WWI Draft Registration Cards 1917/1918 confirm that the names Jasper and Joseph Eller, which appear on the 1910 and 1920 Alva, Woods, OK census records, respectively, belong to the same Jasper Joseph Eller. In addition, we know from the card that he was born 16 Oct 1893 in Liberal, KS, and was residing in East St. Louis, St. Clair Co, IL in 1917. He was married to Marybelle, age 30, born in OH. He was assistant foreman in a steel foundry, American & ? ?. In 1920, he is listed as foreman.
Jasper's older brother, William L. Eller, also filled out a draft card in 1917. He is said to be a "cement quickener(?)," employed by Nick Eller of Woods, OK. William was born 16 Oct 1889, also in Liberal, KS and remains single at that time. He wrote out his middle name, so we know the L. to stand for Lazreth, William Lazreth Eller. The 1930 census records William as a WWI veteran. Jasper, on the other hand, marked "no" for veteran in 1920.
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