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    "ocrText": "IN TÉE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF\n26\nFlied manights\nORIGINAL\nor\nSTATES OF\nOATH OF ALLEGIANCE\nSOMATO\nE\nI hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutoly and entiroly renounce and abjure all allegiance and Adelity to any foreign prince, potentate,\nPETITION FOR NATURALIZATION\nstate,\nor\nsovereignty, and particularly to Frands Emperor of Austria and Apostolic King of Hungary\nof whom I have heretofore been a subject; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all\nW.\nTo the Honorable the\nSuperior\nenemies, foreign and domestic; and\ngames Farres Whelan\nThe State of California.\nin and for Los Angeles County.\nThe pelition of\nFirst, place of residence \" 3330-maple Shormakis are nember Los atreet, diy or town, angeles led\nflied, respectfully showeth;\nSecond. My occupation is\nForm 2908\nof Cammerce and Kabor\nTRIPLICATE\nThird. , was born on the 160 day\nof\nmay\nanno Domini 1\nSubscribed and sworn to before 1\n[Tobe person making\nWinder\nCanada\n859 at Themseford Ontario lesseda\nNo. 5329\nNATURALIZATION SERVICE\nFourth. I emigrated to the United States from\non or about the\nanno\nVicto\non the 2h dav day of of group may\n26th\nDomini 1 887 and arrived in the United States, at the port of\nDETROIT\nSTATES OF\nanno Domini 1 887 on the vessel\nNOTE. renunciation of title of nobility, add the\nFifth. , declared my intention to become a eitizen of the United States Witved on the than 13th be Charneter conveyance or name of company should siven.)\nat\nLos Angeles, Cal.\nday of\nin the\nJan\nanno Domini 1. 13\nCourt\nmarried. My wife's name is\nEdena c Whelan\nof The-State of California, in and for Los Angales County.\nSiath. am\n5 Wetter much and now resides at 3830 maper (Glve number, an atreet, Las town, angeles leal\nthe was born\nin\nI\nhave\ncity or\nchildren, and the name, date and place of birth, and place of residence of each of said childron is as follows:\nUpon consideration of the petiti\nDECLARATION OF INTENTION\nHarrett fanounce &\na\nBorn\n4\nand 8th Jan 1892 milan mich Recide Las angele beal\nfurther testimony taken in open Cou\n(Invalid for all purposes seven years after the date hereof)\nK1895\n,\n\"\nu\nJosephine E\n\"\n\"\nto become a citizen of the United Stat\nSUPERIOR\n17ldayd\n30th Oct. 1897\n11\n11\nIn the\n11\n1 at Oct. 1900\n11\n\"\nCourt\nE.\n\"\nThe Stat of\nu\n11\nss:\nFrank\n',\n4\nn\nof In and for Los Angeles County,\n3rd aug 903\n\"\n\"\n\"\n4\nand herehyiorohangedto\ng,\naged\n53\nJames Farris Whelan\nyears,\nSeventh. , 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\ndo declare on oath that my personal\nto\nBy the Court:\noccupation\nShoemaker\norganized 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\n,\nmy.\ncomplexion\nDatk\nintention to become a citizen of the United States and to renounce absolutely and forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and\nWhite\ndescription is: Color\nheight 5 feet 7 inches,\nparticularly\nMeerge V, King of Great Britain and Ireland.\nof whom at this time , am a subject,and \" is my intention\n220\npounds, color of hair\nBlack\n, color of eyes Brown\nto reside permanently in the United States.\nweight\nsighth. am able to speak the English language.\nother visible distinctive marks\nSecond finger on right hand amputated\nWinth\nhave resided continuously in the United States of America for the term of five years at least immediately preceding the date of this petition, to wit, since\nUpon consideration of the petitio\nthe\nCanada\nday of\nmay\nanno\nDomini\n887\nand\nin\nthe\nState\nThames ford\nof\nCalifornia\ncontinuously next preceding the date of\nI was born in\nthis petition, since the\n7\nday of\nmov.\nanno\nDomini\non the\n16\nday of\nMay\nanno Domini I 859.: I now reside\n1907 being a residence within this State of at least one year next preceding the date\n,\nof this petition.\n3830 Maple Ave Los Angeles Cal\nTenth. I have not heretofore made patition for citizenship to any court. # mants partetow for citizenship\nCourd\nat\n(Give number, street, city or town, and State.)\nthe\nway\nanno Dontret\nandithe\nWinsor Camada\nI emigrated to the United States of America from\nactéd patition danied by the suta court for the ottowing reasons and causes, to wit,\nGrand TrunkR. R.\nmy last\nand the nuen antar since or\non the vessel\nTHE SAID PETITION IS HEREBY\n(If the alien arrived otherwise than by veasel, the character of conveyance or name of transportation company should be given.)\nAttached hereto and made part of this petition are my declaration of intention to become citizon of the United States and the sectificata from the Bepar together\nwith\nforeign residence was\nThamesford Canada\nand the amdavita of the two verifying witnesses thereto, required by law. Wherefore your petitioner prays that he may be admitted a citizen of the United States of America.\nIt is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign\nJames Harris (Complete and true Whelan signature of petitioner.)\nprince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly to\n-\nV, King of Great Britain and Ireland.\nDeclaration\nof\nIntention\nand\nof\nWor\nAnom\nDapandment\nof whom I am now a subject :\nthis\n13th\nday\nof\nmarch\n191.\nNote: - Cuss* or petitiones arrived in the United States ON on BEPORE Jexs 29, 1906, strike out the words reading 'and Certificate of Arrival No. :========= from Department of Labor.\"\nI arrived at the port of\nDETROIT\nin the\nAFFIDAVITS OF PETITIONER AND WITNESSES.\nContinued from\nMichigan\non or about the\n26\nday\nto\nState of\nCHATFORNIA)\nof\nMay\nanno Domini I 887 I am not an anarchist; I am not a\nCuunty of Los Angeles\nContinued from\nto\npolygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith\nThe aforesaid petitioner being duly deposes and says that he is the petitioner in the above-entitled proceedinger that he has vead the foragoing petition and knows the\ncontents thareof? 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\nto become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein:\ninformation and belief, and that as to those matters he belienes is true.\n*So THELP ME GOD.\nJamustanisation\nThos B Weller\ngames (Cémploto farris and tape alguature Whilan of peditioner.)\n(Original adgnature of declarant.)\noccupation\nBox maker\nvesiding at 91100 Hope at for angela Cal\nme many\n\"\noscupation Housewife\nresiding at 911 D\n4\nSubscribed and sworn to before me this\n13th\neach being Torally, duly's and aworn. deposes and he la . of the United States of Ameriea: that he has personally known\nJamus\nHarris\nOrhelan\naboue mentioned, to hase Pasided in the United States continuously\n[SEAL]\nday of\nJanuary\n, anno Domini 191 3\npreceding the date of fling hú petition, alace the\n130\nday of\npotition de made continuously sinds the\n134\nday of\ngleby\nanno Domini gio and be the State in which the abord-\name\nDomini , and that he has personal knowledge that\nCertificate of Naturalization, No\nH. L Lelando\nthe ants is . person of good moral character, attached to the principles of the Comstitution of the United States, and that the potitioner 6 to way da\nClerk of the\nCourt.\nto De . of the Unifed States.\nE smith\nthos B. Hellu\nBy\nDeputyClerk.\nApris Mary Weller\npastaloner and de the offlee of the Clark of Coure this\n19\n16\nH.J. Lelande THE COUNTY ERK AND EX-OFFICIO COUNTY ERK OF\nEasmack\nClark,"
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