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== Online Resources == | |||
*'''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 and images | |||
*'''1814-1991''' {{RecordSearch|1909003|West Virginia, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991}} at FamilySearch - [[West Virginia Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images; ''Also at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60233 Ancestry] ($), [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/west-virginia-naturalizations-1814-1991 Findmypast], index, [http://www.myheritage.com/research/category-West-Virginia/west-virginia?s=218489221 My Heritage], index ($), [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/1696/west-virginia-naturalization-records-1814-1991 American Ancestors] ($)'' | |||
*'''1844-1943''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61337/ West Virginia, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1844-1943] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | |||
*'''1856-1867''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1193 U.S., Naturalization Records - Original Documents, (World Archives Project) for West Virginia, 1856-1867 - Northern District, Wheeling, U.S. District Court] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | |||
*'''1918''' {{RecordSearch|1858291|United States Index to Naturalizations of World War I Soldiers, 1918}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Index to Naturalizations of World War I Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index | |||
*'''1944-2003''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=62493 U.S., Index to Alien Case Files, 1944-2003] at Ancestry — index ($) | |||
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Most West Virginia courts or counties recorded naturalization proceedings in the minutes and dockets of the courts rather than keeping separate registers. Prior to 1906, any court of record could naturalize immigrants. From 1906 to 1929 the federal government regulated naturalization but allowed most state or county courts to continue naturalizing immigrants. After 1929 only federal courts handled naturalizations. | Most West Virginia courts or counties recorded naturalization proceedings in the minutes and dockets of the courts rather than keeping separate registers. Prior to 1906, any court of record could naturalize immigrants. From 1906 to 1929 the federal government regulated naturalization but allowed most state or county courts to continue naturalizing immigrants. After 1929 only federal courts handled naturalizations. | ||
For pre-1906 naturalizations, you will have to search the records of all local, state, and federal courts in the area where your ancestor lived. In West Virginia, most immigrants were naturalized in the state circuit or county courts so you will want to begin your search in those courts. These records are in the possession of the clerk of the circuit court or county clerk of the county. The | For pre-1906 naturalizations, you will have to search the records of all local, state, and federal courts in the area where your ancestor lived. In West Virginia, most immigrants were naturalized in the state circuit or county courts so you will want to begin your search in those courts. These records are in the possession of the clerk of the circuit court or county clerk of the county. The FamilySearch Library has copies of most West Virginia court records to the early 1900s. | ||
*'''1814–1991''' - {{RecordSearch|1909003|West Virginia, Naturalization Records}} at FamilySearch - [[West Virginia Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Index and images. | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60233 West Virginia, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991] at Ancestry ($) | |||
== Post 1906 Records == | == Post 1906 Records == | ||
For naturalization records after September 1906, contact the [http://www.archives.gov/midatlantic/ National Archives—Mid-Atlantic Region] for the records of the U.S. district courts in West Virginia. Some records between 1906 and 1929 are also at the office of the clerk of the circuit court in each county. In 1906, the Immigration and Naturalization Service or INS was created. Forms were standardized and copies of naturalization documents were sent to INS. In 1906 most naturalization was moved to federal courts. The INS is now the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services or USCIS. To access records the INS records, use the [ | For naturalization records after September 1906, contact the [http://www.archives.gov/midatlantic/ National Archives—Mid-Atlantic Region] for the records of the U.S. district courts in West Virginia. Some records between 1906 and 1929 are also at the office of the clerk of the circuit court in each county. In 1906, the Immigration and Naturalization Service or INS was created. Forms were standardized and copies of naturalization documents were sent to INS. In 1906 most naturalization was moved to federal courts. The INS is now the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services or USCIS. To access records the INS records, use the [https://www.uscis.gov/genealogy Genealogy Program] at [http://www.uscis.gov www.uscis.gov]. See the wiki article [[United_States_Naturalization_and_Citizenship|United State Naturalization and Citizenship]]. | ||
== References | == References == | ||
''[[West Virginia]] Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001. | ''[[West Virginia, United States Genealogy|West Virginia]] Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001. | ||
:NOTE: All information in the original research outline has been added to the FamilySearch Wiki, where it is both enhanced and updated by the genealogical community. | :NOTE: All information in the original research outline has been added to the FamilySearch Wiki, where it is both enhanced and updated by the genealogical community. | ||
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[[West Virginia Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|West Virginia Naturalization Records, 1814-1991 - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | |||
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[[Category:West_Virginia|Naturalization]] | [[Category:West_Virginia, United States|Naturalization]] | ||
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Online Resources
- 1795-1925 United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1814-1991 West Virginia, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; Also at Ancestry ($), Findmypast, index, My Heritage, index ($), American Ancestors ($)
- 1844-1943 West Virginia, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1844-1943 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
- 1856-1867 U.S., Naturalization Records - Original Documents, (World Archives Project) for West Virginia, 1856-1867 - Northern District, Wheeling, U.S. District Court at Ancestry - index & images ($)
- 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 ($)
Availability
Most West Virginia courts or counties recorded naturalization proceedings in the minutes and dockets of the courts rather than keeping separate registers. Prior to 1906, any court of record could naturalize immigrants. From 1906 to 1929 the federal government regulated naturalization but allowed most state or county courts to continue naturalizing immigrants. After 1929 only federal courts handled naturalizations.
For pre-1906 naturalizations, you will have to search the records of all local, state, and federal courts in the area where your ancestor lived. In West Virginia, most immigrants were naturalized in the state circuit or county courts so you will want to begin your search in those courts. These records are in the possession of the clerk of the circuit court or county clerk of the county. The FamilySearch Library has copies of most West Virginia court records to the early 1900s.
- 1814–1991 - West Virginia, Naturalization Records at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Index and images.
- West Virginia, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991 at Ancestry ($)
Post 1906 Records
For naturalization records after September 1906, contact the National Archives—Mid-Atlantic Region for the records of the U.S. district courts in West Virginia. Some records between 1906 and 1929 are also at the office of the clerk of the circuit court in each county. In 1906, the Immigration and Naturalization Service or INS was created. Forms were standardized and copies of naturalization documents were sent to INS. In 1906 most naturalization was moved to federal courts. The INS is now the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services or USCIS. To access records the INS records, use the Genealogy Program at www.uscis.gov. See the wiki article United State Naturalization and Citizenship.
References
West Virginia Research Outline. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.
- NOTE: All information in the original research outline has been added to the FamilySearch Wiki, where it is both enhanced and updated by the genealogical community.
A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:
West Virginia Naturalization Records, 1814-1991 - FamilySearch Historical Records