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     George W. Smith, son of Haskell W. Smith and Deborah Harrison, was born circa 1832 at Maine.¹

     George, son of Haskell W. Smith and Deborah Harrison, married Lucy A. Henderson.

     George W. Smith died on 21 January 1912 at Plantation 14, Washington, Maine, George's cause of death was listed as lobar pneumonia. (Lobar pneumonia is a form of pneumonia that affects a large and continuous area of the lobe of a lung)² and was buried at Baring Cemetery, Washington, Maine.³

     Gertrude T. Smith, daughter of Thomas S. Smith and Carrie May Bridges, was born on 16 June 1900 at Plantation # 14, Washington, Maine.^2,3

     Gertrude, at age 18, daughter of Thomas S. Smith and Carrie May Bridges, married Theodore M. Demers at age 34 on 10 May 1919 at Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine.⁴

     Gladys Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Glynn Elliott Smith and Sigrid M. Fogelberg, was born circa 1915 at North Dakota.¹

     Glynn Elliott Smith, son of William Lincoln Smith and Lucy Wamsbrough, was born on 5 July 1889 at North Dakota.^1,2

     Glynn, at age 22, son of William Lincoln Smith and Lucy Wamsbrough, married Sigrid M. Fogelberg at age 24 on 28 March 1912.³

     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. Glynn filled out a draft card for World War I on 5 June 1917 (at age 27), while living at 1420 6 Ave No, Fargo, Cass, North Dakota. He was employed as a letter carrier foe the U. S. Postal Department and described as height, medium and medium build with blue eyes and brown hair..⁴

     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. Glynn filled out a draft card for World War II on 27 April 1942 (at age 52), while living at Twin Falls, Idaho. He was working for the post office.⁵

     Glynn died at age 75, on 16 July 1964, at Twin Falls, Idaho,² and was buried at Twin Falls Cemetery, Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho.⁶

     Grace Smith, daughter of Enoch R. Smith and Minnie Buckingham, was born circa 30 March 1887 at Hudson, Penobscot, Maine.²

     Grace Smith died on 4 February 1898 at Hudson, Penobscot, Maine, Her cause of death was meningitis.¹