Cases Where US has granted Citizenship despite bad information


June, 1964: Etta Schlager Nelson Chase: portrait from Certificate of Citizenship


June 2, 1964: Application for Certificate of Citizenship: Aunt Etta states that she arrived in Boston in 1914 as Etta Nelson, and ultimately was granted citizenship based on this claim


July 20, 1913: Este Schlager arrived in Boston. This was Aunt Etta! Birthplace: Lokacze. Nearest relative: father, Avrum Schlager. Destination: Portland, Maine. Friend's Name: [brother:] Jankel Robinsohn  [324 Fore, Portland, ME] (Jacob Robinson).

 

May 8, 1893: SS Berlin arrival in New York from Southampton of Carrie Oppenheim, age 50 [circa 1843], and her children Jennie, age 17 [circa 1876] and Louis, age 11 [circa 1882].
Arrival mentioned in October 23, 1915 Hugh Louis Oppenheim Declaration


1925 Jennie Oppenheim Morris Passport app with birthplace change. She knew she was born in Germany and wrote that she was born in US. And still she got her passport!

 

 


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