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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 == | |||
The following research guide, prepared by a Certified Genealogist, includes a useful guide for Tennessee naturalizations: | |||
*<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1278698261680_488">Bamman, Gale Williams. "Research in Tennessee," ''National Genealogical Society Quarterly'', Vol. 81, No. 2 (Jun. 1993): 120. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=39597 FHL US/CAN Book 973 B2ng v. 81 (1993)].</span> | |||
The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the records of some Tennessee counties. Naturalization records can be found using the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the records of some Tennessee counties. Naturalization records can be found using the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
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TENNESSEE, [COUNTY] - COURT RECORDS | TENNESSEE, [COUNTY] - COURT RECORDS | ||
TENNESSEE, [COUNTY] - NATURALIZATION AND CITIZENSHIP | TENNESSEE, [COUNTY] - NATURALIZATION AND CITIZENSHIP | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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== Post 1906 Records == | == Post 1906 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] ($) at [http://www.uscis.gov www.uscis.gov]. (This is a fee service.)<!--{12082677621560} --> | Early records contain less information than those created after 1906, when the forms were standardized and the Immigration and Naturalization Service was created. Post-1906 records can be accessed through the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly INS). This agency kept a duplicate of the records created in the court. Details such as birth date and place, physical description, and marital status may be given in the post-1906 records. For records at the USCIS, use their [http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD Genealogy Program] ($) at [http://www.uscis.gov www.uscis.gov]. (This is a fee service.)<!--{12082677621560} --> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Tennessee|Naturalization]] | [[Category:Tennessee|Naturalization]] | ||