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| title = California, Geographical and Name Index of Californians who served in WWI, 1914-1918
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== What is in This Collection? ==
== What is in This Collection? ==
Geographical and name index of Californians who served in WWI for the years 1914-1918. The geographical index is arranged by counties and filed in alphabetical order. Within each county are three subdivisions indicating the service man's status/standing, e.g. decorated men, casualty, non-casualty. Names of servicemen are filed in alphabetical order behind these categories. Information on the card includes military unit, date of death, the name of the nearest relative, kind of military award or citation. The cards also indicate if there are newspaper clippings of the serviceman. The name index is filed alphabetically by name. Information on the cards gives military rank, hometown, fate in war (death, non-casualty, etc.), also indicates newspaper clippings and additional information in the biographical file.  
Geographical and name index of Californians who served in WWI for the years 1914-1918. The geographical index is arranged by counties and filed in alphabetical order. Within each county are three subdivisions indicating the service man's status/standing, e.g. decorated men, casualty, non-casualty. Names of servicemen are filed in alphabetical order behind these categories. Information on the card includes military unit, date of death, the name of the nearest relative, kind of military award or citation. The cards also indicate if there are newspaper clippings of the serviceman. The name index is filed alphabetically by name. Information on the cards gives military rank, hometown, fate in war (death, non-casualty, etc.), also indicates newspaper clippings and additional information in the biographical file.  
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=== 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:
The following information may be found in these records:
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*Next of kin and where residing
*Next of kin and where residing
*Branch of Service
*Branch of Service
== Collection Content ==  
== Collection Content ==  
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== How Do I Search This Collection? ==  
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==  
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
*The name of your ancestor
*The name of your ancestor
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*The place where the soldier enlisted
*The place where the soldier enlisted
*The years the soldier served
*The years the soldier served
=== Search the Index ===
=== Search the Index ===
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=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===  
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===  
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.  Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log | research log]].
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.  Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log | research log]].
== What Do I Do Next? ==
== What Do I Do Next? ==
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
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*Continue to search the index and records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives who may have served in the same unit or a nearby unit
*Continue to search the index and records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives who may have served in the same unit or a nearby unit
*When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct
*When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
*There may be more than one person in the records with the same name  
*There may be more than one person in the records with the same name  
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*Search the records of nearby military units
*Search the records of nearby military units
*Even though these indexes are very accurate they may still contain inaccuracies, such as altered spellings, misinterpretations, and optical character recognition errors if the information was scanned  
*Even though these indexes are very accurate they may still contain inaccuracies, such as altered spellings, misinterpretations, and optical character recognition errors if the information was scanned  
=== Research Helps ===
=== Research Helps ===
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of [[California, United States Genealogy|California]].
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of [[California, United States Genealogy|California]].
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* [[US Military Basic Search Strategies]]
* [[US Military Basic Search Strategies]]
* [[Beginning United States World War I Research]]
* [[Beginning United States World War I Research]]
=== Related Family History Library Holdings ===
=== Related Family History Library Holdings ===
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/176630?availability=Family%20History%20Library California. Adjutant General's Office. World War I draft report : list of California men who enlisted or were inducted into the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps.]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/176630?availability=Family%20History%20Library California. Adjutant General's Office. World War I draft report : list of California men who enlisted or were inducted into the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps.]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1878523 California, San Francisco, World War I Enemy Alien Registration Affidavits, 1918.]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1878523 California, San Francisco, World War I Enemy Alien Registration Affidavits, 1918.]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/434489?availability=Family%20History%20Library Records of Californians who served in World War I.]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/434489?availability=Family%20History%20Library Records of Californians who served in World War I.]
=== Related FamilySearch Historical Record Collections ===
=== Related FamilySearch Historical Record Collections ===
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1968530 United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1968530 United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2996059 United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919.]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2996059 United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919.]
== Citing This Collection ==
== Citing This Collection ==
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What is in This Collection?[edit | edit source]

Geographical and name index of Californians who served in WWI for the years 1914-1918. The geographical index is arranged by counties and filed in alphabetical order. Within each county are three subdivisions indicating the service man's status/standing, e.g. decorated men, casualty, non-casualty. Names of servicemen are filed in alphabetical order behind these categories. Information on the card includes military unit, date of death, the name of the nearest relative, kind of military award or citation. The cards also indicate if there are newspaper clippings of the serviceman. The name index is filed alphabetically by name. Information on the cards gives military rank, hometown, fate in war (death, non-casualty, etc.), also indicates newspaper clippings and additional information in the biographical file.

Image Visibility[edit | edit source]

Whenever possible FamilySearch makes images and indexes available for all users. However, rights to view these data are limited by contract and subject to change. Because of this there may be limitations on where and how images and indexes are available or who can see them. Please be aware some collections consist only of partial information indexed from the records and do not contain any images. For additional information about image restrictions see Restrictions for Viewing Images in FamilySearch Historical Record Collections.

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

The following information may be found in these records:

  • Name of serviceman
  • Next of kin and where residing
  • Branch of Service

Collection Content[edit | edit source]

Sample Images[edit | edit source]

  • 1914-1918

    1914-1918

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

Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:

  • The name of your ancestor
  • The approximate age or birth date of the soldier
  • The place where the soldier enlisted
  • The years the soldier served

Search the Index[edit | edit source]

Search by name on the Collection Details Page.
  1. Fill in the search boxes in the Search Collection section with the information you know
  2. Click Search to show possible matches

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. Keep track of your research in a research log.

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

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

  • Use the estimated age to calculate a birth date
  • Use the age and location of the military unit to find the soldier’s family in census, church and land records
  • Continue to search the index and records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives who may have served in the same unit or a nearby unit
  • When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct

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

  • There may be more than one person in the records with the same name
  • Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for alias names, nicknames and abbreviated names
  • Search the records of nearby military units
  • Even though these indexes are very accurate they may still contain inaccuracies, such as altered spellings, misinterpretations, and optical character recognition errors if the information was scanned

Research Helps[edit | edit source]

The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of California.

Related Family History Library Holdings[edit | edit source]

Related FamilySearch Historical Record Collections[edit | edit source]

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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