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Before you search for your ancestor’s naturalization records, you should have an idea of when they immigrated to the United States. | Before you search for your ancestor’s naturalization records, you should have an idea of when they immigrated to the United States. | ||
Evidence that an immigrant became a citizen can be found in censuses, court minutes, [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Homestead_Records homestead records], passports, voting registers, and military papers. Even if an immigrant ancestor did not complete the process and become a citizen, he may have begun the process and filed a declaration of intention | Evidence that an immigrant became a citizen can be found in censuses, court minutes, [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Homestead_Records homestead records], [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/US_Immigration_Passports passports], voting registers, and military papers. Even if an immigrant ancestor did not complete the process and become a citizen, he may have begun the process and filed a declaration of intention | ||
If you immigrant lived until after 1900, you should locate them on as many censuses as you can: | If you immigrant lived until after 1900, you should locate them on as many censuses as you can: | ||
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