Bob, According to the copy of his naturalization record, it is dated October 5, 1876. The only thing that is stamped in the upper right corner, is the Volume #3, page 242. I did not find the information that it contained, to be of much help. I obtained the copy from the Ohio Historical Society. Did find that it took place in the Probate Court in Lisbon, Ohio. By the way, it was filed under the spelling "Ribe". I would like to make a trip to Ohio, but that is out of the question, right now, as I am recovering from a shattered left ankle, nicely obtained during one of our ice storms. Thank-you for your response. Sandy Browning

Sandy: You may want to ask the Court in Lisbon about his Declaration of Intent. These usually have a lot of info. Much more than the citizenship decree. Note that it may no longer be available. It may be in the "loose papers". It may have been filed in a different court, possibly even in a different state. But it is worth asking about. Myron E. Williams Crossville, TN Sandy Browning wrote: > Bob, > According to the copy of his naturalization record, it is dated October > 5, 1876. The only thing that is stamped in the upper right corner, is the > Volume #3, page 242. I did not find the information that it contained, to > be of much help. I obtained the copy from the Ohio Historical Society. Did > find that it took place in the Probate Court in Lisbon, Ohio. By the way, > it was filed under the spelling "Ribe". I would like to make a trip to > Ohio, but that is out of the question, right now, as I am recovering from a > shattered left ankle, nicely obtained during one of our ice storms. > Thank-you for your response. > > Sandy Browning > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Myron, Thank-you for your response, have written to the Court in Lisbon, enclosing a copy of my great-grandfather's naturalization record, asking if there may be a file on him, ect. Have not received a response, and that was sometime ago (July, 2006). Maybe, I will try again, one never knows. Thanks, again. Sandy Browning

Hello, My question, would Declaration of Intention papers, perhaps filed as early as the time period 1859-1885, contain much information? I have final papers dated 1887 (Cuyahoga Co., Ohio) which state that the DOI was made in "Superior Court, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY more than two years ago" To date the Erie Co. Clerk's Office has not been able to locate the DIO paperwork for the individual. What steps would be reasonable to take at this point of the search effort? Thank you, Bette > You may want to ask the Court in Lisbon about his Declaration of Intent. > These usually have a lot of info. Much more than the citizenship decree. > Note that it may no longer be available. It may be in the "loose > papers". It may have been filed in a different court, possibly even in a > different state. But it is worth asking about. > > Myron E. Williams > Crossville, TN