[or-roots] WWI draftees called up from other than their home

[Sue Steward]

You might find this one interesting. My husband's grandfather was 
registered at the Corvallis Hospital following surgery by the Deputy 
County Clerk.

Sue Steward

On 12/31/2013 9:49 AM, Robyn Greenlund wrote:
> It's possible they were registered when at school, but here's the 
> problems with that.... I checked the historic newspapers and from what 
> I could tell, it appears if you were between 21 and 31 years of age as 
> of June 5, 1917, you were required to register on that date in your 
> place of primary residence (at the same place you voted). If you were 
> sick or absent from your "permanent home" you could either register by 
> mail or by going to the city clerk (cities over 30,000) people or 
> county clerk to register. I don't know how you would know in advance 
> you were going to be sick though (unless it was disease).
>
> I also found mention of people who were registered in two places, 
> where they were to report to whichever one they received the call from 
> first. So maybe in the initial confusion, they registered at school 
> AND at home, and were picked to muster up from Eugene? I guess if we 
> looked at the actual registration cards for some of these out-of-area 
> people we might be able to tell by the name of the clerk (if present) 
> or by the number on the card. I would think for example that if 
> someone from a smaller town had a number higher than 10% of the 
> population of that place, that they must have registered out of the area.
>

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