Walter receives a draft registration notice in 1917 while living in W. Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho as a naturalized citizen of the United States. He is described as a Farmer, married and of medium height and build with grey eyes and light brown hair. It is also noted he is missing the first finger and thumb of his right hand.
Burial Knob Noster Cemetery, Knob Noster, Johnson County, Missouri, United States.
Sources
"Ontario Births, 1869-1911," database with images, FamilySearch record of birth photo, Walter Ferguson, 03 Oct 1891; citing Birth, Kincardine, Bruce, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,846,442.
"Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch [1] : 27 April 2017, Walter Ferguson in household of Carlson Ferguson, Bruce (west/ouest), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 8, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 (1915), Mapleton, Bourbon, Kansas, United States
"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch document photo : 12 December 2014, Walter Ferguson, 1917-1918; citing Canyon County, Idaho, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,452,112.
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Missouri, Jackson County Marriage Records, 1840-1985
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch [2] : 20 May 2014, Walter Ferguson, May 1985; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Walter by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Walter: