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<DIV>Julie,</DIV>
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<DIV>My grandfather homesteaded in Alberta, Canada for a few years and his WWI Draft Registration says for:</DIV>
<DIV>Item #4 - Natural born and Declarant</DIV>
<DIV>Item #5 - Crow, Oregon, U.S.A.</DIV>
<DIV>Item #6 - British Subject</DIV>
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<DIV>My grandfather and grandmother stayed in Canada long enough to prove up on their land and then sold and returned to Oregon. </DIV>
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<DIV>Barbara Herring</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">> <BR>> -----Original Message----- <BR>> From: or-roots-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us <BR>> [mailto:or-roots-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us]On Behalf Of George Ross <BR>> Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2008 9:15 PM <BR>> To: Oregon Roots <BR>> Subject: [or-roots] WWI Registration Card Question <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> This isn't an Oregon related question, specifically, but thought someone <BR>> might be able to help. <BR>> <BR>> I just located my grandfather's WWI registration card. <BR>> Item line #4 (1) Are you a natural born citizen (2) a naturalized citizen <BR>> (3) an alien (4) or have you declared your intention (specify which), and <BR>> my grandfather writes: alien. <BR>> <BR>> However, <BR>> Item line #5 Where were you born? My grandfather writes: Bronson Kans <BR>> USA <BR>> And <BR>> Item line #6 If not a citizen, of wha
t country are you a citizen or subject? <BR>> My grandfather writes: Great Briton (sic) <BR>> <BR>> My question, is there any particular reason that he would write <BR>> "alien"....and "citizen or subject of Great Briton" yet state that he was <BR>> born in Kansas? <BR>> <BR>> I do have another record that states his parent were both born in Ohio. <BR>> <BR>> Any help would be appreciated, Thanks!!! <BR>> <BR>> Julie <BR></BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>