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Some counties authorized to grant citizenship in the United states kept naturalization registers and entered a brief abstract of information about the person requesting citizenship. |
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Naturalization documents created by the courts during the 1800's do not give as much detailed information about the person applying for citizenship as those dated after 1905. |
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In fact, some naturalization registers fill in important facts not found in other documents. |
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The final entry for those listed in the example gives only a name, country of origin, and date of naturalization. The foreign residence, age, and emigration date are more important to a family researcher than the date a relative became a citizen. |
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Naturalization registers do not exist in every court that granted citizensip. You can write to the clerk of the court having jurisdiction over the proceedings to ask for a copy of a naturalization register entry. |
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The LDS Family History Library's collection of naturalization records, including registers, can be found among published and microfilmed court records. You can use both types of records at the Main library and microfilmed records at its Family History Centers. |
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The genealogy collections of private, local, state, and university libraries throughout the country also may include naturalization records from selected areas. |
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