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| Modern obituaries usually list birth date and place and parents' names. See [[Online Genealogy Records by Location#U.S. Online Genealogy Records by State|'''U.S. Online Genealogy Records by State''']] for links to online obituary collections. | | Modern obituaries usually list birth date and place and parents' names. See [[Online Genealogy Records by Location#U.S. Online Genealogy Records by State|'''U.S. Online Genealogy Records by State''']] for links to online obituary collections. |
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| ===Passenger Arrival Lists===
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| Passenger lists, especially in the 20th century, may list birth place, last residence in mother country, and name and residence of a close relative in the mother country. Study the records of fellow passengers, as frequently relatives and neighbors traveled together. See [[United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records]]
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| ===Naturalization Records===
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| *Naturalization records may also list an ancestor’s birth place.
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| *Prior to 1906 any U.S. court could naturalize foreigners. Many pre-1900 records only list “Germany” as the country of citizenship; however, there are notable exceptions, so these records should be checked routinely.
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| *The process involved two sets of papers: a '''declaration of intention''' to become a U.S. citizen, and a '''petition''' filed some time later.
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| *Beginning in 1906, naturalization records became more detailed, as the responsibility shifted to the Federal government.
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| *More information about naturalization records, along with helpful links, is found at [[Beginning Research in United States Naturalization Records]] and [[United States Naturalization Online Genealogy Records]].
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| ===Military Records=== | | ===Military Records=== |
| Draft records for World War I and II ask for birth place, which can be listed as just Germany or in greater detail. | | Draft records for World War I and II ask for birth place, which can be listed as just Germany or in greater detail. |