National Guard, 1st Reg. Infantry, Co. A, 1901–1908


National Guard enlistments from 1901 to 1908 are included in this database. The data include the name of the recruit, his birthplace, age, occupation, and date of enlistment. Most recruits were born in St. Louis; however, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin were represented.

Dennis Northcott submitted this information for publication in the 1998 St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly, volume 31, number 1, pages 18–21.

Abstract of Enlistment Contracts, National Guard of Missouri



Name Birthplace Age Occupation Date of
Enlistment
Adami, Victor H. St. Louis, Missouri 29 Machinery manager 5 Jun 1907
Allen, Claude A. Sacramento, Illinois 22 Electrician 11 Jul 1907
Archambault, Charles E. St. Louis, Missouri 18 Laborer 31 Jul 1907
Armstrong, John St. Louis, Missouri 21 Clerk 8 Jul 1907
Austin, Chase O. Manchester, Indiana 21 Driver 6 Aug 1908
Baker, Oral C. Hopkinsville, Kentucky 26 Cooper 7 Sep 1905
Balthis, Frank K. Des Moines, Iowa 23 Gardener 17 Jan 1901
Barr, Chas. L. Novelty, Missouri 24 Clerk 23 Dec 1907
Bather, Clarence S. St. Louis, Missouri 18 Clerk 20 Jun 1901
Biedeman, Howard O. St. Louis, Missouri 21 Sign writer 25 Jun 1903
Blankenship, C. M. Springfield, Missouri 30 Civil engineer 14 Jul 1904
Brown, Frank W. St. Louis, Missouri 24 Dry goods clerk 2 Jul 1903
Brown, Robert Jersey City, New Jersey 32 Clerk 2 Apr 1903
Burkhardt, Edward W. Marine, Illinois 28 Clerk 16 Feb 1905
Cadieux, Harry C. St. Louis, Missouri 28 Nurse 22 Jun 1905
Carrico, Geo. St. Louis, Missouri 2? Electrician 27 Jun 1901
Cayton, Frank H. St. Louis, Missouri 21 Teamster 28 Oct 1907
Chamblin, Douglas St. Louis, Missouri 18 Horseshoer's helper 5 Jul 1907
Clarke, Chris E. Philipsburg, Pennsylvania 40 Cook 14 Jul 1904
Clarke, Edward A. Denison, Texas 24 Clerk 9 Apr 1903
Clarkson, Clarence W. Valparaiso, Indiana 21 Clerk 14 Nov 1907
Coffey, Samuel L. Collins, Missouri 21 Electrician 20 Sep 1906
Cooper, John W. St. Louis, Missouri 22 Shoe worker 16 Dec 1907
Cornelsen, Herman K. Steelville, Illinois 21 Clerk 23 Apr 1908
Corrigan, Clarence J. Louisville, Kentucky 21 Electrician 15 Jun 1905
Crain, Arthur H. Bloomington, Illinois 23 Telegraph operator 27 Oct 1904
Crawford, Everett St, Louis 22 Shoemaker 5 Jun 1905
Crommie, Sam. W. St. Louis, Missouri 29 Shoemaker 23 Mar 1905
Cundall, M. E. Milwaukee, Wisconsin 21 Clerk 14 Jan 1908
Cunningham, James St. Louis, Missouri 64 Cook 29 Jun 1905
Dailey, Walter Mattoon, Illinois 20 Cook 14 Jul 1904
Davis, Charlie J. St. Louis, Missouri 18 Waiter 30 Oct 1907
Denning, William H. St. Louis, Missouri 20 Bookkeeper 27 Jun 1907
Dietz, Charles H. St. Louis, Missouri 18 Bookkeeper 22 Sep 1904
Ecoff, Robert St. Louis, Missouri 19 Student 7 Apr 1904
Egenriether, Wm. St. Louis, Missouri 24 Shoemaker 10 Nov 1904
Everett, Frank O. Mexico, Missouri 21 Clerk 17 Mar 1904
Fiala, Frank Austria 21 Mechanic 8 May 1902
Frank, George R. Charleston, Missouri 21 Clerk 17 Oct 1907
Frankel, Arthur G. Greenport, New York 21 Clerk 6 Oct 1904
Gieselman, Harry St. Louis, Missouri 21 Elevator conductor 27 Jul 1905
Goodall, Alfred St. Louis, Missouri 21 Upholsterer 22 Sep 1904
Graham, Robert W. Montreal, Canada 25 Teamster 29 Aug 1907
Grillow, Joseph A. St. Louis, Missouri 22 Range painter 12 Feb 1908
Gunning, Michael C. St. Louis, Missouri 18 Shoemaker 26 Mar 1908
Haase, Peter Schlesing-Holstein,German 44 Cook 12 Jul 1906
Hall, Floyd E. Elsberry, Missouri 18 Meat cutter 20 Feb 1908
Hall, Ted Uniontown, Kentucky 30 Restaurant keeper 30 Jan 1908
Hart, Ike O. St. Louis, Missouri 27 Clerk 19 Nov 1903
Hillmann, Wm. St. Louis, Missouri 21 Shoemaker 17 Jun 1902
Hoffman, Adolph W. Kirkwood, Missouri 18 Clerk 13 Jun 1901
Hollman, John C. St. Louis, Missouri 21 Mail clerk 2 Dec 1907
Holly, Walter St. Louis, Missouri 18 Bookkeeper 16 Jun 1904
Jackson, Joseph A. St. Louis, Missouri 21 Printer 7 Jun 1906
Jennings, Edward P. St. Louis, Missouri 27 Machinist 5 Jul 1907
Jennings, George P. St. Louis, Missouri 30 Pattern maker 27 Jun 1907
Jennings, John J. St. Louis, Missouri 18 Laborer 2 Dec 1907
Jones, John A. Kansas City, Missouri 19 Elevator operator 19 Dec 1907
Kilroy, Thomas J. Sligo, Ireland 22 Bricklayer 16 Jul 1908
Knoche, William St. Louis, Missouri 19 Clerk 7 Apr 1904
Koerper, Joseph J. St. Louis, Missouri 23 Upholsterer 8 Jun 1905
Korasick, Frank St. Louis, Missouri 23 Shoe worker 7 Nov 1907
Kuch, Otto F St. Louis, Missouri 18   19 Mar 1908
Lemen, Clyde V. New Design, Illinois 24 Bank clerk 16 Nov 1905
Levrige, Fred C. Nashville, Tennessee 22 Packer 6 Jul 1905
Loss, Robert C. St. Louis, Missouri 18 Teamster 28 Oct 1907
Luby, James P. San Diego, Texas 24 Surveyor 9 Aug 1906
Mahoney, J., Col. St. Louis, Missouri 24 Salesman 5 Jul 1907
Marren, Mark F. St. Louis, Missouri 24 Shoemaker 15 Oct 1908
Marsh, Park R. Marion, Iowa 22 Bookkeeper 1 Feb 1900
Maynard, Edman J. Fort Collins, Colorado 24 Conductor 25 Sep 1902
McCoy, Archie J. Sydney, Illinois 22 Pressman 6 Aug 1908
McDonald, John A. St. Louis, Missouri 26 Printer 25 Jul 1907
McLean, Hugh Allen Union Church, Mississippi 26 Clerk 30 Dec 1907
Meyer, B. J. Alton, Illinois 21 Clerk 14 Jul 1904
Meyer, Ben. Alton, Illinois 20 Dry goods clerk 27 Jun 1907
Miller  , Frank C. Richmond, Virginia 32 Supt brickyard 4 Jun 1903
Miller, William C. Detroit, Michigan 21 Cook 8 Aug 1907
Morrison, John J. St. Louis, Missouri 19 Clerk 27 Jan 1903
Morsh, Robert A. Charlotte, North Carolina 23 Clerk 7 Sep 1905
Mueller, Geo. W. St. Louis, Missouri 19 Clerk 7 Apr 1904
Munson, Porter W. St. Louis, Missouri 19 Clerk 10 Oct 1907
Murray, Walter Poplar Bluff, Missouri 21 Telegraph operator 14 Nov 1907
Oungst, Walter M. Harlan, Iowa 18 Press feeder 26 Apr 1906
Parker, Nat. H., Jr. St. Louis, Missouri 19 Clerk 25 Jul 1907
Paul, Roy Elmer Nashville, Illinois 21 Range maker 30 Jan 1908
Perkins, Howard F. Grubbville, Missouri 23 Streetcar conductor 5 Sep 1907
Peters, Joseph W. St. Louis, Missouri 18 Clerk 16 Jun 1904
Planette, Arthur R. Indianapolis, Indiana 18 Painter 27 Feb 1902
Planette, Chas. St. Louis, Missouri 18 Mechanic 14 Aug 1902
Pope, Earl H. Rochester, New York 18 Clerk 18 Nov 1903
Proper, William H. Manitowoc, Wisconsin 30 Manufacturer 22 Jun 1906
Ramsey, Robert G. Kansas City, Kansas 21  unk 17 Oct 1907
Randolph, Ben. O. F. Millwood, Virginia 21 Salesman 27 Jul 1905
Read, Orrin J. Mexico, Missouri 23 Architect 6 Nov 1902
Redfield, Ross St. Louis, Missouri 21 Driver 19 Jan 1905
Reinhardt, Walter G. St. Louis, Missouri 21 Clerk 14 Jul 1904
Reinicke, Edgar Cincinnati, Ohio 21 Electrician 19 Mar 1908
Richland, Charles F. Covington, Kentucky 32 Fireman 16 Jan 1908
Rother, Charles G. St. Louis, Missouri 18 Photographer 5 Dec 1907
Sanborn, William Webster Lynn, Massachusetts 18 Shoeworker. 14 Apr 1904
Scharer, Fred St. Louis, Missouri 21 Paper hanger 30 Jan 1908
Schreiner, Albert St. Louis, Missouri 18 Clerk 7 Jan 1902
Simmons, Wm. J. St. Louis, Missouri 19 Electrician 27 Feb 1908
Sokolsky, Morris Dallas, Texas 20 Driver 11 Jan 1906
Sona, William Jacksonville, Illinois 22 Clerk 29 Sep 1904
Steele, R. L. Mexico, Missouri 19 Clerk 27 Apr 1904
Steensgaard, Jens N. St. Louis, Missouri 20 Painter 22 Sep 1907
Taylor,, Frank St. Louis, Missouri 19 Nickel plater 24 May 1906
Tecklenburg, Charles G. St. Louis, Missouri 21 Painter 22 Jun 1905
Tockstein, Chas. A. Chester, Illinois 21 Blacksmith 14 Aug 1902
Vogt, Otto H. Columbia, Illinois 21 Draughtsman 25 Nov 1907
Wallin, John D. St. Louis, Missouri 18 Clerk 13 Aug 1908
Walsh, Paul D. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 31 Teller 9 Jun 1904
Weber, Raimund O. St. Louis, Missouri 19 Clerk 18 Nov 1903
Westbrook, Walter R. St. Louis, Missouri 18 Laundry(?) Man 23 Jul 1908
White, Frank S. St. Louis, Missouri 19 Clerk 21 Nov 1904
Wiard, Dudley B. Vermontville, Michigan 17 Wood carver. 21 Feb 1901
Widmer, Charles G. Hermann, Missouri 18 Painter 4 Jun 1908
Winther, Cornelius St. Louis, Missouri 21 Gardener 14 Aug 1902
Wise, Leonard K. Alton, Illinois 29 Clerk 19 Mar 1903
Wood, Edwin S. Grover, Missouri 18 Clerk 23 May 1901