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| RW_URL_01 =[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/294758?q=enemy%20alien%20registrations NARA Alien Registrations Arizona]  
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| RW_URL_02 =[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/286181?q=enemy%20alien%20registrations NARA Alien Registrations  Kansas]
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| RW_URL_04 =[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/4706580 NARA Alien registrations Louisiana]  
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| RW_URL_05 =[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/5889371?q=enemy%20alien%20registrations NARA Alien Registrations North Carolina]  
| Coverage =
| RW_URL_06 =[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1157783 NARA Alien Correspondence FIles,1917-1918]
| Inventory =
| RW_URL_07 =[https://www.archives.gov/files/publications/prologue/2014/summer/germans.pdf NARA article Alien Registrations]
| DFNL = [[California, San Francisco, World War I Enemy Alien Registration Affidavits Digital Folder Number List|Digital Folder Number List]]
| RW_URL_01 = [https://www.archives.gov/files/publications/prologue/2014/summer/germans.pdf NARA article Alien Registrations]
| custodian =
| RW_URL_02 = [https://www.archives.gov/files/calendar/genealogy-fair/2014/handouts/session-16-presentation-handout-1of3-burnes.pdf Friend of Foe ?: Documenting Alien Ancestors during Times of War]
| RW_URL_03 = [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/602456 Alien Enemy Index, 1917-1919 NAID 602456] National Archives
| RW_URL_04 = [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/5889371 Alien Registration Affidavits, 1918. North Carolina. NAID 5889371] National Archives
| RW_URL_05 = [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/4706580 Lists and Forms Relating to Alien Registration, 1918. Louisiana.] National Archives
| RW_URL_06 = [https://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/enemy-aliens/ww1 World War I Enemy Alien Records]
| RW_URL_07 = [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/286181 Enemy Alien Registration Affidavits, 1917–1921 Kansas] National Archives
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== What is in This Collection? ==
== What is in This Collection? ==
This collection contains a digital browse. Clicking on the "Browse through images" link on the collection page will take you to a list of digital film numbers. The list does not contain any description of the content of the film. To see a description of the content see [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/2637065 California, San Francisco, Registration Affidavits of Enemy Alien, 1918] in the FamilySearch Catalog.


Subjects of the German Empire age 14 and older living within the United States were required to register with the Justice Department during World War I. This collection consists of registration affidavits for California and was acquired from the the San Francisco Public Library. This collection is being published as images become available. See also [https://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/enemy-aliens/ww1 National Archives World War I Enemy Alien Records]
Subjects of the German Empire age 14 and older " living within the United States were required to register with the Justice Department during World War I. This collection consists of registration affidavits for California and was acquired from the the San Francisco Public Library. This collection is being published as images become available.
 
This collection contains a digital browse. Clicking on the "Browse through images" link on the collection page will take you to a list of digital film numbers. The list does not contain any description of the content of the film. To see a description of the content see {{FSC|2637065|item|disp=California, San Francisco, Registration Affidavits of Enemy Alien, 1918}} in the FamilySearch Catalog. {{HR Add}}
 
'''Related Reading '''
*Julie Miller. "Enemy Alien Registration during World War I." NGS  Magazine 44 (April-June 2018): 21-28. FS Library 973 D25ngs
*[https://www.archives.gov/files/publications/prologue/2014/summer/germans.pdf Mary J. Manning. " Being German, Being American." Prologue (Summer 2014): 15-22.]
 
=== Index and Image Visibility ===
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== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
The following information may be found in these records:
These records may contain
*Full Name of applicant  
*Full Name of applicant  
*Date Registration was Filed  
*Date Registration was Filed  
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*Children's Gender  
*Children's Gender  
*Finger prints
*Finger prints
== Collection Content  ==
== Collection Content  ==
=== Sample Images ===
=== Sample Images ===
<gallery heights="120px" widths="160px" perrow="4">
 
Image:California, San Francisco, Registration Affidavits of Alien Enemy DGS 4878421 45 1.jpg|Registration Affidavit Page 1 1918
<gallery heights="120px" widths="160px" perrow="4" caption="California Registration Affidavit of Alien Enemy">
Image:California, San Francisco, Registration Affidavits of Alien Enemy DGS 4878421 46 2.jpg|Registration Affidavit Page 2  
Image:California, San Francisco, Registration Affidavits of Alien Enemy DGS 4878421 45 1.jpg|Registration Affidavit Page 1
Image:California, San Francisco, Registration Affidavits of Alien Enemy DGS 4878421 46 2.jpg|Registration Affidavit Page 2
Image:California, San Francisco, Registration Affidavits of Alien Enemy DGS 4878421 47 3.jpg|Registration Affidavit Page 3
Image:California, San Francisco, Registration Affidavits of Alien Enemy DGS 4878421 47 3.jpg|Registration Affidavit Page 3
Image:California, San Francisco, Registration Affidavits of Alien Enemy DGS 4878421 48 4.jpg|Registration Affidavit Page 4
Image:California, San Francisco, Registration Affidavits of Alien Enemy DGS 4878421 48 4.jpg|Registration Affidavit Page 4
</gallery>
</gallery>'''Information in the Registration Affidavits''' generally include the following:
=== Digital Folder Number List ===
 
{{DFNL_List | page = [[California, San Francisco, World War I Enemy Alien Registration Affidavits Digital Folder Number List]] }}
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
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Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:  
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=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
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*{{FSC|2637065|item|disp=California, San Francisco, registration affidavits of enemy alien, 1918.}}
*{{FSC|663093|item|disp=Kansas. United States District Court. Registration Affidavits of Aliens, 1918}}
*{{FSC|2520557|item|disp=Itasca County, Minnesota. Alien registration forms and declaration of holdings,1918}}
*{{FSC|3003567|item|disp=Karen Stein Daniel, extracted and compiled, ''World War I era alien enemy registrations for New Mexico, 1918 : extracts from the United States Marshal records for New Mexico,'' New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico : New Mexico Genealogical Society, 2016. FS Library 978.9 P4d}}
*{{FSC|663130|item|disp=Alien Registrations, North Dakota}}


=== FamilySearch Historical Records ===
;Collection Citation:"California, San Francisco, World War I Enemy Alien Registration Affidavits, 1918." Database with images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. <nowiki>http://FamilySearch.org</nowiki> : 14 June 2016. Citing County Clerk. San Francisco Public Library, History and Archives.
*{{RecordSearch|1968530|United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918}}


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*{{FSC|2224242|item|disp=Registration of Axis aliens in Kansas : January, 1918 through June, 1918.''Overland Park, Kansas : Kansas Statistical Publications Co., c1992}}


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What is in This Collection?[edit | edit source]

This collection contains a digital browse. Clicking on the "Browse through images" link on the collection page will take you to a list of digital film numbers. The list does not contain any description of the content of the film. To see a description of the content see California, San Francisco, Registration Affidavits of Enemy Alien, 1918 in the FamilySearch Catalog.

Subjects of the German Empire age 14 and older " living within the United States were required to register with the Justice Department during World War I. This collection consists of registration affidavits for California and was acquired from the the San Francisco Public Library. This collection is being published as images become available.

What Can These Records Tell Me?[edit | edit source]

These records may contain

  • Full Name of applicant
  • Date Registration was Filed
  • Address when registered
  • Age
  • Physical description
  • Photo
  • Married or not
  • Been in Military
  • Number of Children (If married)
  • Children's Gender
  • Finger prints

Collection Content[edit | edit source]

Sample Images[edit | edit source]

  • California Registration Affidavit of Alien Enemy
  • Registration Affidavit Page 1

    Registration Affidavit Page 1

  • Registration Affidavit Page 2

    Registration Affidavit Page 2

  • Registration Affidavit Page 3

    Registration Affidavit Page 3

  • Registration Affidavit Page 4

    Registration Affidavit Page 4

Information in the Registration Affidavits generally include the following:

How Do I Search This Collection?[edit | edit source]

Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:

  • The name of your ancestor
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  • The name of a spouse

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Search by name on the Collection Details Page.
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Tip: More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at California, San Francisco, World War I Enemy Alien Registration Affidavits, 1918. Some catalog records link to multiple references. In this case, click on a reference to find a camera icon to see images.

How Do I Analyze the Results?[edit | edit source]

Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?[edit | edit source]

Indexes and transcriptions may not include all the data found in the original records. Look at the actual image of the record, if you can, to verify the information and to find additional information.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]

  • Use the age or estimated birth date to find vital records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death
  • Use the information found in the record to find land, probate and immigration records
  • Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in censuses

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]

  • If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives
  • If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby town or county
  • Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name
  • Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names

Record Finder[edit | edit source]

Consult the California Research Tips and Strategies and its Record Finder to search other records

Citing This Collection[edit | edit source]

Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

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