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     Laura M. Smith, daughter of William Lincoln Smith and Lucy Wamsbrough, was born on 23 December 1901 at North Dakota.^1,2

     Laura, at age 20, daughter of William Lincoln Smith and Lucy Wamsbrough, married George H. Henry on 10 November 1922 at Alameda, California.^3,4

     Laura M. Smith died on 19 September 1980 at age 78.⁵

     Lawrence Begg Smith, son of William Lincoln Smith and Lucy Wamsbrough, was born on 1 March 1894 at North Dakota.^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. Lawrence filled out a draft card for World War I on 5 June 1917 (at age 23), while living at Blaine, Montana. He was employed as farmer and described as height, medium and slender build with blue eyes and light hair..³

     Lawrence, at age 27, son of William Lincoln Smith and Lucy Wamsbrough, married Myrtle Du Mars at age 19 on 28 December 1921 at Phillips, Montana.^4,5

     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. Lawrence filled out a draft card for World War II on 27 April 1942 (at age 48), while living at Box 32, Coburg, Lane, Oregon.⁶

     Lawrence died at age 75, on 20 May 1969, at Lane, Oregon,⁷ and was buried at Sunset Hills Cemetery, Eugene, Lane, Oregon.⁸

     Lawrence W. Smith, son of Lawrence Begg Smith and Myrtle Du Mars, was born circa 1922 at Montana.¹

     Lawrence, son of Lawrence Begg Smith and Myrtle Du Mars, married Phyllis Vergene Anderson at age 17 on 16 November 1945 at Spokane, Spokane, Washington.²

     Lawrence Wilfred Smith, son of Eben Morris Smith and Cora E. Glidden, was born on 26 September 1915 at Calais, Washington, Maine.^1,2

     Lawrence died at age 68, on 31 January 1984, at Calais, Washington, Maine.³

     Leonard H. Smith, son of Benjamin Smith and Olive Gerry, was born on 9 July 1840 at Maine.^1,2

     Leonard, at age 22, son of Benjamin Smith and Olive Gerry, married Lovina A. Turner in April 1863.³

     Leonard and Lovina A. Turner filed a marriage intention on 1 April 1863 at Charleston, Penobscot, Maine.⁴

     Leonard H. Smith died on 2 November 1908 at age 68.⁵ and was buried at Charleston Village Cemetery, Charleston, Penobscot, Maine.⁶