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    "ocrText": "U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR\n199\nNATURALIZATION SERVICE\nNO aur so\n1141\nPles\nNo.\nSTATES\nreleve P drew 3 rever ORIGINAL\nSBT\npeace,\nInst all\nPETITION FOR NATURALIZATION\nto\nTo the Honorable the\nSuperior\nCourt of\nState of California\nCounty of San Diego.\nThe petition\nof Walter Ernest Fowler\nat\nFirst.\nMy place of 'residence is 1236 arctic St, San Diego\nhereby Med, respectfully showeth:\nSecond. My occupation is\nLabover\n(Give number, street, city or town, and State.)\nCalifornia\nThird. I was born on the 27th day of December\nanno Domini 1 874\nat\nFourth. I emigrated to the United States from Rotterdam Holland\nLondon England\non or about the\n-\nanno Domini 890 and arrived in the United States, at the port of\nday of October\nanno Domini 890 on the vessel\nnewYork. n.y.\non the\n-\n\" Obdam\nday of october\nFifth. I declared my intention to become a eitizen of the (If United the alien States arrived on otherwise the than by vesse), the character of conveyance, or name of transportation company should be given.)\n4th\nSan Diego. California\nday of\nat\n,\nSuperior\nJune\nin the\nanno Domini 1914\nSixth. I am not married. My wife's name is\nCourt of\nbalifornia\n: she was born on the\nday of\nat\n.\nanno Domini 1\nand now resides at\nI have\nno\nchildren, and the name, date and place of birth, and place of residence of each of said children is\n(Give number, street, elty or town, and State.)\nas follows:\nto\non\ne 125\nSeventh. I am not a disbeliever in or opposed to organized government or a member of or affliated with any organtization or body of persons teaching disbelief in or\nintention to 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 opposed is my\nparticularly to\nto become a citizen of the United States and to renounce absolutely and forever gll allegiance and Adelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and\nGeorge V. King of Great Britain and Ireland\nto reside permanently in the United States.\nof whom at this time I am a subject, and it is my intention,\nEighth. Iam able to speak the English language.\nMinth. I have resided October continuously in the United States of America for the term of Ave years at. Califormia leqat immediately preceding the date of this petition, to wit, since the\nday of\nanno Domini 1890 and in the State of\nthis pétition, since the\nP\nOctober\ncontinuously next preceding the date of\nday of\nanno Domini 1907 being a residence within this State of at least one year next preceding the date\nof this petition.\nTenth. I have not heretofore made petition for citizenship to any court. (I made petition for citizenship to the\nCourt of\nat\non the\nday of\nanno Domini 1\nsaid petition was denied by the said Court for the following reasons and causes, to wit.\nand the\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 Labor,\ntogether with my affidavit and the affidavits of the two verifying witnesses thereto, required by law. Wherefore your petitioner prays that he may be admitted Leitizen of the United\nStates of America.\nWalter brnest Fowler\n-\n(Complete and true signature of petitioner.)\nDeclaration of Intention No.\n1137\nHevivat\nNo.\nfrom of Lobor\nNote TO CLERK or COURT. 'petitioner arrived in the United States ON OR BEFORE JUNE 29, 1906, strike out the words reading \"and Certificate of Arrival No.\nDepantment Aled this of February 1919\nfrom Department of Labor.\"\nAFFIDAVITS OF PETITIONER AND WITNESSES\nState of Culifornia\n88:\nCommy of 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\nthe\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 information\nand belief, and that as to those matters he believes it to be true.\nWalter Ernest Fouler\nJohn b. mackey\noccupation\nRetired\n(Complete and true signature of petitioner.)\nand each Edward E. Spileman occupation Wholesale Oil Dealer residing at 1454-AS1 San Diego. California\nresiding at 847-7th San Deign, balifornia\nbeing severally, duly, and regpectively sworn, deposes and says that he is a eitizen of the United States of Amerlea; that he has personally known\nWalter Ernest Fowler\nimmediately preceding the date of fling his petition, since the\n1st\nthe petitioner above mentioned, to have resided in the United States continuoualy\nday of\nand\nentitled petition ts made continuously since the 1st\nJanuary\nanno Domini 908 and in the State in which the above-\nday of\nJanuary\nanno Domini 1908 and that he has personal knowledge that\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, in his\nopinion, to be admitted a citizen of the United States.\nEunard E.\nJohn (Bignature c of witness.) markey\n(Bignature witness.)\nSpiliman\nSubscribed and syoon to Defore me by the above-named petitioner and witnesses in the office of the Clerk of said Court this\n29th day\nof\nFebruary\nanno Domint 1919\nJ.B.mchees\nClerk.\n14-307\n[ovan]\nBy\nThos D 9ncle\nOlerk.\nM"
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