Re: Searching For Edward Shine
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Re: Searching For Edward Shine
Karen Pitton 9/30/10
I thought that I would join this conversation with, I hope, some interesting information. First of all, you may not find naturalization information. Edward Shine may have had what is called "Derivative Naturalization." In an 1795 Naturalization Law, there was a regulation created that said that wives and minor children automatically received naturalization when the husband/father was naturalized. I am ignorant as to what information was created with these derivative naturalizations. If Edward's father did not apply for naturalization, then I assume that Edward would have had to apply for it when he reached age 21. In the 1900, 1910 and 1920 censuses he is marked as being naturalized. How, we don't know. Note that his second papers (Petition for Naturalization) did not have to be filed in the same county/state as his first papers (Declaration of Intent). Perhaps he applied after he turned age 21 and before his father received his final citizenship certificate.
Looking at the Mormon Family History Library website (http://www.familysearch.org), I did a "Place Search" in the Library Catalog for Door County and it shows various naturalization records that have been microfilmed. Then in Christina Schaefer's book, "Guide To Naturalization Records Of The United States," she states that there is a Soundex index to naturalizations, 1840-1950, for this central US area, it being microfilmed by the Mormon Library. The starting number of this series is 1432001. Looking at the FHL website again, you can do a search by this number. This shows that there are 183 rolls of film. The Soundex code for Shine is S-500. Looking down the list I see that Shine would be on roll No. 1432160. You could order this film or any film for Door County that you might find.
You commented about minor children not being listed on passenger lists. It is my experience that they are. My great grandmother, Maria Mau, age 4, was listed as M. Man (German writing for "u" and "m" are very similar and are frequently mixed up)on a New York arrival list. Looking at the Castle Garden Arrival Station website, I see children as young as 2 months listed.
Good luck on this "brickwall" pursuit.L. Salyards
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Re: Searching For Edward Shine
Karen Pitton 10/01/10