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    "ocrText": "U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR\n88\n531\nNATURALIZATION SERVICE\n30 MOITITAS and 30 ASTTAM WHT\nNo.\nORIGINAL\nSTATES OF MTÃO 2\nas 09\nPETITION FOR NATURALIZATION\nTo the Honorable the\nSuperior\nThe petition of\nCourt of Eric Gustaf Jonsson California / Sun Diego County\nFirst. My place of residence is\n4510 Campuo are San Diego Valifornia\nhereby filed, respectfully showeth:\nSecond. My occupation is\nmatoman\n(Give number, pfreet, city or town, and Brate.)\nThird. I was born on the 29th day of\napril\nanno Domini 1 890\nat Wastergottens Sweden\nFourth.\nI emigrated to the United States from gottenberg Sweden on or about the 10th day of april\nanno\nDomini\n1.\n910\nand arrived in the United States, at the port of\nnewyork\non the\n1st\nanno Domini 1 910. on the vessel\n\"\nCarmania\nday of may\nFifth, I declared my intention to become a eitizen of the United States on the\n(If the alien arrived otherwise than by vessolythe character of conyeyance or name of transportation company should be given.)\nSan Diego California\n10th day of novemb\nat\nSixth.\nI am married. My wife's name is Sarah Helena Johnson) Jonss on\nin the Superior Court of San Diego County anno Domini\n1910\nShe was born\nin\nI\nhave Uddewalla, no children, and and now resides at 4510 campus ave, (Give number, San street, city or town, Diego, and State.) Calif\nSweden\nand and place resid ence of each of tes follows:\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\nto organized 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\nparticularly\nintention to become to Gustavus a -gitizen of the United States V., and to King of renounce absolutely and fopeper all allegiance and of to whom any foreign at this prince, time I am potentate, a state, or sovereignty, and\nsubject, and it is my intention\nto reside permanently in the United States.\nEighth. I am able to speak the English language.\nthe 1st day of\nNinth. I have resided continuously in the United States of America for a term of five years at least immediately preceding the date of this petition, to wit, since\nmay\n\", anno Domini 1910 and in the State of\nthis petition, since the 12th day of may\ninterview\n* continuously next preceding the date of\nof this petition. (Except visit to Sweden 5/23 to 1/8 1913 and 2 hours in Tijuana, mexics)\nanno Domini 1910 being a residence within this State of at least one year next preceding the date\nTenth. I have not heretofore made petition for eitizenship to any court. (I mgde getition for citizenship to the\nCourt\nat\non\nthe\nday of\nanno Domini 1\nand the\nsaid petition was denied by the sqid Court for the following reasons and causes, to wit,\nand the cause of such denial has since been cured or removed.)\nAttached hereto and made a part of this petition are my declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United States and the certificate from the Department of Lobor, together with\nmy am affidavit thethis and the affidavits 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,\na name be changed to Eric gustaf Johnson\nEnic Gustab Jonsson,\n(Complete true signature of petitioner.)\nDeclaration of Intention and Certificate of Arrival No. 788429 from Department 2nd\nNots TO CLERK or COURT.-If petitioner arrived in the United States ON on BEFORE JUNE 29, 1906, of strike Labor out the filed words this reading \"and Certificato day of of July No from\n1915\nDepartment of Labor.\"\nAFFIDAVITS OF PETITIONER AND WITNESSES.\nreferrice\nComm Sun Diego,\nThe aforesaid 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\ncontents 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\ninformation and belief, and that as to those matters he believes it to be true. O3TUTITABUS no\nJohn a. Waline\n(Complete and true Jansan signature of petitioner.)\noccupation\nand\nGnail F Johnson\ncigar dealer\noccupation motorman\nresiding 523 G. Diego, Cal.\nat\neach\n-\nbeing\nresiding at 707 17th st San Diegs, Cal.\nseverally, duly, and respectively sworn, deposes and says that he is a eitizen of the United States of America; that he has personally kenown\nEric bustef Jonsson\nimmediately preceding the date of filing his petition, since the 1st\nday of\nJune\nthe petitioner above mentioned, to have resided in the United States continuously\nentitled petition is made continuously since the\n1st\nday of\nthe said petitioner is a person of good moral character, attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and that the petitioner is in every way qualified,\n10 with\nJune\nanno Domini 1910 and in the State in which the above-\nanno Domini 1910 excep and that visis he has to personal above named knowledge\nthat\nopinion, to be admitted a eitizen of the United States.\nIn\nhis\n(Bignature of witness.)\nEmil F.\nSubscribed and sworn to before me by the above-named petitioner and witnesses this\nanno Domini 1915\n2nd day of July\nJohnson\n[BEAL]\nJ-T. Butler\n1-2597\n[OVER.]\nEBasam\nDeputy Clark."
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