After 1920, a woman was her own person and would have to apply for her own citizenship. It didn't matter what her husband did. On Jun 14, 2017 2:46 PM, "Liz Migliori" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Wait, who got around to it in the 60's > Do you mean that your mother was born here > Married gfather in 1916. Then he got his citizenship but she did not > automatically become citizen again??? > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 14, 2017, at 10:53 AM, 'Susan Murphy' via Azores Genealogy < > [email protected]> wrote: > > The same thing happened to my grandma who married her dear "greenhorn" > (she told me people called him that) in 1916. Her got his citizenship in > the 20's but she remained an alien for decades.... Don't have it here but I > think she finally got around to it in the 1960s. > > Susan > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 14, 2017, at 8:50 AM, Liz Migliori <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thx for this info Cheri. Confirms for me. Whenever I tell relatives that > my gram lost her citizenship they don't believe me. She used to get so > mad if anyone called her a greenhorn. She made grandpa get his > citizenship. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 14, 2017, at 7:47 AM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > > Before 1920, women didn't naturalize on their own. No women's rights. If > the husband naturalized, then she was considered naturalized. If a woman > (being a U.S. Citizen) married an alien, she lost her American citizenship > too (before 1920 and women's rights). > > 1926 - maybe it's her, maybe it's not. Women could use her maiden name or > her husband's name. In my research, I've seen women use their husband's > name in America. Get her death and see if she was a citizen. Look at the > censuses and see if she was a citizen. > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > On Wed, Jun 14, 2017 at 7:32 AM, George Medeiros <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> When a married woman became a citizen of the U.S. from the azores >> from 1900- 1950 does the naturalization record use their own surname or >> their husband's ? Does anyone know ? I found a naturalization record from >> 1926 of a woman with my grandmother's name which looks like her handwriting >> but has her family name not her husband's surname. >> I do not know if she ever became a citizen but this record might be her. >> George >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Azores Genealogy" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
