Wisconsin. Circuit Court (Dane County): Naturalization Records, 1841-1955
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Summary Information
Title: Wisconsin. Circuit Court (Dane County): Naturalization Records
Inclusive Dates: 1841-1955

Creator:
  • Wisconsin. Circuit Court (Dane County)
Call Number: Dane Series 88

Quantity: 32.0 c.f. (38 archives boxes, 30 flat boxes, 36 card boxes, and 13 separate volumes), 22 reels of microfilm (35 mm), and 26 reels of microfilm (16 mm)

Repository:
Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:
Records of naturalization proceedings before the Municipal Court for Dane County, 1875-1906, and before the Dane County Circuit Court, 1841-1955. Included are Declarations of Intention, Petitions to Become a Citizen, Certificates of Naturalization, various ancillary records, and indexes. Most of these records are available both in the original and on microfilm.

Note:

Microfilm reels 1-22, 26-30, and 44-48 were produced in 1980 and 1981 by the Genealogical Society of Utah which holds the master negatives. Microfilm reels 23-25 and 31-43 were produced by the Dane County Clerk of Courts; these negatives are at the Wisconsin Historical Society.



Language: English

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Biography/History

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

Scope and Content Note

The naturalization records for Dane County include those of the Municipal Court for Dane County for the years 1875-1906 as well as those of the Circuit Court from 1841-1955. Except as specifically noted, they are identical in function, content, and arrangement to those generally found for Wisconsin counties.

Records of the Municipal Court for Dane County consist of Declarations of Intention and Certificates of Naturalization. Volumes one and two of the Certificates of Naturalization are actually the Minute Books of the Municipal Court into which the clerk attached copies of Declarations, Petitions, and Certificates at the point in the record where those proceedings were recorded. Beginning in March 1887, the Declarations are filed separately in alphabetical order while copies of the Certificates are entered chronologically in the Certificates of Naturalization volumes.

Most naturalization proceedings occurred in the Circuit Court for which the original copies of both the Declarations of Intention and the Petitions may be found. Both groups are arranged roughly chronologically with the documents filed since October 1906 bound into volumes.

The ancillary records include one folder of copies of Declarations of Intention filed in other counties, Court Orders and Repatriation Records filed together in a single chronological sequence, and Depositions arranged alphabetically by the petitioner's name. The microfilm reel containing the ancillary records also includes miscellaneous Declarations of Intention. The originals of these Declarations are interfiled in their correct locations but these documents are not included on the microfilm reels with the other Declarations.

Indexes

The card index is the principal finding aid to the records. Each Declaration and Petition is listed separately in the index, the former on orange colored cards and the latter on white cards. Information included varies with the type of document and the period, but in all cases sufficient information is included to direct the researcher to the original document or entry in a volume which is being indexed. The arrangement of the card index is not strictly alphabetical. Surnames with common spellings, such as Olson, Olsen, Olason, have been grouped together. The card index also contains entries for naturalizations that took place before the State Supreme Court (see note on Related Records).

Several bound volumes of indexes for specific types of records for specific periods were also kept by the clerk of courts. Entries in these are presumed to be all contained in the card index. Additionally, many bound volumes of records contain Individual indexes in the front of the volume. At the time the card index was microfilmed, a separate file existed for some petitions and certificates issued between 1921 and 1939. These subsequently have been interfiled into the main index but exist as a separate grouping at the end of reel 7 in the microfilm copy.

Related Material

During the nineteenth century, it was also possible for Dane County residents to be naturalized by the State Supreme Court. Those records are available in the following series as well as being indexed in the Dane County index:

Administrative/Restriction Information
Acquisition Information

Transferred to the State Historical Society in January 1981. Circuit Court records dated after October 1906 have been placed on deposit with the Society by the Dane County Clerk of Circuit Court. Pre-1906 records and the indexes were microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah which holds the master negatives for those reels. The remaining records were microfilmed by the Clerk of Circuit Court who has placed the master negatives for that film on deposit with the State Historical Society.


Contents List
Dane Series 88
Series: Indexes, 1844-1955
Card Index to Naturalization Records, 1841-1955
Box   1
Reel   1
A - Anderson, O.
Box   2
Reel   1
Anderson, P. - Bat
Box   3
Reel   1
Bau - Blu
Box   4
Reel   1
Boa - Bry
Box   5
Reel   1
Bu - Christianson, N.
Note: On the microfilm, Chr. - Dol. are out of sequence at the end of reel number 1.
Box   6
Reel   1
Christianson, O. - Danz
Box   7
Reel   1
Dar - Ec
Box   8
Reel   1
Eda - Elsner, Ernest
Box   8
Reel   2
Elsner, Adolph - Ez
Box   9
Reel   2
F - Frett
Box   10
Reel   2
Freu - Gol
Box   11
Reel   2
Gom - Gronske, Nils P.
Box   11
Reel   3
Gronske, Nils P. - Haf
Box   12
Reel   3
Hag - Harp
Box   13
Reel   3
Harr - Hez
Box   14
Reel   3
Hib - Hus
Box   15
Reel   3
Hust - Johnson, C.
Box   16
Reel   3
Johnson, D. - Kane, George
Box   16
Reel   4
Kane, George - Karlson
Box   17
Reel   4
Karn - Knudson
Box   18
Reel   4
Ko - Lan
Box   19
Reel   4
Lar - Lin
Box   20
Reel   4
Linde - Mark
Box   21
Reel   4
Marx - Mh
Box   22
Reel   4
Meyer - Moe, Thorvald Olsen
Box   22
Reel   5
Moe, Thorvald Olsen - Mur
Box   23
Reel   5
Murphy - Ni
Box   24
Reel   5
Noa - Olson, J.
Box   25
Reel   5
Olson, John - Pat
Box   26
Reel   5
Pau - Pow
Box   27
Reel   5
Pra - Rif
Box   28
Reel   5
Rig - Ripp, Jakob
Box   28
Reel   6
Ripp, Jakob - Sam
Box   29
Reel   6
San - Schul
Box   30
Reel   6
Schum - Sj
Box   31
Reel   6
Ska - Stevens
Box   32
Reel   6
Steg - Sweet
Box   33
Reel   6
Ta - Tollefson, Amund
Box   33
Reel   7
Tollefson, Amund - Tor
Box   34
Reel   7
Tos - V
Box   35
Reel   7
Waa - Willi
Box   36
Reel   7
Williams - Z
Reel   7
Supplementary Index, A-Z
Note: After microfilming, these cards were interfiled into Boxes 1-36.
Bound Indexes (Duplicates. See Scope and Content Note)
Register of Declarations of Intention
Box   38
Reel   48
1843-1871
Box   38
Reel   48
1871-1906
Box   38
Reel   48
First Papers (Index to Municipal Court Declarations), 1888-1906
Box   38
Reel   48
Register of Admissions (Petitions), 1855-1906
Box   38
Reel   48
Record of Admissions (Index to volume 13 of the Certificates of Naturalization), 1906
Series: Municipal Court Records
⇧
Subseries: Declarations of Intention to Become a Citizen, 1887-1906
Note: Municipal Court Declarations of Intention, 1875-1887, are included in volumes 1-2 of the court's Certificates of Naturalization.
Box   39
Reel   8
A-M
Box   40
Reel   9
N-Z
Subseries: Certificates of Naturalization
⇧
Archives Volume   1
Reel   10
Original Volume A1, 1875-1880
Archives Volume   2
Reel   10
Original Volume A2, 1880-1883 (pages 1-361)
Archives Volume   2
Reel   11
Original Volume A2, 1883-1887 (pages 362-581)
Archives Volume   3
Reel   11
Original Volume A3, 1887-1901
Archives Volume   4
Reel   11
Original Volume A4, 1901-1903
Archives Volume   5
Reel   12
Original Volume A5, 1903-1906
Archives Volume   6
Reel   12
Original Volume A6, 1906
Series: Circuit Court Records
⇧
Subseries: Declarations of Intention to Become a Citizen
Box   41
Reel   13
1841-1847
Box   42
Reel   13
1848-1852
Box   42
Reel   14
1853-1854
Box   43
Reel   14
1855-1856
Box   43
Reel   15
1856-1857
Box   44
Reel   15
1858
Box   44
Reel   16
1859-1864
Box   45
Reel   16
1865-1866
Box   45
Reel   17
1867-1869
Box   46
Reel   17
1870 (A-L)
Box   46
Reel   18
1870 (M-Z) - 1876
Box   47
Reel   19
1877-1885
Box   47
Reel   20
1886
Box   48
Reel   20
1887-1892
Box   48
Reel   21
1892-1895
Box   49
Reel   21
1896-1903
Box   49
Reel   22
1904
Box/folder   50/1-2
Reel   22
1905-1906
Archives Volume   (1-3) in Box 50
Reel   23
1907-1912, #1-899
Archives Volume   (4) in Box 51
Reel   23
1912-1914, #900-1198
Archives Volume   (5-7) in Box 51
Reel   24
1914-1917, #1199-2100
Archives Volume   (8-12) in Box 52
Reel   24
1917-1923, #2101-3450
Archives Volume   (12-13) in Box 53
Reel   24
1923-1925, #3451-3800
Archives Volume   (13-16) in Box 53
Reel   25
1925-1936, #3801-4822
Archives Volume   (17-19) in Box 54
Reel   25
1936-1954, #4823-5893
Subseries: Petitions
⇧
Box   55
Reel   26
1855-1860
Note: Year is year filmed. Some petitions were created earlier.
Box   56
Reel   27
1860-1868
Box   57
Reel   27
1869-1880
Box/folder   58/1-11
Reel   27
1881-1891
Box/folder   58/12-16
Reel   28
1892-1896
Box   59
Reel   28
1897-1905
Box   60-61
Reel   29-30
1906
Archives Volume   1 in Box 62
Reel   31
1906-1910, #1-150
Archives Volume   2 in Box 63
Reel   31
1910-1911, #151-249
Archives Volume   3 in Box 64
Reel   31
1911-1912, #250-349
Archives Volume   4 in Box 65
Reel   31
1912, #350-448
Archives Volume   5 in Box 66
Reel   32
1912, #449-548
Archives Volume   6 in Box 67
Reel   32
1912-1913, #551-650
Archives Volume   7 in Box 68
Reel   32
1913, #651-750
Archives Volume   8 in Box 69
Reel   33
1913, #751-850
Archives Volume   9 in Box 70
Reel   33
1913-1914, #851-950
Archives Volume   10 in Box 71
Reel   33
1914, #951-1050
Archives Volume   11 in Box 72
Reel   34
1914-1915, #1051-1150
Archives Volume   12 in Box 73
Reel   34
1915-1916, #1151-1250
Archives Volume   13 in Box 74
Reel   34
1916-1917, #1251-1350
Archives Volume   14 in Box 75
Reel   35
1917, #1351-1450
Archives Volume   15 in Box 76
Reel   35
1917-1918, #1451-1550
Archives Volume   16 in Box 77
Reel   35
1918-1919, #1551-1674
Archives Volume   16 in Box 78
Reel   35
1919, #1675-1800
Archives Volume   17 in Box 79
Reel   36
1919-1920, #1801-1900
Archives Volume   18 in Box 80
Reel   36
1920, #1901-2000
Archives Volume   19 in Box 81
Reel   37
1920-1921, #2001-2100
Archives Volume   20 in Box 82
Reel   37
1921, #2101-2200
Archives Volume   21 in Box 83
Reel   37
1921-1922, #2201-2300
Archives Volume   22 in Box 84
Reel   37
1922-1923, #2301-2400
Archives Volume   23 in Box 85
Reel   38
1923-1924, #2401-2500
Archives Volume   24 in Box 86
Reel   38
1924-1925, #2501-2600
Archives Volume   25 in Box 87
Reel   38
1925-1926, #2601-2700
Archives Volume   26 in Box 88
Reel   38
1926, #2701-2800
Archives Volume   27 in Box 89
Reel   39
1926-1927, #2801-2900
Archives Volume   28 in Box 90
Reel   39
1927-1929, #2901-3134
Archives Volume   29 in Box 91
Reel   40
1929-1931, #3135-3234
Archives Volume   30 in Box 91
Reel   40
1931-1932, #3235-3334
Archives Volume   31 in Box 91
Reel   40
1932-1934, #3335-3383
Archives Volume   31 in Box 92
Reel   40
1934, #3384-3434
Archives Volume   32 in Box 92
Reel   40
1934-1936, #3435-3535
Archives Volume   33 in Box 92
Reel   40
1936-1937, #3535-3634
Archives Volume   34 in Box 93
Reel   41
1937-1938, #3635-3734
Archives Volume   35 in Box 93
Reel   41
1938-1939, #3735-3834
Archives Volume   36 in Box 93
Reel   41
1939, #3835-3934
Archives Volume   37 in Box 94
Reel   41
1939, #3935-4034
Archives Volume   38 in Box 94
Reel   41
1939-1940, #4035-4137
Archives Volume   39 in Box 94
Reel   41
1940, #4138-4187
Archives Volume   39 in Box 95
Reel   41
1940, #4188-4237
Archives Volume   40 in Box 95
Reel   41
1941, #4238-4337
Archives Volume   41 in Box 95
Reel   41
1941, #4338-4433
Archives Volume   41 in Box 95
Reel   42
1941, #4434-4479
Archives Volume   42 in Box 95
Reel   42
1941, #4480-4529
Archives Volume   42 in Box 96
Reel   42
1941-1942, #4530-4630
Archives Volume   43 in Box 96
Reel   42
1942, #4631-4770
Archives Volume   44 in Box 96
Reel   42
1942-1943, #4771-4928
Archives Volume   45 in Box 97
Reel   42
1943-1944, #4929-5095
Archives Volume   46 in Box 97
Reel   42
1944, #5096-5192
Archives Volume   47 in Box 97
Reel   42
1944-1945, #5193-5242
Archives Volume   47 in Box 98
Reel   42
1945, #5243-5289
Archives Volume   47 in Box 98
Reel   43
1945, #5290-5292
Archives Volume   48 in Box 98
Reel   43
1946-1949, #5293-5392
Archives Volume   49 in Box 98
Reel   43
1949-1953, #5393-5516
Archives Volume   50 in Box 98
Reel   43
1953-1954, #5517-5550
Subseries: Certificates of Naturalization
⇧
Archives Volume   7
Reel   44
Original Volume A7, 1855-1856
Archives Volume   8
Reel   44
Original Volume A8, 1857-1860
Archives Volume   9
Reel   44
Original Volume A9, 1860-1862
Archives Volume   10
Reel   44
Original Volume A10, 1862-1886
Archives Volume   11
Reel   45
Original Volume A11, 1887-1903
Archives Volume   12
Reel   45
Original Volume A12, 1903-1906
Archives Volume   13
Reel   45
Original Volume A13, 1906, #1-144
Subseries: Naturalization Certificate Stub Books
⇧
Box   102
1907-1914
Box   103
1914-1919
Box   104
1919-1922
Box   105
1922-1926
Subseries: Ancillary Records
⇧
Box   99
Reel   46
Petitions Granted and Denied and Applications for Oaths of Allegiance, 1930-1955, #1-328
Note: Photographs separated from petitions in Box 99, not microfilmed.
Box   100
Reel   47
Cancellations of Declarations, 1919
Box   100
Reel   47
Motions, Decisions and Orders of the Court, 1908-1919
Box   100
Reel   47
Depositions [for petitions #10-1289], 1910-1916
Box   101
Reel   47
Depositions [for petitions #1302-3124], 1916-1926
Note: Depositions for petitions #2323-3124 were not filmed.