Citation · C0698 · index
U.S., Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project)
The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions For the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-1950 (M1285); Mi
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Validator (claude-opus-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 3/4, tier index.
The card names Joseph Konecny of Milwaukee and gives his birth as Feb. 17, 1901, which matches the claimed date exactly. It gives Czechoslovakia as the country of birth or allegiance. That fits Svatý Štěpán in Moravia, but the card does not name any village or parish. The record therefore supports the date and is silent on the specific place. The full naturalization petition (certificate CN-4803730, Circuit Court, Milwaukee Co.) would likely name the town of birth.
Matches: Given name Joseph and family name Konecny (typed so that it can read 'Koneeny', likely a typing or ink fault for Konecny); Birth date given as 'Feb. 17-1901', exactly matching the claimed 17 February 1901; Country of birth or allegiance: Czechoslovakia, which fits a birth in Moravia; Naturalized 15 Feb 1940, Circuit Court, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Address 1424 N. 19th St., Milwaukee. Certificate P 36692 / CN-4803730
Limits: This is an INS naturalization index card, a derivative abstract of the court record, not the petition itself; The card gives the country only (Czechoslovakia), not the village (Svatý Štěpán / Bylnice) or the parish (Brumov); Czechoslovakia did not exist in 1901, so the entry reflects allegiance at naturalization, not the political unit at birth; No arrival date, port or witnesses are recorded, so the card cannot be linked to an immigration record from here; The birth date was self-reported by the applicant decades after the event
What it supports
- Born · 17 February 1901 · Svatý Štěpán (osada of Bylnice), parish Brumov na Vláře, Moravia — Joseph Konecny