Jaime Marie Van Dyke, daughter of Gregory David Van Dyke and Gayle Marie Riordan, was born on 17 June 1978.¹

     Jaime married Keith Andrew Doran on 8 October 2005, at St. Dominics Chapel, Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York. Read:

Van Dyke-Doran

Jaime Van Dyke and Keith Doran were married Oct 8 at St. Dominics Chapel in Oyster Bay. The reception was at the Sagamore Yacht Club in Oyster Bay. She is a legislative assistant to Town of Oyster Bay Councilman Chris Coschignano and is the daughter of Greg and Gayle Van Dyke of Oyster Bay. The groom is an 11th-grade English teacher for Kellenberg Memorial High School and is the son of Peter and Janet Doran of Rockville Centre. The bride earned a bachelors from Hofstra and is pursuing a master's in public administration from Long Island University's C.W. Post campus. The groom earned a bachelors from St Bonaventure University and a master's in education from Hofstra. They live in Hicksville.^1,2

     Jaime was at Shea stadium with her Best Friend Vicki. Jaime's comments from her e-mail were as follows:

" Lastly, attached is a picture of me 30 weeks pregnant at Shea stadium. Yes, I traded to the dark side for just one day. My best friend Vicki (also in the pic) may be a a more compulsive Mets fan than even my husband if you could believe it; so, she rented a suite at Shea for her 30th birthday. Note that wearing a gray top, gray pants, silver jewelry, and navy docksiders made me feel a little more secure that day. It was subtle so no one picked on me! Hugs, Jaime"

on 11 May 2008.¹

     James Van Dyke, son of William Van Dyke and Margaret Nevius, was born on 21 December 1825.¹

     James died in 1863, in the Confederate Army at the battle of Shiloh.¹

     James Alexander Van Dyke, son of Matthew Van Dyke and Anna Louise Napton, was born on 24 May 1841.¹

     James died on 28 March 1843, at age 1.¹

     James Clinton Van Dyke, son of James Ward Van Dyke and Jennette Peters, was born on 10 January 1890 at Illinois.^1,2

     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. James filled out a draft card for World War I on 1 June 1917 (at age 27), while living at Decanter, Illinois. He was employed as a brakeman for the railroad and described as height, medium and medium build with blue eyes and light hair..³

     James married Ella Lafever Harnish circa 1924.⁴

     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. James filled out a draft card for World War II on 28 April 1942 (at age 52), while living at Greenup, Cumberland, Illinois. He was described as 5' 6' tall, 140 lbs., light complexion, blue eyes and gray hair. The little finger on his right hand was broken.⁵

     James died on 19 November 1953, at age 63,⁶ and was buried at Greenup Cemetery, Greenup, Cumberland, Illinois.^7,8

     A quasi biography/obituary of James Clinton Van Dyke was posted:

Funeral services for James C. Van Dyke 62, Greenup were held at 2p.m. in Hiles Funeral Home at Greenup. Burial will be in Greenup Cemetery.(Van Dyke family plot) Mr. Van Dyke died Thursday in the veterans hospital at Danville, Illinois. He was born in Greenup, January 10, 1890 , the son of James W. and Jeanette Peters Van Dyke. He was a veteran of WWI (Pvt. Illinois -Battery-50 Art.Company C. Surviving are the widow Ella; four daughters, Mrs. Betty Craig, Belleville, Illinois, Wanda Brussels, Wichita Falls, Texas, Rosemary of Eureka, Illinois and Dorothy of Charleston; two sisters Mrs. Golda Crutcher, Los Angeles, California, Mrs. Pearl shoe, Peach Orchard Arkansas ; two brothers Dewey of Richmond , Indiana and Walter of Casey.
(Jim was gassed during the war and suffered greatly from the effects the rest of his lifetime leaving him unable to hold gainful employment for any length of time.)⁶