Am I Eligible for Citizenship?
For a while, I thought not because of my father's US military service. But it turns out he was conscripted. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
Great-Grandparents:
Date married: 1900 but the record is listed in 1903 in Rajgrod – which mentions they were married in Rewel, now Talinn (“on 33 lat ona 26 lat, slub w rewelskim rzymskokatolikim kosciele parafialnym -obecnie talinn w estonii. miejsce przechowywania ksiag archiwum panstwowe w bialymstoku oddzial w lomzy”)
- Date divorced: n/a
GGM:
- Date, place of birth: 1874, Rajgród
- Ethnicity and religion: Polish Catholic
- Occupation: none per 1930 census
- Allegiance and dates of military service: n/a
- Date, destination for emigration: 20 Oct 1910 arrived in US with their three kids to join her husband.
- Date naturalized: listed as alien, born in Poland, Polish speaker in 1930 US census
GGF:
- Date, place of birth: 1867, Bargłów Kościelny, Wólka
- Ethnicity and religion: Polish Catholic
- Occupation: laborer
- Allegiance and dates of military service: no military service
- Date, destination for emigration: Arrived May 1903 to Baltimore, MD US (left wife and children who joined him later).
- Date naturalized: listed as alien in 1920 census, listed as Polish speaker unable to speak English. Not naturalized when he died in 1923.
Grandparent:
- Sex: M
- Date, place of birth: 12 Jan 1901, Rewel (now Tallinn Estonia) both parents came from Poland and returned there in 1903.
- Date married: 23 Oct 1922
- Citizenship of spouse: United States
- Date divorced: n/a
- Occupation: laborer, taxi driver
- Allegiance and dates of military service: 1917-1918 served in WW1, wounded
(If applicable)
- Date, destination for emigration: 1910 came with his mother and siblings to join his father in United States
- Date naturalized: 2/28/31
Parent:
- Sex: M
- Date, place of birth: Hamtramck, Michigan, 1928
- Date married: 14 Jan 1956
- Date divorced: n/a
- Military service: Drafted/conscripted (did not volunteer) for Korean War (Nov 1950 – Nov 1952)
You:
- Date, place of birth: 1964 Michigan USA
Posted Jul 8, 2025, 4:43 PM UTC
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