This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xg.2ADI/2553 Message Board Post: Obtain his citizenship in Springfield, Illinois early 1860s. Arthur McConnell brother also obtained his U.S. Citizenship at Springfield early 1860s. Arthur sponsored by A. B. McConnell.