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In reply to the discussion: Grayson vows to file lawsuit on Cruz citizenship [View all]csziggy
(34,189 posts)Wikipedia lists his mother as Eleanor Elizabeth (Darragh) Wilson - Darragh would be her maiden name and Wilson a married name previous to Cruz.
In the 1940 Federal Census in Bellefonte, New Castle County, Delaware, Edward J. and Elizabeth Darragh are living with two daughters, Eleanor, 5 years old and Carolina, eleven months old. (There is another Eleanor Darragh in New Jersey born in 1932.)
The Darraghs continued living in Wilmington, Delaware for a number of years. Elizabeth E. Darragh had a number of land dealings in the state through the late 1940s. Edward J. Darragh worked for DuPont according to city directories.
13 Feb 1997 Eleanor E. Cruz divorced Rafael B. Cruz in Texas. In the index her birth date is listed as 1935, verifying that she is the Eleanor in Delaware.
In 1974, Rafael Cruz and Mrs Eleanor Cruz were registered to vote in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. While this could be a different Rafael and Eleanor Cruz, that fact that a couple by that name were registered to vote is very interesting.
As was said above, if the Cruz's held Canadian citizenship when Ted was born that would indicate that he is NOT eligible to be president! Being registered to vote indicates citizenship - but I'm not sure what year they got it.