The birth date was listed as 1984, not possible for multiple reasons. It's been changed to 1894 as a best guess that 1984 was a simple transpostion typo.
J was in a military record in 1917-1918 in Grant County, New Mexico, United States.[1]
Sources
↑Military:
"U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
Registration State: New Mexico; Registration County: Grant County Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6482 #24638684 (accessed 3 June 2023)
Name: J Melvin Pierce [Melvin Pierce]; Race: Caucasian (White); Marital Status: Single; Birth Date: 19 May 1893; Birth Place: Utah, USA; Residence Date: 1917-1918; Residence Place: Grant County, New Mexico, USA; Physical Build: Slender; Height: Tall; Hair Color: Light; Eye Color: Blue.
Acknowledgements
Richard Belcher, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Richard and others.
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