I don't think he had to be a citizen back then to own property. My own GGG-Grandfather was not a citizen, but he did own property and he served in the military. His children were born here and hence automatically citizens ........... As far as the Washington County Courthouse doing a search through all the boxes on the Naturalizations.......goooooood luck. They won't. You would have to have the whole box copied and sent to you. Unless you know the exact date, (that he was naturlized) it could lead into some real money. That's why I suggested the first papers box. Here are the Record Box # 's just in case. NATURALIZATION RECORDS, BY DATE!!!!!! YEAR------------------BOX 1884-------------------80 1884-------------------80 1884--MINORS-------80 1868-------------------106 1865--66--67---------109 1876-------------------110 1872--73--74--77------111 1868-------------------111 1ST PAPERS-----------114 (THESE WERE FILLED OUT FOR INTENTIONS) 1876--------------------116 1883----------------------117 1883--84-----------------119 ?-(NO YEAR LISTED)------131 1886----------------------134 1888--------------------156 1888-------------------157 1889--90---------------166 1891--92----------------170 1892--------------------172 1894 TO 1896-------192 1900-------------------196 1898-1899----------------218 1901-1903-----------------238 1904-1905-------------------262 1906------------------------310 ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Jones" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2000 8:47 PM Subject: Re: [ILWASHIN] McAfee Family > James McAfee, Senior, was in Pennsylvania during the 1830 census. By 1840 he was in Washington County, Illinois. He stayed there for the rest of his life. He is buried in Oakdale Cemetery. His death date is 7 Aug 1863. I didn't make good enough notes, but it seems that he was shown as a landowner > in the 1840 census. If it wasn't 1840, it was 1850. If that is useful to tie things down, I can go back and check that. I don't have anything on the naturalization date, but I think he had to be a citizen to own land. If that is true, then he must have become a citizen sometime in the 1830s. > > How do I go about requesting a search in the First Papers Box (#114)? Who do I contact and how? > > Thanks very much for any help you can give me. > > John Jones > > > > Marci wrote: > > > John, > > Hope this helps......... > > Naturalization papers are held in with the county at that time. You might want to request the file for "First Paper's" though. They usually contain all the information that is more to a genealogical resource than the actual Naturalization papers themself. the Probate "First Papers" box is # 114. > > Since the Nationization boxes are many, and cover many years I would go for copying the box of first papers. But if you know what year they were naturalized we have the box numbers.....they are all there in Washington County. Let me know. Would be glad to help you on this one........ > > Marci > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "John Jones" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2000 5:39 PM > > Subject: [ILWASHIN] McAfee Family > > > > > I am working on the McAfee family. They lived in or around Oakdale. > > > Some of their records have been found in Washington County and some in > > > Randolph County. James McAfee, Sr., was a landowner. He was also > > > naturalized, probably in the 1860s or 1870s. > > > > > > Can anyone help me know where to look for the land records or the > > > naturalization records? > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > John McAfee Jones > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ILWASHIN Mailing List ==== > > > Donations to Rootsweb help provide free genealogy on the internet. > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > > > > > > > ==== ILWASHIN Mailing List ==== > > Donations to Rootsweb help provide free genealogy on the internet. > > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > > > ==== ILWASHIN Mailing List ==== > Donations to Rootsweb help provide free genealogy on the internet. > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >