The naturalization was in Belmont County. So would the dec. of intent be there too? And if so, would I just write the courthouse to check for me, or is there an index, etc. Martha On Jun 8, 2007, at 6:20 PM, martha johnson wrote: > I have my g grandfather's ( a copy that is) naturalization papers, > but would like to know if the declaration of intention are available > anyplace. > > I just saw an example in a quarterly from a genealogy society in > Illinois, and it gives great info...ship arrived on, place sailed > from, port entered, etc. > > The date of the naturalization is 1904. Name of ancestor is > Matthew Johnson , from England. > > Martha > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OHBELMON- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Martha, It has been my experience that records varied, depending on the court used. For instance, I went to one Texas county courthouse that held records for both the county and district levels. At the County level, the Declarations of Intention were brief, mentioning only applicant's name and country of origin. However, at the District level, the DOI gave name, age, occupation, personal description, birth date and location, last foreign address, departure port, ship, arrival port, arrival date, and current residence. The naturalization documents themselves only gave name, country of origin, and date of naturalization. However, the petition for naturalization gave name, occupation, birth date and location, immigration date, ship, port of arrival, and family status. Note, however, that the petition for naturalization was not always available. The main thing was to search for and review all possible naturalization records. The declaration of intention was filed with the courthouse first. Generally, after about five years or so, the person was able to petition for naturalization. If the petition was accepted, the person was then naturalized. The naturalization document was sometimes recorded in a separate book and sometimes recorded in the minutes. Stephen -----Original Message----- From: ohbelmon-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ohbelmon-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of martha johnson Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 7:31 PM To: ohbelmon@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [OHBELMON] declarations of intention The naturalization was in Belmont County. So would the dec. of intent be there too? And if so, would I just write the courthouse to check for me, or is there an index, etc. Martha On Jun 8, 2007, at 6:20 PM, martha johnson wrote: > I have my g grandfather's ( a copy that is) naturalization papers, > but would like to know if the declaration of intention are available > anyplace. > > I just saw an example in a quarterly from a genealogy society in > Illinois, and it gives great info...ship arrived on, place sailed > from, port entered, etc. > > The date of the naturalization is 1904. Name of ancestor is > Matthew Johnson , from England. > > Martha > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OHBELMON- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OHBELMON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a bit off topic since it is across the river in Wheeling, but I hope you will forgive this and someone will know. How the heck do you get naturalization info for WV? My relatives started out over there and I can't get Morgantown to give me an answer! nor does anyone on the WV list respond. Nancy