> On the 1870 Wausau Census it shows my ancestor > George Rhodes, born in England, as being eligible to vote. Would this > mean that a person who is eligible to vote has to be a Naturalized > Citizen? NO! In the mid-1800s, one only had to have signed a "Declaration of Intent to Become a Citizen" in order to vote. I recently pored over voter rolls in Dane County and found many who voted before their citizenship was finalized. This was later changed to require citizenship for voting, but I'm not sure when. Hope this helps, Kathy Lenerz