black
hair. Home address Index, KY.
Ebb Frank Henry, age 26, b. Dec. 25, 1890 in Pekin, KY; employed
farming;
married with wife & 1 child listed as dependents. Medium
height
& build, light blue eyes, brown hair. Home address Bonny, KY.
Ezra Mikel Henry, age 25, b. Nov. 30, 1891 in Morgan Co., KY; farmer;
single
with mother & 2 children listed as dependents. Medium height
&
build, blue eyes, light brown hair. Home address West Liberty, KY.
Hendrix Lee Henry, age 21, b. July 17, 1896 in Index, KY; employed as
steel
worker by Am. Rolling Mill Co. of Middletown, OH; single with no
dependents.
Tall, medium build, blue eyes, light hair. Home address Index, KY.
Dennie May Henry, age 33, b. Jan. 26, 1885; self-employed farming;
nearest
relative; wife, Eva Henry, Liberty Road, KY. Medium height,
slender
build, black eyes, brown hair. Home address Liberty Road, KY.
Herbert Lee Henry, age 30,b. June 2, 1887 in Index, KY; employed as
merchant
& farmer, married with wife and 2 children listed as
dependents.
Medium height & build, dark brown eyes & hair; defective right
eye
and abdominal rupture. Home address Index, KY.
Homer Henry, age 27, b. Nov. 6, 1890 in Index, KY; farmer; married with
wife
& child listed as dependents; previous military experience as
private
in U. S. Infantry for 3 years. Medium height & build, brown
eyes
& hair. Home address Index, KY.
James R. Henry, age 30, b. June 9, 1886 in Morgan Co., KY; farmer;
married
with wife & 4 children listed as dependents. Medium height
&
build, light blue eyes, red hair. Home address Ezel, KY.
James Valentine Henry, age 42, b. July 16, 1876; farmer; nearest
relative
- Mary Henry, Floress, KY. Medium height & build, blue eyes,
light
hair. Home address Floress, KY.
John Henry, age 42, b. July 19, 1876; farmer; nearest relative - Dora
F.
Henry, Ezel, KY. Tall, medium build, dark eyes & hair.
Home
address Ezel, KY.
John Sam Henry, age 35, b. Aug. 10, 1883; employed farming &
lumbering
by the C. C. Mfg. Co; nearest relative-wife, Margarett Henry, Licking
River,
KY. Tall, medium build, brown eyes & hair. Home address
Licking
River, KY.
James Daniel Henry, age 34, b. Dec. 16, 1884; farmer; nearest relative
-
Hattie Henry, Licking River, KY. Tall, medium build, blue eyes,
brown
hair. Home address Licking River, KY.
Joseph Frank Henry, age 20, b. Jan. 6, 1898; employed farming by
Russell
Watson; nearest relative- mother, Rebecca May, Liberty Road, KY.
Medium
height & build, gray eyes, brown hair. Home address Liberty
Road,
Ky.
Lewis Franklin Henry, age 21, b. Mar. [no date listed], 1897 in Morgan
Co.,
KY; father born in Morgan co., KY; employed as farmer by & nearest
relative
listed as father, J. L. Henry, Index, KY. Tall, slender build,
blue
eyes, dark hair, “yes” indicated t physical defect, but not
specified.
Home address Index, KY.
Oliver Glen Henry, age 20, b. Apr. 10, 1898; employed farming by
&
nearest relative listed as Johnnie Henry, Ezel, KY. Tall, medium
build,
black eyes, dark hair. Home address Ezel, KY.
Ollie Frank Henry, age 26, b. Aug. 31, 1891 (or 1890) in Morgan Co.,
KY;
farmer; single with no dependents. Medium height & build,
gray
eyes, brown hair. Home address Pomp, KY. Card dated June 5,
1917.
Otto Henry, age 23, b. June 26, 1893 in Bonny, KY; employed farming;
single
with parents listed as dependents. Short, stout build, blue eyes,
brown
hair. Home address Bonny, KY.
Thomas G. Henry, age 38, b. June 7, 1880; farmer; nearest relative -
Hattie
Henry, Maytown, KY. Medium height, stout build, light blue eyes,
light
brown hair. Home address Maytown, KY.
Thomas Harlan Henry, age 36, b. Dec. 25, 1881; employed blacksmithing
by
the C. C. Mfg. Co.; nearest relative - wife, Mary Lou Henry, Licking
River,
KY. Medium height & build, blue eyes, dark hair. Home
address
Licking River, KY.
Walter McClure Henry, age 27, b. June 2, 1890 in Henry, KY;
self-employed
farming; married with wife & child listed as dependents; previous
military
experience as private in State militia for 10 days; claims exemption
because
of broken arm and fractured knee. Short, medium build, blue eyes,
dark
brown hair. Home address Licking River, KY.
William Amos Henry, age 40, b. Sept.1,1878; farmer; nearest relative -
Mollie
E. Henry, Licking River, KY. Short, stout build, blue eyes, black
hair.
Home address Licking River, KY.
William J. Henry, age 29, b. Mar. 3, 1888 in Pomp, KY; farmer; married
with
wife & 1 child age 2 years listed as dependents; claims exemption
because
of stomach trouble. Tall, slender build, brown eyes &
hair.
Home address Pomp, KY.
William Jennings Bryan Henry, age 21, b. Feb. 16, 1896 in Bonny, KY;
self-employed
farming, single with mother listed as dependent. Tall, medium
build,
blue eyes, brown hair. Home address Licking River, KY.
William Kelso Henry, age 38, b. May 6, 1880; farmer; nearest relative
-
Nannie Henry. [no address listed.] Medium height, stout build, blue
eyes,
dark hair. Home address Bonny, KY.
Willie Perry Henry, age 21, b. Apr. 23, 1897 in Menifee Co., KY; father
born
in Morgan Co., KY; self-employed; nearest relative - Oney McGuire
Henry,
Liberty Road, KY. Tall, medium build, blue eyes, brown
hair.
Home address Liberty Road, KY.
Willis Cecil Henry, age 33, b. May 3, 1885; traveling salesman for the
Burley
Tobacco Co. of Louisville, KY; nearest relative - wife, Nellie T.
Henry,
Mt. Sterling, KY. Medium height & build. Home address
Mt.
Sterling, KY.
Extracted from:
World War I Draft Registration Cards, Morgan County, Kentucky.
Abstracted & Indexed by Patricia Merrill Hollingworth
Three Trails West Chapter, D. A. R.
Available in The John F. Kennedy Library, West Liberty, Morgan Co.,
KY>