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Online Resources[edit | edit source]

United States Naturalization Online Genealogy Records

1795-1925 United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
North Carolina, Naturalization Records, 1872-1996 ($)
Alien, Naturalization and Citizenship Records, images, NC Digital Collection
1918 United States Index to Naturalizations of World War I Soldiers, 1918 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
1944-2003 U.S., Index to Alien Case Files, 1944-2003 at Ancestry — index($)

Availability[edit | edit source]

Naturalization records have been filed in the U.S. district and circuit courts and in local courts in North Carolina counties. 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. For a comprehensive list of North Carolina naturalization records, see:

Schaefer, Christina K. Guide to Naturalization Records of the United States. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1997. FS Catalog book 973 P4s Pages 249–252 in this book cover North Carolina. For each county, the book lists the courts where naturalizations took place, the years the records cover, where the original records are housed, and the first film numbers of the FamilySearch Library, where applicable. The introduction discusses the naturalization process, the types of records created, and the usual genealogical content of each record.

Pre-1906 Naturalization Records[edit | edit source]

Federal Records[edit | edit source]

The U.S. district and circuit court records for North Carolina naturalizations are at the National Archives center at East Point, Georgia. The earliest U.S. district court records begin in 1801 for Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County. Most of these records have not been microfilmed. Only the following U.S. district court records are available on microfilm through the FamilySearch Library:

Wilson, Wilson County, 1926, 1929–1945

Raleigh, Wake County, 1909–1933

These are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under:

United States. District Court. (Alabama, Southern District.) Declarations of Intentions, Naturalizations, and Petitions, 1855–1932. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah. 1987–1989. FS Library film 1481392 (first of 9) These films include records from several states.

County Records[edit | edit source]

Until 1868 naturalization records could be kept in each county by the county, superior, or district court. From 1868 to 1906 the superior court had jurisdiction over naturalizations. Some naturalization records from North Carolina state and county court minutes and county miscellaneous records are indexed in:

Camin, Betty J. North Carolina Naturalization Index, 1792–1862. Mt Airy, North Carolina: B.J. Camin, 1989. FS Catalog book 975.6 P42c

Records from a few counties whose records were sent to the state archives are available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library. Original records for most counties are in the county’s courthouse.

To find naturalization records in the FamilySearch Catalog, including Anson, Beaufort, Bertie, Buncombe, Burke, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Durham, Edgecombe, Forsyth, Granville, Halifax, Haywood, Henderson, Lee, Lenoir, Macon, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Moore, Nash, New Hanover, Orange, Perquimans, Pitt, Polk, Robeson, Rowan, Rutherford, Stanly, Surry, Swain, Union, Wake, Warren, and Wilson counties, use a Place Search under:

NORTH CAROLINA- NATURALIZATION AND CITIZENSHIP

NORTH CAROLINA, [COUNTY]- NATURALIZATION AND CITIZENSHIP

Alien Registrations

Avery, Beaufort, Burke, Columbus, Granville, Henderson, Lenoir, Macon, Martin, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Perquimans Randolph, Richmond, Rowan, Sampson, Stanly, Wake, Watauga, Wayne, Wilkes, Yancey counties.

Naturalization Records after 1906[edit | edit source]

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. For naturalization records after September 1906, use the Genealogy Program at www.uscis.gov.

References[edit | edit source]

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-Naturalization records have been filed in the U.S. district and circuit courts and in local courts in North Carolina 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.
+=== Online Resources ===
+<div id="fsButtons"><span class="online_records_button">[[United States Naturalization Online Genealogy Records]]</span></div>
-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 Research Outline (30972) for a more complete discussion of the naturalization process and the records created.
+*'''1795-1925''' {{RecordSearch|2185145|United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Passport Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2503 North Carolina, Naturalization Records, 1872-1996] ($)
+*[http://digital.ncdcr.gov/cdm/search/searchterm/Aliens--North%20Carolina/mode/exact Alien, Naturalization and Citizenship Records], images, NC Digital Collection
+*'''1918''' {{RecordSearch|1858291|United States Index to Naturalizations of World War I Soldiers, 1918}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Index to Naturalizations of World War I Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
+*'''1944-2003''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=62493 U.S., Index to Alien Case Files, 1944-2003] at Ancestry — index($)
-For a comprehensive list of North Carolina naturalization records, see:
+== Availability  ==
-Schaefer, Christina K. ''Guide to Naturalization Records of the United States''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1997. (FHL book 973 P4s.) Pages 249–252 in this book cover North Carolina. For each county, the book lists the courts where naturalizations 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.
-=== Pre-1906 Naturalization Records ===
+Naturalization records have been filed in the U.S. district and circuit courts and in local courts in [[North Carolina Genealogy|North Carolina]] counties. Each court had its own style of record keeping before 1906.
-'''Federal Records'''. The U.S. district and circuit court records for North Carolina naturalizations are at the National Archives center at East Point, Georgia. The earliest U.S. district court records begin in 1801 for Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County. Most of these records have not been microfilmed. Only the following U.S. district court records are available on microfilm through the Family History Library:
+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. For a comprehensive list of North Carolina naturalization records, see:
-* Wilson, Wilson County, 1926, 1929–1945
+*Schaefer, Christina K. ''Guide to Naturalization Records of the United States''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1997. {{FSC|788457|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 P4s}} Pages 249–252 in this book cover North Carolina. For each county, the book lists the courts where naturalizations took place, the years the records cover, where the original records are housed, and the first film numbers of the FamilySearch Library, where applicable. The introduction discusses the naturalization process, the types of records created, and the usual genealogical content of each record.
-* Raleigh, Wake County, 1909–1933
-These are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under:
+== Pre-1906 Naturalization Records  ==
-United States. District Court. ''Declarations of Intentions, Naturalizations, and Petitions, 1755–1932''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah. 1987–1989. (On 9 FHL films beginning with 1481392). These films include records from several states. North Carolina records begins on film 1514165 item 5.
+==== Federal Records  ====
-'''County Records'''. Until 1868 naturalization records could be kept in each county by the county, superior, or district court. From 1868 to 1906 the superior court had jurisdiction over naturalizations.
+The U.S. district and circuit court records for North Carolina naturalizations are at the National Archives center at East Point, Georgia. The earliest U.S. district court records begin in 1801 for Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County. Most of these records have not been microfilmed. Only the following U.S. district court records are available on microfilm through the FamilySearch Library:
-Some naturalization records from North Carolina state and county court minutes and county miscellaneous records are indexed in:
+:Wilson, Wilson County, 1926, 1929–1945
+:Raleigh, Wake County, 1909–1933
-Camin, Betty J. ''North Carolina Naturalization Index, 1792–1862''. Mt Airy, North Carolina: B.J. Camin, 1989. (FHL book 975.6 P42c.)
+These are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under:
-Records from a few counties whose records were sent to the state archives are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Original records for most counties are in the county’s courthouse. These have not been microfilmed.
+*United States. District Court. (Alabama, Southern District.) ''Declarations of Intentions, Naturalizations, and Petitions, 1855–1932''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah. 1987–1989. {{FSC|393102|item|disp=FS Library film 1481392 (first of 9)}} These films include records from several states.
-=== Naturalization Records after 1906 ===
+==== County Records  ====
-For naturalization records after September 1906, contact the nearest office of the Federal Immigration and Naturalization Service.
+Until 1868 naturalization records could be kept in each county by the county, superior, or district court. From 1868 to 1906 the superior court had jurisdiction over naturalizations. Some naturalization records from North Carolina state and county court minutes and county miscellaneous records are indexed in:
-To find naturalization records in the Family History Library Catalog, use a Place Search under:
+*Camin, Betty J. ''North Carolina Naturalization Index, 1792–1862''. Mt Airy, North Carolina: B.J. Camin, 1989. {{FSC|480701|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.6 P42c}}
-NORTH CAROLINA- NATURALIZATION AND CITIZENSHIP
+Records from a few counties whose records were sent to the state archives are available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library. Original records for most counties are in the county’s courthouse.
-NORTH CAROLINA, [COUNTY]- NATURALIZATION AND CITIZENSHIP
+To find naturalization records in the FamilySearch Catalog, including Anson, Beaufort, Bertie, Buncombe, Burke, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Durham, Edgecombe, Forsyth, Granville, Halifax, Haywood, Henderson, Lee, Lenoir, Macon, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Moore, Nash, New Hanover, Orange, Perquimans, Pitt, Polk, Robeson, Rowan, Rutherford, Stanly, Surry, Swain, Union, Wake, Warren, and  Wilson counties, use a Place Search under:
+NORTH CAROLINA- NATURALIZATION AND CITIZENSHIP
+NORTH CAROLINA, [COUNTY]- NATURALIZATION AND CITIZENSHIP <br>
+'''Alien Registrations '''
+*Avery, Beaufort, Burke, Columbus, Granville, Henderson, Lenoir, Macon, Martin, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Perquimans Randolph, Richmond, Rowan, Sampson, Stanly, Wake, Watauga, Wayne, Wilkes, Yancey counties.
+== Naturalization Records after 1906  ==
+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. For naturalization records after September 1906, use the [https://www.uscis.gov/genealogy Genealogy Program] at [http://www.uscis.gov/ www.uscis.gov].
+== References  ==
+{{North Carolina|North Carolina}}
+[[Category:North Carolina, United States|Naturalization]]
+[[Category:United States Naturalization and Citizenship]]