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