The Naturalization Process

In the United States, before 1952, the naturalization process began with a Declaration of Intent to become a citizen. This declaration is also referred to as "First Papers." Three years after this declaration was filed, and five years after arriving in the country, a Petition for Naturalization ("Second Papers") could be filed in the same or a different court. A Certificate of Citizenship could then be issued.

Until 1922, a foreign-born woman married to a naturalized citizen was automatically made a citizen. Until 1940, a child under the age of 21 was granted citizenship based on the status of his father. After 22 Sept 1922 an alien woman who married a US citizen could skip the Declaration of Intention and file for a Naturalization Petition. But if an alien woman married an alien man she would have to start her naturalization proceedings at the beginning with a Declaration of Intention.

Jill Cruse provided the images of indexes to original Declarations of Intent from 20 Dec 1855 to 2 Mar 1880. They were transcribed by Don Kelly (A-K) and edited and formatted by Richard Harrison. Original images are included when available. Volunteers are needed to transcribe the remaining documents.

Copies of Naturalization papers or Declaration of Intent can be obtained from the Des Moines County Genealogical Society, PO Box 493, Burlington, Iowa, 52601, for a modest fee, or from the Des Moines County Courthouse.

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SURNAME
GIVEN NAME
BIRTHPLACE
FILE DATE
NOTES
BACKENBERGPeterPrussia5 Sep 1861 
BACKERJohn H.Prussia7 Feb 1859 
BAEKERWilliamHesse–Darmstadt8 Jul 1870 
BAKEREagenBaden21 Sep 1857 
BAKERHenryPrussia27 Dec 1858 
BAKERJacob B.Bavaria28 Jul 1857 
BAKERJohnHesse–Darmstadt5 Mar 1850 
BAKERPatrickIreland14 Oct 1856 
BAKERMANJohnPrussia3 Nov 1856 
BALZERAdolfSwitzerland7 Feb 1859 
BALZERSimonSwitzerland1 Jul 1856 
BANDSTONGustafSweden1 Feb 1873 
BANERGeorgePrussia11 Jan 1870 
BANGEMANNFrederickPrussia1 Nov 1872 
BANGEMANNWilhelmPrussia12 Oct 1870 
BANGERTWilliamLuxembourg8 Sep 1875 
BANKERMartinSwitzerland14 May 1856 
BANNIERWilhelmHanover4 Nov 1879 
BANZOFFredrickWurtemberg2 Feb 1874 
BARFKNECHTFrederickPrussia28 Jul 1875 
BARGQUISTC. JSweden14 Apr 1868 
BARJISAR (SER)LouisSwitzerland18 Dec 1858 
BARKERJohnEngland12 Oct 1857 
BARRThomasIreland19 Aug 1859 
BARRONMatthewIreland2 Aug 1856 
BARRYJohnIreland12 Dec 1863 
BATTERHiramPrussia5 May 1858 
BAUERCharlesPrussia12 Oct 1875 
BAUERFritzPrussia14 Feb 1877 
BAUERGeorgeKingdom of Hanover5 May 1856 
BAUERPhilipFrance4 Aug 1856 
BAUMMaxPrussia29 Jan 1868 
BAUMANNCarlBaden11 Jan 1869 
BAUMANNErnstSaxony3 Nov 1868 
BAUMGARTNERAndePrussia6 Apr 1874 
BAUMLIJacobSwitzerland23 Mar 1878 
BAUMLIJohanSwitzerland6 Nov 1876 
BAUMSTIRKAmbrosBaden2 Jan 1856 
BEATTIEWilliamScotland26 Mar 1868 
BECKEustachrusPrussia13 Jun 1874 
BECKMartinPrussia29 Jul 1870 
BECKNichlasLuxembourg24 Dec 1855 
BECKERRentusBavaria7 Aug 1868 
BEDDISSamuel JohnEngland11 Apr 1872 
BEIYONF. A.Sweden26 Feb 1868 
BELIEUAlexanderIreland23 Apr 1861 
BELLJohnIreland11 Dec 1857 
BENDICKSAndreasPrussia13 Apr 1876 
BENEKEHenryPrussia13 Nov 1876 
BENGTSONBorgeSweden24 Jan 1861 
BENNEHenryPrussia30 Jun 1856 
BENNETTRichardEngland24 Jun 1878 
BENTLERFrederickSaxony27 Jun 1878 
BEREFOOTNilsonIreland8 Oct 1851 
BERENDSENM.Germany20 Aug 1877 
BERGA. V.Sweden11 Nov 1872 
BERGESHenryGermany7 Oct 1856 
BERGMANAugustPrussia24 Dec 1855 
BERGQUISTAxel F.Sweden25 Jun 1877 
BERGSTENE.Sweden23 Dec 1869 
BERGSTENGust H.Sweden11 Nov 1872 
BERKENSTOCKJohnHesse–Darmstadt22 Sep 1865 
BERNHARDEdwardPrussia25 Jul 1857 
BERNHARDJuliusPrussia21 Aug 1865 
BERNITJohn JosephSwitzerland26 Aug 1872 
BERTHOLDGottlieb LippeDetmold, Germany18 Mar 1876 
BESSINFredrickPrussia13 Jan 1877 
BETHKEH.Hanover5 Feb 1879 
BEURKENSC.Holland6 Nov 1860 
BEURLELouisBavaria14 Apr 1867 
BEWIGHenryGermany26 Jan 1874 
BEYEREdwardGermany26 Jul 1876 
BICKLENChristianWurtemberg2 May 1870 
BIELSEREdwardSwitzerland31 Jul 1876 
BIERSTADTHenryPrussia4 Dec 1871 
BIESENBRUCKJohn HenryPrussia9 Jan 1865 
BINDERGeorge IgnatzWurtemberg2 Mar 1877 
BIRDThomasEngland1 Feb 1868 
BIRKLENLudwigWurtemberg14 Sep 1860 
BIRTHREMANValentineHesse–Darmstadt4 Mar 1857 
BLISSJohnHanover24 Oct 1856 
BLOMC. M.Sweden19 May 1868 
BLOMBERGJ. L.Sweden6 Nov 1876 
BLOMEJanPrussia15 Oct 1857 
BLOOMC. M.Sweden25 Oct 1876 
BLOOMJohn F.Sweden6 Nov 1876 
BOOOMERHenryGermany1 Nov 1856 
BLOOMQUISTA. P.Sweden20 Jul 1868 
BLOOMQUISTAugustSweden21 Jul 1856 
BLOWERS. J. J.England2 Oct 1871 
BLUMGeorgeHesse–Darmstadt6 Aug 1872 
BLUMJohnHesse–Darmstadt4 Feb 1867 
BOCKErnstPrussia25 Dec 1867 
BOCKJosephPrussia25 Dec 1867 
BOCKENBERGPeterPrussia1 Jan 1859 
BODENKAMPChristianPrussia12 Oct 1863 
BOESCHChristianPrussia2 Aug 1856 
BOHINHenryPrussia8 Aug 1856 
BOHLERMichaelWurtemberg9 Aug 1856 
BOHNERTAndreasBaden19 Oct 1876 
BOLLHerman G.Prussia12 Aug 1878 
BONITZHermann R.Saxony22 Dec 1868 
BOOMFrankSweden25 Jun 1879 
BORCHHARTGeorgePrussia25 Aug 1876 
BORGTHROMN. A.(?)Sweden14 Apr 1868 
BOSCHGeorgeGermany10 May 1878 
BOSCHJ. GeorgeWurtemberg11 Mar 1878 
BOSCHJohn GeorgeWurtemberg17 Jul 1858 
BOSTRANJohnSweden4 Aug 1856 
BOTTCHERWilliamGermany20 Jul 1876 
BOWERFeitBavaria26 Jun 1858 
BOWERSC. W.England13 Aug 1870 
BOWMANCharlesGermany3 Nov 1856 
BOYDJohnScotland30 Jan 1861 
BRACHMartinPrussia25 Feb 1868 
BRADINO. P.Sweden17 Aug 1872 
BRADYJohnIreland24 Oct 1868 
BRANDJacobNassau23 Feb 1861 
BRANDWilliamBaden12 Oct 1859 
BRANDEMIERD.Prussia7 Oct 1859 
BRANDENBERGThedorePrussia1 Sep 1860 
BRANDENBURGAugustPrussia7 Apr 1859 
BRANDTJohnSweden3 Nov 1856 
BRANTHeneryPrussia3 Nov 1856 
BrauerHeinrichPrussia4 Oct 1859 
BRAUNLouisFrance30 Apr 1856 
BRAUNSAugustPrussia25 Mar 1856 
BREENWillamIreland18 Jul 1866 
BREMJacobBaden29 Jan 1874 
BRENNAMDanielIreland17 Dec 1857 
BRENNKEFredrickPrussia6 Nov 1876 
BRENNENGotlichWurtemberg27 Dec 1858 
BRENNERGeorgeWurtemberg7 Feb 1870 
BRETAGWillamPrussia7 Oct 1870 
BREUERHeneryPrussia10 Oct 1863 
BRIANThomas O.Ireland30 Jul 1856 
BRINGERHenryPrussia31 Dec 1855 
BRINKAugustSweden2 Feb 1874 
BRITTONRobertEngland30 Sep 1859 
BRITZFredrickPrussia10 Jan 1861 
BROCKHenryPrussia8 Aug 1857 
BROEKERLudwigPrussia26 Apr 1878 
BROOKSJohnIreland11 Oct 1856 
BROWNC. A.Sweden11 Mar 1878 
BROWNEdwardIreland20 Sep 1856 
BROWNJamesScotland6 Feb 1877 
BROWNJ. Henry (Heinrick)Prussia7 Feb 1870 
BROWNLauritsPrussia7 Sep 1875 
BROWNNelson S.Sweden5 Nov 1860 
BROWNPeterPrussia18 Apr 1857 
BRUCKERJosephFrance14 Jan 1858 
BRUGGERMagnusPrussia2 Feb 1874 
BRUMCarlWurtemberg21 Oct 1856 
BRUMMDanielWurtemberg10 Dec 1857 
BRUNJohnFrance18 Jul 1856 
BRUNKENDiedrickGermany15 Jan 1872 
BRUNSGeorge WilhelmPrussia15 Aug 1867 
BRUNZELLFredricSweden13 Oct 1856 
BRYNTESSONA.Sweden3 Feb 1871 
BUCHANANWilliamIreland2 Aug 1856 
BUCHNERCharles F.Bavaria16 Feb 1860 
BUCKHAUSERFrankNassau28 Feb 1866 
BUERGELWilliamPrussia13 May 1863 
BUETTNERCharlesSaxony22 May 1871 
BUNK (RUNK) Poland16 Nov 1868 
BURGF. L.Sweden3 Feb 1874 
BURGJohnBavaria20 Feb 1857 
BURGUSCharles (Carl)Prussia3 Oct 1863 
BURGUSFerdinandPrussia20 Sep 1867 
BURGUSFrederickPrussia7 Jan 1865 
BURGUSJohnPrussia8 Oct 1867 
BURHERTZCharlesAustria30 Jul 1860 
BURKJohnIreland25 Jan 1858 
BURKJohnIreland1 Feb 1860 
BURKMANF. W.Sweden26 Feb 1874 
BURNEBURGPeterHesse–Darmstadt10 Oct 1856 
BURNSJohnIreland7 Oct 1856 
BURNSMichaelIreland25 Dec 1856 
BUSERHenrySwitzerland18 Sep 1875 
BUSERMaxSwitzerland27 Mar 1876 
BUSHINGJohnKingdom of Prussia4 Nov 1857 
BUSSEFriedrickPrussia27 Feb 1878 
BUSSEKarlPrussia2 Oct 1872 
BUSSEWilhelmPrussia5 Oct 1876 
BYRNEPatrickIreland8 Apr 1874 

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