Here's the original pages. Declarations of intention 1881-1884 vol 9 https://tinyurl.com/jvsc8ch Petitions for naturalization and petition evidence 1883-1884 vol 17 https://tinyurl.com/m6f7mup

Dear Mark, Annette and other Listers! Thanks a million, Mark, for providing me with these documents. Unfortunately, we don’t learn where Oscar came from, but at least we have an emigration year for him, 1874! Thanks again! Very sincerely yours, Lars E. Oyane ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > On Apr 20, 2017, at 2:39 PM, Mark Erickson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Here's the original pages. > > Declarations of intention 1881-1884 vol 9 > https://tinyurl.com/jvsc8ch <https://tinyurl.com/jvsc8ch> > > Petitions for naturalization and petition evidence 1883-1884 vol 17 > https://tinyurl.com/m6f7mup <https://tinyurl.com/m6f7mup> ~~~~~~~~~ > On Apr 20, 2017, at 3:09 PM, Annette Bowen <[email protected]> wrote: > > Lars, > At that time there was no fixed naturalization form. Naturalization > could take place in any court, and each was different. My > great-grandfathers' forms did not ask where they were from or when > they came over. In the declaration of intent they just gave up their > allegiance to the reigning Sovereign of the Kingdom of Norway and > Sweden. This was in Goodhue County, Minn. The naturalization > certificates for both (1884 and 1887) were in Pierce County, Wis. They > swore that they renounced any allegiance to a Foreign Prince or > Sovereign, and in particular to Oscar the 2nd, King of Norway and > Sweden. I don't have any experience with Ohio. Maybe they asked for > more information. > > Annette > > On 4/20/17, Lars E. Oyane <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> Dear Greg, Mark and other Listers! >> >> Thank you very much for your messages from yesterday, and in particular to >> you, Mark, for finding the article! >> >> What a dreadful death… >> >> Now, in the meantime I have located naturalization papers on FamilySearch >> for Oscar Oakes, also spelt Oaks, from 1882 and 1884, and it appears he was >> born in SWEDEN about 1848/1849. >> >> Can anyone think of where in Sweden he may have come from? Would it say in >> the naturalization papers? Can they be viewed online? >> >> https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K84L-DFW >> <https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K84L-DFW <https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K84L-DFW>> >> >> https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K84L-DF4 <https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K84L-DF4> >> <https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K84L-DF4 <https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K84L-DF4>> >> >> Thanks again for your great assistance in this matter! >> >> Very sincerely yours, >> >> Lars E. Oyane