Declaration of Intention State of Illinois Saline County I, Toni Sawickas, aged 24 years, occupation of coal miner, do declare on oath that my personal description is: color - white, complexion - fair, height 5 feet 2 inches, weight 160 pounds, color of hair - liehg, color of eyes - blue. I was born in Wicities Russia on the 20th day of September 1884; I now reside at Wasson, Illinois. I emigrated to the United States of America from Hamburg Germany on the vessell - don't remember vessel name; my last foreign residence was Wicities Russia. It is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, and particularly to Nicholas II Emperor of Russia of which I am now a subject; I arrived at the port of New York in the State of New York on or about the 20th day of May 1900. I am not an anarchist; I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith to become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein; So Help Me God. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 31st day of October 1908. J. R. Tuttle, Clerk of the Circuit Court. ******** I, Albert Schefzik, aged 25 years, occupation of coal miner, do declare on oath that my personal description is: coloe - white, complexion - fair, height 5 feet 10 1/2 inches, weight 200 pounds, color of hair - sandy, color of eyes - grayish blue. I was born in Wattenscheid Germany on the 24th day of April 1883; I now reside at Dorrisville, Illinois. I emigrated to the United States of America from Bremen Germany on the vessel Wesinos (?); my last foreign residence was Wattenschied, Germany. It is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly to William II King of Germany of which I am now a subject; I arrived at the port of Baltimore in the state of maryland on or about the 28th day of May 1907. I am not an anarchist; I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith to become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein: So Help Me God. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 20th day of March 1909. J. R. Tuttle, Clerk of the Circuit Court. ******** I, Peter Sherksnis, aged 38 years, occupation of coal miiner, do declare on oath that my personal description is: color - white, complexion - fair, height 5 feet 8 inches, weight 160 pounds, color of hair - light, color of eyes - gray, other visible distinctive mark - small pits from smallpox on face. I was born in Ponit Spain on the 1st day of July 1870; I now reside at Ledford, Illinois. I emigrated to the United States of America from Wilkinski Russia on the vessell Red Starling; my last foreing residence was Wilkinski, Russia. It is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, and particularly to Nicholas Ii Emperor of Russia of which I am now a subject; I arrived at the port of New York in the State of New York on or about the 3rd day of June 1901. I am not an anarchist; I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith to become a citizen of the United States of america and to permanently reside therein; So Help Me God. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th day of October 1908. J. R. Tuttle, Clerk of the Circuit Court. ******** I, Frank Sillus, aged 27 years, occupation of miner, do declare on oath that my personal description is: color - white, complexion - fair, height 5 feet 4 inches, weight 150 pounds, color of hair - light, color of eyes - blue, other visible distinctive mark - tattoo on both arms above elbows. I was born in Aleksandrowskoe, Russia on the 4th day of December 1881; I now reside at Harrisburg, Illinois. I emigrated to the United States of America from Glasgow Scotland on the vessel Caldonia; my last foreign residence was Blantyre Scotland. It is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or soveriegnty, and particularly to nichilas II Emperor of Russia of which I am now a subject; I arrived at the port of New York, in the state of New York on or about the 15th day of December 1905. I am not an anarchist; I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith to become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein; So Help Me God. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th day of September 1908. J. R. Tuttle, Clerk of the Circuit Court. ******** I, Mike Stadnik, aged 30 years, occupation of coal miner, do declare on oath that my personal description is: color - white, complexion - dark, height - 5 feet 8 inches, weight 150 pounds, color of hair - black, color of eyes - brown. I was born in Lemberg Austria on the 13th day of June 1878; I now reside at Eldorado, Illinois. I emigrated to the united States of America from Bremen Germany on the vessel Brandenburg; my last foreign residence was Lemberg Austria. It is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, and particularly to Francis Joseph Emperor of Austria of which I am now a subject; I arrived at the port of New York in the State of New York on or about the 10th day of April 1902. I am not an anarchist; I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith to become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein; So Help Me God. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 6th day of August 1908. J. R. Tuttle, Clerk of the Circuit Court. ******** I, Matieus Stankiewicze, aged 25 years, occupation of coal miner, do declare on oath that my personal description is: color - white, complexion - light, height 5 feet 8 inches, weight 160 pounds, color of hair - sandy, color of eyes - gray. I was born in Balbierszkia Russia on the 15th day of March 1884; I now reside at Ledford, Illinois. I emigrated to the United States of America from Glasgow England on the vessel Columbia. My last foreign residence was balbierszkia Russia. It is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, and particularly to Nicholas II Emperor of Russia of which I am now a subject; I arrived at the port of New York in the state of New York on or about the 20th day of March 1904; I am not an anarchist; I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith to become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein; So Help Me God. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 22nd day of March 1909. J. R. Tuttle, Clerk of the Circuit Court. ******** I, Anthoni Stark, aged 20 years, occupation of coal miner, do declare on oath that my personal description is: color - white, complexion - fair, height 5 feet 5 inches, weight 140 pounds, color of hair - light, color of eyes - blue, other visible distinctive mark - small scar under outward corner of right eye. I was born in Peloeski, russia on the 30th day of November, 1888; I now reside at Harrisburg, Illinois. I emigrated to the United States of America from Peloeska Russia on the vessel - do not remember the name of ship; my last foreign residence was Peloeska Russia. It is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, and particularly to Nicholas II Emperor of Russia of which I am now a subject; I arrived at the port of New York in the state of New York on or about the 29th day of July 1907. I am not an anarchist; I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith to become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein; So Help Me God. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 22nd day of February, 1909. J. R. Tuttle, Clerk of the Circuit Court. ******** I, William Starkevich, aged 23 years, occupation of coal miner, do declare on oath that my personal description is: color - white, complexion - fair, height 5 feet 6 inches, weight 160 pounds, color of hair - light, color of eyes - gray, other visible distinctive mark - small scar on left side of neck. I was born in Pilvishke Russia on the 1st day of April, 1885; I now reside at Harrisburg, Illinois. I emigrated to the United States of America from Roterdam Holland on the vessel Stetin; my last foreign residence was Kiebarton Russia. It is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, and particularly to Nicholas VII, Emperor of Russia of which I am now a subject; I arrived at the port of New York in the state of New York on or about the 29th day of November 1905. I am not an anarchist; I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith to become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein; So Help Me God. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 14th day of October 1908. J. R. Tuttle, Clerk of the Circuit Court. ******** I, John Stewart, aged 28 years, occupation of miner, do declare on oath that my personal description is: color - white, complexion - fair, height 5 feet 8 inches, weight 165 pounds, color of hair - sandy, color of eyes - gray. I was born in Kilmams (?) Scotland on the 17th day of august 1879; I now reside at Eldorado, Illinois. I emigrated to the United States of America from Glasgow Scotland on the vessel Caldonia; my last foreign residence was Whitburn Scotland. It is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, and particularly to Edward VII, King of Great Britain of which I am now a subject; I arrived at the port of New York in the State of New York on or about the 15th day of December 1905. I am not an anarchist; I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith to become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein; So Help Me God. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day of January, 1908. J. R. Tuttle, Clerk of the Circuit Court. ******** I, John Steyer, aged 28 years, occupation of miner, do declare on oath that my personal description is: color - white, complexion - fair, height 5 feet 11 inches, weight 145 pounds, color of hair - sandy, color of eyes - blue, other visible distinctive mark - none, except small scar on back of left hand. I was born in Lanterbach Germany on the 12th day of September 1879; I now reside at Dorrisville, Illinois. I emigrated to the United States of America from Lanterbach Germany on the vessel Fredrich Grosse; my last foreign residence was Lanterbach Germany. It is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance to any foreign prince, potentate, state of sovereignty, and particularly to William II, Emperor of Germany of which I am now a subject; I arrived at the port of New York, in the state of New York on or about the 1st day of November 1904. I am not an anarchist; I am nor a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith to become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein; So Help Me God. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 4th day of February, 1908. J. R. Tuttle, Clerk of the Circuit Court. ******** I, Joe Tankiewics, aged 26 years, occupation of coal miner, do declare on oath that my personal description is: color - white, complexion - fair, height 5 feet 2 inches, weight 160 pounds, color of hair - light, color of eyes - blue, other visible distinctive mark - scar on left side of chin. I was born in Sersi Russia on the 3rd day of November 1882; I now reside at Wasson, Illinois. I emigrated to the United States of America from Antwerp Russia on the vessel - don't remember the name; my last foreign residence was Sersi Russia. It is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, and particularly to Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia of which I am now a subject; I arrived at the port of New York in the state of New York on or about the 8th day of July, 1903. I am not an anarchist; I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith to become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein; So Help Me God. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 31st day of October 1908. J. R. Tuttle, Clerk of the Circuit Court. ******** I, Richard Thomas, aged 43 years, occupation of miner, do declare on oath that my personal description is: color - white, complexion - fair, height 5 feet 9 1/2 inches, weight 176 pounds, color of hair - dark brown, color of eyes - gray. I was born in Poutyfredd South Wales on the 20th day of July 1863; I now reside at Harrisburg, Illinois. I emigrated to the United States of America from England on the vessel Saxonia; my last foreign residence was Parth. It is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, and particularly to Kine Edward VII of England of which I am now a subject; I arrived at the port of Boston, in the State of Massachusetts, on or about the 3rd day of February, 1906. I am not an anarchist; I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith to become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein; So Help Me God. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 25th day of September 1907. J. R. Tuttle, Clerk of the circuit Court. ********* I, Thomas Thomas, aged 40 years, occupation of miner, do declare on oath that my personal description is: color - white, complexion - fair, height 5 feet 9 1/2 inches, weight 165 pounds, color of hair - dark brown, color of eyes - dark brown, other visible distinctive mark - a large scar on side of nose. I was born in Wales on the 3rd day of December 1866; I now reside at Eldorado, Saline Co., Illinois. I emigrated to the United States of America from Cardiff Wales on the vessel Saxonia; my last foreign residence was Wales. It is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state and sovereignty, and particularly to King Edward VII of England of which I am now a subject; I arrived at the port of Boston in the State of Massachusetts on or about the 3rd day of February 1906. I am not an anarchist; I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith to become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein; So Help Me God. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 15th day of September, 1907. J. R. Tuttle, Clerk of the Circuit Court. ******** I, Frank Tolinszis, aged 24 years, occupation of coal miner, do declare on oath that my personal description is: color - white, complexion - fair, height 5 feet 9 inches, weight 165 pounds, color of hair - brown, color of eyes - gray, other visible distinctive mark - little finger on right hand drawn down. I was born in Alexandrow Russia on the 28th day of July 1884; I now reside at ________________. I emigrated to the United States of America from Glasgow Scotland on the vessel Calidonia; my last foreign residence was Alexandrow, Russia. It is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, and particularly to Nicholas II, Emperor ofRussia of which I am now a subject; I arrived at the port of New York in the state of New York on or about the 12th day of May 1907. I am not an anarchist; I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith to become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein; So Help Me God. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 11th day of December 1908, J. R. Tuttle, Clerk of the Circuit Court. ******** I, Joe Vig, aged 21 years, occupation of coal miner, do declare on oath that my personal description is: color - white, complexion - light, height 5 feet 5 inches, weight 150 pounds, color of hair - light, color of eyes - blue. I was born in Kisfinzes Austria Hungary on the 18th day of April 1887; I now reside at Big Muddy, Illinois. I emigrated to the United States of America from Eger Hungary on the vessel Pretora; my last foreign residence was Eger Hungary. It is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, and particularly to Francis Joseph Apostalic King of Hungary of which I am now a subject; I arrived at the Port of New York in the State of New York on or about the 28th day of October 1905; I am not an anarchist; I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith to become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein; So Help Me God. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 8th day of August 1908. J. R. Tuttle, Clerk of the Circuit Court. ******** I, John Weidelis, aged 18 years, occupation of coal miner, do declare on oath that my personal description is: color - white, complexion - light, height 5 feet 8 inches, weight 163 pounds, color of hair - light brown, color of eyes - light blue. I was born in Wilkyas Lithuania Russia on the 15th day of October 1890; I now reside at Ledford, Illinois. I emigrated to the United States of America from Bremen Germany on the vessel Steamship "Koln"; my last foreign residence was Wilkiyas Russia. It is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, and particularly to Nicholas II Emperor of Russia of which I am now a subject; I arrived at the port of Baltimore in the state of Maryland on or about the 30th day of August 1905. I am not an anarchist; I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith to become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein; So Help Me God. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 20th day of March 1909, J. R. Tuttle, Clerk of the Circuit Court. ******** I, Joe Welps, aged 35 years, occupation of coal miner, do declare on oath that my personal description is: color - white, complexion - fair, height 5 feet 6 inches, weight 160 pounds, color of hair - light brown, color of eyes - blue. I was born in Peloeska, Russia on the 10th day of May, 1874; I now reside at Harrisburg, Illinois. I emigrated to the United States of America from Peloeska, Russia on the vessel ***********; my last foreign residence was Peloeska, Russia. It is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, and particularly to Nicholas II Emperor of Russia of which I am now a subject; I arrived at the port of Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania on or about the 15th day of August 1903. I am not an anarchist; I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith to become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein; So Help Me God. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 22nd day of February, 1909. J. R. Tuttle, Clerk of the Circuit Court. ******** I, Tomosins Wenslavas, aged 24 years, occupation of coal miner, do declare on oath that my personal description is: color - white, complexion - fair, height 5 feet 6 inches, weight 165 pounds, color of hair - redish brown, color of eyes - gray. I was born innear Wirlalin Lithuania Russia on the 17th day of December 1884; I now reside at Ledford, Illinois. I emigrated to the UnitedStates of America from Bremen Germany on the vessel ****; my last foreign residence was near Wirlalin Russia. It is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, and particularly to Nicholas II Emperor of Russia of which I am now a subject; I arrived at the port of Baltimore in the state of Maryland on or about the 6th day of November 1903. I am not an anarchist; I am not a polygamistnor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith to become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein; So Help Me God. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th day of March 1909. J. R. Tuttle, Clerk of the Circuit Court. ******** I, Hary Whiat, aged 31 years, occupation of coal miner, do declare on oath that my personal description is: color - white, complexion - dark, height 5 feet 4 inches, weight 150 pounds, color of hair - dark brown, color of eyes - dark gray. I was born in Yazna, Lithuania Rusia on the 14th day of January 1878; I now reside at Ledford, Illinois. I emigrated to the United States of America from Hamburg Germany on the vessel ******; my last foreign residence was Yazna, Russia. It is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, and particularly to Nicholas II Emperor of Russia of which I am now a subject; I arrived at the port of New York in the state of New York on or about the 30th day of October 1896. I am not an anarchist; I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith to become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein; So Help Me God. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th day of March 1909, J. R. Tuttle, Clerk of the Circuit Court. ******** I, John Wiezalis, aged 28 years, occupation of coal miner, do declare on oath that my personal description is: color - white, complexion - fair, height 5 feet 5 inches, weight 150 pounds, color of hair - light, color of eyes - blue. I was born in Keklimszky, Russia on the 15th day of September 1880; I now reside at Harrisburg, Illinois. I emigrated to the United States of America from Antwerp Germany on the vessel A Websters line ship; my last foreign residence was Zasly Russia. It is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, and particularly to Nicholas II Emperor of Russia of which I am now a subject; I arrived at the port of Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania on or about the 28th day of May 1902. I am not an anarchist; I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith to become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein; So Help Me God. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th day of September 1908., J. R. Tuttle, Clerk of the Circuit Court. ******** I, Francis Thomas Williams,aged 30 years, occupation of coal miner, do declare on oath that my personal description is: color - white, complexion - fair, height 5 feet 6 inches, weight 175 lbs. color of hair - light, color of eyes - gray. I was born in Landinan Montgomershire, North Wales on the 3rd day of Januray 1878; I now reside at Eldorado, Illinois. I emigrated to the United States of America from Liverpool England on the vessel Caannania; my last foreign residence was Porth South Wales. It is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, and particularly to Edward VII King of Great Britain & Ireland of which I am now a subject; I arrived at the port New York in the state of New York on or about the 20th day of April 1907. I am not an anarchist; I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith to become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein; So Help Me God. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3rd day of December 1907, J. R. Tuttle, Clerk of the Circuit Court. ******** I, Simon Yuscat, aged 22 years, occupation of coal miner, do declare on oath that my personal description is: color - white, complexion - fair, height 5 feet 8 inches, weight 150 pounds, color of hair - light brown, color of eyes - gray, other visible distinctive mark - third finger on right hand short. I was born in Sudergas Russia on the 15th day of March 1886; I now reside at Dorrisville, Illinois. I emigrated to the United States of America from Liverpool England on the vessel Vinti (?) Star Line; my last foreign residence was Sundergas Russia. It is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state of sovereignty, and particularly to Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia of which I am now a subject; I arrived at the port of New York in the State of New York on or about the 9th day of April 1908. I am not an anarchist; I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith to become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein; So Help Me God. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 11th day of December 1908. J. R. Tuttle, Clerk of the Circuit Court.