Before 1920, women didn't naturalize on their own. No women's rights. If the husband naturalized, then she was considered naturalized. If a woman (being a U.S. Citizen) married an alien, she lost her American citizenship too (before 1920 and women's rights).
1926 - maybe it's her, maybe it's not. Women could use her maiden name or her husband's name. In my research, I've seen women use their husband's name in America. Get her death and see if she was a citizen. Look at the censuses and see if she was a citizen. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Wed, Jun 14, 2017 at 7:32 AM, George Medeiros <migueldeav...@gmail.com> wrote: > When a married woman became a citizen of the U.S. from the azores > from 1900- 1950 does the naturalization record use their own surname or > their husband's ? Does anyone know ? I found a naturalization record from > 1926 of a woman with my grandmother's name which looks like her handwriting > but has her family name not her husband's surname. > I do not know if she ever became a citizen but this record might be her. > George > > Sent from my iPad > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
