To the Honorable the District Court of The U.S. at Newark, N.J.
(1) My full, true, and correct name is Jerry Bartone
(2) My present place of residence is 240 Oliver St., Newark, Essex, N.J.
(3) My occupation is Laborer
(4) I am 33 years old.
(5) I was born on Feb. 19, 1909, in Cantursi, Italy
(6) My personal description is as follows: Sex male; color wh., complexion dark, color of eyes brown, color of hair black, height 5 feet 5 inches, weight 145 pounds; visible marks: none; race Italian; present nationality Italian
(7) I a married; the name of my wife is Jeannett; we were married on June 29, 1935 at Newark, N.J.; he or she was born at Newark, N.J., on Oct. 18, 1911 and now resides at 240 Oliver St., Newark, N.J. (8) I have one child, and the name, sex, date and place of birth, and present place of residence of each of said children who is living, are as follows:
Dolores, F. Nov. 18, 1936 born and resides in Newark, N.J. (9) My last place of foreign residence was Contursi, Italy
(10) I emigrated to the United States from Naples, Italy
(11) My lawful entry for permanent residence in the United States was at New York, N.Y. under the name of Gerardo Bartone on Dec. 2, 1913 on SS Verona as shown by the certificate of my arrival attached to this petition.
(12) Since my lawful entry for permanent residence I have not been absent from the United States, for a period of or periods of 6 months or longer
Source: The National Archives At Washington, D.C.; Series Title:
Petitions For Naturalization From the U.s. District Court For the
District of New Jersey At Newark, New Jersey, 1924-1945;
Series Number: M2123; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and
Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85;
NARA Microfilm Number: 117
Source: Ancestry - New Jersey, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1878-1945