A general’s father
Luther Powell emigrated from Kingston, Jamaica, entering the United States at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, aboard the Manchioneal on April 26, 1920. He filed this...
Ascension Jimenez and his 11 children
Born August 15, 1889, in Michoacan, Mexico, Ascension Jimenez had 11 American-born children with his Russian-born wife Catharine Swith. He was a farmer in Keith...
Declaration of intention for Enrico Fermi
Enrico Fermi, an Italian-born scientist, declared his intention to become a U.S. citizen on December 2, 1939. He won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1938 and moved to...
Declaration of Mikael Amerikian
Mikael Amerikian filed his declaration of intent to become a naturalized American citizen on April 10, 1929 in the District Court of Maine. Among other requirements,...
From Canton to North Platte, Nebraska
Chin Wing Sew, also known as Ping Chin, lawfully entered the United States through San Francisco on April 16, 1924. He was 32 years old, married, and working as a...
From Holland to Otter Tail County
Peter Hoogveld, a married man with 10 children, was living in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, when he declared his intention to become a U.S. citizen on September 16,...
Garbo wants to be a citizen
Before 1952, the first step of the naturalization process for a lawful permanent resident was filing a Declaration of Intention with the Immigration and...