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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I would try again and see if a more informed
individual assists you. Unless it actually says NR. Also look at
more than one census report if possible as census records are not perfect.
Naturalization records can be difficult to locate because there was not a
central "repository" of those specific records until 1906. This means they
could be in one of many different court, city, etc records.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I doubt you can find any documentation on census
guidelines that would support the NA meaning Not Applicable. I suspect the
person assisting you was either misinformed or just plain
incorrect.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Possibly the $18 went to NARA and THEY didn't have
any records. It doesn't mean that the county or city might not have some
records.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>See also <A
href="http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/naturalizationrecords.html">http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/naturalizationrecords.html</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Denise</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV> 3. What about Naturalization Records? (from <A
href="http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/faqgene.txt">http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/faqgene.txt</A> )<BR><BR>By
law, a person can be naturalized in any "regular" court. The Immigration <BR>and
Naturalization Service does have records for the entire country <BR>beginning in
1906, but before this time, the procedure will only be located <BR>in the
records of the court where it took place.<BR><BR>Many of these court records are
in the custody of the government which <BR>administrates the court. That is to
say, a municipal court's records would <BR>be in the custody of the city, a
county court's records in the custody of <BR>the county, etc.<BR><BR>Although
court records are routinely indexed, these indexes do not always <BR>include the
name of each person naturalized. And in fact, during periods <BR>of our
country's history, only the head of a household would have to be <BR>naturalized
for the whole family to gain citizenship.<BR><BR>A further caveat: Not everyone
who immigrated was naturalized. And<BR>although the person being naturalized had
to renounce his allegiance to<BR>his former state, the records only rarely give
the exact place of his<BR>birth or previous residence.<BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>