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     Earl Leroy Smith, son of Glynn Elliott Smith and Sigrid M. Fogelberg, was born circa 1914 at North Dakota.¹

     Earl, married Elizabeth Wood on 25 July 1947 at Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho. Both, this is a second marriage.²

     Eben Morris Smith, son of Charles A. Smith and Eva P. Preston, was born in September 1891 at Maine.¹

     Eben, at age 22, son of Charles A. Smith and Eva P. Preston, married Cora E. Glidden at age 19 on 15 July 1914 at Maine.²

     Eben Tuell Smith, son of Samuel T. Smith and Elizabeth A. Reed, was born on 19 March 1879 at Plantation 14, Washington, Maine.^1,3,4

     Eben, at age 28, son of Samuel T. Smith and Elizabeth A. Reed, married Elizabeth Jean Murdock at age 21, daughter of Mungo Murdoch and Agnes Conn, on 15 August 1907 at Los Angeles, California,

SMITH-MURDOCK Eben T. Smith, aged 29 a native of Maine, and Lizzie J. Murdock, aged 22, a native of Iowa, both residents of Los Angeles.^5,6,7

     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. Eben filled out a draft card for World War I on 12 September 1918 (at age 39), while living at West Jefferson Street, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. He was employed as a conductor for the Los Angeles Street Car Company and described as height, medium and slender build with blue eyes and dark hair..⁸

     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. Eben filled out a draft card for World War II on 26 April 1942 (at age 63), while living at 3119 South Hoover, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. He was employed with the Los Angeles Railway. His right index finger was cracked at the end.⁹

     Eben Tuell Smith died on 3 January 1955 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, at age 75.¹⁰ and was buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles, California.¹¹

     Edmund I. Smith, son of William Lincoln Smith and Lucy Wamsbrough, was born in April 1899 at North Dakota.¹

     Edmund, at age 30, son of William Lincoln Smith and Lucy Wamsbrough, married Lucy M. Michealson on 15 July 1929 at Harlem, Blaine, Montana.²

     Edna L. Smith, daughter of Thomas S. Smith and Carrie May Bridges, was born after 16 May 1910 at Maine.¹