World War I Civilian Registration Index of Colorado Minorities.

              WORLD WAR I CIVILIAN REGISTRATION INDEX
OF COLORADO MINORITIES (NON-WHITES)
Extracted from Microfilm Rolls # 1509 CO 1-CO 2, and CO 6-CO 9
Alamosa, Arapahoe, Archuleta, Baca Counties, and Denver City
There were three registrations, June 5, 1917, July 5, 1918, and September 12, 1918; and a supplemental registration on
August 24, 1918. There were some changes in the format of the questions. Each registration card contained a serial number
and an order number. All civilian men between the ages of 18 and 45 were required to register.
June 5, 1917 and July 20, 1918 Registration Cards requested the following information:
Name in full: Given Name, Family Name, and Age.
Home Address: Number, Precinct, City, and State.
Date of birth: Month, Day, and Year.
Are you (1) natural born citizen (2) a naturalized citizen (3) an alien (4) or have you declared your
intention, specify which:
Where were you born? Town, State, or Nation.
If not a citizen, of what country are you a citizen or subject?
What is your present trade, occupation, or office? (Second registration omitted this question)
By whom employed? Where employed?
Have you a father, mother, wife, or child under 12, or a sister or brother under 12, solely dependent on you
for support (specify which):
Married, or single (which)? Race (specify which)?
What military service have you had? Rank: Branch, Years, Nation, or State
Do you claim exemption from draft (specify grounds)?
(Second registration) Race: White, Negro, Indian or Oriental. Cross out race that does not apply.
Left corner of card: “If person is of African descent, tear off this corner.”
Signature or Mark
The back of the card, Registrar’s Report, gives physical description: height, build, color of eyes and hair.
Signature of registrar.
The Precinct, City, or County, State, date of registration, and stamp of the local board.
September 18, 1918 Registration Card
Name in full: Given Name, Family Name, and Age.
Home Address: Number, Precinct, City, and State.
Date of birth: Month, Day, and Year.
Race: White, Negro, Oriental, Indian (Citizen or Non citizen) [check the appropriate box]
U.S. Citizen: Native born, Naturalized, or Citizen by father’s naturalization before Registrant’s Majority?
Alien: Declarant or Non-declarant?
If not a citizen, of what country are you a citizen or subject?
Present Occupation, Employer’s Name, and Place of Employment or Business
Nearest Relative: Name and Address
Signature or Mark
The back of the card, Registrar’s Report, gives physical description height, build, color of eyes and hair
Signature of registrar.
Date of registration. Stamp of local board.
It was noted that on the first registration card where the registrant was required to enter their race, “Negro,” “African,” and
sometimes “Ethiopian”, or “Colored” indicated those of African descent; “Mongolian” for those of Oriental descent;
“Mexican” for those of Mexican descent even if born in the United States. Also “Malayan”* for some born in Mexico, Old
Mexico, or New Mexico. Please note that due to translating the various handwritings, there may be errors in interpreting
names. Also, when it was not stated whether the registrant was married or single, “M” or “S” was not entered in the M/S
column. Some of the cards did not indicate an occupation, only the employer, therefore the Occupation column was left blank
or a question mark was used. Race is reported as found on the registration card. Where the race question was limited to White,
Negro, Oriental, or Indian, in some cases Spanish-sounding names were identified as Oriental. These particular regis- tration
cards did not indicate place of birth, therefore it cannot be presumed that they are of Malayan or Philippine descent.
A question mark (?) in a column denotes inability to translate and entry, or not sure of spelling.
*Malayans are from South Asia and apparently emigrated to Mexico and California in late 19th century.