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Not a Citizen for 71 Years Becomes American at 81
Gladys Rose Weaver, born September 26, 1903 in England, lived in the United States since 1912 and raised a family in Ohio and Florida. After decades of immigration hurdles and delays, aided by officials Perry Rivkind and Virgil Solois, she finally swore allegiance in a Tampa federal courthouse, becoming the 48th American citizen in her family line.
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Madeira Beach
Fla
Gladys Rose Weaver
United States of America
Roosevelt
Federal Building
Tampa
Statue of Liberty Restoration Fund
Gladys Weaver
America
England
Perry Rivkind
Immigration Service
Miami
London
Tampa Lake
Richard Rouse
White Star Lines
Ellis Island
Gladys
Fremont
Ohio
Clarence Weaver
Shelbyville
Ind
Florida
St. Petersburg
Ft. Lauderdale
White House
Weaver
Charity Emma Rouse
Sittingbourne
Tampa, Fla
U.S