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     Enis W S Smith, son of Otis Smith Jr and Hannah P. Smith, was born circa 1858 at Maine.¹

     Enoch R. Smith, son of Haskell W. Smith and Deborah Harrison, was born circa 1848 at Eastport, Washington, Maine.^1,2,3

     Enoch, son of Haskell W. Smith and Deborah Harrison, married Mary E. Breen circa 1869.⁴

     Enoch, son of Haskell W. Smith and Deborah Harrison, married Minnie Buckingham, daughter of Joseph Buckingham and Lydia Polk, on 2 October 1902 at Alton, Maine, This marriage was the second for both, they were widower and widow.^3,5

     Enoch died on 6 February 1930,⁶ and was buried at Pushaw Cemetery, Hudson, Penobscot, Maine.⁶

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     Ernest L. Smith, son of Thomas S. Smith and Carrie May Bridges, was born on 18 January 1891 at Plantation 14, Washington, Maine. Unknown GEDCOM info: 18 JAN 1891.^1,2

     Ernest, son of Thomas S. Smith and Carrie May Bridges, married Blanche B. (?) circa 1915.³

     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. Ernest filled out a draft card for World War I on 5 June 1917 (at age 26), while living at Lynn, Massachusetts. Unknown GEDCOM info: 05 JUN 1917 He was employed as a street car conductor for the Bay State Street RR Company and described as height, tall and medium build with brown eyes and black 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. Ernest filled out a draft card for World War II on 26 April 1942 (at age 51), while living at 66 Maple Street, Lynn, Massachusetts. Unknown GEDCOM info: 26 APR 1942 He was described as 5' 9', 145 lbs., brown eyes, black hair and dark complexion.^4,5

     Ernest L. Smith died in November 1964 at Florida at age 73. Unknown GEDCOM info: NOV 1964.⁶

     Ernest R. Smith, son of Fred A. Smith and Velzora K. Scribner, was born in March 1879 at Maine.¹

     Esther V. Smith, daughter of Willis Raymond Smith and Elsie Maria Smith, was born circa 1911 at Maine.¹