Intention to Become a Citizen of the United States 1940 WPA document The documents above were found here: Index to Naturalization Documents, Yuma County Court, Colorado The list of names included: |
Transcript of the original document:United States of America.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 5th day of January A.D. 1892. L. C. Wassen[?] [signature] Wenzel Fastner [signature] Transcript of the 1940 WPA* document:N-1 1. Family Name: Fastner a. Declaration of Intention – Naturalization Record – 1 – 1 Yuma County Co 12. The following information is not required unless written upon the stub or face of the certificate of naturalization, or attached thereto. e. Other record facts: Orig Decl int Jan 5 1892 Yuma County Colo Vol 1 page 1
* WPA = Works Progress Administration, later called Works Projects Administration.The Historical Records Survey (HRS) was a project of the Works Progress Administration New Deal program in the United States. Originally part of the Federal Writers' Project, it was devoted to surveying and indexing historically significant records in state, county and local archives. The official mission statement was the "discovery, preservation, and listing of basic materials for research in the history of the United States." More info: Historical Records Survey **ATT = Att is probably an abbreviation for something, perhaps: "At this time." There is no city name listed on the original document.Thank you to Ken and Arlene for finding Wenzel Fastner's naturalization records! |


