Arthur registered for the draft during WW2 while residing in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States employed by the Fire Department in the City of Boston[2]. He served as a Private in the US Marine Corps in World War I[3].
Arthur died 28 Dec 1964 (aged 67) in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA[4] and is buried in Central Cemetery, Randolph, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA[5]
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"Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXX2-X7P : 11 March 2018), Maude E. in entry for Arthur Jackson, 05 Feb 1897, Boston, Massachusetts; citing reference ID #p 354 rn 15905, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,843,700.
↑ "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V12F-NCL : 9 March 2018), Arthur Leslie Jackson, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KB8M-H3F : 6 November 2017), Annie F Mahan in entry for Arthur L Jackson and Florence Field, 05 Mar 1918; citing Marriage, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, certificate number 1058, page 82, State Archives, Boston.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Arthur by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Arthur:
~6.25% ~12.50%Edward Granger :
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