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The first collection consists of a card index to naturalization petitions for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois, in Chicago[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1165908 NAID 1165908]. The card index was compiled from the following series: "Naturalization Petition and Record Books, 1906 - ca. 1975" [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/281842 NAID 281842,] "Petitions for Naturalization, 1906-1991" [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/593882 NAID 593882,] and "Overseas Naturalization Petition Books, 1942-1956" [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1183015 NAID 1183015.]
The first collection consists of a card index to naturalization petitions for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois, in Chicago[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1165908 NAID 1165908]. The card index was compiled from the following series: "Naturalization Petition and Record Books, 1906 - ca. 1975" [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/281842 NAID 281842,] "Petitions for Naturalization, 1906-1991" [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/593882 NAID 593882,] and "Overseas Naturalization Petition Books, 1942-1956" [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1183015 NAID 1183015.]


===To Browse This Collection===
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The Illinois, Northern District Naturalization Index, 1840-1950 is NARA publication M1285: [[Soundex]] Index to Naturalization Petitions for the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-1950. This card file is an index to petitions for residents of northern Illinois, northwestern Indiana, southern and eastern Wisconsin, and eastern Iowa. Filed by [[Soundex]] codes the entries prior to 1906 differ from those after 1906.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]]."
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'''Indexes the following collections'''
'''Indexes the following collections'''
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Naturalization is the process of granting citizenship privileges and responsibilities to foreign-born residents. Most counties recorded naturalization procedures in the court records as legal proof of citizenship. The courts handling naturalizations changed several times so the card index was created as a way to quickly access specific records.
Naturalization is the process of granting citizenship privileges and responsibilities to foreign-born residents. Most counties recorded naturalization procedures in the court records as legal proof of citizenship. The courts handling naturalizations changed several times so the card index was created as a way to quickly access specific records.


== Collection Content  ==
===To Browse This Collection===
=== Sample Image ===
 
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The Illinois, Northern District Naturalization Index, 1840-1950 is NARA publication M1285: [[Soundex]] Index to Naturalization Petitions for the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-1950. This card file is an index to petitions for residents of northern Illinois, northwestern Indiana, southern and eastern Wisconsin, and eastern Iowa. Filed by [[Soundex]] codes the entries prior to 1906 differ from those after 1906.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]]."
==What Can These Records Tell Me?==
==What Can These Records Tell Me?==


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*Birth date of spouse  
*Birth date of spouse  
*Residence of spouse
*Residence of spouse
 
== Collection Content  ==
=== Sample Image ===
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== How Do I Search This Collection?  ==
== How Do I Search This Collection?  ==
 
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:  
To begin your search it is helpful to know:  
 
*The full name of your ancestor
*The full name of your ancestor
*The approximate year of immigration
*The approximate year of immigration
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If you do not know this information, check the 1900 census and then calculate the possible year of naturalization based on the date of immigration. The 1920 census may tell you the exact year of immigration or naturalization.  
If you do not know this information, check the 1900 census and then calculate the possible year of naturalization based on the date of immigration. The 1920 census may tell you the exact year of immigration or naturalization.  
=== Search the Index ===
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'''Search by Name by visiting the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2040533?collectionNameFilter=false Collection Page]:'''<br>Fill in the requested information on the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information about the individuals in the list to what you already know about your own ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to find your ancestor.
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=== View the Images ====
Look at each image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination.
View images in this collection by visiting the '''{{RecordSearch|2040533|Browse Page|access=browse}}''':
 
#Select the '''Name Range''' to view the images.
With any of these searches keep in mind:
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*There may be more than one person in the records with the same name
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*You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name
View images in this collection by visiting the '''{{RecordSearch|18388043|Browse Page|access=browse}}''':
*Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life
#Select the '''Name Range''' to view the images.  
 
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{{Tip | More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1838804 Illinois, Northern District Naturalization Index, 1840-1950]. Some catalog records link to multiple references. In this case, click on a reference to find a camera icon to see images.}}
{{Tip | More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1838804 Illinois, Northern District Naturalization Index, 1840-1950]. Some catalog records link to multiple references. In this case, click on a reference to find a camera icon to see images.}}
 
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
{{Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/2040533 Illinois, Northern District (Eastern Division), Naturalization Index, 1926-1979]. Click on camera icon to see images.}}
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images.  Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log | research log]].
 
==What Do I Do Next?==
==What Do I Do Next?==


When you have located your ancestor’s naturalization record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors. Add this new information to your records of each family.
When you have located your ancestor’s naturalization record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors.  
 
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
*Use naturalization&nbsp;records to:  
*Use naturalization records to:  
*Learn an immigrant’s place of origin  
*Learn an immigrant’s place of origin  
*Confirm their date of arrival  
*Confirm their date of arrival  
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*The witnesses named on naturalization records may have been older relatives of the person in the naturalization process. Search for their naturalizations
*The witnesses named on naturalization records may have been older relatives of the person in the naturalization process. Search for their naturalizations
*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
=== I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now? ===
*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  
*Try a different index if there is one for the years needed. You may also need to search the naturalization records year by year
*Try a different index if there is one for the years needed. You may also need to search the naturalization records year by year
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