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Service Number -2873927
Enlisted (Drafted) 27 May 1918
Discharged 24 May 1919
Enroute to France
Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists
Name: Earl P Rothwell
Departure Date: 3 Aug 1918
Departure Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
Address: Rfd #2
Residence Place: Decator, Tennessee
Father: Walter S Rothwell
Ship: Leviathan
Rank: Private
Service Number: 2873927
Notes: Camp Pike July Automatic Replacement Draft Company #22 Infantry
Company L, 1st Platoon
- Company L Morning Report 4 October 1918: Private; assigned to 132nd Infantry, per D.S.O No. 239, Para. 11, dated Oct 2, 1918. Assigned to Company L, 2 October per Verbal Order Commanding Officer (VOCO). - Company L Muster Roll Oct 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Private. - Company Roster November 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Private. - Company Roster December 1918 A.E.F. Junglinster, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. - Company Roster February 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. Absent Sick 20 Jan 1919. - Company Roster March 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. Rejoined 25 March 1919. - Company Roster April 1919 A.E.F.: Listed as Private.
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Name: Earl R. Rothwell
Departure Date: 9 May 1919
Departure Place: Brest, France
Arrival Date: 17 May 1919
Arrival Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
Residence Place: Decatur, Tennessee
Father: Walter S. Rothwell
Ship: Mt Vernon
Military Unit: CO. L 132 INF.
Rank: Private
Service Number: 2, 873, 927
Notes: COMPANY "L" 132ND. INFANTRY 33RD, DIVISION
WWI Victory Medal with battle Clasps unknown
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Post War Occupations / Bio:
the 1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Earl R Rothwell
Age: 28
Birth Year: abt 1892
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1920: Civil District 3, Meigs, Tennessee
Street: Hewey Ferry Road
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Walter Scott Rothwell
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Name: J C Rothwell
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Able to Speak English: Yes
Employment Field: Own Account
(Occupation farmer per WWI draft registration)
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Walter Scott Rothwell 68 Head
J C Rothwell 53 Wife
Earl Rothwell 28 Son
Garland Rothwell 13 Son
the 1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Earl R Rothwell
Age: 44
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1896
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Tennessee
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Meigs, Tennessee
Street: 30 Highway
Farm: Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935: Meigs, Tennessee
Occupation: Carpenter
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 2500
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 50
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 45
Income: 648
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members Age Relationship
Earl R Rothwell 44 Head
Thomas R Rothwell
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Death Information: Date; Age; Cause; Burial Location
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Earl Ragon Rothwell
BIRTH 4 Jan 1892
DEATH 18 Oct 1955 (aged 63)
BURIAL Decatur Cemetery
Decatur, Meigs County, Tennessee,
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Family Members
Parents
Walter Scott Rothwell 1851–1922
Jessie Ragon Rothwell 1866–1949
Spouse Annie Retta Smith Rothwell 1897–1939
Siblings
Charles Leo Rothwell 1898–1919
R Garland Rothwell 1906–1989 |
Miscellaneous:
Veterans Administration Master Index
Name: Earl Ragon Rothwell
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 24 May 1919
Event Place: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Residence Place: Decatur, Tenn
Birth Date: 4 Jan 1892
Death Date: 18 Oct 1955
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