Illinois, County Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
The collection consists of images of naturalization records from county courthouses in Illinois. The content and time period varies by county.

Record Content
Key genealogical facts in the County Will Records may include the following information:


 * Full name of deceased
 * Name of county
 * Name of spouse
 * Names of children and where they are from
 * Date of Will
 * Names of witnesses

Key genealogical facts found in the Naturalization Records usually include the following information:


 * Full Name of Petitioner
 * Name of court
 * Place of residence
 * Occupation
 * Date and Place of Birth
 * Date of Declaration
 * Date of Marriage
 * Spouses Full name (Sometimes Maiden Name)
 * Spouses Birth date and place
 * Names and Birth places of children
 * Name of Judge
 * Name of Witnesses

Related Websites
Illinois Naturalization Records

Related Wiki Articles
Illinois Naturalization and Citizenship

Citing Family Search Historical Collections
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Example of a Source Citation for a Record Found in This Collection

 * “Delaware Marriage Records,” database and digital images, FamilySearch (: 4 March 2011), William Anderson and Elizabeth Baynard Henry, 1890; from Delaware, State Marriage Records 23 November 1913, no. 859, Delaware Bureau of Archives and Records Management, Dover; FHL microfilm 2,025,063.


 * “El Salvador Civil Registration,” database and digital images, FamilySearch (: 21 March 2011), Jose Maria Antonio del Carmen, 1880; from La Libertad, San Juan Opico, Nacimientos 1879-1893, image 50; Ministerio Archivo Civil de la Alcaldia Municipal, San Salvador.

Citation for This Collection
The following citation refers to the original source of the data and images published on FamilySearch.org Historical Records. It may include the author, custodian, publisher and archive for the original records.

Illinois. County Naturalization Records, 1848-1945. Various County Clerks throughout Illinois.

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