Matija Person (bef. 1875)

Born before 1875 in Yugoslavia

Descendants

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Biography

A placeholder for the father of Petar and Jacob. Information can be derived from documents for a son Jakob.

When Jacob registered for the WWI draft he stated that "he is sole support of his father and mother living at 2348 Blue Isl Ave, Chicago, Il, working at International Harvester as an "Oiler", Tractor Works, Chicago, Ill." He is an Alien subject of Austria.

First Name : Jakob

Last Name : Persan

Nationality : Croatia, Croatian

Last Place of Residence : Kupcina, Croatia

Date of Arrival : July 13th, 1913

Age at Arrival : 19y

Gender : Male

Marital Status : Single

Ship of Travel : Caronia

Port of Departure : Liverpool

Manifest Line Number : 0011

Naturalization ^[1]

Name: Jacob Person

Event Type: Naturalization

Event Place: Illinois

Event Date: 1927

Birth Year: 1895

Birthplace: Yugoslavia

Jacob Person United States World War I Draft Registration Cards [gives Austria as place of birth, but signature is very similar to WWII document] Jacob Person, born, 14 Jul 1894, Poland, Austria. Avers that he is sole support of his father and mother living at 2348 Blue Isl Ave, Chicago, Il, working at International Harvester as an "Oiler", Tractor Works, Chicago, Ill. He is an Alien subject of Austria. ^[2]

Jacob Person, Braidwood, Will, Illinois World War II Draft Registration #890. 1942 ^[3]

Signed: Jacob Person

age: 46

born: Dalj. Kupcina, Yugoslavia, July 16, 1895

daughter: Mary Person, Joliet, Illinois

Employer: Stone and Webster-Kankakee Ordnance, Kankakee Ordnance Plant, Will County, Illinois.

Sources

1. ↑ "Illinois, Northern District Naturalization Index, 1840-1950," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XKGP-FBR : accessed 06 Nov 2014), Jacob Person, 1927; citing Illinois, NARA microfilm publication M1285, roll 142, NARA microfilm publication M1285, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 1432142.
2. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K68N-2CS : accessed 24 June 2015), Jacob Person, 1917-1918; citing Chicago City no 26, Illinois, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,493,541.
3. ↑ "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1KD-CB6 : accessed 24 June 2015), Jacob Person, 1942; citing NAID identifier 623284, NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 2,370,189.