I continue my project to transcribe family letters, journals, audiotapes, and other historical artifacts. Not only do the documents contain genealogical information, the words breathe life into kin - some I never met - others I see a time in their life before I knew them.
This week I am transcribing three Declarations of Intentions. They are for my great great grandfather, Samuel Newmark; great grandfather, Barney Newmark; and a great great uncle, Israel David Newmark. (There are actually five Newmark declarations in my collection. However, the other two are somewhat repetitive.)
Bold indicates where blanks on the forms were filled in.
The Declaration of Intention for my great great grandfather, Samuel NewmarkUnited States of America
Department of Commerce and Labor
Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization
Division of Naturalization
Declaration of Intention
(Invalid for all purposes seven years after the date hereof)
United States of America In the Circuit Court
Eastern District of Missouri
I, Samuel Newmark, aged 47 years, occupation tailor, do declare on oath that my personal description is: Color white, complexion dark, height 5 feet 8 inches, weight 130 pounds, color of hair Black, color of eyes Brown other visible distinctive marks none; I was born in Warka, Poland, Russia, on the 7th day of October, anno Domini 1863; I now reside at 1603 Wash St. St. Louis, Mo. I emigrated to the United States of America from Southampton, England on the vessel Oceanic; my last foreign residence was London, England. It is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly to Nicholas II Emperor of all the Russias, of which I am now a subject; I arrived at the port of New York, in the State of New York on or about the 23rd day of October, anno Domini 1908; I am not an anarchist; I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith to become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein: SO HELP ME GOD.
Signature (*)
Subscribed and sworn to before me on this 13th day of October, anno Domini, 1910.
Signature
Clerk of the said Court.
The Declaration of Intention for my great grandfather, Barnet Newmark
United States of America
Department of Commerce and Labor
Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization
Division of Naturalization
Declaration of Intention
(Invalid for all purposes seven years after the date hereof)
United States of America In the Circuit Court
Eastern District of Missouri
I, Barnet Newmark, aged 23 years, occupation tailor, do declare on oath that my personal description is: Color white, complexion dark, height 5 feet 9 inches, weight 135 pounds, color of hair Black, color of eyes dark brown other visible distinctive marks none; I was born in Warsaw, Russia, on the 25th day of March, anno Domini 1886; I now reside at 3152 Shenandoah Ave. St. Louis, Mo. I emigrated to the United States of America from London, England on the vessel Oceanic; my last foreign residence was London, England. It is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly to Nicholas II Emperor of all the Russias, of which I am now a subject; I arrived at the port of New York, in the State of New York on or about the 15th day of October, anno Domini 1908; I am not an anarchist; I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith to become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein: SO HELP ME GOD.
Signature
Subscribed and sworn to before me on this 4th day of October, anno Domini, 1910.
Signature
Clerk of the said Court.
The Declaration of Intention for my great great uncle, Israel David Newmark
US Department of Labor
Naturalization Service
United States of America
Declaration of Intention
(Invalid for all purposes seven years after the date hereof)
United States of America
Eastern District of Missouri
In the District Court of the United States in and for the Eastern Division of the Eastern Judicial District of Missouri
I, Israel David Newmark, aged 19 years, occupation tailor, do declare on oath that my personal description is: Color white, complexion fair, height 5 feet 8 inches, weight 152 pounds, color of hair dark brown, color of eyes brown other visible distinctive marks no marks; I was born in London, England on the 8th day of February, anno Domini 1903; I now reside at 2803 N. 10th St. St. Louis, MO. I emigrated to the United States of America from Liverpool, England on the vessel Campania; my last foreign residence was birthplace; I am not married; the name of my wife is ___; she was born at ___ and now resides at ____. It is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly to George V, King of Great Britain and Ireland, of whom I am now a subject; I arrived at the port of New York, in the State of New York on or about the 6th day of March, anno Domini 1909; I am not an anarchist; I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith to become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein: SO HELP ME GOD.
Signature
Subscribed and sworn to before me in the office of the Clerk of said Court at St. Louis, MO., this 23rd day of September, anno Domini, 1922.
Signature, Clerk
It is my understanding that minor children are (and were) naturalized with their parents. I'm not sure why Israel David had to (or thought he had to) go through the process in 1922.
If the passenger lists weren't indexed online, these declarations, which I found on microfilm at the local library, would have been enough to lead me to the correct passenger lists as they had the ship name and approximate dates correct.
(*) Samuel didn't sign his name. Instead he left a 'mark.' The mark was witnessed by his son Myer "Max" Newmark.
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