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From: Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman <>
Subject: [OHDELAWA-L] Immigration & Naturalization [5]
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 04:41:52 -0500

Naturalization records
Before 1883 are an Entry in the Common Pleas Journal - Grouped by term
of names and dates. (This means that for example the May term of 1883
with a list of names of those naturalized if you get very lucky they
might list them under the country of origin.)

In 1883 the Forms of Naturalization included:
Name, Country, DOB, sometimes the village of arrival, Declaration Date,
Occupation, Residence and a signature

In 1888 - Probate Court started keeping records and the later the year
gets the more info you could get. There are also, in some probate courts,
a book called the Naturalization Book and in those you can usually find a
witness name and those were usually related to the person being
naturalized.

Information on the Standard Form for Declaration of Intent that has
been used since 1906: (This is what the form asks for but as you know
they always don't fill in the one piece of info you want)
Name, age, occupation, full description (coloring, hair color,
eye color, height, weight), Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Residence,
Immigrated on ____ ship from ____ (village, country), Wife (her date of
birth and place of birth), Place & Date of Arrival, witness (Most of
these are in the Court of Common Pleas)

Now the Naturalization Petition itself, you have the above and add
The children and their Dates of birth, More information about the wife,
and there are photos attached to the ones (sometimes) from the US
District Court (that would be after 1940 if I am remembering right).

What you will NOT find...
Name of Parents and where they were married.

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