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<DIV>Hi Suzanne</DIV>
<DIV>I am not sure where my grand niece and her husband met, she lived in Alaska and now they live in Texas.</DIV>
<DIV>Glen Portland.</DIV>
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<DIV class=signature id=signature>--<BR>Glen A. Jones</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR>From: "SUZANNE THOMAS" <suz_es@msn.com> <BR><BR>> thanks for the info. I did some reading and I guess it took 5 years for <BR>> naturalization. by that time my relative was living in New Jersey. I might <BR>> try posting a message... <BR>> <BR>> I have a number of Sims relatives in Portland, maybe there is a connection. <BR>> <BR>> suzanne in Newberg <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> >From: glenkc7mbm@comcast.net <BR>> >Reply-To: or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us <BR>> >To: or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us <BR>> >Subject: Re: [or-roots] Naturalization - NARA <BR>> >Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 03:18:28 +0000 <BR>> > <BR>> >Suzanne <BR>> >Do you know where he was living for the most part of his life?. <BR>> >There can be more then one record, there could be a, Intent to File and <BR>> >then a petition for Naturalization. <BR>> >The State archives in the State were he lived might have these records. <BR>> >If he lived all the time in New York their State Archives may have the <BR>> >naturalization records, also the Genealogical society there may have them, <BR>> >you would need to know about what year he was naturalized. <BR>> >You might also try a posting on a New York or where ever he might have <BR>> >lived a Rootsweb Bulletin Board and some their may be able to find <BR>> >something for you. <BR>> >I am not sure if we have anything on NY. Naturalizations at the Clark <BR>> >County Genealogical Society Library but will check the next time I work as <BR>> >Librarian March 11th. <BR>> >By the way I have a Grand Niece who is Married to a Sims but she has not <BR>> >done any research on the Family. <BR>> >Glen Portland, <BR>> >Vice Pres Clark County Genealogical Society 2005/6 <BR>> > <BR>> >-- <BR>> >Glen A. Jones <BR>> > <BR>> >-------------- Original message -------------- <BR>> >From: "SUZANNE THOMAS" <SUZ_ES@MSN.COM><BR>> > <BR>> > > Can anyone help me with naturalization? It looks like I can go through <BR>> > > NARA, but I've never had any luck with that. help ??? <BR>> > > <BR>> > > Samuel Sims, arrived 1847, settled in New York. I'm not sure where he <BR>> > > arrived, but came from England. <BR>> > > <BR>> > > I've not attempted to follow a family line across the ocean, this is <BR>> >hard! <BR>> > > <BR>> > > suzanne in Newber <BR>> > > <BR>> > > <BR>> > > _______________________________________________ <BR>> > > or-roots mailing list <BR>> > > or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us <BR>> > > http://sosinet.sos.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/or-roots <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________ <BR>> or-roots mailing list <BR>> or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us <BR>> http://sosinet.sos.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/or-roots </BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>