>Where would I look? Also, does anyone have a contact in Columbiana >who can help me with tracking down a naturalization application which the >court >house claims they can not find! Hello Tim, I don't know what the situation is in Ohio but I just tried to find an application for Naturalization in Allegheny County, PA. I had the original certificate so knew there had been one issued in Allegheny County, PA. The Prothonotary's Office in Pittsburgh (county seat of Allegheny County) told me they didn't have the Petition for Declaration of Intent but I should try the National Archives and Records Administration Office in Philadelphia. I just got back notice that Philadelphia had found the Declaration of Intent for my ancestor and I had to send them $10.00 for them to send me a copy. This Office is for the Mid-Atlantic Region. This does NOT include Ohio, but Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. There must be another office that includes Ohio. Philadelphia gives the following as its website: http://www.nara.gov/regional/philac.html You may find a link there to the regional office that covers Ohio. --------- Philadelphia also said that the Court did not keep duplicates of the Certificate of Naturalization but that the certificate was given to the petitioner at the time they gained citizenship. And: In the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries an alien could apply for naturalization in ANY court: city, county, state, or federal. The naturalization records are held by each court or their repository. We hold only Federal court records. And: Naturalization has never been a requirement for living in the United States. Therefore, your ancestor may have NEVER applied for United States citizenship.

Naturalization intent and records could be recorded in ANY COURT OF RECORD ...not even the same for both papers.... In Ohio, you might check the Chancery Court before the 1850's when Probate was formed...then look there. After 1909 you may have to go to Immigration & Naturalization District office.... Carol ----- Original Message ----- From: Janice G. Donley <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2001 5:49 PM Subject: Re: Naturalization Records > >Where would I look? Also, does anyone have a contact in Columbiana > >who can help me with tracking down a naturalization application which the > >court > >house claims they can not find! > > Hello Tim, > > I don't know what the situation is in Ohio but I just tried to find an > application for Naturalization in Allegheny County, PA. I had the > original certificate so knew there had been one issued in Allegheny > County, PA. > > The Prothonotary's Office in Pittsburgh (county seat of Allegheny County) > told me they didn't have the Petition for Declaration of Intent but I > should try the National Archives and Records Administration Office in > Philadelphia. > > I just got back notice that Philadelphia had found the Declaration of > Intent for my ancestor and I had to send them $10.00 for them to send me > a copy. > > This Office is for the Mid-Atlantic Region. This does NOT include Ohio, > but Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. There > must be another office that includes Ohio. Philadelphia gives the > following as its website: > > http://www.nara.gov/regional/philac.html > > You may find a link there to the regional office that covers Ohio. > --------- > Philadelphia also said that the Court did not keep duplicates of the > Certificate of Naturalization but that the certificate was given to the > petitioner at the time they gained citizenship. > And: > In the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries an alien could apply for > naturalization in ANY court: city, county, state, or federal. The > naturalization records are held by each court or their repository. We > hold only Federal court records. > And: > Naturalization has never been a requirement for living in the United > States. Therefore, your ancestor may have NEVER applied for United States > citizenship. > > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > >