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There were at least three men born in Georgia with WWI Draft Cards.

Adolphus Johnson Jr.

• WWI Draft Card b. 5 Oct 1896 in Georgia, works in a saw mill.^[1]
• 1900 US Census Dolphus Johnson Jr. b. Georgia (father is Dolphus)^[2]

Adolphus Emanuel Johnson

• Adolphus Johnson Jr. - Army Statement of Service Card - did not serve overseas. Born 7 Oct 1896 near Knoxville, GA^[3]

• World War II Draft Card. - Adolphus Emanuel Johnson, born 7 Oct 1896 in Knoxville, GA. Lives in Detroit, works for Chrysler.^[4]

• 1930 Census b. about 1898 in Ga. Married to Mary. Electrician, lives in Detroit.^[5]
• 1940 Census b. about 1898 in GA. Married to Mary. Janitor, lives in Detroit.^[6]

Adolphus Burwell Johnson 30 Mar 1895-3 Mar 1986

• 1910 Census - Adolph Johnson b. 1895 GA, lives at home in Atlanta with mother Lillie.^[7]
• WWI Draft Card b. 30 Mar 1895 GA. Lives in DC. Single, works as a presser.^[8]

• Army Transport List Adolphus B Johnson, 325th Field Signal Battalion. Next of kin, mother Lilly Johnson who lives in Atlanta, GA.^[9]

• Marriage to Marie Nash in DC in 1919^[10]
• 1920 Census b. 1895 GA, lives in DC with wife Marie, works in tailor shop. ^[11]
• 1930 Census b. GA, lives with wife Marie in DC, is a tailor https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/121225608:6224

• WWII Draft Card b. 30 Mar 1895 in Atlanta, GA. Lives in DC. Next of Kin, Lilly Johnson of Los Angeles. He works at the Wardman Park Hotel.^[12]
• 1950 Census Adolphus B. Johnson b. 1895 in GA, lives in DC. Unemployed. Lives with wife Marie and her sister Anita Nash.^[13]

• 1954 DC City Directory Adolphus and Marie, he works at Kann's department store. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1017603840:2469

• SSDI - Adolphus Johnson 30 Mar 1895-Mar 1986^[14]

• BIRLS died 3 Mar 1986, served from 30 Jan 1918 to 13 Mar 1919 https://www.fold3.com/record/619970295/adolphus-johnson-veterans-affairs-birls-death-file

Sources

1. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
   Registration State: Georgia; Registration County: Bibb County
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6482 #11773575 (accessed 8 July 2022)
   Name: Adolphus Johnson Jr. [Adolphus Johnson]; Race: African (Black); Marital Status: Single; Birth Date: 5 Oct 1896; Birth Place: Georgia, USA; Residence Date: 1917-1918; Street Address: Lizella; Residence Place: Bibb County, Georgia, USA; Physical Build: Medium; Height: Medium; Hair Color: Black; Eye Color: Black.
2. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1900; Census Place: Militia District 630, Crawford, Georgia; Roll: 190; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 1240190
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #8616722 (accessed 8 July 2022)
   Dolphus Johnson (2), single son, in household of Dolphus Johnson (26) in Militia District 630, Crawford, Georgia. Born in Georgia, USA.
3. ↑ Military: "Georgia, U.S., World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919"
   Georgia Adjutant General’s Office. World War I Statements of Service Cards. Georgia State Archives, Morrow, Georgia
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3129 #103264 (accessed 8 July 2022)
   Name: Adolphus Johnson Jr; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 7 Oct 1896; Birth Place: Near Knoxville GA; Enlistment Date: 27 Sep 1918; Age at enlistment: 21; Residence Place: Macon, Georgia; Card Type: Army Statement of Service Card; Box Title: WWI Statement of Service Summary Cards, CLM-408.
4. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
   The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (4th Registration) For the State of Michigan; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1002 #11872793 (accessed 8 July 2022)
   Name: Adolphus Emanuel Johnson; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 7 Oct 1896; Residence Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA; Military Draft Date: 1942; Next of Kin: Mr William Johnson.
5. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1930; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0429; FHL microfilm: 2340784
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #12630156 (accessed 8 July 2022)
   Adolphus Johnson (32), married, Electrician, head of household in 6398 Scotten Ave, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA. Born in Georgia.
6. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01843; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 84-139
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #84812237 (accessed 8 July 2022)
   Adolphus Johnson (42), married, Janitor, head of household in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Born in Georgia.
7. ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1910; Census Place: Atlanta Ward 1, Fulton, Georgia; Roll: T624_190; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0042; FHL microfilm: 1374203
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #147014809 (accessed 8 July 2022)
   Adolph Johnson (15), single son, Cup Dipper, in household of Lillie Johnson (49) in Atlanta Ward 1, Fulton, Georgia, USA. Born in Georgia.
8. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
   Registration State: District of Columbia; Registration County: Washington
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6482 #23917431 (accessed 8 July 2022)
   Name: Adolphus Burwell Johnson; Race: Black; Marital Status: Single; Birth Date: 30 Mar 1895; Birth Place: Georgia, USA; Residence Date: 1917-1918; Street Address: 1009 Lamont St. NW.; Residence Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Draft Board: 09; Physical Build: Medium; Height: Medium; Hair Color: Black; Eye Color: Black.
9. ↑ Passenger List: "U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939"
   The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 519
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61174 #3894262 (accessed 8 July 2022)
   Name: Adolphus B Johnson; Departure Date: 10 Jun 1918; Departure Place: Hoboken-NJ; Address: 220 Magnolia St; Residence Place: Atlanta, Georgia; Mother: Lillie A Johnson; Ship: Orizaba; Military Unit: Sc; Rank: Private First Class; Service Number: 1974655; Notes: Co C, 325th Field Signal Bn, NA.
10. ↑ Marriage: "Washington, D.C., U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1830-1921"
    District of Columbia, Marriages, 1830-1921. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 2129769
    Ancestry Record 60261 #410645 (accessed 8 July 2022)
    Adolphus Johnson (24) marriage to Marie Nash on 26 May 1919 in Washington, District of Columbia.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1920" (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNG9-CCY : 1 February 2021), Adolphus Johnson, 1920.
12. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
    The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the District of Columbia; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 035
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1002 #17749897 (accessed 8 July 2022)
    Name: Adolphus Burell Johnson; Gender: Male; Registration Age: 47; Birth Date: 30 Mar 1895; Birth Place: Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Residence Place: Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, USA; Registration Date: abt 1942; Military Draft Date: 1942; Height: 5 9; Eye Color: Brown; Hair Color: Brown; Weight: 160; Complexion: Freckled; Next of Kin: Lilly Johson.
13. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
    United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: 4813; Sheet Number: 15; Enumeration District: 1-1188
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #15902486 (accessed 8 July 2022)
    Adophus B Johnson (55), married head of household in Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Born in Georgia.
14. ↑ Death: "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014"
    Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    Ancestry Record 3693 #30857836 (accessed 8 July 2022)
    Adolphus Johnson death Mar 1986.