WW1 Draft Registration Card of John Rainey Cook

World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

of John Rainey Cook

He is my Papaw Cooke's paternal first cousin. He lived in Chicago as did his brother
Jefferson Gideon Cook and also was a  street car conductor.

(US, WWI Draft) Registration Card
Serial Number: 2872
Order Number: A1393
Name: John Rainey Cook
Permanent Home Address: 923 E 55th St Chicago Cook Co. Illinois
Age in years: 40
Date of Birth: Aug 28 1878
Race: White
U.S. Citizen: Native Born
Present Occupation: Street Car Conductor
Employer's Name: C C RY
Place of Employment or Business: 38th & Cottage Grove Chi Cook Ill
Nearest Relative Name: Florence Ethel Cook
Address: 923 E 55th St Chi Cook Ill

Signature John Rainey Cook

Registrar's Report
Description of Registrant
Height: Tall
Build: Slender
Color of Eyes: Brown
Color of Hair: Brown
Has person lost arm, leg, hand, eye or is he obviously physically disqualified? NO

Katherine Kane
9-12-18

Chicago Local board No. 14
1510 Hyde Park Bl., Chicago

Source:

I viewed the one at Ancestry.& the one at FamilySearch.  They are from the same film and are the same image  I have cited both so those without a subscription to Ancestry can also view the file

"U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6482/ : accessed 27 February 2024), imaged card for John Rainey Cook, Serial # 2872, Order # A1393, Chicago Local Draft Board 14, citing World War I Selective Service Systems Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives microfilm publication M1509, imaged from Family History Library film roll 1439759.

"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K68C-LSQ : accessed 27 February 2024), John Rainey Cook, 1917-1918.