John Adam PREBSTER Applies To Become Naturalized Citizen (1845)

As mentioned in Hendricks County Circuit Court Civil Order Book Volume 4 (October 1843 - April 1846), on 14 October 1845 John Adam Prebster, a native of the dukedom of Saxe Weimar in Germany and a farmer by occupation, filed his declaration of intent to become a naturalized citizen. He stated that in December 1803 he departed from the port of Hamburg in Germany and was age 24 when he arrived at the port of Philadelphia in April 1804.