Title: Wisconsin. Circuit Court (Clark County): Naturalization Records
Inclusive Dates: 1857-1955

Creator:

• Wisconsin. Circuit Court (Clark County)

Call Number: Clark Series 13

Quantity: 6.4 c.f. (7 archives boxes, 1 flat box, 15 separate volumes) and 10 reels of microfilm (35mm)

Repository:

Housed at the Area Research Center, William D. McIntyre Library, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire; 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-Eau Claire McIntyre Library / Eau Claire Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Abstract:

Records of naturalization proceedings in the Circuit Court of Clark County, Wisconsin. Records include indexes to Petitions (1860-1903 and 1860-1955) and Declarations (1857-1906); Declarations of Intention (1892-1951); Petitions (1895-1954); Certificate Stub Books (1907-1927); Repatriations (1940-1949); and an Order Book (1929-1954).

Note:

Reels 1-8 and 10 of this series were produced in 1997 and 2005 by the Genealogical Society of Utah which holds the master negatives.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-clar0013

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

General

The Clark County Naturalization Records, 1857-1955, consist of indexes to Petitions and Declarations, Declarations of Intention, Petitions, Certificate Stub Books, Repatriation Forms, and an Order Book.

The original system of numbering volumes was retained because the indexes are often keyed to this system. For preservation purposes some volumes have been dismantled and placed in boxes. For these volumes, the Container List gives the volume number in parentheses ( ) for identification purposes, and the box, folder number and reel number for location purposes. Volume numbers that appear in brackets [ ] are numbers that were assigned by the archivist.

Records

Researchers should begin by using the INDEX TO PETITIONS, 1860-1955 (pages titled “Lien Docket”). It is the most comprehensive of the indexes. Arranged by the first letter of the applicant's name and thereunder by volume, the index refers to petitions filed after 1895 (volumes 1/2, 2, and 1-17). Researchers should be aware that although the index refers to pre-1895 petitions in volume 1/2, there actually are no pre-1895 petitions in volume 1/2. The index gives the volume and “page number,” which is actually the document number, for petitions in volumes 2 and 1-7. Find the petition according to the document number because the volume number is not always accurate. Entries pointing to petition volumes 8-17 give the volume and petition number (no page number). The index also notes the date of the petition.

The INDEX TO PETITIONS, 1860-1903 (labeled “Index to Admissions”) duplicates the information found in the above Index to Petitions. It can be a secondary source if the researcher is unable to locate petitions from the more comprehensive index.

The INDEX TO DECLARATIONS OF INTENTION, 1857-1906, is arranged in alphabetical segments by the first letter of the last name and chronologically thereunder. It gives the date the Declaration was filed. The State Historical Society does not have the Declarations from 1857-1891 that this volume refers to, and only a portion of the 1892-1906 Declarations (Box 8).

The DECLARATIONS OF INTENTION, 1892-1906 (Box 8) are arranged alphabetically by last name. DECLARATIONS, 1907-1951, are arranged chronologically by date filed. Each volume contains a name index.

PETITIONS date 1895-1954 and are arranged chronologically by date filed. There are two numbering sequences of petition volumes. The Clerk of Courts office began numbering the volumes with “Volume 1/2” and then “Volume 2,” and then started a strict numerical sequence beginning with “Volume 1.” Each volume contains a name index. Beginning approximately October 1906, a copy of the Declaration was often attached to the Petition. The Petitions from 1905-1906 (Box 8) were fugitive documents found in the courthouse years after the initial transfer to the Historical Society. They are arranged alphabetically and are only for individuals whose last name begins with the letter “P”. Volume 17 also contains a small amount of correspondence regarding several hearings that were pending in 1955 when the Clark County Circuit Court stopped hearing naturalization cases.

CERTIFICATE STUB BOOKS date 1907-1927 and consist of the certificate stub retained by the circuit court. The arrangement is chronological. A complete certificate can be obtained from the federal Immigration and Naturalization Service.

ANCILLARY RECORDS include Repatriations (also called Application to Take Oath of Allegiance), 1940-1949; and an Order Book containing Orders Granting and Denying Petitions, 1929-1954. Neither volume contains a name index.

Processing Information

Processed by Virginia Fritzsch and Jennifer York, 1996 and 2006.

	Series: Indexes, 1857-1955
Box   2 Reel   1	Index to Declarations of Intention, 1857-1906 (volume labeled “Record of Declarations”)
Box   2 Reel   1	Index to Petitions, 1860-1903 (volume labeled “Index to Admissions”)
Box   2 Reel   1	Index to Petitions, 1860-1955 (pages titled “Index to Lein Docket”) Note: The order of items on reel #1 is as follows: Index to Declarations of Intention, 1857-1906; Index to Petitions, 1860-1903; Petitions, volume 1/2; Petitions, volume 2; and Index to Petitions, 1860-1955.
	Series: Declarations of Intention, 1892-1951	⇧
Box   8 Reel   10	1892-1906
Volume   1 Reel   2	, 1907 November-1911 August (#1-100)
Volume   2 Reel   2	, 1911 September-1914 March (#101-198)
Volume   3 Reel   2	, 1914 March-1918 June (#199-498)
Volume   4 Reel   2	, 1918 June-1923 November (#499-792)
Volume   5 Reel   2	, 1923 November-1929 June (#793-1005)
Volume   (6), in Box 1 Reel   2	, 1929 August-1936 September (#1006-1105)
Volume   (7), in Box 1 Reel   2	, 1936 September-1940 August (#1106-1205)
Volume   (8), in Box 1 Reel   3	, 1940 August-1951 November (#1206-1312)
	Series: Petitions for Naturalization, 1895-1954	⇧
Box   8 Reel   10	1905-1906
Volume   1/2 Reel   1	, 1895 April-1903 August (volume titled “Certificates of Naturalization”) Note: The order of items on reel #1 is as follows: Index to Declarations of Intention, 1857-1906; Index to Petitions, 1860-1903; Petitions, volume ½; Petitions, volume 2; and Index to Petitions, 1860-1955.
Volume   2 Reel   1	1903 October-1906 July Note: The order of items on reel #1 is as follows: Index to Declarations of Intention, 1857-1906; Index to Petitions, 1860-1903; Petitions, volume ½; Petitions, volume 2; and Index to Petitions, 1860-1955.
Volume   (1), in Box 2 Reel   3	, 1907 January-1910 August (#1-47)
Volume   2 Reel   3	, 1910 June-1912 August (#48-148)
Volume   3 Reel   3-4	, 1912 August-1916 April (#149-398)
Volume   4 Reel   4-5	, 1916 April-1919 July (#399-648)
Volume   5 Reel   5-6	, 1919 August-1923 May (#649-898)
Volume   6 Reel   6-7	, 1923 May-1929 June (#899-1147)
Volume   7 Reel   7	, 1929 June-1929 August (#1148-1156)
Volume   (8), in Box 3 Reel   7	, 1929 September-1934 January (#1157-1206)
Volume   (9), in Box 3 Reel   7	, 1934 February-1936 August #1207-1256)
Volume   (10), in Box 3 Reel   7	, 1936 August-1938 March (#1257-1306)
Volume   (11), in Box 3 Reel   7	, 1938 March-1939 March (#1307-1357)
Volume   (12), in Box 3 Reel   7	, 1939 March-1940 June (#1358-1407)
Volume   (13), in Box 3 Reel   7, 8	, 1940 June-1941 May (#1408-1457)
Volume   (14), in Box 3 Reel   8	, 1941 May-1942 March (#1458-1507)
Volume   (15), in Box 4 Reel   8	, 1942 March-1942 November (#1508-1557)
Volume   (16), in Box 4 Reel   8	, 1942 November-1950 October (#1558-1607)
Volume   (17), in Box 4 Reel   9	, 1951 June-1954 August (#1639-1656)
	Series: Certificate Stub Books, 1907-1927	⇧
Volume   (1), in Box 5 Reel   8	, 1907 April-1908 April (#21411-21420)
Volume   (2), in Box 5 Reel   8	, 1908 April-1909 April (#29521-295)
Volume   (3), in Box 5 Reel   8	, 1909 November (#105381-105390)
Volume   (4), in Box 5 Reel   8	, 1910 April-1910 November (#124271-124280)
Volume   (5), in Box 5 Reel   8	, 1910 November-1911 May (#167001-167025)
Volume   (6), in Box 5 Reel   8	, 1911 November (#138561-138570)
Volume   (7), in Box 5 Reel   8	, 1912 April-1912 November (#247851-247900)
Volume   (8), in Box 5 Reel   8	, 1912 November-1913 April (#297551-297600)
Volume   (9), in Box 5 Reel   8	, 1913 April-1913 November (#370151-370200)
Volume   (10), in Box 5 Reel   8	, 1913 November-1914 September (#43050 - 430550)
Volume   (11), in Box 5 Reel   8	, 1914 September-1915 November (#430551- 430600)
Volume   (12), in Box 5 Reel   8	, 1915 November-1916 November (#535301-535350)
Volume   (13), in Box 6 Reel   8	, 1916 November-1918 May (#535351-535400)
Volume   (14), in Box 6 Reel   8	, 1918 January-1919 May (#711451-711500)
Volume   (15), in Box 6 Reel   8	, 1919 May-1920 May (#711501-711550)
Volume   (16), in Box 6 Reel   8	, 1920 May-1921 May (#1376201-1376250)
Volume   (17), in Box 6 Reel   8	, 1921 May-1921 November (#1376251-1376300)
Volume   (18), in Box 6 Reel   8	, 1921 November (#1571701-1571750)
Volume   (19), in Box 7 Reel   8	, 1921 November-1922 November (#1571751-1571800)
Volume   (20), in Box 7 Reel   8	, 1922 November-1923 August (#1734801-1734850)
Volume   (21), in Box 7 Reel   8	, 1923 August-1924 September (#1734851-1734900)
Volume   (22), in Box 7 Reel   8	, 1924 September-1925 November (#2107601-2107650)
Volume   (23), in Box 7 Reel   8	1925, November-1927, May (#2107651-2107700)
	Series: Ancillary Documents, 1929-1954	⇧
Box   7 Reel   8	Repatriations, 1940 December 14-1949 June 21
Box   7 Reel   8	Order Book, 1929 November 19-1954 June 15