Registration of WWI aliens. Taken 1918, Madison, IN. Emma L. Housefield-Gerdes; d/o Johann Frederick Hausfeld/Housefield. Due to WWI, and because her father and husband were born in Germany, Emma was required to register with the local government as an alien, even though she was born in Jefferson County, IN. These pictures are a part of that registration.

Taken 1918. Clemens F. Gerdes, s/o William Gerdes, and husband of Emma Housefield. Required to register as an alien during WWI. (He was a U.S. citizen, but born in Germany).