Job Bunting - When a citizen of the USA?

[CrichCarr]

Hi,

I have a Job Bunting who emigrated from Tansly, in Derbyshire, England to the USA in June 1844. He apparently arrived in New York in July 1844, and eventually settled in Albion Prairie, Dane County, Wisconsin  a little whiles later in the same year.

This morning I found a copy online of the Declaration of Intent to which he assigned his 'Mark' on the 4th May 1848, thereby renouncing all allegiance to Queen Victoria, thus paving his way to apply for full citizenship of the USA. My question is as to how long would it likely have been before he could apply for citizenship, and is it possible that such an application would be viewable online anywhere, and furthermore after that how long would it have been before he would have been granted citizenship?

I really would appreciate if someone could clarify some of these things for me, that would be tremendously helpful.

Many thanks,

Alan

[suzard]

this may help you a little

www.archives.gov/research/naturalization/naturalization.html


Suz

[CrichCarr]

Suz,

Many thanks for such a speedy reply. The link you gave looks really useful, several questions have been answered already! Even on this one individual I am getting quite a bit of information to follow up. It seems that I am learning more about him every day.

Best wishes,

Alan

[suzard]

By the way it is Tansley (with an e ) was there last week -couple of good garden centres.
I assume you have Job on 1841 census -if not just ask

Suz

[everything.relative]

There is this https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1384564 , however you would have to look through each record.   

Have you seen this:  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=BUN&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=51&GScntry=4&GSsr=1121&GRid=42045115&

[CrichCarr]

Suz,

Now how about that then! When you were in Tansley (sorry about the typo earlier) you were only about four miles from where I live, in nearby Crich. As you say I have seen him on the 1841 Census, his father George was born in Bonsall, which is where most of my Bunting ancestry is from. Have you been to the refurbished Derbyshire Record Office yet?

Thanks again,

Alan

[CrichCarr]

There is this https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1384564 , however you would have to look through each record.

I found about about that collection last night and, thinking that I was doing the right thing I started around 1844, went through hundreds of records, and would you believe it I found it this morning in the section dealing with Declarations of Intent from 1848! So he didn't begin his citizenship application process until nearly four years after he arrived in Wisconsin.

Regarding your Find-A-Grave link, I found that a couple of nights ago and was thrilled to see how many of the family were buried in the Albion Prairie Cemetery, with photos of the memorials, which I thought was tremendous. It was also wonderful to see such a pleasing tribute to Job recorded along with the other details.

Thanks again for your interest, I do appreciate it.

Regards,

Alan

[Genealiza]

History of Dane County, Wisconsin
1880, Chicago
Western Historical Company

page 1183

JOB BUNTING, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Bussyville; was born in Derbyshire, England, in 1823 ; son of George and Mary Bunting; parents both deceased ; they died in England ; Job followed brick-making and various kinds of business till 1844, when, with his brother George, he started for the United States, coming to Wisconsin and locating in the town of Albion, and settling on 40 acres on Sec. 3. He was married in Albion, Wis., in 1847, to Mary, daughter of Joseph and Ann Noble, a native of Derbyshire, England, and came to Wisconsin in 1844; they have had six children—Alice (now Mrs. David Wititt, who lives in Jefferson Co.), Anna Salina (now Mrs. Henry Abbott, who lives in Albion), Isaac C. (now married to Miss Sarah Brown, and lives on the farm), Sarah Ann (died in December, 1879), Joseph, Elizabeth and Amos G. In 1850, Mr. Bunting moved to Janesville and followed teaming for three years, and, in 1853, he settled on his present farm of 100 acres. Members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.