Railroad Name on 1918 Draft Registration Card
Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2018 8:31 am
Hand writing on my great grandfather's World War I registration card is not very readable.
Evidently he was a part of the third draft registration that started September 12, 1918
for men ages 18-45.
The last railroad he was employed by as a locomotive engineer was during the Ford era
of the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad. Prior to that, oral history has claimed he worked
on the Pere Marquette. The name on the 1918 card is blurry at best. Yet clearly is not the PM.
(Unfortunately, no amount of photo editing improves the poorly scanned attached document .)
One could guess it looks like it says T & TC railway. It could be F&TC but I'm not sure at all.
Someone more familiar with the more obscure railroad lines that existed around the Detroit and Toledo
area 100 years ago may be able to distinguish the roads name.
What railroad name is on the card?
Thank you for your curiosity and assistance.
John
Evidently he was a part of the third draft registration that started September 12, 1918
for men ages 18-45.
The last railroad he was employed by as a locomotive engineer was during the Ford era
of the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad. Prior to that, oral history has claimed he worked
on the Pere Marquette. The name on the 1918 card is blurry at best. Yet clearly is not the PM.
(Unfortunately, no amount of photo editing improves the poorly scanned attached document .)
One could guess it looks like it says T & TC railway. It could be F&TC but I'm not sure at all.
Someone more familiar with the more obscure railroad lines that existed around the Detroit and Toledo
area 100 years ago may be able to distinguish the roads name.
What railroad name is on the card?
Thank you for your curiosity and assistance.
John