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    "ocrText": "o 994\n1017 40\nORIGINAL\nSTATES no OF aur to\n-\n3OMAUMING\nnon\n(1)\nPETITION FOR NATURALIZATION\nwork\n65\nhe Honorable the\nSUPERIOR\nCourt of THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, - AND FOR Los ANGELES COUNTY,\nThe petition of\nHerman Knother\n16 Beach (Give agmber, atreet, city or town, Calif and\nhereby Aled, respectfully showeth:\nFirst. My place of residence is\nas\nState,\nSecond. My occupation is\nON\nThird. I was born on the\nFourth. I emigrated to the United States front 8388307 B remen terminist 23MA or about the 23\n9 Workman day of June anno yard Domini 1853 at alt Ejban Sachson Hermany\nday of October\nDomini\n1. 1902 and arrived in the United B States, at the port of Baltmore mshyland on the\n4th day of november\nDomini 1 1902on the vessel\nandenburg\n(If the alien arriye otherwise than by veasel, the character of conveyance or name of transportation company should be given.)\nFifth. I declared my intention to become a citizen of the United States on the 13\nday of\nSanta ana Calif\nSuperior\naugust\nanno Domini 1904\nin the\nCourt of\nOrange County Calif\nSixth. I am\nmarried. My wife's name is\nEmelie Knother\nShe was born\nSchmiedeburg 4 Prussia and now resides at 116 Chestaut It (Give Long number Treet, Beach city or town, and State.) Calf.\nchildren, and the rame, date and place of birth, and place of residence of each of said children is as follows:\nt .A. D.\npoint\nClara Emma Libig Born 24 august 1876 Risides in Germany\n\"\nnty, before\n13 July\n1882\n\"\n\"\nLydia W\n\"\n21\naugust 1890\n!!\nan alien,\nmartha Knother\n\"\n9 June 1893\nLong Beach Cal\n11\no\nLad angeler Cal\nn oath de-\nSeventh. I am not a disbeliever in or opposed to organized government or a member of or affliated with any organization or body of persons teaching disbelief in or opposed\nthe\nganized government. I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy. I am attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and it is my\ntion to become a citizen of the United States and to renounce absolutely and forever all allegiance and Adelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and\ncularly\nated, thence\nto William II German Emperor\nof whom at this time I am a subject, and it is my intention\nside permanently in the United States.\nh day of\nEighth. I am able to speak the English language.\nHTAO\nMinth. I have resided continuously in the United States of America for the term of Alve years at least, immediately preceding the date of this petition, to wit, since\n4\nday of november anno Domini 1902 and in the State of\nthe\nCalifornia\non to reside\ncontinuously next preceding the date of this\nfon, since the 25 day of\nmay\nanno Domini 1903 being a residence within this State of at least one year next preceding the date of this\n! allegiance\n(on.\natever, and\nTenth. I have not heretofore made petition for citizenship to any court. petitton for to the\nCourt of\non the\ndoy\nanno Domint *\nmany\nand the\npetretori was dented by the said Court for the followind regaons and to weit,\nnother\nand the cause. of such-dental has ainee been oured\nAttached hereto and made a part of this petition are my declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United States cortificate from the Department\nCommerce-\ntabor, together with my affidavit and the afdidaulta of the two verifying witnesses thereto, required by law. Wherefore your petitioner prays that he may be admitted a citizen\nof\nUnited States of America.\nHerman Tinothe\n(Complete and true signature of petitioner.)\nDeclaration of Intention and Certificate of Trom-Department of Commerce and babor Tiled this\n8 day of February 1911\nhe Superior\n/ seal this\nAFFIDAVITS OF PETITIONER AND WITNESSES.\n1904\nSTATE OF\nCounnuo .geles\n88 /\nSTER,\nThe aforesald petitioner being duly sworn, deposes and says that he is the petitioner in the above-entitled proceedings: that he has read the foregoing petition and knows the\nClerk.\nnts thereof: that the said petition is signed with his full, true name; that the same is true of his own knowledge except as to matters therein stated to be alleged upon\nmation and belief, and that as to those matters he believes it to be true.\nis\nHerman Thnother\nDeputy.\nTheodor Grimke Raff STAPT\noccupation\nsolisitor\n(Complete and true siguature of petitioner.)\noccupation Retired Farmer residing at 737 E St\nresiding at 1639 Pacific are Loug Beach Calif.\nbeing aeverally, duly. and respectively sworn, deposes and says that he is a citizen of the United States of America) that he has personally known\nHerman Knothe\nthe petitioner above mentioned, to have resided in the United States continuously\ndiately preceding the date of Allng his petition, since the\n15 day of\ned petition is made continuously since the\n15\nday of\nmay\nmay\nanno Domini 1915 and in the State in which the above-\naid petitioner la a person of good moral character, attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United 015 States, and that the pettioner la the every eitro way quallited, in\nanno Domini that he has personal knowledge that\nhia\non, to be admitted . citizon of the United States.\n(Signature ot Rapp\nFendumani (Signature of gmake\nribed and sworn to before me by the above-named petitioner and uttresses this\n8\nanno Domini 19. 11\nday of - February\nH. J. LELANDE THE CUPERIOR COURT IN AND FOR TH or\nBOUNTY ou AND DI ank\nSTATE\nOF\nBy Jadour\nDeputy Oterk,"
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