While looking for the Naturalization Index Card for my great aunt Stephania Meleski, I happened to look at the very next card after the Naturalization Index Card and found the following card:
Change of Name for Stefania Chmielewski
Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Change of Name for Stefania Chmielewski – 1944 . I had always thought that my great aunt’s name was Stephanie Meleski . Her Naturalization Index Card showed that her name was Stephania Meleski . Now, this card shows that she changed her name from Stefania Chmielewska as part of the naturalization process.
In the past, I had not been able to find Stephania in the census records . Now that I have some alternate names, perhaps I’ll have better luck!
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Steve!
How exciting! I wouldn’t have thought to check the following card, either. I can’t wait to read what you find out. Thanks for the idea. Now, I’ll be more careful to look at following pages in my own research.
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