[or-roots] Re: Naturalization

[Denise Merritt]

I would try again and see if a more informed individual assists you.  Unless it actually says NR.  Also look at more than one census report if possible as census records are not perfect.  Naturalization records can be difficult to locate because there was not a central "repository" of those specific records until 1906.  This means they could be in one of many different court, city, etc records.

I doubt you can find any documentation on census guidelines that would support the NA meaning Not Applicable.  I suspect the person assisting you was either misinformed or just plain incorrect.

Possibly the $18 went to NARA and THEY didn't have any records.  It doesn't mean that the county or city might not have some records.

See also http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/naturalizationrecords.html

Denise


 3.  What about Naturalization Records? (from http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/faqgene.txt )

By law, a person can be naturalized in any "regular" court. The Immigration 
and Naturalization Service does have records for the entire country 
beginning in 1906, but before this time, the procedure will only be located 
in the records of the court where it took place.

Many of these court records are in the custody of the government which 
administrates the court. That is to say, a municipal court's records would 
be in the custody of the city, a county court's records in the custody of 
the county, etc.

Although court records are routinely indexed, these indexes do not always 
include the name of each person naturalized. And in fact, during periods 
of our country's history, only the head of a household would have to be 
naturalized for the whole family to gain citizenship.

A further caveat: Not everyone who immigrated was naturalized. And
although the person being naturalized had to renounce his allegiance to
his former state, the records only rarely give the exact place of his
birth or previous residence.
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