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The second collection is a soundex card index to petitions for residents of northern Illinois, northwestern Indiana, southern and eastern Wisconsin, and eastern Iowa. It includes no records from Cook County, Illinois, prior to 1871 as these records were destroyed by fire. For more information about Soundex indexes and instructions for coding names, see the Wiki article “[[Soundex|Soundex]].”  
The second collection is a soundex card index to petitions for residents of northern Illinois, northwestern Indiana, southern and eastern Wisconsin, and eastern Iowa. It includes no records from Cook County, Illinois, prior to 1871 as these records were destroyed by fire. For more information about Soundex indexes and instructions for coding names, see the Wiki article “[[Soundex|Soundex]].”  


'''The index includes the following counties for Illinois:'''  
'''The index includes the following counties for Illinois:''' Boone, Bureau, Carroll, Champaign, Cook, De Kalb, Du Page, Ford, Fulton, Grundy, Henderson, Henry, Iroquois, Jo Daviess, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Knox, Lake, La Salle, Lee, Livingston, Marshall, McHenry, McLean, Mercer, Ogle, Peoria, Putnam, Rock Island, Stark, Stephenson, Tazewell, Vermilion, Warren, Whiteside, Will, Winnebago, and Woodford.


Boone, Bureau, Carroll, Champaign, Cook, De Kalb, Du Page, Ford, Fulton, Grundy, Henderson, Henry, Iroquois, Jo Daviess, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Knox, Lake, La Salle, Lee, Livingston, Marshall, McHenry, McLean, Mercer, Ogle, Peoria, Putnam, Rock Island, Stark, Stephenson, Tazewell, Vermilion, Warren, Whiteside, Will, Winnebago, and Woodford.
'''The index includes the following counties for Indiana:''' Benton, Fulton, Jasper, Lake, La Porte, Marshall, Newton, Porter, Pulaski, St. Joseph, and Starke.  
 
'''The index includes the following counties for Indiana:'''  
 
Benton, Fulton, Jasper, Lake, La Porte, Marshall, Newton, Porter, Pulaski, St. Joseph, and Starke.  


'''The index includes the following counties for Iowa:''' Allamakee, Appanoose, Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Cedar, Chickasaw, Clayton, Clinton, Davis, Delaware, Des Moines, Dubuque, Fayette, Floyd, Grundy, Hardin, Henry, Howard, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Lee, Linn, Louisa, Mahaska, Mitchell, Monroe, Muscatine, Scott, Tama, Van Buren, Wapello, Washington, and Winneshiek.  
'''The index includes the following counties for Iowa:''' Allamakee, Appanoose, Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Cedar, Chickasaw, Clayton, Clinton, Davis, Delaware, Des Moines, Dubuque, Fayette, Floyd, Grundy, Hardin, Henry, Howard, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Lee, Linn, Louisa, Mahaska, Mitchell, Monroe, Muscatine, Scott, Tama, Van Buren, Wapello, Washington, and Winneshiek.  
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Index cards for naturalizations taking place prior to 1906 typically contain the following:  
Index cards for naturalizations taking place prior to 1906 typically contain the following:  


[[Image:Illinois, Northern District, Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions (10-0397) (11-0450) DGS 4640946 109.jpg|thumb|right|Illinois, Northern District, Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions (10-0397) (11-0450) DGS 4640946 109.jpg]]  
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*Name of the petitioner  
*Name of the petitioner  
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*Date of naturalization
*Date of naturalization


 
<br>Most cards that index naturalizations after 1906 provide space for the following information:  
Most cards that index naturalizations after 1906 provide space for the following information:  


*Name of petitioner  
*Name of petitioner  
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*Name and address of witnesses
*Name and address of witnesses


 
<br>Declaration of Intent and Naturalization Petitions usually included the following:  
Declaration of Intent and Naturalization Petitions usually included the following:  


*Name of the immigrant  
*Name of the immigrant  
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*Signature of judge or court official
*Signature of judge or court official


 
<br>In post-1906 records, you may also find:  
In post-1906 records, you may also find:  


*Birth date  
*Birth date  
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*Residence of spouse
*Residence of spouse


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== How to Use the Record  ==
== How to Use the Record  ==
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*Find records in his or her country of origin such as emigrations, port records, or ship’s manifests.
*Find records in his or her country of origin such as emigrations, port records, or ship’s manifests.


 
<br>You may also find these tips helpful:  
You may also find these tips helpful:  


*Look for the Declaration of Intent soon after the immigrant arrived, and then look for the Naturalization Petition five years later, when the residency requirement would have been met. Look for naturalization records in federal courts and then in state, county, or city courts.  
*Look for the Declaration of Intent soon after the immigrant arrived, and then look for the Naturalization Petition five years later, when the residency requirement would have been met. Look for naturalization records in federal courts and then in state, county, or city courts.  
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*You may want to obtain the naturalization records of every person who shares your ancestor’s surname if they lived in the same county or nearby. You may not know how or if they are related, but the information could lead you to more information about your own ancestors.
*You may want to obtain the naturalization records of every person who shares your ancestor’s surname if they lived in the same county or nearby. You may not know how or if they are related, but the information could lead you to more information about your own ancestors.


 
<br>If you do not find the name you are looking for, try the following:  
If you do not find the name you are looking for, try the following:  


*Check for variant spellings. Realize that the indexes may contain inaccuracies, such as altered spellings and misinterpretations.  
*Check for variant spellings. Realize that the indexes may contain inaccuracies, such as altered spellings and misinterpretations.  
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*Search the indexes of nearby counties.
*Search the indexes of nearby counties.


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== Related Websites  ==
== Related Websites  ==
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*[http://www.germanroots.com/illinoisnat.html Online Illinois Naturalization Records Indexes &amp; Finding Aids]
*[http://www.germanroots.com/illinoisnat.html Online Illinois Naturalization Records Indexes &amp; Finding Aids]


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== Related Wiki Articles  ==
== Related Wiki Articles  ==
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*[[Illinois Naturalization and Citizenship|Illinois Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Illinois Naturalization and Citizenship|Illinois Naturalization and Citizenship]]


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== Contributions to This Article  ==
== Contributions to This Article  ==
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