Ohio, Northern District, Eastern Division, Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains U.S. District Court naturalization records from the Eastern Division in Cleveland of the Northern District. Images were originally captured at the NARA Regional Archives facility in Chicago. This collection includes National Archives Catalog NAID Numbers:


 * U.S. District Court for the Eastern (Cleveland) Division of the Northern District of Ohio
 * 81449653 Declarations of Intention by Minors, 1856–1902
 * 82510610 Declarations of Intention, 1855–1943
 * 83146125 Naturalization Depositions, 1922–1982
 * 81448631 Naturalization Journals, 1855–1902
 * 82783439 Certificate of Naturalization Stubs, 1907–1925
 * 1133902 Naturalization Repatriation Case Files, 1936–1976
 * 81449708 Index to Naturalization Journals, 1855–1903
 * 83740223 Index to Declarations of Intention, 1855–1941
 * 82783438 Index to Declarations of Intentions and Petitions for Naturalization, 1907–1922
 * 83422149 Naturalization Orders, September 9, 1926–December 19, 1966


 * See also FamilySearch catalog:
 * Ohio, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Northern District, Eastern Division, naturalization records
 * Naturalization service, petition and records, (Ohio), 1907-1946 : NARA, M1995A-M1995B

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records: • 2

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of the person
 * Approximate date of the event

How Do I Analyze the Results?
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I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

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I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

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FamilySearch Catalog

 * John J Newman, American Naturalization Records;1790-1990: what they are and how to use them. Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998. FS Library 973 P47na
 * Loretto Dennis Szucs, They became Americans: finding naturalization records and ethnic origins. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry Publishing, c1998 FS Library 973 P47t
 * Southern District
 * U.S. District Court, Southern District, Naturalization index (Ohio), 1852-1991
 * U.S. District Court, Southern District of Columbus. Record of declaration of intention, 1917-1950
 * U.S. District Court, Southern District of Columbus. Naturalization service petition and record and certificates of naturalization stubs, 1918-1931
 * U.S. District Court, Southern District of Columbus. Military petitions for naturalization, 1918-1919
 * U.S. District Court, Southern District of Dayton, Declaration of intention and certificates of naturalization stubs issued 1916-1935, 1916-1935
 * U.S. District Court, Southern District of Dayton. Naturalization service petition and record and certificates of naturalization stubs, 1916-1931
 * U.S. District Court, Southern District of Dayton. Military petition for naturalization at Dayton, 1918-1919

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