Calvin Mackfering Self (1888 - 1920)

Born 13 Sep 1888 in Newbern, Dyer, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Kate (Justis) Allen — married 3 Feb 1909 (to 1 Feb 1920) in Greene, Arkansas, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Feb 1920 at age 31 in Woodward, Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

Calvin Mackfering^[1] Self was born on 13 September 1888 in Newbern, Tennessee.^[2]

He married Mary K Justice from Paragould, Arkansas on 3 Feb 1909.^[3]

He continued to live in Dyer County, Tennessee until approximately 1915-1918, when he moved to Woodward, Oklahoma.^[4][5][6][1]

He registered for the World War I draft in Woodward County, Oklahoma on June 5, 1917. He gave his birth date as 13 Sep 1888 and his age as 29. He lived at 1609 5th street in Woodward, Oklahoma, and ran a gasoline filling station. He was described as tall and slender, with blue eyes and light hair. He claimed an exemption from the draft on the grounds of "poor health."^[1]

He passed away on 1 Feb 1920 and is buried in Woodward, Oklahoma.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KZDP-BZK : 13 March 2018), Calvin Mackfering Self, 1917-1918; citing Woodward County, Oklahoma, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,852,245.
2. ↑ Census records from 1900, 1910, and 1920 give his age as 12, 23, and 30. The most specific birth date available, given here, is from his World War I draft card.
3. ↑ "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NMFY-SLW : 10 February 2018), C M Self and Mary K Justice, 03 Feb 1909; citing , Greene, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,301,917.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MS88-5V7 : accessed 2 August 2018), Calvin Self in household of Self, Newbern town, Dyer, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 21, sheet 7A, family 142, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,568.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MGF9-L44 : accessed 2 August 2018), Calvin M Self, Newbern, Dyer, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 24, sheet 4A, family 65, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1497; FHL microfilm 1,375,510.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MJMM-HNR : accessed 2 August 2018), Calvin M Self, Woodward, Woodward, Oklahoma, United States; citing ED 239, sheet 8A, line 29, family 175, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1489; FHL microfilm 1,821,489.
7. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QV2C-WC3L : 13 December 2015), C. M. Self, 1920; Burial, Woodward, Woodward, Oklahoma, United States of America, Elmwood Cemetery; citing record ID 65999163, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.