WWI Draft Registration Cards from ancestry.com ... BEGIN A search for John C. LAKE shows that he was born June 24, 1883. John's permanent home address is Lake Hopatcong, Morris, NJ. However, his present occupation is a pipe fitter at B. F. Shaw Company out of Wilmington, Delaware. Next of kin is Lillian V. Lake. The card gives a brief physical description of John as tall, medium build, with dark brown hair and blue eyes. (Date of this WWI draft card is September 3, 1918.) END