Albert S. Roker was born on November 24, 1910 in the Bahamas.
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He immigrated to the United States around 1919.
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He married Bessie Mitchell in Miami, Dade county, Florida on April 29, 1929.
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In the 1930 US Census, he was living at 562 NW 13th St in Miami, Florida, with his wife Bessie, daughter Roxie, and sister Mable. He was employed as a porter at a restaurant.[2]
The family appeared in Miami in the 1935 Florida Census. He was living with his wife Bessie and his daughter Roxie, and was working as a laborer.
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In the 1937 Miami directory Albert and Bessie were renting a home at 1317 NW 5th ct.
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He was naturalized on December 13, 1943 in New York.
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He was living at 106 Hancock St. when he was naturalized.
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"United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KL3L-5K5 : accessed 20 April 2016), Albert S Roker, Residence, Brooklyn, New York, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.
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"Florida Marriage Index, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJK2-HGL : accessed 16 April 2016), Albert Roker, 1929; from "Florida, Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville, Florida; and Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research.
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"Florida State Census, 1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNJG-7ZS : accessed 16 April 2016), Albert Roker, Miami, Dade, Florida; citing line 27, State Archives, Tallahassee; FHL microfilm 2,425,151.
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Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Miami, Florida, City Directory, 1937, Albert Roker.
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"New York, Eastern District Naturalization Petitions, Index, 1865-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XGXN-73G : accessed 20 April 2016), Albert Stanley Roker, 1943; from "Index to Naturalization Petitions of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1865-1957," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing Court U.S. District Court, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, Index to Naturalization Petitions of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1865-1957, NARA microfilm publication 1164 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1991), roll 112.
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"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VM3W-8Y7 : accessed 20 April 2016), Albert Roker, 15 May 2004; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015, Albert Roker.
Name: Albert Roker
SSN: 265099161
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Birth Date: 24 Nov 1910
Birth Place: Inagua, Belize [Inagua|]
probably Inagua, Bahamas ~ Nelson-3486 22:52, 19 April 2016 (EDT)
Death Date: 15 May 2004
Father: Joseph Roker
Mother: Loretta Johnson
Citizenship or Alien Status: U.S. citizen.
Claim Date: 30 Aug 1972
Type of Claim: Duplicate SSN - change or replacement.
Additional Information: Evidence other than birth record submitted; U.S. citizen or alien allowed to work.
Notes: 09 Jan 2001: Name listed as ALBERT ROKER
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