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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II

Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. II. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886. 255 words

Murphy: Bayard precinct, W. D. Askine, C. A. Mantz and Yale Cavet ; Redington precinct, H. A. Gilman ; Broadwater precinct, J. R. Minshal ; Weir-Lisco precinct, J. A. Millett ; Eastwood precinct, Harvey W. Majors ; Storm Lake precinct, Victor E. Covalt ; Gilchrist precinct, C. A. Snow; King precinct, C. A. Tolle ; Riley Hill precinct, W. V. Dove ; Bonner precinct, M. L. Anderson; Yockey precinct, C. I. Hoxworth ; Goodstreak precinct, C. H. Green.

The registration on June 5 in Morrill county, showed 949 registered on that day, represented as follows among the various precincts :

Bridgeport, 170: Yockey, 51; Storm Lake. S; Redington, 33; Union, 17: Havnes, 30; Eastwood, 29; Weir-Lisco, 16; Riley Hill, 15 ; King, 25 ; Broadwater, 67 ; Gilchrist. 15 ; Goodstreak, 7: Court House Rock. 20: Bavard, 446 ; total 949.

The final figures given by the offices of the Provost Marshal General of the United States show that the first registration of Morrill county totaled 955. The entire record of Morrill county during the war, as to its contribution to the military service is shown in the following figures :

Registration on

June 5, 1917 955

Tuly and August. 1918 60

September 12, 1918 1139

Total 2154

Those actually inducted and accepted at camp, 254. There were 243 in general service.

five remediables, 126 placed in limited service and only twenty-five from this county disqualified. The record of deferments shows 368 on the ground of dependents, fifty-two on agricultural and six for industrial reasons.