The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-08-03
OFFICIAL DRAFT LIST
GRENADA COUNTY.
Those First to Be Drafted from This
County and the Order in Which
They Must Appear for Examina-
tion. Local and District Boards.

The list which appears below con-
tains the names of those in Grenada
county who are the first to be drafted
for service in the war. The lists were
prepared in Washington City and
sent to hundreds of Exemption
Boards throughout the country. The
Exemption Board for Grenada coun-
ty consists of, Sheriff Crowder, Cir
cult Clerk Barnes and County Health
Officer, DR.. j. E. Middleton. The
District Exemption Board for North
Mississippi consists of, Judge w. j.
Lamb of Corinth, c. L. Townes of
Minters City, DR.. F. C. Feemster of
Tupelo, DR.. R. C. Crenshaw of Alb
erdeen and J. E. Myers of Water
Valley. The Federal District Ex-
emption Board will sit at Tupelo,
hence all who desire to appeal from
the county exemption boards should
see that all proper papers, ETC., are
sent to the district board, C. L.
Townes, secretary, at Tupelo. Care
should be taken to file all papers
with the county boards so that the
record may go up in proper form.
Neither the county or the district
boards will hear any personal pleas,
nor will any attorneys or other rep
resentative of those drafted be allow
ed to appear before either board.
All claims for exemption are requir-
! ed to be filed in writing
The county board has been quite
busy this week getting matters in
shape for the medical examinations
yesterday Thursday. 1t is prob
able that the medical examinations
will be concluded today. Grenada
County furnished so many volunteer
soldiers that there are only 81 to
be drafted from the county.
1t is stated that only very few
of the negroes drafted are coming
up with any exemption pleas. In
fact the first negro to appear said
about this, so one of the members
of the Exemption Board states: eyes,
sir, / am ready. Use married, but
my wife kin take care Of herself.
She is stout, healthy owam. / has
little scar or defect in my right
hand but dat don't keep me from
shooten."
The first number shows the order
of the draft and the second number
is the serial number. For example
Tom Henry Cresswell, Holcomb, was
the 18th man to be drawn while his
serial number is 755.
/ 25s-Ernia v. Holiday. Grenada.
q 45s--Lesle Lewis. Graysport
% s54-Edgar Miles. Cascilla.
A. 7s3-Cornelius c. Clark, Holcomb.
s. s37-George Calvin Roberts, Big
Creek.
G. 337-Henry Spencer, Grenada.
7 676-Willis Ross, Holcomb.
s. 275-Sandy Jones. Grenada.
g 5O9-Henry CASTOR Williams, Grenada
10 564-Spencer Franklin, Torrance.
IL 945-Will Harris. Grenada.
12- 596-Jim Bray. Tie Plant.
13-- 536-Joe Kershaw, Grenada.
IA 54s-Claud Edwin Avin. Graysport
Is 7s4-Tom Henry Cresswell. Holcomb
10 755-Lous Southworth Journey
Hclcomb.
IL 107--Joe Mitchell. Grenada.
1s- 616-Samael Hurd Horton. Hardy.
l9-- 373-John Wesley Williams, Grenada
20 775-F. ]. Bell. Holcomb.
al 4s6-Robert Allen Lott. Elliott.
22- 692-Allcn Murphy. Lefore.
% 600-Tom Blanks, Tie Plant.
24- sl0-Arthur Marion. Big Greek.
25- 507-George s. Woods. Grenada.
26- S0s-Ben Neeley. Grenada.
81 4S7-Ivory Williams. Graysport
2s- 604-Freeman Brooks, Tie Plant
2s- IA. B. Campbell Grenada.
So--1066-Chest Reese. Holcomb.
81 s24-Edwin Bernhard Lewis, I'll
32- 420-Sam Hill. Grenada.
3s-1014-John Spencer. Elliott.
"a 5l4-Bob Allen. Elliott.
S5- 4S3-George Willis. Graysport.
So 1O-Minott E. Edwards Grenada.
S7-1045---Daniel Carter. Holcomb.
3s-l031-Charley M. Nall Holcomb.
39- 4S7-Thomas jefferson MarteI
40 797-Grover C. Britt Big Creek.
Al 140-Thomas B. Smith. Grenada.
A. 4s2-Joe Williams. Williamsville.
Al 1s-Taylor Bennett, Grenada.