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== What Can These Records Tell Me? == | == What Can These Records Tell Me? == | ||
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'''The index cards''' include the following: | '''The index cards''' include the following: | ||
*Petition number | *Petition number | ||
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*Certificate number | *Certificate number | ||
*Date of issuance | *Date of issuance | ||
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'''Declaration of Intent and Naturalization Petitions''' usually included the following: | '''Declaration of Intent and Naturalization Petitions''' usually included the following: | ||
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*Names of witnesses | *Names of witnesses | ||
*Signature of judge or court official | *Signature of judge or court official | ||
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'''In post-1906 records,''' you may also find: | '''In post-1906 records,''' you may also find: | ||
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*Name of spouse | *Name of spouse | ||
*Maiden name of wife | *Maiden name of wife | ||
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== Collection Content == | == Collection Content == | ||
=== Sample Image === | === Sample Image === | ||
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*Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.html nicknames] or alternated between using first and middle names. | *Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.html nicknames] or alternated between using first and middle names. | ||
*Look for the Declaration of Intent soon after the immigrant arrived. Then look for the Naturalization Petition five years later, when the residency requirement would have been met. Look for naturalization records in federal courts, then in state, county, or city courts. An individual may have filed the first and final papers in different courts and sometimes in a different state if the person moved. Immigrants who were younger than 18 when they arrived did not need to file a Declaration of Intent as part of the process | *Look for the Declaration of Intent soon after the immigrant arrived. Then look for the Naturalization Petition five years later, when the residency requirement would have been met. Look for naturalization records in federal courts, then in state, county, or city courts. An individual may have filed the first and final papers in different courts and sometimes in a different state if the person moved. Immigrants who were younger than 18 when they arrived did not need to file a Declaration of Intent as part of the process | ||
==Citing This Collection== | ==Citing This Collection== | ||