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From: "Judy" <>
Subject: Re: [ILJersey] DECLARATION OF INTENTION
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 16:37:10 -0700


I'm also guessing that is where he filed it. I've been told that there was a lot
of migration from Jersey County to Kansas, Nebraska, etc. in the 1870s.
There were big ads in the newspapers selling people on getting land in
these states. I know that in my line, some people went to KS or NE and
returned rather soon and some stayed in NE or KS. If your death date is
right, James may have died before completing the rest of the process. Did
you write to Saline Co., KS to get a copy of his file? And I'd check to see
what Jersey County might have. Do you know where James died? Maybe
he died in KS and the family came back to Grafton to be near other
relatives? Or he could have died in KS and the family had not yet moved to
KS. Lots of possibilities.

Here's some information on the naturalization process I found on the 'net.

Documentation for Citzenship There are THREE documents to obtain for
Naturalization. (1) Declaration of Intent filed first and called First Papers.
Here renouncement to a foreign government and intent to become a United
States citizen were pledged. This was usually two years before application
to become a citizen was done. Even if the alien never became a citizen,
the Intent Papers should be on file. (2) Petition for Naturalization was the
second step filed with the court. The alien would have to had met
residency requirements of five years in the United States, one year in the
state, and declared intention to become citizens. (3) Final Papers or
Certificate granting citizenship. Be sure to get all three. The first two
contain the most information, such as, full name, date of birth, place of
origin, date of arrival, ship arrived on, who their sponsor was, where they
were living at the time of petition.

Judy Griffin

> Being new at this I need to ask the experts a question regarding my
> G-G-grandfather's Declaration of Intention to become a US citizen.
>
> It is from the State of Kansas, Saline County, and is dated 22 July 1872.
>
> James Byrne(s) is found on the 1870 Quarry Township (Grafton) Jersey Co.,
> IL Federal Census - along with his wife Olivia. His son, William Thomas
> was born Oct. 1, 1871 in Grafton, IL. James died May 6, 1874 (I don't
> have proof of the date - but it is written on the bottom on James'
> picture). As far I can tell they never left Grafton,IL.
>
> So my question is why was James' "Intent" filed in Saline Co., KS?
>
> Patty
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