Hello, I am looking to find the Declarations to Naturalize for both my Great-great AND great-great-great grandfathers. 1. Jacob Born Naturalization date May 30 1854 filed at 4th District Court, New Orleans, Orleans Parish LA Civil District Court Building Major's Nat. Book 1, page 16 (He has listed 1836 as his year of entering the US, with no port listed, and says he is from Hesse-Darmstadt.) 2. Henry Rice Naturalization Date Mar 28, 1853 filed at 4th District Court, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA Civil District Court Building Minors Nat. Book 2, page 112 (He has listed 1846 as his year of entrance, no port listed, and only listed "Germany" as where he was from.) Can anyone tell me if this information is ONLINE? Or, have an address where I can write? OR have access to this information? Thanks so very much in advance, Kathy Cochran

Kathy, Your findings are very interesting to me since I did not realize that the Germans were supposed to make Declarations to Naturalize at this early date. My H. E. Lehmann came to NO by 1836 from Berlin, Prussia and I have searched for his immigration record with no luck. Please tell me where you were able to find these naturalization records. Are they by chance on-line? Or did the court house mail you these records? And how long a period of time was allowed before they were supposed to make this declaration? Thanks for any incite, Helen Lehmann Smith Waco, TX -------------------------------------------------- From: "Kathy Cochran" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2010 1:25 PM To: <[email protected]> Subject: [LAORLEAN] Looking for Declarations to Naturalize in NOLA > Hello, I am looking to find the Declarations to Naturalize for both my > Great-great AND great-great-great grandfathers. > > 1. Jacob Born Naturalization date May 30 1854 filed at 4th District > Court, > New Orleans, Orleans Parish LA > Civil District Court Building > Major's Nat. Book 1, page 16 > > (He has listed 1836 as his year of entering the US, with no > port listed, and says he is from Hesse-Darmstadt.) > > > > > > 2. Henry Rice Naturalization Date Mar 28, 1853 filed at 4th District > Court, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA > Civil District Court Building > Minors Nat. Book 2, page 112 > > (He has listed 1846 as his year of entrance, no port > listed, and only listed "Germany" as where he was from.) > > > > Can anyone tell me if this information is ONLINE? Or, have an address > where > I can write? OR have access to this information? > > Thanks so very much in advance, > > Kathy Cochran > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Kathy and Helen, Ancestry has information on the naturalization process over the years here: http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=8849 Copies of naturalization records (if the exact volume/page and/or date references are provided) will be made by the Louisiana Division of the New Orleans Public Library for $2.00. See: http://nutrias.org/info/louinfo/louinfo4.htm See the "Helpful Hints" at the bottom of this page, including this one: "There was no requirement that individuals be naturalized prior to 1906. Unless he wanted to vote or hold office, an immigrant alien could live out his life in the U.S. without ever acquiring citizenship." Norm --- On Sun, 10/10/10, Helen Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > Kathy, > Your findings are very interesting to me since I did not > realize that the > Germans were supposed to make Declarations to Naturalize at > this early date. > My H. E. Lehmann came to NO by 1836 from Berlin, Prussia > and I have searched > for his immigration record with no luck.  Please tell > me where you were able > to find these naturalization records.  Are they by > chance on-line?  Or did > the court house mail you these records?  And how long > a period of time was > allowed before they were supposed to make this > declaration? > Thanks for any incite, > Helen Lehmann Smith > Waco, TX > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Kathy Cochran" <[email protected]> > > > Hello, I am looking to find the Declarations to > Naturalize for both my > > Great-great AND great-great-great grandfathers. . . .