Tennessee Naturalization and Citizenship: Difference between revisions

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.)  

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].  

There are many county and municipal archives throughout the state of Tennessee.  Often original records from the county courthouse are transferred to these archives.  The type of records and the charge for research varies greatly from archive to archive.  Contact the archive to see if they have the naturalization and court records for your county. For a list of all the archives in Tennessee and their contact information, click [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/aps/directory/directoryintro.htm here].  

To order a microfilm at your local Family History Center, click [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Ordering_Microfilm_or_Microfiche_from_a_Family_History_Center here].