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Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions for the US District & Circuit Courts

Northern District of Illinois and INS District 9, 1840-1950

for Illinois, Indiana, Iowa & Wisconsin

National Archives microfilm publication M1285 serves as an index to some state and local court Naturalizations from 1840-1950 for the counties listed below. The 1840-1950 time frame varies by county. The Cook County, Illinois Naturalization records begin in 1871. The Cook County records prior to that were destroyed in the Chicago fire.

This series uses the Soundex system for indexing surnames. What does Soundex mean?

This publication is also available at the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City so you can order the microfilm rolls for viewing at many local Family History Centers for a fee. Click on the link below for more information and microfilm roll numbers...

Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions for U.S. District & Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and INS District 9, 1840-1950 (at the FHL)

  • National Archives Microfilm Series M1285. Title: Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions for the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois, and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-1950 (179 rolls). This serves both as an index to naturalization petitions from the two Federal courts mentioned in its title and as an index to naturalization petitions filed in county courts in eastern Iowa, northwestern Indiana, eastern Wisconsin, and northern Illinois. Specifically, the following counties are included:

    • Illinois counties: Boone, Bureau, Carroll, Champaign, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Fulton, Grundy, Henderson, Henry, Iroquois, Jo Daviess, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Knox, Lake, LaSalle, Lee, Livingston, Marshall, McHenry, McLean, Mercer, Ogle, Peoria, Putnam, Rock Island, Stark, Stephenson, Tazewell, Vermilion, Warren, Whiteside, Will, Winnebago, and Woodford.

    • Indiana counties: Benton, Fulton, Jasper, Lake, LaPorte, Marshall, Newton, Porter, Pulaski, St. Joseph and Starks.

    • Iowa counties: Allamakee, Appanoose, Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Cedar, Chickasaw, Clayton, Clinton, Davis, Delaware, Des Moines, Dubuque, Fayette, Floyd, Grundy, Hardin, Henry, Howard, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Lee, Linn, Louisa, Mahaska, Mitchell, Monroe, Muscatine, Scott, Tama, Van Burean, Wapello, Washington and Winneshiek.

    • Wisconsin counties: Adams, Brown, Calumet, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha, Kewaunee, Lafayette, Langlade, Manitowoc, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Oconto, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Shawano, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago and Wood.


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