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From: Martha Grenzeback <>
Subject: Re: I need professional help.
Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2002 17:05:15 -0600
In-Reply-To: <175.1311cb80.2b25f67f@cs.com>

I'm not particularly knowledgeable, but I have read that before 1906 (when
the Bureau of Immigration was set up) you need to look in the courthouse
for the county where the person was living at the time of the
naturalization. Your best bet is to find out where your grandfather was in
1890. Unfortunately the census for that year has been destroyed! However,
city and county directories can be a good source. Sometimes obituaries
will give very useful information. If you know where he was in 1900, work
back. If the family was in the US by 1880, you can find them in the 1880
census at http://www.familysearch.org and that will give you a start.

Good luck!

Martha Grenzeback



At 08:37 AM 09-12-2002 -0500, wrote:
>Is there anyone out there knowledgeable on naturalizations?
>
>My grandfather shows on the 1930 census as being naturalized in 1890, he was
>born in Norway, as was his father. Mother born in Sweden.
>At one time, the family was living in Wisconsin, as other siblings were born
>there.
>
>The NARA wants port of entry, I have no clue. Being in Wisconsin, they could
>have come in through several ports.
>
>And to make it better, my g-grandfather's name was Hans Hansen. His son, my
>grandfather, Fred Hansen, married Harriet Gordon in Stark Co., North Dakota.
>I find no other family members in North Dakota.
>
>I don't know what city they lived near in Wisconsin.
>
>How would I go about tracking this naturalization record? I'm totally
>ignorant on the procedure.
>
>All help and suggestions appreciated.
>
>Karen Patterson
>
>
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