Genealogy researchers needed..... Help me track a WW1 soldier

[NOLA_Ken]

I got a WW1 gas mask and pouch today with all of the soldiers info on it. I've looked a bit but had no luck finding him. Here's the info written on the pouch. I'd love to know where he was during the war, any battles he may have been part of, and if he survived the war, what he did after. Thanks in advance for any help....

E.G.Wayman
4247701
E. TRUCK. CO.
5th CORP. ART. PARK.
A.E.F.
CHICAGO, ILL.

 

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[austin]

U.S. Army records will have it as will the Mormom church, the premier genealogy folks in this country. Both online(I think)...

 

[villagenut]

https://familysearch.org/


I use this site often..

 

[Chadeaux]

https://familysearch.org/


I use this site often..

Yep, if there are any records, you can find them here.

 

[Chadeaux]

Edwin G Wayman (21 Yrs)
2843 Lexington
Chicago, ILL
DOB March 5, 1897
Born Chicago, ILL


https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903...2NL:928312901,928756001?cc=1968530&cc=1968530

You can see his draft card, including his signature, place of employment and nearest relative.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Edwin G Wayman (21 Yrs)
2843 Lexington
Chicago, ILL
DOB March 5, 1897
Born Chicago, ILL


https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903...2NL:928312901,928756001?cc=1968530&cc=1968530

You can see his draft card, including his signature, place of employment and nearest relative.

thanks for that info!

 

[Chadeaux]

Another Edwin G. Wayman marriage:

Name: Edwin G. Wayman
Titles and Terms:
Race (Original):
Race:
Age: 22
Birth Year (Estimated): 1898
Birth Date: 1898
Birthplace:
Spouse's Name: Harriet A. Talbot
Spouse's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Race (Original):
Spouse's Race:
Spouse's Age: 21
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1899
Spouse's Birth Date: 1899
Spouse's Birthplace:
License Type: Marriage
Event Date: 19 Feb 1920
Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois

Gotta remember, those draft cards are often inaccurate. My grandfather completed 2, and both had the wrong date of birth on them. Young men wanting to get in or avoid (depending on the case) military service.

Also found this person in 1910 census.

Stuck with him because he was the only E. G. Wayman that showed up in my search from Chicago.

Edwin Garfield Wayman

Either completely wrong, or quickly found.

 

[Chadeaux]

Ken, are you really from NOLA? I was born at Baptist Hospital there in 1957.

Family was from "Metry"

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Found his daughter, born in 1938, she passed away in 2009 in Ordway, Colorado which could explain how the mask ended up here... Also means he survived the war.... looking for more info still

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Ken, are you really from NOLA? I was born at Baptist Hospital there in 1957.

Family was from "Metry"

I wasn't born there but I got there as soon as I could. Been living there for around 10 years now

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Another Edwin G. Wayman marriage:

Name: Edwin G. Wayman
Titles and Terms:
Race (Original):
Race:
Age: 22
Birth Year (Estimated): 1898
Birth Date: 1898
Birthplace:
Spouse's Name: Harriet A. Talbot
Spouse's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Race (Original):
Spouse's Race:
Spouse's Age: 21
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1899
Spouse's Birth Date: 1899
Spouse's Birthplace:
License Type: Marriage
Event Date: 19 Feb 1920
Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois

Gotta remember, those draft cards are often inaccurate. My grandfather completed 2, and both had the wrong date of birth on them. Young men wanting to get in or avoid (depending on the case) military service.

Also found this person in 1910 census.

Stuck with him because he was the only E. G. Wayman that showed up in my search from Chicago.

Edwin Garfield Wayman

Either completely wrong, or quickly found.

That's going to be him, I found their daughters obit as well

https://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/fh_id/11600/id/359586

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Found 3 major battles he may have been involved in : the Battle of Saint-Mihiel, the Meuse–Argonne Offensive, and the Lorraine Campaign. 5 Corps was at all three....

 

[Ima digger]

Look up a site called "find a grave". You can find people in any state. Many times you can even get a pic of their grave stone. It's a nonprofit site, and I hope everybody uses it for the right reasons. We have to worry about identity theft nowadays. That way you can find out where he was when he died. There may be relatives living in that area now. Just a thought. But it would probably please his relatives to hear that you had found it, no matter what, in any case. Good luck.

 

[Rustic]

Here's some info: