Sister Mary John
This Enemy Alien Registration Affidavit is for Sister Mary John, from Abilene, KS. Dated June 22, 1918, this registration recorded key biographical details regarding Sister Mary John, including her birth in 1858 in Alsace, which during World War I, was a territory in the German Empire. Following the onset of hostilities during World War I, non-naturalized "enemy aliens'' by definition, were required to register with U.S. authorities as a national security measure. Under the provisions of a Presidential Proclamation of April 6, 1917, non-naturalized female aliens were likewise registered as an additional national security measure that included those women of American birth that were married to enemy aliens. Registrants include school children, divinity students, former U.S. soldiers and sailors, Roman Catholic nuns (such as Sister Mary John), the elderly, and the infirm. For Kansas, the registered aliens represent a broad cross-section of the German-born population of the state.
Enemy Alien Registration Affidavit for Sister Mary John, dated June 22, 1918. National Archives Identifier: 287307
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