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Tennessee Naturalization and Citizenship (view source)
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[[Portal:United States Naturalization|Portal:United States Naturalization ]]>[[Tennessee|Tennessee]] | [[Portal:United States Naturalization|Portal:United States Naturalization ]]>[[Tennessee|Tennessee]] | ||
== Availability == | == Availability == | ||
In the colonial era, residents of Tennessee could appear before any court of record and declare their allegiance to the Commonwealth of North Carolina. A 1790 federal law allowed immigrants to declare their allegiance to the United States before any U.S. circuit or district court, state supreme court, or a local court of record. | In the colonial era, residents of Tennessee could appear before any court of record and declare their allegiance to the Commonwealth of North Carolina. A 1790 federal law allowed immigrants to declare their allegiance to the United States before any U.S. circuit or district court, state supreme court, or a local court of record. | ||
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TENNESSEE, [COUNTY] - COURT RECORDS | TENNESSEE, [COUNTY] - COURT RECORDS | ||
TENNESSEE, [COUNTY] - NATURALIZATION AND CITIZENSHIP | TENNESSEE, [COUNTY] - NATURALIZATION AND CITIZENSHIP | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
Naturalization is the process of granting citizenship privileges and responsibilities to foreign-born residents. Naturalization records are an important source of information about an immigrant’s place of origin, original and Americanized names, date of arrival, and residence. | Naturalization is the process of granting citizenship privileges and responsibilities to foreign-born residents. Naturalization records are an important source of information about an immigrant’s place of origin, original and Americanized names, date of arrival, and residence. | ||
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Immigrants to the United States have never been required to apply for citizenship. Of those who applied, many did not complete the process. Evidence that an immigrant completed the process can be found in censuses, court minutes, homestead records, passports, voting registers, and military papers. | Immigrants to the United States have never been required to apply for citizenship. Of those who applied, many did not complete the process. Evidence that an immigrant completed the process can be found in censuses, court minutes, homestead records, passports, voting registers, and military papers. | ||
== Naturalization Records == | == Naturalization Records == | ||
Various types of records were created during the naturalization process, including declarations of intention, petitions, and oaths of allegiance. Each record in the process can give different details about the person, such as age, the country of birth, ethnic background, the date and port of arrival, the name of the ship, previous residences, and current address. | Various types of records were created during the naturalization process, including declarations of intention, petitions, and oaths of allegiance. Each record in the process can give different details about the person, such as age, the country of birth, ethnic background, the date and port of arrival, the name of the ship, previous residences, and current address. | ||
== Post 1906 Records == | == Post 1906 Records == | ||
Early records contain less information than those created after 1906, when the forms were standardized and the Immigration and Naturalization Service was created. Post-1906 records can be accessed through the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly INS). This agency kept a duplicate of the records created in the court. Details such as birth date and place, physical description, and marital status may be given in the post-1906 records. For records at the USCIS, use their [http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD Genealogy Program] at [http://www.uscis.gov www.uscis.gov]. | Early records contain less information than those created after 1906, when the forms were standardized and the Immigration and Naturalization Service was created. Post-1906 records can be accessed through the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly INS). This agency kept a duplicate of the records created in the court. Details such as birth date and place, physical description, and marital status may be given in the post-1906 records. For records at the USCIS, use their [http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD Genealogy Program] at [http://www.uscis.gov www.uscis.gov]. <!--{12082677621560} --> | ||
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== References == | |||
''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/Rg/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=Tenness.ASP Tennessee Research Outline].'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001. | |||
[[Category:Tennessee]] | [[Category:Tennessee]] | ||