Record of Kent County soldiers and sailors in service in the Great War (World War I)
Scope and Contents
The process for capturing this information is unknown. A rare clipping is found on the entry page.
In July 2002, Evelyn Sawyer, of the Western Michigan Genealogical Society, began creating a database giving information on the soldiers name, date, parents names, and place of birth. See the microfilm for possible additional information. This database is located on the Western Michigan Genealogical Society Website under the name “Census of World War One Veterans, Kent County, Michigan."
Dates
- 1917-1919
Extent
15.3 Linear Feet (19 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Record of Kent County Soldiers and Sailors in Service in the Great War is a collection made up of a single set of original records from World War I. It contains typed forms, compiled in buckram ledger-type books alphabetically, by the name of the Kent County, Michigan soldiers serving. Three columns of information are captured: 1) Personal Record 2) War Record 3) Family Record. A microfilm copy is also now available. Also called the Census of World War I Veterans, there is a searchable index on the Western Michigan Genealogical Society website.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Unknown
- Title
- Finding aid for the record of Kent County soldiers and sailors in service in the Great War (World War I)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- R. Mayne
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Grand Rapids History Center Repository
Grand Rapids Public Library
111 Library Street NE
Grand Rapids Michigan 49503 USA
616-988-5497
localhis@grpl.org