When you’ve been for a walk, lie down and are just too lazy to even bother getting up for a drink of water. (It was a short walk on a cool day and he wasn’t excessively panting, just didn’t want to bother to sit up to drink)
My mother was born out of wedlock in Stetten im Remstal (part of Kernen) in the 1930’s (German mother, German grandparents)
She went to the US on a work visa in the 1960’s and later a student visa. Married my dad (US citizen) in the late 1960’s
I was born in the early 1970’s (in wedlock German mom, American dad prior to 1975)
She naturalized as a US citizen in the 1980’s
Not relevant but I spent most of my childhood in Germany (my dad joined the military when I was in grammar school) and plenty of time in Stetten where my grandmother lived until she passed in the 1990’s.
I submitted my STAG 5 claim for myself, sister, children and niece prior to finding this sub and in my packet included certified copies of my mother’s birth certificate, naturalization papers, passport (expired around 1990), my parent’s marriage certificate, as well as our birth certificates and marriage certificates.
After reading this sub I am wondering how likely the BVA is to ask me to trace my ancestors back further. I’ve only submitted my application around 6 months ago so I have time to do so now. Would it be wise to just go ahead and do that? If so how would I go about finding their information. I know my grandmothers date of birth, but not the year of her birth and I know my great grandparents names, but do not know any other information about them as they had passed prior to my birth. Unfortunately my mother recently passed so I am unable to ask her for any more information and her family was incredibly small (her uncle died in the war and she had no siblings). If anyone could point me in the right direction of where to start I would be incredibly grateful. Thank you! (And thank you to everyone who asks and answers questions on this sub - it has been an incredibly source of information).