Enemy Alien Registration Affidavits, index for Shawnee County, Kansas


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Following the onset of hostilities during World War I, non-naturalized "Enemy Aliens" by definition, were required to register with United States 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. For the State of Kansas the registered aliens represent a broad cross-section of the German-born population of the State. The series contains original affidavits of registration that record personal information about each registrant, their photograph affixed to the majority of documents, and the registrants fingerprints.

This information was obtained using a NAIL search at the website of the National Archives and Record Administration. Copies of the original affidavits are available from NARA; for instructions on how to obtain these, please visit their website.


ENEMY ALIEN REGISTRATION AFFIDAVITS, SHAWNEE COUNTY, KANSAS
LastName FirstName City Gender CountryOfOrigin CityOfOrigin MaidenName DateOfBirth
Abend Emil Topeka Male Germany Baden
08/29/1897
Abmeyer Dora Topeka Female Germany Hanover Krull 12/07/1846
Abmeyer Elsa Topeka Female Germany Hanover Abmeyer 11/03/1869
Arens Mary Topeka Female United States Missouri Geisert 03/05/1872
Arens Peter Topeka Male Germany Rhein
03/26/1864
Baum Andrew Topeka Male Germany Breitbrunn
02/16/1867
Baumann Hugo Topeka Male Germany Baden
01/01/1861
Bechtel Anna Topeka Female Germany Baden Linder 01/01/1864
Bechtel John Topeka Male Germany Huesigen
10/21/1861
Bredel Charlotte Topeka Female Germany Leipsig Bredel 04/09/1893
Bredel Hine Topeka Male Germany Leipsig
04/03/1851
Bredel Kurt Topeka Male Germany Liepsig
04/25/1883
Bredel Louise Topeka Female Germany Flemsdorf Eggert 07/30/1874
Bredel Minnie Topeka Female Germany Leipsig Thieme 08/08/1858
Burgerhoff Gilbert Topeka Male Germany Hanover
09/19/1881
Burgerhoff Pearl Topeka Female United States Kansas Philian 07/19/1891
Christman George Topeka Male Germany Unknown
01/01/1846
Clapier Anna Topeka Female Sweden Ystad Persson 11/14/1888
Clapier Paul Topeka Male Germany Heilbonn
11/14/1888
Doerner Minnie Topeka Female Germany Holshausen Besier 06/05/1889
Dunekock Henry Topeka Male Germany Marfeld
02/15/1883
Dunkak Della Topeka Female United States Kansas Cornelius 11/02/1885
Fichter George Topeka Male Germany Effingen
10/07/1878
Fink Amelia Topeka Female Germany Neumunsterberg Gart 02/19/1878
Fink Gustave Topeka Male Germany Brandenburg
02/18/1884
Fredrichs Nellie Topeka Female United States Kansas Hanrahan 03/25/1880
Fredrick Peter Topeka Male Germany Logh
10/02/1882
Gardner George Topeka Male Germany Bavaria
03/26/1866
Gems Louise Topeka Female Germany Schoenback Gems 11/17/1884
Gobel Gertrude Topeka Female Germany Rhein Gobel 02/05/1889
Haag Anna Topeka Female United States Ohio Patterson 10/26/1857
Halfrich Susie Topeka Female United States Kansas Disney 03/31/1888
Helfrich John Topeka Male Germany Heitensfelt
08/01/1884
Hirschberg Albert Topeka Male Germany Posen
10/04/1864
Hirschberg Bertha Topeka Female Germany near Memel Hoetzel 03/26/1868
Hoag Alfons Topeka Male Germany Frier
09/19/1852
Hoffmeister Herman Topeka Male Germany Lelesia
09/21/1867
Hoffmeister Rosalie Topeka Female Germany Prussia Blockes 07/08/1865
Hohne Charles Topeka Male Germany Anhalt
11/22/1876
Holtwick Adelheid Topeka Female United States Missouri Gosen 05/04/1847
Holtwick Herman Topeka Male Germany Bucholz
08/28/1839
Huber Laura Topeka Female United States Kansas Wise 02/27/1881
Huber Max Topeka Male Germany Baden
07/23/1871
Johns August Topeka Male Germany Muelhausen
10/30/1882
Johus Mary Topeka Female United States Illinois Helkensen 09/23/1893
Kahlke John Topeka Male Germany Danzig
08/29/1864
Kirk John Topeka Male Germany Stettin
10/22/1857
Kirk Nannie Topeka Female United States Kentucky Burd 03/01/1861
Klee Daniel Topeka Male Germany Bavaria
04/01/1841
Klesath Anna Topeka Female Germany Berlin Schultz 02/29/1844
Kneemeyer Edward Topeka Male Germany Wattensheidt
11/13/1884
Kramer William Topeka Male Germany Unknown
11/26/1877
Kwoist Amiel Topeka Male Germany Posen
09/09/1872
Kwoist Dorothy Topeka Female Russia Unknown Vogel 04/20/1886
Lascheck Mathias Topeka Male Germany Danzig
07/09/1888
Laux Kate Topeka Female Germany Rheinpfalz Laux 02/29/1872
Leahman Elizabeth Topeka Female Germany Frankenthal Trenz 04/21/1856
Leese Emma Topeka Female United States Illinois Blangers 11/20/1859
Leise Henry Topeka Male Germany Selchow
03/22/1855
Lichtenstadler Siegfried Topeka Male Germany Wiesenfeld
11/25/1891
Lietzow Francis Topeka Female Unknown Unknown Zednick 01/01/1870
Lietzow William Topeka Male Germany Pommern
02/23/1868
Linge Charles Topeka Male Germany Hetzeroda
04/02/1847
Ludwig Louis Topeka Male Germany Frankfurt
02/22/1894
Lukert Gottlieb Topeka Male Germany Birkmanswelier
10/30/1866
Lukert Mary Topeka Female Switzerland Bern Drierer 11/12/1869
Michels H.E. Topeka Male Germany Hanover
03/11/1839
Michels Mary Topeka Female Germany Hanover Kanke 02/01/1849
Miller Henry Topeka Male Germany Nanheim
02/17/1865
Miller Josephine Topeka Female United States New Jersey Andlauer 03/26/1876
Miller Mary Topeka Female Germany Unknown Unknown 10/22/1899
Newman Bertha Topeka Female Austria-Hungary Unknown Wachter 07/08/1889
Newmann William Topeka Male Germany Berlin
01/03/1869
Ost Lena Topeka Female Germany Berlin Swartz 02/11/1851
Protsch R.E. Topeka Male Germany Magdeburg
01/12/1871
Reichling Mathew Topeka Male Germany Luxenberg
01/01/1844
Reimann Fredrick Topeka Male Germany Westprensen
02/11/1876
Reinmann Amelia Topeka Female Russia Unknown Molm 10/03/1883
Renyer John Topeka Male Germany Mannheim
04/18/1853
Reuyer Frances Topeka Female United States Indiana Boley 10/10/1857
Ruchling Lizzie Topeka Female Germany Hessen Heinmann 02/05/1864
Sattler Gottlieb Topeka Male Germany Mettsing
03/16/1872
Schaefer Nellie Tecumseh Female United States Kansas Kuester 03/19/1870
Schaefer Nick Tecumseh Male Germany Coblentz
03/23/1863
Schleuter Herman Berryton Male Germany Oldenburg
04/17/1860
Schmidt Edward Topeka Male Germany Rehlah
07/19/1854
Schmidt Helen Topeka Female Germany Unknown Herrman 07/13/1856
Schneider Erwin Topeka Male Germany Tonning
05/25/1887
Schock Charles Topeka Male Germany Wattenberg
10/01/1855
Schock Vena Topeka Female Germany Westerberg Peters 02/10/1851
Schuette Sophie Topeka Female Germany Magdelburg Landshoft 04/29/1859
Schultz Anna Topeka Female England Waltonberry Moseley 06/27/1865
Schultz Henry Topeka Male Germany Grossmanerstoff
06/28/1863
Schultz Herman Topeka Male Germany Elbing
12/08/1864
Schultz Jennie Topeka Female Germany West Prussia Kranse 01/13/1873
Schultz John Topeka Male Germany Grose Monsdorf
04/11/1869
Schultz Mary Topeka Female United States Pennsylvania Collis 03/10/1868
Schutte Carl Topeka Male Germany Oldenberg
03/13/1851
Schutte Carl Topeka Male Germany Oldenberg
01/08/1888
Schutte Mollie Topeka Female United States Kansas Koch 12/03/1893
Seibert Gertrude Topeka Female United States Illinois Bergin 04/02/1883
Shoutz Frank Topeka Male Germany Busselbach
01/01/1857
Siebert Wilhelm Topeka Male Germany Berlin
05/23/1873
Siegel Fred Topeka Male Germany Brandenburg
08/20/1860
Siegel Louise Topeka Female Germany Detmold Schrey 09/22/1879
Sieverin Fred Topeka Male Germany Hanover
08/27/1887
Stadler Babetta Topeka Female Germany Bavaria Stadler 03/07/1875
Taeger Anna Topeka Female Germany Sievershaus Friedhoff 12/11/1882
Taeger Otto Topeka Male Germany Sisbeck
07/13/1877
Theurling John Topeka Male Germany Schonbach
08/21/1863
Thuerling Barbara Topeka Female Germany Steinbach Nilderbrandt 10/01/1858
Trenz William Topeka Male Germany Frankenthal
05/28/1853
Ulrich Beatrice Topeka Female United States Missouri Ketchum 01/02/1888
Ulrich Frank Topeka Male Germany Prussia
08/11/1884
Vesper Henry Topeka Male Germany Werliek
02/20/1853
Vesper Mary Topeka Female United States Missouri Kerle 08/27/1857
Voelker Gallus Topeka Male Germany Bavaria
12/09/1851
Vogel Minnie Topeka Female United States Unknown Andres 07/07/1894
Vogel Walter Topeka Male Germany Saxony
07/08/1890
Wahl Elizabeth Topeka Female United States Kansas Fisher 11/22/1882
Wahl Jacob Topeka Male Germany Allendorf
03/23/1874
Wellnitz Gust Topeka Male Germany Dutch Crone
07/22/1846
Werner Katherine Topeka Female Germany Unknown Kehler 09/09/1842
Werner Maggie Tecumseh Female Germany Bavaria Thuerling 07/06/1861
Werner Martin Tecumseh Male Germany Bavaria
12/20/1859
Werner Mike Topeka Male Germany Schonbach
03/22/1876
Wichers Anton Topeka Male Germany Bruch
04/11/1896
Wichers Clara Topeka Female United States Kansas Kilian 09/05/1895
Wilkens Charles Topeka Male Germany Bremen
10/04/1876
Wolff Adolph Topeka Male Germany Hussen
05/19/1877
Wolff Elizabeth Topeka Female United States Missouri Ruffner 02/09/1879
Wondersee Alexander Topeka Male Germany Lowenburg
04/05/1889


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