Tom & Clarence Cook's WWI Draft Registration & Numbers

Both my paternal grandfather, Thomas D Cooke(age 29), and his brother William Clarence Cook(age 26), registered for the World War 1 Draft on June 5th of 1917. Their draft numbers along with the other Marshall County men that registered were published in The Marshall Gazette the following month.  Tom and Clarence were both employed by the Houston & Liggett Sawmill. They were also both married with children. Neither of them were called up to serve.

See THIS article at the National Archives for more information about who was required to register.

Sources:

"Registered Men's Draft Numbers Drawn", The Marshall Gazette(Lewisburg TN), Vol XLIII, No. 167, 24 July 1917, p. 3, col 3. Thomas D Cook, Chapel Hill; FamilySearch(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHK-Q3RM-5S8W : accessed 16 Nov 2025) IGN 8963192, Image 285 of 1071.

"Registered Men's Draft Numbers Drawn", The Marshall Gazette(Lewisburg TN), Vol XLIII, No. 167, 24 July 1917, p. 3, col 1. William Clarence Cook, Chapel Hill; FamilySearch(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHK-Q3RM-5S8W : accessed 16 Nov 2025) IGN 8963192, Image 285 of 1071.

"United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYTP-3NKW : accessed 16 November 2025), Entry for Thomas D Cook(Precinct 8 Chapel Hill TN), 5 June 1918: IGN 5152433, Image 3581 of 5963.

"United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YTP-382H : accessed 16 November 2025), Entry for William Clarence Cook(Precinct 8 Chapel Hill TN), 5 June 1918; IGN 5152433 Image 3585 of 5963.