Sharon The Naturalization Records would be in Onondaga County for 1861. In the 1900 Census it states he has been here for 31 years and came in 1869 and NA. Onondaga County Clerk has Land &Court Records from 1784 and is located at 401 Montgomery St., Syracuse, NY 13202; Phone: (315) 435-2227, Fax: (315) 435-3455 . The county clerk is the keeper of most civil and criminal trial court records for Supreme Court and County Court, naturalizations, marriages (1908–35), censuses (Some county clerks' offices hold duplicate copies of some of the State censuses taken periodically between 1825 and 1925 and copies of the federal census), as well as deeds and mortgages. You should really need a Date close to the Date before ordering a copy of the Naturalization Records. You can go to your local LDS Family History Center and they can order the following Microfilms and you can view them on their Viewer. I would suggest the Declaration of Intent first and then the Naturalization Records. You would want both as there would be different material on both. Topic New York, Onondaga - Naturalization and citizenship Titles Aliens admitted, 1806-1900 / New York. County Court (Onondaga County) Declarations of intention, 1862-1927 / New York. Supreme Court (Onondaga County) Declarations, petitions, etc., 1802-1909 / New York. County Court (Onondaga County) Naturalization petitions, 1908-1929 / New York. Supreme Court (Onondaga County) Naturalized citizens, 1862-1906 / New York. County Court (Onondaga County) Petitions for naturalization of military personnel, 1918-1919 / New York. Supreme Court (Onondaga County) Petitions for naturalization, 1906-1921; index / New York. Supreme Court (Onondaga County) © 2002 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. Pat R