You don't mention a time period for these people but if they were living in 1847-64 you should check Griffin's Valuation of Ireland--as close to a census that you will get.  It was a survey done for property tax purposes that also listed the tenants working on the land.  It is available to search for free on several websites, including…

The French who settled Canada in the 17th century also established colonies elsewhere in North America, one being in Louisiana.  In the mid-1700s many French settlers, known as Acadians, were expelled from Canada by British forces, as the British had taken Canada in the Seven Year War/French and Indian War.  These Acadian settlers went south to…

Becky, That confuses me.  It was my understanding that the Individual Deceased Personnel File was created specifically to document the death and disposition of the remains of a person in the military.  You said he was killed in a plane crash in WWII.  So his death should have been documented in an IDPF.  (My uncle, who was killed in WWII, has an…

From the passenger lists I was able to locate, it appears that Georg and Franziska made several trips to and from Germany.  In each case prior to Georg's death, Franziska’s nationality was indicated as German.   Georg Sigl left Hamburg alone on 25 Nov. 1903 and arrived in New York on 5 Dec. 1903, sailing on the ship Molke.  Age 37, German, last…

Thank you. This will be useful to me.

Thank you--this information is just what I needed.

It basically means that James immigrated to the US as a minor child with his parents and his father became a naturalized citizen before James reached the age of 21.  So James became a citizen at the same time his father did.  If you are interested in finding out when and where he became a citizen you would have to look for his father's declaration…