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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee|Tennessee ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee|Tennessee ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee_Naturalization_and_Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]'' | ||
== What is naturalization?<br> == | == What is naturalization?<br> == | ||
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For more information regarding United States naturalization, click [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Naturalization_and_Citizenship here]. | For more information regarding United States naturalization, click [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Naturalization_and_Citizenship here]. | ||
== What records are | == What records are created? == | ||
The naturalization process consists of two records the immigrant must submit: declaration of intention and the petition | The naturalization process consists of two records the immigrant must submit: declaration of intention and the petition | ||
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For more information about naturalization records, click [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Naturalization_and_Citizenship here]. | For more information about naturalization records, click [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Naturalization_and_Citizenship here]. | ||
== What information is on | == What information is on naturalization records? == | ||
Information on the declaration of intention and the petition varied greatly before 1906 because each court required different information. Information may include: port of arrival, date of immigration, country of origin and age of the applicant. | Information on the declaration of intention and the petition varied greatly before 1906 because each court required different information. Information may include: port of arrival, date of immigration, country of origin and age of the applicant. | ||
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After 1906, these forms were standardized and more information required from the immigrant. Information may include: age, birth date and place, residence, date of application, last foreign address, country of birth/allegiance, occupation, personal description, port and date of arrival, vessel of arrival, marital status, wife and children with birth dates and places, and when and where the declaration was filed. <br> | After 1906, these forms were standardized and more information required from the immigrant. Information may include: age, birth date and place, residence, date of application, last foreign address, country of birth/allegiance, occupation, personal description, port and date of arrival, vessel of arrival, marital status, wife and children with birth dates and places, and when and where the declaration was filed. <br> | ||
== Post 1906 | == Post-1906 naturalization 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] ($) at [http://www.uscis.gov www.uscis.gov]. (This is a fee service.)<!--{12082677621560} --><br>For more information regarding how to obtain naturalization records, click [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Naturalization_and_Citizenship#Locating Naturalization Records here]. | Early records contain less information than those created after 1906, when the forms were standardized and the Immigration and Naturalization Service was created. Post-1906 records can be accessed through the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly INS). This agency kept a duplicate of the records created in the court. Details such as birth date and place, physical description, and marital status may be given in the post-1906 records. For records at the USCIS, use their [http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD Genealogy Program] ($) at [http://www.uscis.gov www.uscis.gov]. (This is a fee service.)<!--{12082677621560} --><br>For more information regarding how to obtain naturalization records, click [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Naturalization_and_Citizenship#Locating Naturalization Records here]. | ||
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If your ancestor lived in or near large cities, or near a city where the U.S. courts convened, you may find naturalization records in the U.S. District Court. For the rural areas of Tennessee, naturalization records were usually kept by the circuit court clerk in each county. Records may be in the circuit court order books, where they may be mixed in with other court proceedings. A few counties kept separate records for naturalization. | If your ancestor lived in or near large cities, or near a city where the U.S. courts convened, you may find naturalization records in the U.S. District Court. For the rural areas of Tennessee, naturalization records were usually kept by the circuit court clerk in each county. Records may be in the circuit court order books, where they may be mixed in with other court proceedings. A few counties kept separate records for naturalization. | ||
== Research Guides | == Research Guides == | ||
The following research guide, prepared by a Certified Genealogist, includes a useful guide for Tennessee naturalizations: | The following research guide, prepared by a Certified Genealogist, includes a useful guide for Tennessee naturalizations: | ||
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