Thanks Kathy, Taylor is in Lackawanna County, near Scranton. Tons of Welsh immigrants ended up in that immediate vicinity for the prolific mining industry at the time. Hence, my ancestors. Did you apply to the county courthouse in the town where they settled? I am unsure of which port they came through, but I would have guessed New York. Seems to have been the major point of entry. Did you need exact dates? Thanks again...I'll see if this works for me. Beth Anne -----Original Message----- From: monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Kathy Nemaric Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 10:06 PM To: monmouthshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MON] From Wales to the USA Beth Anne, My Irish coal-mining ancestor came in through Castle Garden from Scotland in 1880 and went to Tioga County, Pennsylvania. I was able to get my great-grandfather's declaration of intent (to apply for citizenship) and his naturalization petition from the county court house. He filed his intent in 1886 and was naturalized in 1897 in the Court of Common Pleas for Tioga County. I sent my request to the court house by snail mail, along with a small fee, and they were able to send me photocopies of the papers. There wasn't a lot of information, but it's still nice to have. I was going to check online for you, but there are several towns with the name of Taylor in Pennsylvania, and I didn't know which county was the right one. But the county courthouse nearest to where your ancestor lived is a good place to start looking for naturalization documents. Kathy Judge Nemaric Orlando, Florida -----Original Message----- From: monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of The Bergers Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 8:41 PM To: monmouthshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MON] From Wales to the USA Where can you locate copies of Naturalization papers? Nearly all of my family emigrated from Wales to Taylor, PA, USA in the mid 1870s. Thanks! Beth Anne Jones Berger -----Original Message----- From: monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Vernia Brooks Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 8:33 PM To: monmouthshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MON] From Wales to the USA Hi John, By any chance did they go to Cleveland OH? That is where my husband's family settled in 1870s and 80s. I found their naturalization papers when they became citizens of the US and that gave me a lot of information. I recently found some of them on the Pembroke ship arriving in 1873. Good luck. Vernia > Hi all. > > I am new to this list so bear with me if I ask a lot. > > My Grt Grt Uncle left Monmouth for America in 1887* I cannot find him on > any ships manifest that I have searched on Castlegarden.org or > Immigrantships.net. > > Thomas Jenkins left Monmouthshire with his wife Abigail and children > David, Gertrude, Caroline. > > I am wondering if there was recruiting going on during 1886/1887 that > would have taken many families from Sth Wales off to work in the > Iron/Steel Industries of the USA, and if there were then where would they > have arranged passages from. Newport? > > Any help or guidance here would be very much appreciated as although I am > certain that the family is in Ohio in 1900/1910 & 1920 I have yet to make > the link between them leaving Wales and arriving in Ohio. > > Thanks > > John Jones > My Website http://genesrus.org > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MONMOUTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MONMOUTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MONMOUTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MONMOUTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message