Title: Wisconsin. Circuit Court (Racine County): Naturalization Records
Inclusive Dates: 1837-1982

Creator:

• Wisconsin. Circuit Court (Racine County)

Call Number: Racine Series 46

Quantity: 39.0 c.f. (73 archives boxes, 33 volumes, and 17 card drawers), 71 reels of microfilm (35mm), and 5 reels of microfilm (16mm)

Repository:

Housed at the Archives & Area Research Center, Library/Learning Center, University of Wisconsin-Parkside; owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

UW-Parkside Library / Parkside Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Abstract:

Records of naturalization cases in the Circuit Court of Racine County, Wisconsin,1837-1982. Records include indexes to Declarations (1837-1881) indexes to Petitions (1838-1984), Declarations of Intention (1837-1975), Petitions (1838-1982), Depositions (1909-1957), Denials of Petitions (1908-1909, 1918, 1927), Repatriations (1937-1959), Orders Granting or Denying Petitions (1930-1982), and Certificate of Naturalization Stubs (1904-1926). This series is also available on microfilm.

Note:

Reels 1-22 and 24-64 were produced in 1984 and 2006 by the Genealogical Society of Utah which holds the master negatives.

Language: English

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See a general description of the naturalization process and naturalization records.

General

The Racine County Naturalization Records are divided into three categories: Declarations of Intention, Petitions, and Ancillary Records.

The original system of identifying volumes by number or letter was retained because the indexes are often keyed to this system. To eliminate confusion when requesting a particular volume, the researcher should specify not only the volume number but also the type of volume (e.g. Declarations of Intention) and dates.

For preservation purposes some volumes have been dismantled and placed in boxes. These volume numbers are designated by parentheses in the Container List for identification purposes; the box number is listed for circulation purposes.

All records are available in both original format and on microfilm.

Declarations of Intention

Declarations of Intention for 1837-1881 are contained in Boxes 1-12 and are indexed in Volumes 1 and 2. Volume 1 gives the name, date of filing, and the declaration number. The key information is the declaration number, which corresponds to the numbers assigned to Declarations in Boxes 2-12. Names in Volume 1 are grouped by first letter of last name and chronologically therein.

Only a few Declarations are indexed in Volume 2 and these are mostly for the autumn of 1880. These are arranged the same as in Volume 1, and the numbers assigned start over with number 1. Declarations indexed in Volume 2 are filed in the first folder of each alphabetical segment in Boxes 1-12.

There is no cumulative index for Declarations filed in the 1881-1975 period. These Declarations are contained in Volumes 3-57. There is an index for each volume at the beginning of each volume. These indexes are grouped in alphabetical segments by first letter of last name and give the page number (for Volumes 3-13) or declaration number (for Volumes 14-57).

For those individuals who filed Declarations in the 1880-1905 period and went on to complete the naturalization process in Racine County, copies of their Declarations can be found in Boxes 13-14, filed in alphabetical segments by first letter of last name. Since these were filed between 1880 and 1905, the actual documents often date earlier.

Petitions

The Petitions are indexed in Volume 1, on Reel 23 and in the Card Index.

The beginning place is the Card Index, 1838-1982. It is an alphabetical index, but frequently the order has been mixed. Therefore, if a name is not found in the proper alphabetical sequence in this index, the researcher should search all entries for that letter of the alphabet. This index is contained in thirteen card drawers, plus four additional drawers referred to on their labels as an “addendum.” Entries in the “addendum” drawers are usually not additions but rather duplicates of some entries in the first thirteen drawers.

Petitions filed in the 1838-1881 period are contained in Boxes 2-7. They are indexed in Volume 1 the same way as the Declarations: in alphabetical segments, giving the name, date of filing, and the petition number, which corresponds to the numbers assigned the Petitions in Boxes 2-7. For Petitions filed in this period, the Card Index will merely refer the researcher to Volume 1.

For Petitions filed in the 1881-1982 period (contained in Volumes 2-95), the Card Index gives the volume and page number (Volumes 2-37) or the volume and petition number (Volumes 38-75). The cards in the four “addendum” drawers give more information such as filing date, witnesses, and certificate number, but the volume and page or petition number are really all that is needed to locate a Petition.

The loose Petitions included in Boxes 9-14 are duplicates of those found in Volumes 5 and 6, 1905-1906.

The index contained on microfilm Reel 23, should be consulted only if the name in question cannot be found in the Card Index. It gives the date and references Volume 1 for Petitions filed 1838-1881 and contained in Boxes 2-7. It gives the year, volume, and page or petition number for those filed in 1881-1964 and contained in Volumes 2-90. It is not, however, arranged in alphabetical order, but rather by alphabetical segments, thus making it much more difficult to search than is the Card Index. It is included in the collection only in the event that a name may have inadvertently been left out of the Card Index.

Ancillary Records

DEPOSITIONS OF WITNESSES, 1909-1957, are from additional witnesses required for applicants who lived outside the state during part of their required residency period. They have been assigned numbers corresponding to the petitioners' petition numbers.

REPATRIATION APPLICATIONS, 1937-1959, are arranged chronologically by date filed and include a name index. Repatriations are from women applying for citizenship who believed they had lost or never gained citizenship as a result of the Married Woman's Act. These forms include information concerning how the applicant lost her citizenship, a court order repatriating her, and an oath of allegiance.

ORDERS GRANTING AND DENYING PETITIONS, 1930-1982, are arranged chronologically and contain lists of petitions noting petition numbers granted or denied and name change if applicable. There is no name index to these documents.

CERTIFICATE OF NATURALIZATION STUBS, 1904-1926, consist of the certificate stub retained by the circuit court. Usually these are maintained in their original chronological order, but in Racine County they were taken out of the books and grouped by the first letter and first vowel of the last name.

	Series: Declarations of Intention, 1837-1975
Volume   (1), in Box 1 Reel   1	Index to Declarations, 1837-1881
Volume   (2), in Box 1 Reel   1	Index to Declarations, 1880
	Declarations, 1837-1881
Box   2 Reel   2	A-B, #1-777 (1880: #1-18)
Box   3 Reel   3	C-D, #778-1448 (1880: #19-38)
Box   4 Reel   4	E-G, #1449-2301 (1880: #39-49)
Box   5 Reel   5	H-I, #2338-3030 (1880: #50-70a)
Box   6 Reel   6	J-K, #3031-3586 (1880: 71-103)
Box   7 Reel   7	K-L, #3587-3793; 7794-8161 (1880: 104-114)
Box   8 Reel   7	M, #8162-8619 (1880: 116-130)
Box   9 Reel   8	M-P, #8620-9230 (1880: 131-171)
Box   10 Reel   9	P-R, #9231-9637; 3638-3927 (1880: 172-177)
Box   11 Reel   10	S, #3938-4611, (1880: 178-198)
Box   12 Reel   11	T-Z, #4612-6396, (1880: 201-212)
	Declarations of Intention for persons who completed the Naturalization process in Racine County, 1880-1905
Box   13 Reel   48	A-J
Box   14 Reel   48	K-Z
	Declarations, 1881-1975
Volume   (3), in Box 15 Reel   12	1881-1884
Volume   (4), in Box 15 Reel   12	1884-1886
Volume   (5), in Box 16 Reel   12	1886-1890
Volume   (6), in Box 16 Reel   12	1890-1892
Volume   (7), in Box 17 Reel   12	1892-1896
Volume   (8), in Box 17 Reel   12	1894-1904
Volume   (9), in Box 18 Reel   12	1904-1906
Volume   (10), in Box 18 Reel   13	1906-1908
Volume   (11), in Box 19 Reel   13	1908
Volume   (12), in Box 19 Reel   13	1908-1910
Volume   (13), in Box 20 Reel   13	1910-1911
Volume   (14), in Box 20 Reel   13	1911-1913
Volume   (15), in Box 21 Reel   14	1913-1914
Volume   (16), in Box 21 Reel   14	1914-1915
Volume   (17), in Box 22 Reel   14	1915-1916
Volume   (18), in Box 22 Reel   14	1916-1917
Volume   (19), in Box 23 Reel   14	1917
Volume   (20), in Box 23 Reel   15	1917-1918
Volume   (21), in Box 23 Reel   15	1918
Volume   (22), in Box 24 Reel   15	1918-1919
Volume   (23), in Box 24 Reel   15	1919-1920
Volume   (24), in Box 25 Reel   16	1920-1921
Volume   (25), in Box 25 Reel   16	1921-1922
Volume   (26), in Box 26 Reel   16	1922-1923
Volume   (27), in Box 26 Reel   17	1923-1924
Volume   (28), in Box 27 Reel   17	1924-1926
Volume   (29), in Box 27 Reel   17	1926-1928
Volume   (30), in Box 27 Reel   17	1928
Volume   (31), in Box 28 Reel   18	1928-1929
Volume   (32), in Box 28 Reel   18	1929
Volume   (33), in Box 28 Reel   18	1929-1934
Volume   (34), in Box 28 Reel   48	1934, #3891-8690
Volume   (35), in Box 29 Reel   48-49	1934-1935, #3691-8790
Volume   (36), in Box 29 Reel   49	1935, #8791-8890
Volume   (37), in Box 29 Reel   49	1935-1936, #8891-8890
Volume   (38), in Box 29 Reel   49	1936, #8991-9090
Volume   (39), in Box 29 Reel   49	1936, #9091-9190
Volume   (40), in Box 36 Reel   49	1936-1937, #9191-9290
Volume   (41), in Box 30 Reel   49	1937, #9291-9390
Volume   (42), in Box 30 Reel   49	1937-1938, #9391-9491
Volume   (43), in Box 30 Reel   49	1938, #9492-9590
Volume   (44), in Box 30 Reel   49	1938, #9591-9690
Volume   (45), in Box 31 Reel   49	1938-1939, #9691-9790
Volume   (46), in Box 31 Reel   49	1939, #9791-9890
Volume   (47), in Box 31 Reel   49	1939, #9891-9990
Volume   (48), in Box 31 Reel   49	1939-1940, #9991-10090
Volume   (49), in Box 32 Reel   50	1940, #10091-10190
Volume   (50), in Box 32 Reel   50	1940-1941, #10191-10290
Volume   (51), in Box 32 Reel   50	1941, #10291-10390
Volume   (52), in Box 32 Reel   50	1941-1942, #10391-10507
Volume   (53), in Box 32 Reel   50	1942-1948, #10508-10664
Volume   (54), in Box 33 Reel   65	1949-1950, #10665-10788
Volume   (55), in Box 33 Reel   65	1950-1952, #10789-10899
Volume   (56), in Box 33 Reel   65	1952-1955, #10900-10999
Volume   (57), in Box 33 Reel   65	1955-1975, #11000-11072
	Series: Petitions, 1838-1982	⇧
	Indexes, 1838-1982
Drawer   1-17	Card Index to Petitions, 1838-1982
Reel   19	A-Gd
Reel   20	Gd-Mey
Reel   21	Mey-Wan
Reel   22	Wan-Z
Volume   (1), in Box 1 Reel   27	Index to Petitions, 1838-1881
Reel   23	Index to Petitions, 1838-1971
	Petitions, 1838-1881
Box   2 Reel   24	A-C, #1-225a
Box   3 Reel   24	D-H, #225-502
Box   4 Reel   25	I-M, #503-786
Box   5 Reel   25	N-R, #788-940
Box   6 Reel   26	R-S, #941-1130
Box   7 Reel   26	T-Z, #1131-1278
	Petitions, 1881-1982
Volume   (2), in Box 1 Reel   27	1881-1890
Volume   (3), in Box 8 Reel   27	1890-1898
Volume   (4), in Box 8 Reel   27	1898-1903
Volume   5 Reel   28	1903-1906
Volume   (5), in Box 9 Reel   29	1903-1906, #1-133
Volume   (5), in Box 10 Reel   29	1906, #134-374
Volume   (5), in Box 11 Reel   29	1906, #375-602
Volume   6 Reel   30	1906
Volume   (6), in Box 12 Reel   30	1906, #1-209
Volume   (6), in Box 13 Reel   30	1906, #210-425
Volume   (6), in Box 14 Reel   30	1906, #426-602
Volume   7 Reel   31	1906-1910
Volume   8 Reel   31	1910-1911
Volume   9 Reel   31	1911
Volume   10 Reel   32	1911-1912
Volume   11 Reel   32	1912-1913
Volume   12 Reel   32	1913
Volume   13 Reel   33	1913
Volume   14 Reel   33	1913-1914
Volume   15 Reel   33	1914
Volume   16 Reel   34	1914-1915
Volume   17 Reel   34	1916-1917
Volume   19 Reel   35	1917
Volume   20 Reel   35	1917
Volume   21 Reel   35	1917-1918
Volume   22 Reel   36	1918-1919
Volume   23 Reel   37	1919
Volume   24 Reel   38	1919-1920
Volume   25 Reel   39	1920-1921
Volume   26 Reel   40	1921
Volume   27 Reel   41	1921-1922
Volume   28 Reel   42	1922-1923
Volume   29 Reel   43	1923-1924
Volume   30 Reel   44	1924-1926
Volume   31 Reel   45	1926-1927
Volume   32 Reel   45	1927
Volume   33 Reel   45	1927-1928
Volume   34 Reel   46	1928
Volume   35 Reel   46	1928
Volume   36 Reel   46	1928-1929
Volume   37 Reel   46	1929
Volume   (38), in Box 15 Reel   47	1930
Volume   (39), in Box 15 Reel   47	1930-1931
Volume   (40), in Box 15 Reel   50	1931-1933, #4953-5052
Volume   (41), in Box 16 Reel   50-51	1932-1934, #5053-5152
Volume   (42), in Box 16 Reel   51	1934, #5153-5252
Volume   (43), in Box 16 Reel   51	1934-1935, #5253-5352
Volume   (44), in Box 17 Reel   51	1935-1936, #5353-5452
Volume   (45), in Box 17 Reel   52	1936, #5453-5552
Volume   (46), in Box 17 Reel   52	1936, #5553-5652
Volume   (47), in Box 18 Reel   52	1936-1937, #5653-5752
Volume   (48), in Box 18 Reel   52-53	1937, #5753-5852
Volume   (49), in Box 18 Reel   53	1937, #5853-5952
Volume   (50), in Box 19 Reel   53	1937-1938, #5953-6052
Volume   (51), in Box 19 Reel   53	1938, #6053-6152
Volume   (52), in Box 19 Reel   54	1938, #6153-6252
Volume   (53), in Box 20 Reel   54	1938-1939, #6253-6352
Volume   (54), in Box 20 Reel   54	1939, #6353-6452
Volume   (55), in Box 20 Reel   54-55	1939, #6453-6552
Volume   (56), in Box 21 Reel   55	1939, #6553-6652
Volume   (57), in Box 21 Reel   55	1939, #6653-6752
Volume   (58), in Box 21 Reel   55	1939-1940, #6753-6852
Volume   (59), in Box 22 Reel   55-56	1940, #6853-6952
Volume   (60), in Box 22 Reel   56	1940, #6953-7052
Volume   (61), in Box 22 Reel   56	1940, #7053-7152
Volume   (62), in Box 23 Reel   56	1940, #7153-7252
Volume   (63), in Box 23 Reel   56-57	1940-1941, #7253-7352
Volume   (64), in Box 23 Reel   57	1941, #7353-7452
Volume   (65), in Box 24 Reel   57	1941, #7453-7552
Volume   (66), in Box 24 Reel   57	1941, #7553-7652
Volume   (67), in Box 24 Reel   57-58	1941, #7653-7752
Volume   (68), in Box 25 Reel   58	1941, #7753-7852
Volume   (69), in Box 25 Reel   58	1941, #7853-7952
Volume   (70), in Box 25 Reel   58	1941-1942, #7953-8052
Volume   (71), in Box 26 Reel   58-59	1942, #8053-8152
Volume   (72), in Box 26 Reel   59	1942, #8153-8252
Volume   (73), in Box 26 Reel   59	1942, #8253-8352
Volume   (74), in Box 27 Reel   59	1942-1943, #8353-8452
Volume   (75), in Box 27 Reel   59	1943, #8453-8552
Volume   (76), in Box 27 Reel   59-60	1943, #8553-8652
Volume   (77), in Box 28 Reel   60	1943, #8653-8752
Volume   (78), in Box 28 Reel   60	1943-1944, #8753-8852
Volume   (79), in Box 28 Reel   60	1944, #8853-8952
Volume   (80), in Box 29 Reel   63	1944-1945, #8953-9052
Volume   (81), in Box 29 Reel   65	1945-1947, #9053-9152
Volume   (82), in Box 29 Reel   66	1947-1950, #9153-9251
Volume   (83), in Box 30 Reel   66	1950-1952, #9252-9351
Volume   (84), in Box 30 Reel   66	1952-1955, #9352-9551
Volume   (85), in Box 30 Reel   67	1955-1957, #9552-9751
Volume   (86), in Box 31 Reel   67	1957-1958, #9752-9951
Volume   (87), in Box 31 Reel   68	1958-1960, #9952-10152
Volume   (88), in Box 31 Reel   68	1960-1961, #10153-10300
Volume   (89), in Box 32 Reel   69	1961-1963, #10301-10399
Volume   (90), in Box 32 Reel   69	1963-1964, #10400-10499
Volume   (91), in Box 32 Reel   69	1964-1967, #10500-10649
Volume   (92), in Box 32 Reel   70	1967-1970, #10650-10761
Volume   (93), in Box 33 Reel   70	1971-1974, #10762-10889
Volume   (94), in Box 33 Reel   70	1974-1977, #10890-11027
Volume   (95), in Box 33 Reel   71	1978-1982, #11028-11193
	Series: Ancillary Records, 1904-1982	⇧
	Depositions of Witnesses, 1909-1957
Box   34 Reel   60-61	, 1909-1910 (for petition #109-1988)
Box   35 Reel   61	, 1919-1925 (for petition #2001-4294)
Box   36 Reel   61	, 1927-1938 (for petition #4307-5984)
Box   37 Reel   62	, 1938-1955 (for petition #6052-9578)
Box   38 Reel   70	, 1954-1957 (for petition #9581-9791)
Box   38 Reel   63	Denials of Petitions, 1908-1909, 1918, 1927
Box   38 Reel   60	Repatriation Applications, 1937-1959
Box   38 Reel   64	Court Orders Granting or Denying Petitions, 1930-1982
	Certificate of Naturalization Stubs, 1904-1926
Box   39 Reel   62-63	A-O
Box   40 Reel   63	P-Z