Hello Pat, If he was indeed born about 1874 and arrived in the US in 1883, it is likely that he came with his parents, given his age. With that in mind, it's also possible that he obtained his naturalization when his father naturalized which would explain why you've found no records for him specifically. Do you know his parents' names? These should be listed on his marriage record (hopefully!). With that information, perhaps you can find in which county/state his father settled. That's where you start looking for naturalization records. Here are some problems I see with this. You first find him in Whiteside County, Illinois in 1900. By then, he had been in the US for 17 years. He may or may not have disembarked from the boat and headed directly to Illinois. Chances are that they lived somewhere for a while prior to moving to Illinois. . . perhaps New York since that comes up a couple of times in his census records. If he had grown up in New York, it wouldn't be surprising if someone in his household mistakenly provided that as his birth location to the census taker. You may find more luck looking for the records from his father. August's obit might also shed some clues about where he lived while growing up. Good luck! Shelly How do I find immigration/naturalization papers for AUGUST HOOVER, b. 1874 either in N.Y. or Switzerland. He was in Whiteside Co., Illinois, USA on the 1900 census and lived there until 1964. There are no records in Whiteside Co. Illinois, and he probablly wasn't there before 1890. Is there a compilation somewhere of the Swiss/Germans to America.--Thanks, Pat Welch Here are the census records: 900 Rock Falls, Whiteside, Illinois August Hoover 25 N.Y. Oct 1874 boarder - Switzerland-Switzerland household of Levi Lahr 1910 Coloma, Whiteside, Illinois August Hoover 35 Swit-Ger nat 1883 Georgeanna 41 Florence M 9 Agnes 7 Robert A. 2 1920 Coloma, Whiteside, Illinois August Hoover 46 N.Y.-N.Y.-Switzerland Margaret 51 Florence 18 Agnes 17 Robert 11 1930 Coloma, Whiteside, Illinois August Hoover 55 Switzerlanld-Switzerland-Switzerland Georganna 61 Robert E. 22