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Naturalization records have been filed in the U.S. district and circuit courts and in local courts in Illinois counties. Each court had its own style of record keeping before 1906.
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Various types of records were created during the naturalization process, including declarations of intention, petitions for naturalization, oaths of allegiance, and certificates of naturalization and citizenship. Each record can give details about a person, such as age, residence, country or city of origin, ethnic background, the date and port of arrival, the name of the ship, names of spouse and children with their birth dates and places, or current address.
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== Online Resources ==
*'''1791-1992''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1629 U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes for Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, 1791-1992] at Ancestry - index ($)
*'''1800-1998''' {{RecordSearch|1989159|Illinois, County Naturalization Records, 1800-1998}} at FamilySearch — [[Illinois, County Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images
*'''1800-1998''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5392 DeKalb County, Illinois Naturalizations, 1800-1999] at Ancestry ($) index
*'''1840-1950''' {{RecordSearch|1838804|Illinois, Northern District Naturalization Index, 1840-1950}} at FamilySearch; index and images; ''also at'' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10693/us-naturalization-record-index-northern-illinois-1840-1950 My Heritage] ($)
*'''1856-1991''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61196 Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*[http://services.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org/nr Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court: Naturalization Declarations of Intention, 1871-1929] Index
*'''1870-1944''' {{RecordSearch|3158878|Illinois, U.S. District Court Naturalization Records, 1870-1944}} at FamilySearch — [[Illinois, U.S. District Court Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1892-1913''' {{RecordSearch|3158025|Illinois, Stark County, Circuit Court Naturalization Records, 1892-1913}} at FamilySearch — [[Illinois, Stark County Circuit Court, Stark County Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1906-1991''' {{RecordSearch|2212212|Illinois, Northern District Petitions for Naturalization, 1906-1991}} at FamilySearch — [[Illinois, Northern District Petitions for Naturalization - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images
*'''1926-1979''' {{RecordSearch|2040533|Illinois, Northern District (Eastern Division), Naturalization Index, 1926-1979}} at FamilySearch — [[Illinois, Northern District (Eastern Division), Naturalization Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images; ''Also at: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30307/illinois-northern-district-eastern-division-naturalization-index-1926-1979 MyHeritage]'' ($); and ''[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60724 Ancestry]'' ($)
*'''1944-2003''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=62493 U.S., Index to Alien Case Files, 1944-2003] at Ancestry — index ($)
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Records for earlier years usually contain less information than those after 1906, when the federal court system for naturalization was revised and details such as birth date and place, physical description, and marital status may be given. See the [[United States Naturalization and Citizenship|United States Research Outline]] for a more complete discussion of the naturalization process and the records created.
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=== Guide Book ===
== History ==


For a comprehensive list of Illinois naturalization records, see:
Naturalization records have been filed in the U.S. district and circuit courts, circuit courts, and in local (usually county) courts in Illinois. Each court had its own style of record keeping before 1906.


Schaefer, Christina K. ''Guide to Naturalization Records of the United States''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1997. (FHL book 973 P4s.) Pages 89–104 cover Illinois. For each county, this book lists the courts where naturalization took place, the years the records cover, where the original records are housed, and the first film numbers of the Family History Library, where applicable. The introduction discusses the naturalization process, the types of records created, and the usual genealogical content of each record.
Various types of records were created during the naturalization process, including declarations of intention, petitions for naturalization, oaths of allegiance, and certificates of naturalization and citizenship. Each record can give details about a person, such as age, residence, country or city of origin, ethnic background, the date and port of arrival, the name of the ship, names of spouse and children with their birth dates and places, or current address.  


=== Card Index, 1840–1950 ===
Records for earlier years usually contain less information than those after 1906, when the federal court system for naturalization was revised and details such as birth date and place, physical description, and marital status may be given. See [[United States Naturalization and Citizenship]] for a more complete discussion of the naturalization process and the records created.


The National Archives—Great Lakes Region in Chicago has a card index of 1,000,000 names of people recorded in many courts of the old Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) District 9, which comprised the northern third of Illinois, northwestern Indiana, southern and eastern Wisconsin, and eastern Iowa. This record indexes both civil and military petitions for the U.S. District and circuit courts for the Northern District, Eastern Division of Illinois, the circuit, county, criminal and superior courts of Cook County, Illinois, and the county and municipal courts. A microfilm copy of this index is:
== Guide Book ==


United States. District Court (Illinois: Northern District). ''Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions for U.S. District &amp; Circuit Court, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840–1950''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. (On 183 FHL films beginning with 1432001).
For a comprehensive list of Illinois naturalization records, see:<br>


For a description of the judicial districts in Illinois, the counties they included, and the location of the court seat, see pages 384–85 of Frederick B. Crossley’s Courts and Lawyers mentioned in the "[[Illinois Court Records|Court Records]]" section.
*Schaefer, Christina K. ''Guide to Naturalization Records of the United States''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1997.[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36674082 Other libraries (WorldCat)]{{FSC|788457|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 P4s}}.Pages 89–104 cover Illinois. For each county, this book lists the courts where naturalization took place, the years the records cover, where the original records are housed, and the first film numbers of the FamilySearch Library, where applicable. It also lists the National Archives record group (RG) number. The introduction discusses the naturalization process, the types of records created, and the usual genealogical content of each record. Be aware that the FamilySearch Library has acquired naturalization records since the printing of this guide, so check the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] for your locality. Learn how to explore the [[An overview of the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog.]]


=== Availability ===
<br>For a description of the judicial districts in Illinois, the counties they included, and the location of the court seat see:


Records of the district and circuit courts in the Northern District were kept concurrently until the U.S. Circuit Court was abolished in 1911. Both courts should be checked for naturalization records.
*Crossley, Frederick B. ''Courts and Lawyers of Illinois.'' Chicago: American Historical Society, 1916. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/681870064 Other Libraries (WorldCat)] {{FSC|291807|item|disp=FS Library Film 934965 Book 977.3 D3c}},pages 384–85.


The Family History Library has records of the U.S. Circuit Court for the Northern and Southern Districts, and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern, Northern, and Southern Districts.
== Card Index, 1840–1950 ==


If a person lived in or near Chicago or other cities where the U.S. courts convened, naturalization records may be found in the U.S. district or circuit courts. For the rural areas of Illinois, naturalizations were more likely recorded by the circuit court clerk in each county. IRAD depositories have naturalization records for circuit, county, and municipal courts from many counties. The Family History Library also has microfilmed copies of the records from many Illinois counties.
The '''[[National Archives Great Lakes Region (Chicago)]]''' has a card index of 1,000,000 names of people recorded in many courts of the old Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) District 9, which comprised the northern third of Illinois, northwestern Indiana, southern and eastern Wisconsin, and eastern Iowa. For a complete listing of all counties covered in this index see the wiki page [[Illinois, Northern District, Indexes to Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|Illinois Northern District Naturalization Index Cards]]. This wiki page describes the record, explains record content and advises on best ways to use the record.  


Naturalization records can be found in the Family History Library Catalog by using a Place Search under:
This index to naturalizations covers both civil and military petitions for the U.S. District and circuit courts for the Northern District, Eastern Division of Illinois, the circuit, county, criminal and superior courts of Cook County, Illinois, and the county and municipal courts. Copies of this index are as follows:  


ILLINOIS- NATURALIZATION AND CITIZENSHIP
*{{RecordSearch|1838804|Illinois, Northern District Naturalization Index, 1840-1950}} at FamilySearch; images — [[Illinois, Northern District (Eastern Division), Naturalization Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*Partial digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1629 Ancestry]; free section; (Described as "Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa" in ''U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 at Indexed in World Archives Project.)
*United States. District Court (Illinois: Northern District). ''Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions for U.S. District Circuit Court, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840–1950''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. {{FSC|232846|item|disp=FS Library film 1432001 (first of 183)}}.


ILLINOIS, [COUNTY]- NATURALIZATION AND CITIZENSHIP
== Post-1906 Records  ==
 
In 1906 the Immigration and Naturalization Service (now United States Citizenship and Immigration Services [USCIS]) was created, forms were standardized, and duplicate records were created by the court and sent to the USCIS. Some of these records may be indexed, and filmed (see the availability section below) but most must be accessed by using the [http://www.uscis.gov/ Genealogy Program] at the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. For more information see the  [[United States Naturalization and Citizenship|United States Naturalization]] wiki page.
 
== Availability ==
 
If a person lived in or near Chicago or other cities where the U.S. courts convened, naturalization records may be found in the U.S. district or circuit courts. These court records (1819–1982) are available at the [[National Archives Great Lakes Region (Chicago)|Chicago Branch of the National Archives]].  Records of the district and circuit courts in the ''Northern District'' were kept concurrently until the U.S. Circuit Court was abolished in 1911. Both courts should be checked for naturalization records. 
 
The FamilySearch Library has records of the U.S. Circuit Court for the Northern and Southern Districts, and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern, Northern, and Southern Districts. See {{FSC|600459|subject-id|disp= Illinois-Naturalization}}in the FamilySearch Catalog. For records not found in the FamilySearch Library collection, contact the  [[National Archives Great Lakes Region (Chicago)|National Archives, Chicago Branch]].
 
For the rural areas of Illinois, naturalizations were more likely recorded by the circuit court clerk in each county. [[Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD)|IRAD]] (Illinois Regional Archives Depository) depositories have naturalization records for circuit, county, and municipal courts from many counties. Explore how to search [[IRAD|IRAD]]. The FamilySearch Library also has microfilmed copies of the records from many Illinois counties. Do a "Place" search in the FamilySearch Catalog for your locality. Then search for naturalization records. Explore how to search the [[FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]]. In addition, some county naturalization records are abstracted and printed in genealogical journals.  Many of these printed abstracts are indexed in PERSI (explore [[Periodical Source Index (PERSI)|how to search PERSI]]).
 
An additional online resource is ({{RecordSearch|1834344}}) Illinois, Probate Records, 1819-1970. This online collection contains images from 43 Illinois county courts.  Many of these probate court records may contain naturalization petitions, declarations, and final papers. The collection is browsable by county. 
 
It is important to understand that naturalization records can be found on any level—state, county and local. Links to countywiki pages appear below. County pages may list availability and links to records.  Additional resources for Illinois Naturalization may be found in the {{FSC|600459|subject-id|disp=Illinois-Naturalization}}topic page of the FamilySearch Catalog . Copies of records on FS Library microfilm and microfiche can be ordered for viewing at [[FamilySearch Centers|FamilySearch Centers]]. Also find Illinois Naturalization resources available at [http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=illinois+naturalization Other libraries (WorldCat)]. Explore how to search [[Worldcat Online Catalog|WorldCat]] and the [[FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]].<br>
 
== References ==
 
'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''
 
[[Illinois, Northern District, Indexes to Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|Illinois, Northern District, Indexes to Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
 
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Online Resources[edit | edit source]

History[edit | edit source]

Naturalization records have been filed in the U.S. district and circuit courts, circuit courts, and in local (usually county) courts in Illinois. Each court had its own style of record keeping before 1906.

Various types of records were created during the naturalization process, including declarations of intention, petitions for naturalization, oaths of allegiance, and certificates of naturalization and citizenship. Each record can give details about a person, such as age, residence, country or city of origin, ethnic background, the date and port of arrival, the name of the ship, names of spouse and children with their birth dates and places, or current address.

Records for earlier years usually contain less information than those after 1906, when the federal court system for naturalization was revised and details such as birth date and place, physical description, and marital status may be given. See United States Naturalization and Citizenship for a more complete discussion of the naturalization process and the records created.

Guide Book[edit | edit source]

For a comprehensive list of Illinois naturalization records, see:

  • Schaefer, Christina K. Guide to Naturalization Records of the United States. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1997.Other libraries (WorldCat)FS Library Book 973 P4s.Pages 89–104 cover Illinois. For each county, this book lists the courts where naturalization took place, the years the records cover, where the original records are housed, and the first film numbers of the FamilySearch Library, where applicable. It also lists the National Archives record group (RG) number. The introduction discusses the naturalization process, the types of records created, and the usual genealogical content of each record. Be aware that the FamilySearch Library has acquired naturalization records since the printing of this guide, so check the FamilySearch Catalog for your locality. Learn how to explore the FamilySearch Catalog.


For a description of the judicial districts in Illinois, the counties they included, and the location of the court seat see:

Card Index, 1840–1950[edit | edit source]

The National Archives Great Lakes Region (Chicago) has a card index of 1,000,000 names of people recorded in many courts of the old Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) District 9, which comprised the northern third of Illinois, northwestern Indiana, southern and eastern Wisconsin, and eastern Iowa. For a complete listing of all counties covered in this index see the wiki page Illinois Northern District Naturalization Index Cards. This wiki page describes the record, explains record content and advises on best ways to use the record.

This index to naturalizations covers both civil and military petitions for the U.S. District and circuit courts for the Northern District, Eastern Division of Illinois, the circuit, county, criminal and superior courts of Cook County, Illinois, and the county and municipal courts. Copies of this index are as follows:

Post-1906 Records[edit | edit source]

In 1906 the Immigration and Naturalization Service (now United States Citizenship and Immigration Services [USCIS]) was created, forms were standardized, and duplicate records were created by the court and sent to the USCIS. Some of these records may be indexed, and filmed (see the availability section below) but most must be accessed by using the Genealogy Program at the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. For more information see the United States Naturalization wiki page.

Availability[edit | edit source]

If a person lived in or near Chicago or other cities where the U.S. courts convened, naturalization records may be found in the U.S. district or circuit courts. These court records (1819–1982) are available at the Chicago Branch of the National Archives. Records of the district and circuit courts in the Northern District were kept concurrently until the U.S. Circuit Court was abolished in 1911. Both courts should be checked for naturalization records.

The FamilySearch Library has records of the U.S. Circuit Court for the Northern and Southern Districts, and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern, Northern, and Southern Districts. See Illinois-Naturalizationin the FamilySearch Catalog. For records not found in the FamilySearch Library collection, contact the National Archives, Chicago Branch.

For the rural areas of Illinois, naturalizations were more likely recorded by the circuit court clerk in each county. IRAD (Illinois Regional Archives Depository) depositories have naturalization records for circuit, county, and municipal courts from many counties. Explore how to search IRAD. The FamilySearch Library also has microfilmed copies of the records from many Illinois counties. Do a "Place" search in the FamilySearch Catalog for your locality. Then search for naturalization records. Explore how to search the FamilySearch Catalog. In addition, some county naturalization records are abstracted and printed in genealogical journals. Many of these printed abstracts are indexed in PERSI (explore how to search PERSI).

An additional online resource is (Record Collection 1834344) Illinois, Probate Records, 1819-1970. This online collection contains images from 43 Illinois county courts. Many of these probate court records may contain naturalization petitions, declarations, and final papers. The collection is browsable by county.

It is important to understand that naturalization records can be found on any level—state, county and local. Links to countywiki pages appear below. County pages may list availability and links to records. Additional resources for Illinois Naturalization may be found in the Illinois-Naturalizationtopic page of the FamilySearch Catalog . Copies of records on FS Library microfilm and microfiche can be ordered for viewing at FamilySearch Centers. Also find Illinois Naturalization resources available at Other libraries (WorldCat). Explore how to search WorldCat and the FamilySearch Catalog.

References[edit | edit source]

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Illinois, Northern District, Indexes to Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

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