Iowa, Benton County Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

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The collection consists of digital images of naturalization records from the Benton County District Court for the years 1900 to 1923.

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Iowa, Condado de Benton registros de Naturalización (Registros históricos de FamilySearch)