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     Mary Dolly Jennings was born on 25 September 1773 at Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts.²

     Mary, at age 20, married John Lovejoy at age 19, son of John Lovejoy and Martha Odell, on 8 February 1794 at Fayette, Maine.³

     Mary Dolly Jennings died on 8 September 1834 at Wayne, Kennebec, Maine, at age 60.²

     Ollie Jesse was born at Nebraska.¹

     Ollie, married William Elder Burrell at age 20, son of Howard E. Burrell and Annie A. Lynn, on 22 August 1916 at Tacoma, Pierce, Washington.¹

     Hattie Vena Jipson was born circa 1893 at Milo, Piscataquis, Maine.¹

     Hattie, married Frank Woodbury at age 18 on 7 January 1911 Unknown GEDCOM info: 07 JAN 1911.³

     Hattie, married Alvin Leon Engstrom at age 23, son of John P. Engstrom and Angelia Wood, on 10 December 1919 at Dexter, Penobscot, Maine.¹

     Hattie Vena Jipson died in 1957² and was buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Milo, Piscataquis, Maine.²

     Isabel, married Floyd A. Engstrom, son of Alvin Leon Engstrom and Hattie Vena Jipson, on 14 February 1945.¹

     Arthur Channing Johnson was born on 27 February 1891 at Manchester, New Hampshire.¹

     Arthur, at age 21, married Patti Florence Lovejoy at age 25, daughter of Rufus Norris Lovejoy and Harriet D. Reid, on 15 November 1912 at Chesterville, Franklin, Maine.¹

     Due to a need for men to serve during World War I, the United States instituted a draft. The first registration was for men between the ages of 21 and 31. As a result, this first registration included men born between June 5, 1886 and June 5, 1896. As World War I continued to escalate, the United States instituted a second draft registration. The second registration was for men who had turned 21 since June 5, 1917, so it added men born between June 5, 1896 and June 5, 1897. Two months later, a supplemental registration was held on August 24, 1918 for men who had become 21 years of age since June 5, 1918, adding the names of men who were born between June 5, 1897 and August 24, 1897. With no end in sight for World War I, the United States instituted it's third and final registration. It included all men who were between the ages of 18 and 21, and 31 to 45 years of age. This added younger men than the previous registrations, those who were born between September 12, 1897 and September 12, 1900; and added an older group of men, born between September 12, 1873 and September 12, 1888. Arthur filled out a draft card for World War I on 5 June 1917 (at age 26), while living at Chesterville, Franklin, Maine. He was employed as a painter and described as height, medium and slender build with brown eyes and brown hair..²

     The U.S. officially entered World War II on 8 December 1941 following an attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Just about a year before that, in October 1940, President Roosevelt had signed into law the first peacetime selective service draft in U.S. history, due to rising world conflicts. After the U.S. entered WWII a new selective service act required that all men between ages 18 and 65 register for the draft. Between November 1940 and October 1946, over 10 million American men were registered. The Fourth Registration, often referred to as the "old man's registration", was conducted on 27 April 1942 and registered men who born on or between 28 April 1877 and 16 February 1897 - men who were between 45 and 64 years old - and who were not already in the military. Arthur filled out a draft card for World War II on 27 April 1942 (at age 51), while living at Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts. He was self employed at a variety store.³

     Arthur died at age 83, on 14 December 1974, at Orange, Florida,⁴ and was buried at Webster Cemetery Cemetery, North Chesterville, Franklin, Maine.⁵