Brendan, After 1922 woman could be naturalized on their own. You can get a copy from NARA -- although all mine were pre-1930 not sure what the privacy laws are ,1947 wasn't that long ago. this is the link http://www.archives.gov/ Helen ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 6:18 PM Subject: Re: Reading the US census > Hi Helen, > > She never married, she did not naturalise until 1947, maybe there were > different rules then. > > Brendan > ----- "Helen" <[email protected]> wrote: >> Is your Aunt married? If she was she would have been naturalized pre >> 1922 if >> her husband was naturalized. That event happened on one of mine -- she >> said >> she was naturalized by way of her husband. Women did not get to do >> their own >> naturalizations until after 1922 -- the right to vote occurred in >> 1920. >> Calls to mind the expression -- you've come a long way baby!! Hard to >> >> believe less than 100 years ago women in the US couldn't vote. >> Helen >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Kathleen B. Simons" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 2:23 PM >> Subject: Re: Reading the US census >> >> >> > Yes, well, the enumerators sometimes did their own thing (which is >> great >> > if >> > it ADDS genealogy knowledge!) >> > >> > On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 1:17 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> Thank you all, you learn something new everyday !! >> >> >> >> I think this is interesting, one of my grandaunts naturalised, she >> was a >> >> female over 21 >> >> >> >> 152. The question of naturalization (column 18) applies only to >> >> foreign-born males 21 years of age and over. It does not apply to >> >> foreign-born minors, to foreign-born females, or to any person, >> male or >> >> female, who was born in the United States, either of native or >> foreign >> >> parentage. >> >> >> >> >> >> Brendan >> >> ----- "Kathleen B. Simons" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Please go to the U.S. Census section of Cyndi's List: >> >> > http://www.cyndislist.com/ (main contents page) >> >> > >> >> > http://www.cyndislist.com/census.htm (U.S. Census pages) >> >> > >> >> > if you click on the year of interest, they have explanations for >> all >> >> > the >> >> > fields (the 'rules' for the enumerators are very interested, and, >> as >> >> > we all >> >> > know, sometimes not followed!)l >> >> > On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 12:38 PM, Helen <[email protected]> >> >> > wrote: >> >> > >> >> > > NA is naturalized PA is the process has begun and AL is alien. >> No >> >> > records >> >> > > exist that I know other than draft cards for WW1 and WW2 which >> >> > included non >> >> > > citizens. >> >> > > Helen >> >> > > ----- Original Message ----- >> >> > > From: <[email protected]> >> >> > > To: <[email protected]> >> >> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 12:19 PM >> >> > > Subject: Reading the US census >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > > Talking about census records, on the US census under >> >> > naturalisation you >> >> > > > sometimes see NA, sometimes AL, does this mean naturalised >> and in >> >> > the >> >> > > > second case alien citizenship. Are there any records for >> alien >> >> > > > citizenship. >> >> > > > >> >> > > > Brendan >> >> > > > >> >> > > > ----- "daithi" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > > >> Let me know if you haven't found it yet. >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> > > >> From: "Chris Evans" <[email protected]> >> >> > > >> To: <[email protected]> >> >> > > >> Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 11:35 PM >> >> > > >> Subject: " Irish Free State" Meaning >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> > Would some kind soul let me know what this means? >> >> > > >> > >> >> > > >> > In the 1930 census my great uncle states " Father/ >> Mother- >> >> > Irish >> >> > > >> Free >> >> > > >> > State- >> >> > > >> > Not sure if that would help to pin down area or not. >> >> > > >> > >> >> > > >> > Thank you all for your past help with my Fitzgerald's. >> >> > > >> > >> >> > > >> > >> >> > > >> > Chris >> >> > > >> > >> >> > > >> > >> >> > > >> > HAPPY ST PATRICK"S DAY ALL >> >> > > >> > >> >> > > >> > ------------------------------- >> >> > > >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> >> > > >> > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' >> >> > without >> >> > > >> the >> >> > > >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > >> > >> >> > > >> > >> >> > > <snipped> >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > Kathleen Bowen Simons >> >> > Falls Church, Virginia >> >> > >> >> > IMAGE - a No. VA Christian church whose mission is simple: >> Worship. >> >> > Community. 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