Exceptional Records in the FBI Case Files
Jul 18th, 2008 by sharbrough
Anatomy of an Application
The Application was a four page form (and three following exhibits), which included the following questions:
- PAGE 1
- Name
- Names previously used and reasons for using them, including maiden names and former married names
- Address
- Length of residence
- Birth date and place
- Marital status, and former spouse if a widow (modern sensibilities wonder why the form didn’t allow for the other gender)
- PAGE 2
- Names, ages, and places of residence of all children under 21
- Wife name
- Wife birth place and current address
- Parent and sibling info
- Date, place, and ship for arrival in the US.
- Date, place, and residence of prior Declaration(s) of Intent
- Occupation, names of employers, nature of employment
- PAGE 3
- Names, nationalities, and addresses of parents
- Date and place of application for “2nd papers”
- Previous registration with consul of foreign government
- Prior naturalization in other countries
- Foreign military service
- Arrest record
- Relatives in foreign military service
- Permit to enter prohibited areas?
- PAGE 4
- Prior registration as alien enemy
- Status of final petition for naturatization
- Languages spoken, read, and written
- Photo
- EXHIBIT A
- A statement by the applicant, establishing loyalty to the US, and reasons for application.
- EXHIBITS B and C
- Affidavits by two reputable citizens of the US in support of the application, by people known at least 5 years.
Okay, that’s a lot of information. I’ve seen cases where the information about the relatives was more than would fit on a single group sheet. I’ve seen a guy with a letter from his employer, where the guy was a school teacher and the employer was his principal. A letter from the principal should count extra, if you ask me. I’ve seen a case where a guy said he’d been naturalized many years before, that it was all a misunderstanding, and that the court clerk and his witnesses (whom were named) have all been dead for a decade.
I’m really proud of my redneck heritage, and the fact that all of my great-grandparents were born in the US prior to 1850. But I’ll never have an ancestor with an Application. Somehow, I’m jealous of people who do. Let’s get back to the case of Mr Stock. I’ll use some artistic license, and pick some of the answers I like.
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How can one access these files? I have a grandfather who may have had to register.
If you are not familiar with Footnote.com, Roshyn, then just point your browser to http://www.Footnote.com, and type your grandfather’s name in the search box. You never know what you’ll find!