Thank you. I'll try IRAD. Does anyone know the length of time that it was usual for someone to be in the country before becoming a citizen. My gg grandfather immigrated in 1853. Carol

Well, as far as my guys went, they immigrated in 1854 and 1853 and filled out his "final papers" in the September term of 1859. They would have had to bring four credible witnesses with them to prove that they had lived in the US for "5 years continuously and for more than one year in the state of Illinois" (This was from the paperwork they signed.) If your ggrandfather's last name started with an "L", tell me what it was and maybe it's on the same page as my Landauers. Judy On May 20, 2006, at 1:29 PM, BEARLYCAROL@aol.com wrote: > Thank you. I'll try IRAD. Does anyone know the length of time > that it was > usual for someone to be in the country before becoming a citizen. > My gg > grandfather immigrated in 1853. > > Carol > > > > ==== ILFULTON Mailing List ==== > To UNsubscribe from the mailing list in DIGEST MODE send a message to: > ILFULTON-D-request@rootsweb.com > Put ONLY the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the body (Turn off any signature > files) > > Judy Landauer geniegal@g14.myrf.net