Hi Kevin in Missouri! Most likely you did run into my Joseph Bray browsing the 1880, Lincoln, Black Hawk, Iowa. Joseph Bray is there are 38 Eng with wife Alice 26, son Horace W 5, William H. son, 3 and daughter Paulina B. 1, kids all born IA. That's page 497 Alice's Widowed father Horace and brother Fremont, are there also on 498C, the name is Beckwith but it's on familysearch.org as Bechwith. I'll try Jensen and see if that turns up an Ole. Thank you Kevin. Always have high regard for those that try to help. Barb in Iowa ----- Original Message ----- From: <KELKEV956@cs.com> To: <IABLACKH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 8:42 PM Subject: Re: [IABLACKH] Ole Jansen census and I have an immigration paper > Dear Barb, > > I ran across your Joseph Bray (I think) by accident while browsing for > relatives. He lived near mine in Lincoln Township and was age 38 with a family in > 1880. Need more data? > > Regarding the Jansen, you might try Jensen spelling. There were Jensens from > Denmark in Lincoln Township too. One of my Cavanaugh relatives married a > Jensen. > > Kevin in Missouri > > In a message dated 3/17/2004 6:15:36 PM Central Standard Time, > bdrummer@marshallnet.com writes: > > Hi List, > > In looking for my ancestor Joseph Bray naturalization I find myself with a > > Declaration of Intention Record for Ole Jansen a native of Denmark saying > > that he landed in the United States on or about the 27 day of August 1870 and > > it says on this 4 day of February 1875. This is The State of Iowa Black Hawk > > County. > > On the same copy is The State of Illinois Greene Count for Joseph Bray a > > native of Great Britain and that says on this 25 day of May 1872. > > According to the National Archives and Records Administration what may > > well be MY ancestor Joseph Bray the certificate no (or Vol and page) Vol. I P. > > 480 and Title and location of court is Iowa Dist. Black Hawk Co. Iowa, > > Waterloo. Country of birth or allegiance England and Date of naturalization is Oct. > > 2. 1877. > > The Greene County Bray may or may not be mine? Won't know until I somehow > > arrange to get what is available at the Waterloo Clerk of Court but this one > > in Black Hawk certainly should be as he married in Black Hawk, Lincoln Twp > > in 1873, had kids in Black Hawk before removing to Wright Co. > > I did a quick search for Ole Jansen on ancestry, haven't checked HQ or > > other yet and that gave no Ole for Black Hawk but did return one in the 1885 26, > > Birth Demark, IA, Plymouth Co., America Twp, LeMars Third Ward but says > > Alien Without First Papers. ? Must not be this Ole. > > Anyone recognize this Ole I have this paper for? > > Barb > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >