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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>No, it wasn’t </span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>NARA</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> that I sent the money
to. I think it was some agency in </span></font><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Minnesota</span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>. That is where they would have gotten naturalized (if they really
did). I will need to look up my check to remember who I sent it to.</span></font></p>
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b>
or-roots-admin@sosinet.sos.state.or.us
[mailto:or-roots-admin@sosinet.sos.state.or.us] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Denise Merritt<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, February 14, 2006
11:13 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> </span></font><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us</span></font><font
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [or-roots] Re:
Naturalization</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>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.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>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.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>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.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>See also <a
href="http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/naturalizationrecords.html">http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/naturalizationrecords.html</a></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Denise</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> 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>
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By law, a person can be naturalized in any "regular" court. The Immigration
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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.</span></font></p>
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