Series 13475
District Court (Sixth District : Sevier County) Naturalization record books
Dates: 1896-1965
2.70 cubic feet and 6 microfilm reels
These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.
Scope and Content
This series contains records documenting the naturalization process. While the beginning of the process was filing a "declaration of intention," these records date to the later step of petitioning the court for citizenship. Petitions were filed at least two years after declarations of intention, and usually include copies of the declarations of intention, oftentimes a certificate of arrival from the port or land crossing at which the applicant arrived in the United States, oral statements regarding his worthiness to be a citizen, written petitions, affidavits from witnesses attesting to the applicants' character and the validity of his statements. Once a court had reviewed these records, a judge ruled the applicant eligible or ineligible . If eligible , an oath was administered and the individual renounced his former citizens. A certificate of citizenship was then issued to the newly naturalized petitioner. These certificates are also included in this series.
Certificates of citizenship include such information as the date, the applicant's name, the former foreign residence, and the current residence. Usually, there was a standardized summary of the steps taken prior to the issue of the certificate. The applicant and judge both signed the certificate attesting to the applicant's admission as a citizen.
Petitions include such information as the individual's name, residence, occupation, birthdate, and birthplace; the place from which he emigrated, the date, port of arrival, and vessel name; the date on which he declared his intention of becoming a citizen and the name of the court involved; his wife's name, birthplace, and residence; and any previous petitions filed. When applicable, the petitions also include children's ' names, birthdates, birthplaces, and residences.
Also included on the petition form were the affidavit of two citizen witnesses who validated the individual's petition information and declared that he was of good moral character. The printed oath of allegiance and court order admitting the petitioner to citizenship are also included when available. By 1920, there is space for memoranda of continuances in the proceedings, names of substitute witnesses, and space to record the denial, not just the acceptance, of the petition.
Various corroborating documents had to be produced at the time of application and hearing. When included in this series, they are usually bound into the volumes or otherwise attached to the petitions.
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Access Restrictions
This series is designated as Public.
Reproduction and Use
These records are available for reproduction and use.
Finding Aids
Indexes: Each volume has an index alphabetical by initial letter of petitioner's surname.
Related Records
Declarations of intention record books from the District Court (Sixth District : Sevier County), Series 13476, includes declarations of intention for some of these same individuals.
Record book from the Sevier County. Probate Court, Series 23908, also includes naturalization records for Sevier County residents.
Certificates of citizenship record books from the District Court (First District), Series 83895, includes naturalization records for Sevier County residents prior to statehood.
Declarations of intention record books from the District Court (First District), Series 85113, may include declarations for some of these same individuals prior to statehood.
Indexing Terms
Naturalization--Utah--Sevier County.
Citizenship--Utah--Sevier County.
Naturalization records--Utah--Sevier County.
Utah--Sevier County--Emigration and immigration.
| REEL | BOX | FOLDER | DESCRIPTION |
| 1 | 1 | none | 1893 - 1933: Petition for Naturalization |
| 1 | 2 | none | 1896 - 1902: Certificate of Citizenship |
| 2 | 3 | none | 1904 - 1906: Naturalization affidavits |
| 3 | 4 | none | 1907 - 1922: Petition for Naturalization and accompanying documents |
| none | 5 | 1 | 1918 - 1927: Certificate of Naturalization, stubs |
| none | 5 | 2 | 1918 - 1927: Certificate of Naturalization, stubs |
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 1927 - 1965: Petitions for Naturalization, and accompanying documents |
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 1931 - 1965: Petitions granted, denied, and continued |