1st Class Private, 61st Engineers, Co. B. Born in Catawba County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Henkel. Entered service May 17, 1918, at Newton, N.C. Was sent to Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Ind. From there he was sent to Camp Upton. Sailed for France July 21, 1918. Returned to USA Aug. 3, 1919, and was mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., Aug. 12, 1919.
A valuable farm property of one hundred and seventy-five acres situated on Sections 11 and 13, Raymond Township, pays substantial annual tribute to the care and labor bestowed upon it by its owner, William Henkel, who is a representative agriculturist of Racine County. His business affairs are most carefully and wisely managed and his splendid success is the direct and merited reward of his own labors. He was born in Germany, October 25, 1853, a son of Henry and Charlotte (Guth) Henkel, who were also natives of the fatherland. On coming to the new world they settled in Raymond Township, … Read more
The series contains original affidavits of registration that record personal information about each registrant, their photograph affixed to the majority of documents, and the registrants fingerprints. All of these are specific to Kansas, and most have the actual documents attached.