Kansas Naturalization and Citizenship
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Online Resources
- 1856-1991 United States, Kansas, Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1918 Kansas, Permits and Registration of Alien Enemy Residents, 1918 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
- 1944-2003 U.S., Index to Alien Case Files, 1944-2003 at Ancestry — index ($)
- Kansas, Naturalization Abstracts, 1864-1972 ($)
- Kansas, Registration Affidavits of Alien Enemies, 1917-1918, Index and images ($)
- Kansas, Federal Naturalization Records, 1865-1984, index & images ($).
Availability
Naturalization records up to 1906 have been kept in the Topeka Office of the U.S. Circuit Court and by the clerk of the district court of each county in Kansas. Some records from the Topeka Circuit Court were transferred to the National Archives—Central Plains Region in Kansas City, Missouri. This office also has U.S. District Court records from 1916 to 1966. The FamilySearch Library has acquired some copies of naturalization records from county district courts, and records from the District court under the state. Including Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Brown, Chase, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Clay, Coffee, Crawford, Doniphan, Douglas, Elk, Franklin, Geary, Greenwood, Harvey, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Leavenworth, Marion, Marshall, McPherson, Miami, Montgomery, Morris, Nemaha, Neosho, Osage, Pottawatomie, Riley, Rooks, Rush, Sedgwick, Shawnee, Stevens, Wabaunsee, Washington, and Wyandotte counties.
The FamilySearch Library has several sets of naturalization records and indexes from the District Courts of Kansas. The earliest began in 1856. Kansas – Naturalization and Citizenship
Post-1906 Records
In 1906 the Immigration and Naturalization Service (now United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) was created, forms were standardized, and duplicate copies of naturalization records were sent by the court to the INS. To access these records, use the Genealogy Program at www.uscis.gov, fill is out and send it to the address listed on the form. You may also contact the National Archives—Central Plains Region at http://www.archives.gov/central-plains/kansas-city/ for naturalization records.
United States District Court
The following collections are from Record Group 21 Records of United States District Courts located at the National Archives or its regional branches.
FamilySearch Catalog
- First Division. Declarations of intention, 1908-1942; naturalizations, 1865-1984
- Second Division, Declarations of intention, 1909-1947; naturalizations, 1909-1979
- Third Division, Declarations of intention, 1915-1964; naturalizations, 1916-1966
- Third (Fort Scott) Division of the District of Kansas Digitized at National Archive, Kansas City]
- Index to naturalizations, 1856-1897; declaration of intention 1862-1897
References
- John J. Newman, American naturalization records, 1790-1990 : what they are and how to use them 2nd ed. Bountiful, Utah : Heritage Quest, c1998 FS Library 973 P47na
- Loretto Dennis Szucs, They became Americans : finding naturalization records and ethnic originsSalt Lake City, Utah : Ancestry Publishing, c1998 973 P47t