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Mrs. Lawrence Cull becomes a U.S. citizen, 1971

Also Lawrence Cull’s wife becomes a U.S. citizen, 1971 · Hazel Crest citizenship ceremony for Mrs. Lawrence Cull

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TypeEvent
Date1971-01-19
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
1971-01-19
Kind
Legal proceeding
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
governancemigrationcommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Mrs. Lawrence J. Cull took the oath of U.S. citizenship on January 19, 1971, in a ceremony reported by the August–September Beaver Beacon. The feature recounts her migration from County Kilkenny, Ireland, and identifies her husband Lawrence as a Beaver Island native.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper feature about a reported naturalization ceremony. It does not provide a certificate number, court file, or complete family record.

Sources

  1. Reports Mrs. Lawrence J. Cull taking the oath of citizenship before Federal Judge James B. Parson on January 19, 1971, and recounts her migration from County Kilkenny, Ireland; it identifies her husband Lawrence as from Beaver Island but does not give a naturalization certificate number.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1971-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held nine-page combined issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the citizenship feature.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1971-08_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Mrs. Lawrence Cull becomes a U.S. citizen, 1971”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-lawrence-cull-wife-citizenship-1971/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August–September 1971, “Hazel Crest Woman Becomes a Citizen.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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