Shortly after Winona's 4th birthday she and her family moved to Arkansas at the advice of her father's doctors. As they crossed the border she and her brother Cameron were not counted with their parents.
In 1940 the United States wanted all aliens to be registered. Winona's father took her and her brother Cameron to the post office to be fingerprinted, given alien numbers and cards which they had to keep with them at all times.
Winona worked at the Little Rock Paint and Wallpaper Company as the secretary where she meet William Archie King. They had dated for several weeks when he asked her to marry him. He wrote a letter to her father asking to for her hand in marriage. Her father made William wait for several days before sending back a one word response to his letter "Yes". They were married on April 17, 1943.
In May 1943, Winona began the long process to gain her citizenship to the United States of America. For 36 years she went through the process of trying to get her citizenship papers only to be told no. In the summer of 1977 Winona was told to send a letter to Thad Cochran who was a congressman at that time. They stayed in contact throughout the process. In November of 1977 she got a letter from Thad saying that he had gotten a letter from the Naturalization Board that her papers were in order and sent to Memphis. She was sent a letter telling her to be in Memphis on January 23, 1978 and if for any reason that she did not appear she would forever forfiet her chance. She was asked all the questions that she had answered before and some more. She was then given a permanent residence card. She filled out the application for citizenship. She was written to again to appear in Federal Court for a hearing on January 23, 1979, in Oxford and bring two character witnesses. She took another test this time on History and government.
In April of 1979 she got a letter to report in Federal Court in Aberdeen on April 27,1979. It was then that she took the Oath of Allgiance for the first time as an American Citizen. In attendance with her were William, Frances and Franklin (her oldest daughter and son-in-law) and their children Lin, Marc, and Beth (myself).
In 1940 the United States wanted all aliens to be registered. Winona's father took her and her brother Cameron to the post office to be fingerprinted, given alien numbers and cards which they had to keep with them at all times.
Winona worked at the Little Rock Paint and Wallpaper Company as the secretary where she meet William Archie King. They had dated for several weeks when he asked her to marry him. He wrote a letter to her father asking to for her hand in marriage. Her father made William wait for several days before sending back a one word response to his letter "Yes". They were married on April 17, 1943.
In May 1943, Winona began the long process to gain her citizenship to the United States of America. For 36 years she went through the process of trying to get her citizenship papers only to be told no. In the summer of 1977 Winona was told to send a letter to Thad Cochran who was a congressman at that time. They stayed in contact throughout the process. In November of 1977 she got a letter from Thad saying that he had gotten a letter from the Naturalization Board that her papers were in order and sent to Memphis. She was sent a letter telling her to be in Memphis on January 23, 1978 and if for any reason that she did not appear she would forever forfiet her chance. She was asked all the questions that she had answered before and some more. She was then given a permanent residence card. She filled out the application for citizenship. She was written to again to appear in Federal Court for a hearing on January 23, 1979, in Oxford and bring two character witnesses. She took another test this time on History and government.
In April of 1979 she got a letter to report in Federal Court in Aberdeen on April 27,1979. It was then that she took the Oath of Allgiance for the first time as an American Citizen. In attendance with her were William, Frances and Franklin (her oldest daughter and son-in-law) and their children Lin, Marc, and Beth (myself).
Shortly after Winona's 4th birthday she and her family moved to Arkansas at the advice of her father's doctors. As they crossed the border she and her brother Cameron were not counted with their parents.
In 1940 the United States wanted all aliens to be registered. Winona's father took her and her brother Cameron to the post office to be fingerprinted, given alien numbers and cards which they had to keep with them at all times.
Winona worked at the Little Rock Paint and Wallpaper Company as the secretary where she meet William Archie King. They had dated for several weeks when he asked her to marry him. He wrote a letter to her father asking to for her hand in marriage. Her father made William wait for several days before sending back a one word response to his letter "Yes". They were married on April 17, 1943.
In May 1943, Winona began the long process to gain her citizenship to the United States of America. For 36 years she went through the process of trying to get her citizenship papers only to be told no. In the summer of 1977 Winona was told to send a letter to Thad Cochran who was a congressman at that time. They stayed in contact throughout the process. In November of 1977 she got a letter from Thad saying that he had gotten a letter from the Naturalization Board that her papers were in order and sent to Memphis. She was sent a letter telling her to be in Memphis on January 23, 1978 and if for any reason that she did not appear she would forever forfiet her chance. She was asked all the questions that she had answered before and some more. She was then given a permanent residence card. She filled out the application for citizenship. She was written to again to appear in Federal Court for a hearing on January 23, 1979, in Oxford and bring two character witnesses. She took another test this time on History and government.
In April of 1979 she got a letter to report in Federal Court in Aberdeen on April 27,1979. It was then that she took the Oath of Allgiance for the first time as an American Citizen. In attendance with her were William, Frances and Franklin (her oldest daughter and son-in-law) and their children Lin, Marc, and Beth (myself).
In 1940 the United States wanted all aliens to be registered. Winona's father took her and her brother Cameron to the post office to be fingerprinted, given alien numbers and cards which they had to keep with them at all times.
Winona worked at the Little Rock Paint and Wallpaper Company as the secretary where she meet William Archie King. They had dated for several weeks when he asked her to marry him. He wrote a letter to her father asking to for her hand in marriage. Her father made William wait for several days before sending back a one word response to his letter "Yes". They were married on April 17, 1943.
In May 1943, Winona began the long process to gain her citizenship to the United States of America. For 36 years she went through the process of trying to get her citizenship papers only to be told no. In the summer of 1977 Winona was told to send a letter to Thad Cochran who was a congressman at that time. They stayed in contact throughout the process. In November of 1977 she got a letter from Thad saying that he had gotten a letter from the Naturalization Board that her papers were in order and sent to Memphis. She was sent a letter telling her to be in Memphis on January 23, 1978 and if for any reason that she did not appear she would forever forfiet her chance. She was asked all the questions that she had answered before and some more. She was then given a permanent residence card. She filled out the application for citizenship. She was written to again to appear in Federal Court for a hearing on January 23, 1979, in Oxford and bring two character witnesses. She took another test this time on History and government.
In April of 1979 she got a letter to report in Federal Court in Aberdeen on April 27,1979. It was then that she took the Oath of Allgiance for the first time as an American Citizen. In attendance with her were William, Frances and Franklin (her oldest daughter and son-in-law) and their children Lin, Marc, and Beth (myself).
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