Hello everyone. Nice to meet you.
I have recently requested and received the naturalization documentation for
David Benjamin STILLSON, who emigrated to Canada and was granted citizenship
in 1882. What I received was only a photocopy of an index card, with very
little information on it. However it does state his former residence was
Carson, Nevada. I know he was born in Michigan. Here is the exact
transcript:
Name: Stillson, David Benjamin
Residence: Williamsburg Twp., Ont.
Occupation: Yeoman
Former Res: Carson, Nevada
Nationality: American
Date Granted: Dec. 14, 1882 No. of Return: 28
Where Granted: Cornwall, Ont. Name of Court: Gen. Sess.
Up until now I had no idea he had any connection with Nevada. My question
is, what can I learn further from this scant information. According to the
1901 census he came to Canada in 1870.
Are there any records just prior to 1870 which might place him in Carson?
Hi. I did find a record of a B. STILLSON in the 1870 census for Washoe Co., Franktown,
Nevada which is right near Carson City. He was 33 and his occupation was logging. His
birthplace however was Maine.
Margaret