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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee|Tennessee ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee_Naturalization_and_Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]'' | ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee|Tennessee ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee_Naturalization_and_Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]'' | ||
= Naturalization = | = Naturalization = | ||
== What is naturalization?<br> == | == What is naturalization?<br> == | ||
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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]. | ||
= | = Naturalization in Tennessee = | ||
In the colonial era, residents of Tennessee could appear before any court of record and declare their allegiance to the Commonwealth of North Carolina. | In the colonial era, residents of Tennessee could appear before any court of record and declare their allegiance to the Commonwealth of North Carolina. | ||
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== | = Where to get Tennessee naturalization records? = | ||
== Tennessee State Library and Archives == | |||
The [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/ Tennesse State Library and Archives] has microfilmed copies of court records for many of the counties in Tennessee. Naturalization records could be in the court minutes for the county court, court of common pleas, circuit court or chancery court. Sometimes the naturalization records were kept in a separate volume. | The [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/ Tennesse State Library and Archives] has microfilmed copies of court records for many of the counties in Tennessee. Naturalization records could be in the court minutes for the county court, court of common pleas, circuit court or chancery court. Sometimes the naturalization records were kept in a separate volume. | ||
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For more information on ordering a search of the court record indexes, click [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/mailcnty.htm#Court_Minutes here]. | For more information on ordering a search of the court record indexes, click [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/mailcnty.htm#Court_Minutes here]. | ||
You can also visit the Tennessee State Library and Archives in Nashville, Tennessee and view the microfilms yourself. For more information about visiting the Archives, click [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/VisitorsGuide.htm here]. | You can also visit the Tennessee State Library and Archives in Nashville, Tennessee and view the microfilms yourself. For more information about visiting the Archives, click [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/VisitorsGuide.htm here]. | ||
== | == Tennessee County Archives == | ||
http://www.tn.gov/tsla/aps/directory/directoryintro.htm | http://www.tn.gov/tsla/aps/directory/directoryintro.htm | ||
== | == National Archives, Washington, DC == | ||
== Family History Library and Family History Centers == | |||
== | == United States Citizenship and Immigration Services(USCIS) == | ||
If your ancestor naturalized after 1906, a copy of the naturalization records were kept with the [http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis USCIS] (formerly the Immigration and Naturalization Service). The [http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis USCIS] has instituted the [http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextchannel=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextoid=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD Genealogy Program] for public access to all records from 1906 to 1956 created by this agency. Review the [http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=3e0c69a3a0331110VgnVCM1000000ecd190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD Genealogy Frequently Asked Questions website] to expedite your order and ensure success for your request. | If your ancestor naturalized after 1906, a copy of the naturalization records were kept with the [http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis USCIS] (formerly the Immigration and Naturalization Service). The [http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis USCIS] has instituted the [http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextchannel=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextoid=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD Genealogy Program] for public access to all records from 1906 to 1956 created by this agency. Review the [http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=3e0c69a3a0331110VgnVCM1000000ecd190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD Genealogy Frequently Asked Questions website] to expedite your order and ensure success for your request. | ||
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