University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Archives Department.

Wisconsin. Circuit Court (Sheboygan County).

Naturalization records, 1851-1982.

Sheboygan Series 8

27 cubic ft. (30 archives boxes, 3 oversize boxes, 16 index card boxes, and 51 volumes)

ABSTRACT: Collection contains card indexes, arranged alphabetically by surname, to declarations of intention, petitions for naturalization, and naturalization certificates. The index to unbound petitions also includes citations to declarations that are attached to the petitions. The index to naturalization certificates also includes the item number for bound petitions.

The series contains the declarations of intention (1860-1978), unbound petitions for citizenship (1857-1906), bound petitions for citizenship (1907-1980), certificates of naturalization (1851-1906), certificate stub books (1907-1926), court orders for petitions for naturalization recommended to be granted or denied (1944-1982), depositions and petitions denied (1911-1930), petitions for naturalization transferred from another court (1962-1977), and repatriation applications (1940-1957).

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law. However, the researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection. (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

SCOPE AND CONTENT: The Sheboygan County Naturalization Records, 1851-1982, consist of the Card Indexes, 1851-1980; Declarations of Intention; Petitions; Certificates, Certificate Stubs, and Ancillary Documents.

For preservation purposes, some volumes were dismantled and placed in boxes, however the original system of numbering volumes was retained since the indexes are often keyed to this system. For these volumes, the container list gives the volume number for identification purposes, and the box and item number for location purposes.

Researchers should begin by consulting the Card Indexes, 1851-1980, to naturalization records. The card indexes consist of an index to Declarations of Intention (1857-1906), an index to Petitions (1857-1906), and an index to Naturalization Certificates (1851-1982). Each set of cards is arranged roughly alphabetically by surname. The index to Petitions also includes citations to declarations that are attached to petitions. The index to Naturalization Certificates also includes the item number for post-1906 petitions. The index to Naturalization Certificates was created by the Sheboygan County Clerk of Courts while the indexes to Declarations of Intent and Petitions were created by independent volunteers. The card indexes may not be comprehensive nor accurate, so if a name is not found and researchers know the approximate date of declaration or citizenship, the chronologinally arranged index volumes may be helpful.

There are two sets of index volumes: to Declarations of Intention (1860-1906) and to Certificates of Naturalization (1851-1960). Volumes in each set are arranged chronologically, with some overlap, and entries within each volume are in alphabetical segments and thereunder by date of declaration or certificate. Index to Citizenship volumes 3 and 4 also include citations to petitions and declarations.

Individual volumes [of declarations, petitions, and certificates] may also contain an index in the front of each volume. These indexes are arranged in alphabetical segments by surname and roughly chronological thereunder.

The Index to Declarations of Intent indexes Declarations of Intent, 1860-1906.
The Index to Petitions indexes Petitions, 1857-1906.
The Index to Petitions and Naturalization Certificates indexes Petitions, 1907-1980; Naturalization Certificates, 1851-1906; and Stubbooks, 1907-1926.
The only indexes available for the Declarations of Intent from late 1906-1978 are at the beginning of each volume.

The Declarations of Intention date 1860-1978 and are arranged chronologically. Declarations from 1857-1906 can be located through the card index to Declarations of Intent while post-1906 Declarations can be found through the index to Naturalization Certificates.

The Petitions date 1857-1980. Pre-1906 Petitions are arranged alphabetically by surname and can be found through the card index to Petitions while post-1906 Petitions are arranged by filing date and assigned a unique number. Numbers for post-1906 petitions are found in the card index to Naturalization Certificates. For preservation purposes, many Petitions have been disbound and placed in archival folders and boxes. The original order has been retained.

Certificates and Certificate Stubs date 1851-1926. Certificates issued before October 1906 exist as pre-printed forms in bound volumes. Post-October 1906 Certificates consist of the certificate stub retained by the circuit court. All certificates are arranged chronologically and can be located through the index to Naturalization Certificates.

Ancillary Documents include a few Depositions of Witnesses, 1911-1913; several Petitions Denied, 1911-1930; and small quantity of Petitions Transferred From Another Court, 1962-1977. Also included are one folder of Repatriation Records, 1940-1957, with an alphabetical name index; and three folders of Court Orders Granting and Denying Citizenship, 1930-1982, arranged chronologically with no name index.

COLLECTION CITATION: This collection should be cited as:

Wisconsin. Circuit Court (Sheboygan County). Naturalization records, 1851-1982. Sheboygan Series 8. Wisconsin Historical Society. Milwaukee Area Research Center. UWM Libraries. University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee.

RELATED COLLECTIONS:

Wisconsin. Circuit Court (Ozaukee County). Naturalization Records [microform], 1842-1906. (Ozaukee Series 11)

Wisconsin. Circuit Court (Washington County). Naturalization records, 1845-1963. (Washington Series 10)

Wisconsin. Circuit Court (Waukesha County). Naturalization records, 1847-1955. (Waukesha Series 42)

PROCESSING: The Genealogical Society of Utah microfilmed the collection, including the indexes, in the summer through the fall of 1995. Many of the volumes were disbound during the process, and the Wisconsin Historical Society placed the items in folders. The WHS gave the collection a single box numbering sequence, replacing the original sequence of box numbers. However, because the Index to the Unbound Petitions for Citizenship cited the original pre-microfilm box numbering, the Unbound Petitions for Citizenship retain their numbering as boxes 1-11. These boxes 1-11 would have been boxes 19-29 if the new numbering was used.

MARC RECORD SEARCH TERMS: The following terms were used in the online bibliographic MARC record to this collection:

Naturalization records--Wisconsin--Sheboygan County.
Public records--Wisconsin--Sheboygan County.
Sheboygan County (Wis.)--Genealogy.
Wisconsin--Genealogy.

SHEBOYGAN SERIES 8. Card Indexes, 1851-1980.	BOX
Index to Certificate Stubs, A-Dom, 1907-1926	11
Index to Certificate Stubs, Don-Hie, 1907-1926	12
Index to Certificate Stubs, Hil-Las, 1907-1926	13
Index to Certificate Stubs, Lat-Pit, 1907-1926	14
Index to Certificate Stubs, Pl-Sp, 1907-1926	15
Index to Certificate Stubs, St-Zw, 1907-1926	16
Index to Certificates, A-Dom, 1851-1980	11
Index to Certificates, Don-Hie, 1851-1980	12
Index to Certificates, Hil-Las, 1851-1980	13
Index to Certificates, Lat-Pit, 1851-1980	14
Index to Certificates, Pl-Sp, 1851-1980	15
Index to Certificates, St-Zw, 1851-1980	16
Index to Declarations of Intent, A-Ek, 1860-1906	1
Index to Declarations of Intent, El-Hu, 1860-1906	2
Index to Declarations of Intent, Ih-Mar, 1860-1906	3
Index to Declarations of Intent, Mas-Ru, 1860-1906	4
Index to Declarations of Intent, Sa-Tw, 1860-1906	5
Index to Declarations of Intent, Ud-Zw, 1860-1906	6
Index to Petitions, A-Dom, 1897-1980	11
Index to Petitions, Don-Hie, 1897-1980	12
Index to Petitions, Hil-Las, 1897-1980	13
Index to Petitions, Lat-Pit, 1897-1980	14
Index to Petitions, Pl-Sp, 1897-1980	15
Index to Petitions, St-Zw, 1897-1980	16
Index to Petitions, Unbound, A-Ge, 1857-1906	7
Index to Petitions, Unbound, Gi-K, 1857-1906	8
Index to Petitions, Unbound, L-R, 1857-1906	9
Index to Petitions, Unbound, S-Z, 1857-1906	10

SHEBOYGAN SERIES 8. Naturalization Records, 1851-1982.	VOLUME	BOX	ITEM NUMBER
Ancillary Documents, Court Orders, Petitions for Naturalization Recommended to be Granted or Denied, 1930-1982		49
Ancillary Documents, Depositions of Witnesses, 1911-1913		49
Ancillary Documents, Petitions, Denied, 1911-1930		49
Ancillary Documents, Petitions, Naturalizations Transferred from Another Court, 1962-1977		49
Ancillary Documents, Repatriation Records, 1940-1957		49
Certificate Stubs, 1907-1908	1	45	17501-17510
Certificate Stubs, 1908-1909	2	45	17511-17520
Certificate Stubs, 1909-1910	3	45	17521-17530
Certificate Stubs, 1910-1911	4	45	17531-17540
Certificate Stubs, 1911	5	45	17451-17555
Certificate Stubs, 1911	6	45	137251-137260
Certificate Stubs, 1911	7	45	137261-137270
Certificate Stubs, 1911	8	45	137271-137280
Certificate Stubs, 1911-1912	9	45	239401-239450
Certificate Stubs, 1912-1913	10	45	312401-312450
Certificate Stubs, 1913	11	45	380951-381000
Certificate Stubs, 1913-1914	12	45	381001-381050
Certificate Stubs, 1914	13	45	471401-471450
Certificate Stubs, 1914	14	45	531701-531750
Certificate Stubs, 1914-1915	15	45	531751-531800
Certificate Stubs, 1915-1916	16	45	571251-571300
Certificate Stubs, 1916	17	45	571301-571350
Certificate Stubs, 1916-1917	18	45	685601-685650
Certificate Stubs, 1917-1918	19	46	719201-719250
Certificate Stubs, 1918-1919	20	46	1134751-1134800
Certificate Stubs, 1919	21	46	1015001-1015050
Certificate Stubs, 1919-1920	22	46	1015051-1015100
Certificate Stubs, 1920	23	46	1015101-1015150
Certificate Stubs, 1920-1921	24	46	1015151-1015200
Certificate Stubs, 1921	25	46	1574651-1574700
Certificate Stubs, 1921	26	46	1574701-1574750
Certificate Stubs, 1921	27	46	1574751-1574800
Certificate Stubs, 1921	28	47	1574801-1574850
Certificate Stubs, 1921	29	47	1574851-1574900
Certificate Stubs, 1921	30	47	1574901-1574950
Certificate Stubs, 1921-1922	31	47	1652451-1652500
Certificate Stubs, 1922	32	47	1652501-1652550
Certificate Stubs, 1922	33	47	1652551-1652600
Certificate Stubs, 1922-1923	34	47	1652601-1652650
Certificate Stubs, 1923	35	47	1757551-1757400
Certificate Stubs, 1923-1924	36	48	1871001-1871050
Certificate Stubs, 1924	37	48	1211901-1211950
Certificate Stubs, 1924-1925	38	48	2101201-2101250
Certificate Stubs, 1925-1926	39	48	2220051-2220100
Certificate Stubs, 1926	40	48	2220101-2220150
Certificates, 1851-1871	1		1-234
Certificates, 1871-1891	2		1001-1449
Certificates, 1891-1896	3		1450-1714
Certificates, 1896-1903	4		1715-1979
Certificates, 1903-1906	5		1981-2125
Certificates, 1906	6		2126-2634
Certificates, 1906	7		2635-2915
Certificates, 1906	8		2916-3401
Declarations of Intention, 1860-1870	1
Declarations of Intention, 1870-1884	2
Declarations of Intention, 1885-1890	3
Declarations of Intention, 1890-1894	4
Declarations of Intention, 1894-1900	5
Declarations of Intention, 1900-1906	6
Declarations of Intention, 1906 [not indexed]	7
Declarations of Intention, 1906-1908	1		1-300
Declarations of Intention, 1906-1910	2		301-600
Declarations of Intention, 1906-1912	3		601-900
Declarations of Intention, 1913-1915	4		901-1200
Declarations of Intention, 1915-1917	5		1201-1700
Declarations of Intention, 1917-1918	6		1701-2200
Declarations of Intention, 1918-1919	7		2201-2696
Declarations of Intention, 1919-1922	8		2697-3196
Declarations of Intention, 1992-1924	9		3197-3696
Declarations of Intention, 1924-1926	10		3697-4196
Declarations of Intention, 1926-1928	11		4197-4496
Declarations of Intention, 1928	12	17	4497-4615
Declarations of Intention, 1928-1929	13	17	4616-4705
Declarations of Intention, 1929-1931	14	17	4706-4910
Declarations of Intention, 1931-1934	15	17	4911-5010
Declarations of Intention, 1934	16	17	5011-5110
Declarations of Intention, 1934	17	17	5111-5210
Declarations of Intention, 1934	18	17	5211-5310
Declarations of Intention, 1934-1936	19	18	5311-5500
Declarations of Intention, 1936-1937	20	18	5501-5685
Declarations of Intention, 1937-1939	21	18	5686-5786
Declarations of Intention, 1939-1941	22	18	5787-5987
Declarations of Intention, 1941-1945	23	18	5988-6188
Declarations of Intention, 1945-1978	24	18	6189-6379
Petitions, Bound, 1907-1912	1		1-150
Petitions, Bound, 1912-1914	2		151-400
Petitions, Bound, 1914	3		401-500
Petitions, Bound, 1914-1915	4		501-600
Petitions, Bound, 1915-1916	5-6		601-700
Petitions, Bound, 1916-1917	7		701-800
Petitions, Bound, 1917-1918	8		801-900
Petitions, Bound, 1918-1919	9		901-1000
Petitions, Bound, 1919	10		1001-1100
Petitions, Bound, 1919-1920	11		1101-1200
Petitions, Bound, 1920	12		1201-1300
Petitions, Bound, 1920-1921	13		1301-1400
Petitions, Bound, 1921	14		1401-1500
Petitions, Bound, 1921-1922	15		1501-1600
Petitions, Bound, 1922-1923	16		1601-1700
Petitions, Bound, 1923-1924	17		1701-1800
Petitions, Bound, 1924-1925	18		1801-1900
Petitions, Bound, 1925-1927	19		1901-2000
Petitions, Bound, 1927-1928	20	30	2001-2100
Petitions, Bound, 1928-1929	21	31	2101-2200
Petitions, Bound, 1929	22	32	2201-2300
Petitions, Bound, 1929	23	32	2301-2341
Petitions, Bound, 1929-1931	24	33	2342-2441
Petitions, Bound, 1931	25	33	2442-2542
Petitions, Bound, 1931-1932	26	33	2453-2643
Petitions, Bound, 1932-1934	27	34	2644-2743
Petitions, Bound, 1934	28	34	2744-2843
Petitions, Bound, 1934-1935	29	34	2844-2945
Petitions, Bound, 1935-1936	30	35	2946-3045
Petitions, Bound, 1936	31	35	3046-3145
Petitions, Bound, 1936	32	35	3146-3245
Petitions, Bound, 1936-1937	33	36	3246-3345
Petitions, Bound, 1937	34	36	3346-3445
Petitions, Bound, 1937-1938	35	36	3446-3545
Petitions, Bound, 1938	36	37	3546-3645
Petitions, Bound, 1938-1939	37	37	3646-3746
Petitions, Bound, 1939	38	37	3747-3847
Petitions, Bound, 1939	39	38	3848-3948
Petitions, Bound, 1939-1940	40	38	3949-4048
Petitions, Bound, 1940	41	38	4049-4148
Petitions, Bound, 1940-1941	42	39	4149-4248
Petitions, Bound, 1941	43	39	4249-4449
Petitions, Bound, 1941-1942	44	40	4450-4600
Petitions, Bound, 1942	45	40	4601-4750
Petitions, Bound, 1942-1944	46	41	4751-4900
Petitions, Bound, 1944-1945	47	41	4901-5050
Petitions, Bound, 1945-1947	48	42	5051-5201
Petitions, Bound, 1947-1952	49	42	5202-5302
Petitions, Bound, 1952-1955	50	42	5303-5403
Petitions, Bound, 1955-1958	51	43	5404-5580
Petitions, Bound, 1958-1961	52	43	5581-5750
Petitions, Bound, 1965-1972	53	43	5751-5900
Petitions, Bound, 1961-1965	54	44	5901-6105
Petitions, Bound, 1972-1976	55	44	6106-6176
Petitions, Bound, 1977-1980	56	44	6177-6247
Petitions, Unbound, A-Bo, 1857-1906		1
Petitions, Unbound, Bo-Er, 1857-1906		2
Petitions, Unbound, Er-Gr, 1857-1906		3
Petitions, Unbound, Gr-Hi, 1857-1906		4
Petitions, Unbound, Hi-Ki, 1857-1906		5
Petitions, Unbound, Kl-La, 1857-1906		6
Petitions, Unbound, La-Mo, 1857-1906		7
Petitions, Unbound, Mo-Qu, 1857-1906		8
Petitions, Unbound, R-Sch, 1857-1906		9
Petitions, Unbound, Sch-Ty, 1857-1906		10
Petitions, Unbound, U-Z, 1857-1906		11