Lawrence McIntyre, Declaraton of Intention, 1909

Lawrence (Laurence) McIntyre, son of Lawrence and Mary (Ginty) McIntyre, applied for US citizenship at the age of 18.  He states on his Declaration of Intention that he arrived in the United States on April 29, 1909 at the port of New York on the vessel Majestic. As you can see from the date of the document, within two weeks of arriving in America, he has filed his intention to become a citizen. The document provides the following description: He is five feet, nine inches tall, weighs 150 pounds, has a dark completion, dark brown hair and greyish-blue eyes. He is residing at 35 Flournoy Street in Chicago, where his brother Thomas J. McIntyre also is living as noted elsewhere on Lawrence's passenger list.