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    "ocrText": "OF\nIn the ma ter of the petition of\nTo the\nSUPERIOR\nWeeam John SUPERIOR Bay Court of\nPETITION FOR NATURALIZATION\nThe or AND FOR Loe Gounvy,\nto\nbe\nThe\nFirst.\nState\nSecond. number\npetition My My full place of. William name of residenes is John Bend Court William of. THE STATE OF John DAL respectfully Bound IN shows: AND FOR Les ANDELES admitted COUNTY, a citizen of the United States of America.\nof\nDistrict\nCalifornia\nstreet, vity town of\nThird. My occupation is\nFourth. I was born on the 2y day of\nClergyman\nArterial\nFifth. I emigrated to the United States from\nanno Domini 1891 and arrived at the port of\nJanuary Pernbind or Canada anno Domini 1862 at on Kuntley or about Panada\nthe\nat\nSixth. dold nec I declared my intention Netraska to become a eitizen of the United States on the\nSeventh. I am\nin the\nmarried. My wife's name is\nDestrich\n90 9th in day the United of States, on June the upasel * Eread re day Northern of november PRR\nin\n(vest Virginia\nJosephine m Boyd\nCourt\nof Pheephs Country anno Netrasica Domini 1894\nand the name, date and pthce of Codna and place of residence of each of resides said children at is as Arterion California\nand now\nShe was born\nHazel Joen Ruth Drances Edessa bern Dept. Jamy 13 - 1598 5. follows: 1895 at Bestrand Oxfered Netraska I\nhave\n3 . children,\nKighth.\nI\nam\nAirpahoe\nbecome\ngovernment. agitizen I am of not the not a United a polygamist disbeliever States nor and in or a to believer opposed renounge in to the organized absolutely practice government and of polygamy. forever or all a I member am attached of or affiliated to the principles with any of organization the or body of persons teaching organized\npermanently in the United\nNinth. Eduard VII States. King Anland allegiance and Adelity to any of foreign Constitution prince, potentate, of the state, United or sovereignty, States, and disbelief it and is my in intention\nto\nTenth. I am able to speak the English language.\nwhich at this time I am a and it is my intention particularly to reside to\nthe 7111\npreceding the petition, wit, since\nI date have day of of this resided continuously now to in the the United . anno lot. States Domini of 1. America 891 for and a in term the of Territory State five years at least enafomia immediately preceding the date of this petition, to wit,\nEleventh. I have not heretofore made petition for eitizenship to any court.\nday of sept.\nof\nsince\nanno Domini 1903\nfor one year at least next\n-\nsaid by Court for the fottowing reasono and causes, to wit,\n-\ndayer\nGount of\nAttached\nhereto\nand\nmade\nis\nand-the\na\nand Trebor Dated required Oct. by law. 28th Wherefore part of your this petitioner 1967 petition prays that declaration he may be of admitted intention a to citizen become of a eitizen the United of the States United , and of America. States of the swele\nhas\nainca\n-\nremouede)\nthe\nDepastment\nof\nCommance\nSTATE GF CALIFORNIA\nCounty of Los Angales\n}m\nWilliam . John\nss:\n(Signatyro petilioner.) Boyd\nthat the as to those petition matters he knows believes the it contents to be true. thereof; that the same , is being true duly of his sworn, own knowledge, deposes and except says as that to he matters is the therein petitioner stated in the to be above-entitled alleged proceeding; that he has read\nforegoing William Jehn Boyd\nSubscribed and sworn to before me this 28th of\nupon\ninformation\nand\n[8EAL.]\nooh\nbelief,\nand\nanno Domini 1987\nC. G. Keyer THE QUPERIOR COURT IN AND EX-OSFICIO FOR THE CLERK or\ncoulery CLERK AND\n. If the alien arrived otherwise than by vessel, the character of conveyance By or name of transportation compan signed should) given. an Deputy COUNTY Olerk.\nLOS ANGEL so, STAx or\nDeclaration of Intention of Landing fatom Depastment of Commerce and Lubor filed this\n28. day of\nOch\n1997\nC.G. Keyea\nGOUNTY CLERK AND EX-OPFICIO CLERK or\nTHE SUPERIOR count IN AND FORTHE COUNTY\nBy\n077ve or CAS\noffer Caparity Clerk.\nAFFIDAVIT OF WITNESSES\nIn the matter of the petition of William, John BUPERION Boyd Court of\nTHE STATE DE. - AND FOR Lee ANGELES COUNTY,\nto be admitted a oitizen of the United States of America.\nSTATE er CALIFORNIA\n$82\nm Baken\nCounty of Tos Angeles\nE c Baker\noccupation\nDannel\n-\nbeing\noccupation\nresiding\nJohn Unitted date \" Aling of fling Beyn his petition, daly, and and respectively of the the date metitioner sworn, in deposes which above mentioned, the and above-entifled says that to be he a is resident application a aitizion compondent of the of the United United States States for of a america: period residing of that as he has five personally years continuously known William\nseverally.\nat Respect Pailo Cal\nas\nhia\nStates, and that petition: he is in and overy that way he has personal in his knowledgè opiaion, that to be the admitted said petitioner a is made la of a person the for United a of period good States, of moral character, of attached x to at the principles years immediately of immediately the Constitution preceding preceding of the the\nalhe 40, takes\nand\nsworn\nto\nbefore\nthis\n28th\nEe Bakin\nme\nOak\namo Domini\nG."
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