United States of America
Dept. of Commerce and Labor
Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization
Petitions for Citizenship Filed in Desoto County, Florida
November 1911 to December 1918

        Page 1 
Leo Milbrath
        Born: 11 May 1873, Rozagora, Germany 
        Immigrated: 2 Aug 1895 
        From: 
        Port of Arrival: New York, NY 
        Vessel: "Fatherland" 
        Filed: 8 Aug 1911 
        Accepted: 21 Nov 1911 

        Page 2 
Adoph Anderson Stalsvig
        Born: 4 Aug 1866, Stavanger, Norway 
        Immigrated: 9 June 1885 from Calalas, Peru 
        Port: New York, NY 
        Vessel: 'Sulyvan" 
        Filed: 30 Aug 1906 
        Accepted: 22 Apr 1912 

        Page 3 
Carl Axel Carlton
        Born: 6 Jan 1859, Lionga, Sweden 
        Immigrated: 7 Nov 1881 from Copenhagan, Sweden 
        Port: New York, NY 
        Vessel: (Didn't remember) 
        Filed: 18 June 1912 
        Accepted: 19 Nov 1912 

        Page 4 
Alfred Whitehead
        Born: 10 May 1873, Andrews Island, Bahamas 
        Immigrated: --- --- 1876 
        Port: Key West, FL 
        Vessel: "Mary Jane" 
        Filed: 28 Apr 1913 
        Outcome: Denied (One witness not U.S. Citizen) 

        Page 5 
William Henry Northrup
        Born: 9 June 1863, Van Buren, State of Michigan 
        Immigrated: Alberta, Canada 
        Port: Portal, North Dakota 
        Means: Canadian Pacific Railroad 
        Filed: 5 Nov 1912 
        Outcome: Re-admittance 

        Page 6 
Willy Ernst Schmeisser
        Born: 17 Feb 1887, Gecadebschwith,Germany 
        Immigrated: 21 Feb 1904 from Bremen Germany 
        Port: New York, NY 
        Vessel: "Chemitz" 
        Filed: 5 June 1913 
        Accepted: 28 Nov 1913 

        Page 7 
Wilhelm Schlosser
        Born: 11 June 1881, Dornsdorf, Austria 
        Immigrated: 18 March 1907 from Hamburg, Germany 
        Port: New York, NY 
        Vessel: "America" 
        Filed: 24 Apr 1913 
        Accepted: 1 Aug 1913 

        Page 8 
William Gustav Kreutz
        Born: 7 March 1847, Stagard, Germany 
        Immigrated: 2 March 1869 from Bremen, Germany 
        Port: New York, NY 
        Vessel: unknown 
        Filed: 15 May 1913 
        Outcome: Denied (One witness not U.S. Citizen) 

        Page 9 
Alfred Whitehead
        Re-applied: 27 Apr 1914 
        Outcome: Denied 30 Apr 1914 (Two years did not lapse between filing petition & filing 
                                                           declaration)

        Page 10 
Claus Thorsen
        Born: 22 Aug 1877, Stavenger, Norway 
        Immigrated: 16 May 1906 from  Newport, England 
        Port: Norfolk, Virginia 
        Vessel: "Mauhauset" 
        Filed: 15 Sept 1913 
        Accepted: 30 Apr 1914 

        Page 11 
James Karras
        Born: 7 March 1890, Douka, Greece 
        Immigrated: 10 May 1907 from Patris, Greece 
        Port: New York, NY 
        Vessel: "Julia" 
        Filed: 21 Jan 1913 
        Accepted: 29 Apr 1914       Re-applied: 2 Nov 1871, Plainview, Minn. 
        Filed: 8 Jan 1914, Desoto County 
        Accepted: 5 May 1814

        Page 12 
William Kreutz
        Re-applied: 2 Nov 1871, Plainview, Minn. 
        Filed: 8 Jan 1914, Desoto County 
        Accepted: 5 May 1814 

        Page 13 
Henry Kraus
        Born: 6 May 1881, Gottsgah, Germany 
        Immigrated: 27 Feb 1906 from Hamburg, Germany 
        Port: New York, NY 
        Vessel: "Main" 
        Filed: 31 March 1914 
        Accepted: 19 Nov 1914 

        Page 14 
Ada Alexander
        Born: 18 March 1869,  Bristol, England
        Immigrated: 15 Aug 1886 from Avon, England 
        Port: Detroit, Michigan 
        Means: Grand Truck Railroad 
        Filed: 29 Apr 1914 
        Accepted: 4 May 1915 

        Page 15-"Spoiled" 

        Page 16 
Andreas Simon Gravsen
        Born: 25 Jan 1885, Vallekilder, Denmark 
        Immigrated: 6 Feb 1908 from ----birg, Denmark 
        Port: New York, NY 
        Vessel: "Baltic" 
        Filed: 12 Sept 1914 
        Accepted: (Blank) 

        Page 17 
Nicholas Renses
        Born: 7 Sept 1884, Haarlam, North Holland 
        Immigrated: 22 March 1905 from Rotterdam, Holland 
        Port: New York, NY 
        Vessel: "Ryndam" 
        Filed: 
        Outcome: Dismissed (Failed to appear) 

        Page 18 
Herman Oswald Glockner
        Born: 21 Sept 1885, Frankenburg, Germany 
        Immigrated: 29 Sept 1908 from Hamburg, Germany 
        Port: Hoboken, NJ 
        Vessel: "Kaidrin Augusta Victoria" 
        Filed: 22 Oct 1914 
        Outcome: (Blank) 

        Page 19 
Arthur Hanley Bride
        Born: 26 Jan 1880, Ballymahon, Longford Co., Ireland 
        Immigrated: 19 May 1904 from Liverpool, England 
        Port: New York, NY 
        Vessel: "Baltic White Star Line" 
        Filed: 17 July 1915 
        Outcome: Dismissed 

        Page 20 
Carl Whittrock
        Born: 12 Sept 1876, Prasto, Denmark 
       Immigrated: 6 March 1909 from Esbierg, Denmark 
        Port: New York NY 
        Vessel: "Mauretania" 
        Filed: 24 Aug 1915 
        Outcome: Dismissed (Failed to file cert. of arrival) 

        Page 21 
Sam Basony
        Born: 16 Oct 1889, Villarse, Italy 
        Immigrated: 24 Jan 1915 from Palermo, italy 
        Vessel: 
        Filed: 21 Sept 1915 
        Accepted: 14 May 1916 

        Page 22 
Carl Whittrock
         Re-applied 5 Nov 1915 
        Filed: 13 Dec 1915 
        Accepted: 1 May 1916 

        Page 23 
Henri Dugnay
        Born: 3 Sept 1864, Tracadie, Canada 
        Immigrated -- -- 1876, Canada 
        Means: By rail from Bengal, Maine 
        Filed: 16 Dec 1915 
        Accepted: 1 May 1916 

        Page 24 
Andreas Ravn
        Born: 7 March 1886, Wamdrup, Denmark 
        Immigrated: 2 Apr 1910 from Copenhagen, Denmark 
        Port: New York, NY 
        Vessel: "Helling Olav" 
        Filed: 5 Jan 1916 
        Accepted: 12 May 1916 

        Page 25 
Steven Chure
        Born: 1 May 1887, Also Balug, Hungary 
        Immigrated: -- -- Hungary 
        Port: New York, NY 
        Vessel: 
        Filed: 10 Jan 1916 
        Accepted: 8 May 1916 

        Page 26 
Wilhelm Reiter
        Born: 14 Apr 1887, Ratschin, Germany 
        Immigrated: 26 June 1910 from Hamburg, Germany 
        Port: New York, NY 
        Vessel: "President Grant" 
        Filed: 17 Jan 1916 
        Accepted: 1 May 1916 

        Page 27 
Janos Belusak
        Born: 16 Oct 1880, Gomar, Hungary 
        Immigrated: 24 May 1907 from Bremen, Germany 
        Port: New York, NY 
        Vessel: "Grosser Kurfurst" 
        Filed: 21 Jan 1916 
        Accepted: 1 May 1916 

        Page 28 
Frederick Thomas Hinnegan
        Born: 19 Oct 1879, Port Lambton, Canada 
        Immigrated: 21 Apr 1900 from Port Lambton, Canada 
        Means: Ferry boat, Roberts Landing, Michigan 
        Filed: 21 June 1916 
        Accepted: 12 May 1916 

        Page 29 
Christopher Hutchinson
        Born: 5 Dec 1856, Thirst, England 
        Immigrated: 12 May 1885 from Moose Jaw, Canada 
        Means: Drove across, St. Vincent 
        Filed: 25 Jan 1916 
        Accepted: 12 May 1916 

        Page 30 
Augustus Lowery Dillobough
        Born: 3 June 1848 (no birthplace) 
        Immigrated: 10 Nov 1862 from Dundus County, Canada 
        Port: Ogdensburg, NY 
        Means: Ferry, St. Lawrence River 
        Files: 24 March 1916 
        Accepted: 9 Dec 1916 

        Page 31 
John Henry
        Born: 1 Oct 1865, Shlesweg, Germany 
        Immigrated: 14 May 1884 from Hamburg, Germany 
        Port: New York, NY 
        Vessel: 
        Filed: 16 June 1916 
        Accepted: 9 Dec 1916 

        Page 32 
Johanna Germann Garbade
        Born: 22 Nov 1880, Bremer, Germany 
        Immigrated: 12 Apr 1910 from Bremer, Germany 
        Port: New York, NY 
        Vessel: "Prince Frederick Wilhelm" 
        Filed: 13 June 1916 
        Accepted: 13 June 1916 (petitioner admitted on new petition no. 3.5 - this petition dismissed 
                                                13 Dec 1919) 

        Page 33 
Joseph Toth
        Born: 4 Feb 1870, Enying, Hungary 
        Immigrated: 16 Nov 1902 from Bremer, Germany 
        Port: New York, NY 
        Vessel: "Chanintz" 
        Filed: 26 Dec 1916 
        Accepted: 14 May 1917 

        Page 34 
Lorenzo Siltavino
        Born: 11 Feb 1870, Venosea, Italy 
        Immigrated: 2 March 1902 from Venosea, Italy 
        Port: New York, NY 
        Vessel: 
        Filed: 24 Feb 1916 
        Accepted: 11 Dec 1917 

        Page 35 
Herman Garbade
        Born: 22 Nov 1880, Bremen Germany 
        Immigrated: 14 Apr 1910 from Bremen, Germany 
        Port: New York, Ny 
        Vessel: "Prince Frederick Wilhelm" 
        Filed: 11 Apr 1917 
        Accepted: 6 Dec 1918 

        Page 36 
Rocco Bagnato
        Born: 2 Feb 1884, Laganata, Italy 
        Immigrated: 1 June 1903 from Messina, Italy 
        Port: New York, NY 
        Vessel: "Germany" 
        Filed: 14 May 1917 
        Accepted: 11 Dec 1917 

        Page 37 
Gerard John Jacob Van Velzen
        Born: 10 June 1881, The Hague, Netherlands 
        Immigrated: 20 Apr 1907 from Rotterdam, Netherlands 
        Port: New York, NY 
        Vessel: "Noordam" 
        Filed: 16 July 1917 
        Outcome: Dismissed without prejudice, failure to appear, 8 Dec 1923 

        Page 38 
Nicholas Penses
        Born: 7 Sept 1884, Haarlam, North Holland 
        Immigrated: 22 March 1905 from Rotterdam, Holland 
        Port: New York, NY 
        Vessel: "Ryndam" 
        Filed: 25 July 1917 
        Outcome: (Blank) 

        Page 39 
William Schrell
        Born: 10 Oct 1846, Holmel, Germany 
        Immigrated: 9 Feb 1900 from Holmel, Germany 
        Port: New York, NY 
        Vessel: "Olleela" 
        Filed: 10 Aug 1917 
        Outcome: Dismissed without prejudice, failure to appear, 8 Dec 1923 

        Page 40 
Luciano Basone
        Born: 6 Jan 1854, Alimena, Italy 
        Immigrated: 31 Oct 1896 from Naples, Italy 
        Port: New Orleans, Lousianna 
        Vessel: "Belevien" 
        Filed: 24 Aug 1917 
        Outcome: Denied 4 June 1920 

        Page 41 
Michele Musso
        Born: 14 Aug 1877, Ravanusa, Italy 
        Immigrated: 2 June 1906 from Palermo, Italy 
        Port: New York, NY 
        Vessel: "Germania" 
        Filed: 24 Aug 1917 
        Accepted: 11  Dec 1917