Thursday, May 9, 2019

Grandma Vesta Lost Her U.S. Citizenship!

Grandma Vesta was always very proud to be an American. She treasured her right to vote and took her duties as a U.S. citizen very seriously. So that made this discovery of her Application to Take the Oath of Allegiance even more surprising and poignant.

Source: Ancestry.com Colorado State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1868-1990

According to this application she may have lost her citizenship by marriage to a citizen of Canada. Apparently she did not hesitate to take her Oath of Allegiance to the United States to reclaim her treasured citizenship.