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St. Louis, Mo., Naturalization Index
A Project of Special Collections, St. Louis County Library
 
Clarification:  Naturalizations in St. Louis occurred in both the St. Louis, Missouri Circuit Court and the U.S. Circuit Court. Due to the confusion with "Circuit Court" records, we have revised this page. The correct reference for our indexing project is "U.S. Circuit Court". The index on our web site references the original documents located in the National Archives' Central Plains Region facility in Kansas City and was taken from microfilm of the original documents. This microfilm is in Special Collections. 

The naturalizations from the St. Louis, Missouri, Circuit Court are indexed on microfilms available in Special Collections. The index to these naturalizations, all prior to September 1906, is also now available as a searchable database on the St. Louis Genealogical Society's web site as well as on the Missouri State Archives' site. 

The original Declarations of Intention and Naturalization Papers filed in St.  Louis, Missouri, federal courts (primarily dated 27 Sept 1906 and later) are in the National Archives, Central Plains Region, in Kansas City, Missouri. 

Microfilm

  • Special Collections, St. Louis County Library, St. Louis, Mo.
  • National Archives, Central Plains Region, in Kansas City, Mo.
  • Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Family History Centers

The National Archives has an excellent web page explaining naturalization records.

About the Project
Every effort has been made to accurately spell names but due to the difficulty in reading the handwriting, it is possible mistakes have been made. There were many instances of multiple spellings of names, such as when the court official spelled the name differently than the spelling used in the signature. Many times a misspelling occurred in the index. We have attempted to include all spellings. 

When names were left out of the index, we have added them. Some indexes give the incorrect page number and/or document number; we list only the correct ones. We have found one instance when immigrants signed the wrong document. Both men came to court the same day and the records were sequential in the ledger but each man signed the other’s page. We have listed these problems in the note section of each volume listed.

Photocopies  of Naturalization Records Indexed in the St. Louis Naturalization Index Project are available from Special Collections.

Search Strategies

  1. Browse
         You may browse the alphabetical index for each volume by going to the list of volumes indexed before 27 September 1906 or the list of volumes indexed for 27 Sept 1906 and after. Then browse the index for the needed time period if it is available. This is an on-going project and the indexes for new volumes are uploaded as they are completed. Browsing the index is a valuable search strategy since immigrants may have made their declaration of intention under a spelling variation of the surname, or if the handwriting on the declaration could not be correctly interpreted.
  2. Search
    To search all volumes at the same time, use the     search engine for the SC website. Keep in mind that the search engine covers all SC web pages, not just those containing the naturalization index. If you are  searching for Oscar Housermann, you could search for 
    • just the surname Housermann to see anyone with that surname in the index
    • just the given name Oscar and see all declarants with the first name of Oscar. This would be helpful if you suspect a name change, if the name was misspelled, or if the handwriting on the declaration could not be correctly interpreted. 
    • Oscar and Housermann to try to locate the record you want
    If you receive a large number of non-relevant hits, review the query language guidelines for using the Boolean keywords of and, or, and not.
Naturalization Clues in Census Schedules
1820 Foreigners not naturalized
1830 Aliens, Foreigners not naturalized
1870 column 19 - Male citizens of U.S. 21 years of age and upwards
column 20 - Male citizens of U.S. 21 years of age and upwards where right to vote is denied on other grounds than rebelling or other crime
1900 column 18 - Naturalization
1910 column 16 - Whether naturalized or alien
1920 column 14 - Naturalized or alien
column 15 - If naturalized, year of naturalization
1930 column 23 - Naturalized or alien

Abbreviations Used in the Census Relating to Naturalization
AL - Individual was still an alien and had not begun the naturalization process.
PA - The individual had filed his "first" papers, also known as declaration of intention.
NA - A naturalized citizen, the individual had completed the naturalization process.

Sample Images & Questions Asked
The amount of information requested on a naturalization document varied depending on the time and court. More extensive information was asked when naturalization became a federal event beginning 27 Sept 1906. The samples of declarations of intention for the men listed below represent differing years, forms and situations. Be sure to review the questions asked on the various types of forms.

Before 
Sept 27 1906: 
Declarations of Intention 

 Nat-Quinn-Michael.jpg
Michael Quinn
 Declaration of Intention		 cir-ct-mahoney.jpg
Timothy Mahoney
 Declaration of Intention

27 Sept 1906 
and 
After:
Declarations of Intention 
Nat-Berman.jpg (130559 bytes)
Meyer Berman
 Declaration of Intention (skipped in filming)
Nat-Craig.jpg
Robert Leckey Craig
Declaration of Intention
(skipped in filming)
Nat-demonte.jpg
Toni Demonte
Declaration of Intention
(skipped in filming)
Nat-domenico.jpg
Birtoluzsi Domenico
Declaration of Intention
 (skipped in filming)
Nat-Lange.jpg
 Herman Robert Rudolf Lange
 Declaration of Intention
(skipped in filming)		 stl-dec-intent.jpg
Jacob Pagarelsky
Declaration of Intention		 Nat-praskafsky.jpg (73073 bytes)
Josef Praskafsky
 Declaration of Intention
(skipped in filming)		 Nat-wolenski.jpg
Stanislaus Wolenski
 In mid-1916, declaration forms asked that each married declarant provide his wife's basic information.

27 Sept 1906 
and 
After:
Proof of Declaration of Intention
& 
Stub from Citizenship Certificate
steinberg-di-front.jpg (252557 bytes)
 Harry Steinberg
Out-of-state Proof of Declaration of Intention
steinberg-back-arrow.jpg (57987 bytes)
 Harry Steinberg
Back of Proof of Declaration of Intention showing Naturalization Certificate No.
steinberg-stub.jpg (134329 bytes)
Harry Steinberg
 Stub from Citizenship Certificate

This is an ongoing project. Indexes for additional volumes will be posted as they are completed.
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Naturalization Index – Before 27 September 1906

U.S. District Court Declarations of Intention – Eastern Division of the Eastern Judicial District of Missouri Index Listings  (Note: You can also search all volumes at one time.)

  • (2 Apr 1890 - 26 Sept 1906):  A-G   H-Q   R-Z

U.S. Circuit Court Declarations of Intention – District of Missouri Index Listings
 (Note: You can also search all volumes at one time.)


Naturalization Index – 27 September 1906 and After 

U.S. District Court – Eastern Division Eastern Judicial District of Missouri
 
U.S. Circuit Court – Eastern Division Eastern Judicial District of Missouri
Stubs from Naturalization Certificates
 

U.S. District Court Declarations of Intention – Eastern Division Eastern Judicial District of Missouri Index Listings  (Note: You can also search all volumes at one time.)

  • Vol. 1: (1 Oct 1906 – 25 Feb 1907)   A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. 2: (26 Feb 1907 – 29 Nov 1907)   A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. 3: (30 Nov 1907 – 8 Apr 1908)   A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. 4: (8 Apr 1908 – 3 Oct 1908)   A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. 5: (3 Oct 1908 – 12 Mar 1909)   A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. 6: (13 Mar 1909 – 30 Oct 1909)   A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. 7: (30 Oct 1909 – 2 Aug 1910)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. 8: (2 Aug 1910 – 19 Dec 1910)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. 9: (20 Dec 1910 – 31 May 1911)   A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. 10: (31 May 1911 – 19 Jan 1912)   A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. 11: (19 Jan 1912 – 8 May 1912)   A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. 12: (8 May 1912 – 12 Aug 1912)   A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. 13: (12 Aug 1912 –  12 Nov 1912)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. 14: (13 Nov 1912 –  10 March 1913)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. 15: (10 Mar 1913 –  23 June 1913)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. 16: (23 June 1913 –  11 Nov 1913)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. 17: (11 Nov 1913 –  20 Feb 1914)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. 18: (20 Feb 1914 –  6 June 1914)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. 19: (8 June 1914 –  18 Aug 1914)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. 20: (18 Aug 1914 –  13 Nov 1914)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. 21: (13 Nov 1914 –  26 Feb 1915)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. 22: (26 Feb 1915 – 18 May 1915)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. 23: (18 May 1915 – 29 Jun 1915)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. 24: (30 Jun 1915 – 02 Nov 1915)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. 25: (2 Nov 1915 – 28 Feb 1916)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. 26: (28 Feb 1916 – 12 June 1916)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. 27: (13 June 1916 – 7 Oct 1916)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. 28: (7 Oct 1916 – 5 Feb 1917)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. 29: (5 Feb 1917 – 10 Feb 1917)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. 30: (10 Feb 1917 – 16 Feb 1917)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. 31: (16 Feb 1917 – 1 Mar 1917)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. 32: (1 Mar 1917 –  9 Mar 1917)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. 33: (9 Mar 1917 – 22 Mar 1917)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. 34: (22 Mar 1917 –  4 Apr 1917)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. 35: (4 Apr 1917 – 10 Apr 1917)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. 36: (10 Apr 1917 – 16 Apr 1917)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. 37: (16 Apr 1917 – 23 Apr 1917)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. 38: (23 Apr 1917 – 30 Apr 1917)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. 39: (30 Apr 1917 – 7 May 1917)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. 40: (14 May 1917 – 26 May 1917) A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 30 Sept 2003 )
  • Vol. 41: (26 May 1917 – 9 June 1917)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 30 Sept 2003 )
  • Vol. 42: (9 June 1917 – 22 Aug 1917)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 16 Dec 2003)
  • Vol. 43: (22 Aug 1917 – 2 Jan 1918)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 16 Dec 2003)
  • Vol. 44: (2 Jan 1918 – 6 May 1918)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 16 Dec 2003)
  • Vol. 45: (6 May 1918 – 29 Aug 1918)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 19 Feb 2004)
  • Vol. 46: (29 Aug 1918 – 21 Jan 1919)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 19 Feb 2004)
  • Vol. 47: (21 Jan 1919 – 27 Feb 1919)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 19 Feb 2004)
  • Vol. 48: (27 Feb 1919 – 20 May 1919) A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 24 Mar 2004)
  • Vol. 49: (20 May 1919 – 5 Nov 1919)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 4 May 2004)
  • Vol. 50: (6 Nov 1919 – 8 April 1920)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 25 Feb 2004)
  • Vol. 51: (9 Apr 1920 – 9 Oct 1920)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 8 Mar 2004)
  • Vol. 52: (11 Oct 1920 – 10 Mar 1921)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 13 Sept 2004)
  • Vol. 53: (10 Mar 1921 – 16 July 1921)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 21 July 2004)
  • Vol. 54: (16 July 1921 – 9 Nov 1921)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 8 July 2004)
  • Vol. 55: (10 Nov 1921 – 23 Feb 1922)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 25 Feb 2004)
  • Vol. 56: (24 Feb 1922 – 7 June 1922)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 8 March 2004)
  • Vol. 57: (7 June 1922 – 15 Sept 1922)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 31 March 2004)
  • Vol. 58: (16 Sept 1922 – 18 Jan 1923)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 24 Mar 2004)
  • Vol. 59: (18 Jan 1923 – 8 Apr 1923)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 12 Apr 2004)
  • Vol. 60: (3 Apr 1923 – 5 July 1923)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 15 Apr 2004)
  • Vol. 61: (5 July 1923 – 4 Oct 1923)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 28 July 2004)
  • Vol. 62: (5 Oct 1923 – 14 Dec 1923)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 28 July 2004)
  • Vol. 63: (14 Dec 1923 – 28 Jan 1924)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 30 July 2004)
  • Vol. 64: (28 Jan 1924 – 13 Mar 1924)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 30 July 2004)
  • Vol. 65: (13 Mar 1924 – 7 May 1924)   A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 2 Aug 2004)
  • Vol. 66: (8 May 1924 – 2 July 1924)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 2 Aug 2004)
  • Vol. 67: (3 July 1924 – 14 Nov 1924)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 13 Sept  2004)
  • Vol. 68: (14 Nov 1924 – 6 Feb 1925)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 22 Sept  2004)
  • Vol. 69: (6 Feb 1925 – 21 Apr 1925)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 22 Sept  2004)
  • Vol. 70: (21 Apr 1925 – 2 July 1925)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 12 Oct 2004)
  • Vol. 71: (3 July 1925 – 5 Oct 1925)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 16 Nov 2004)
  • Vol. 72: (6 Oct 1925 – 22 Jan 1926)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 16 Nov 2004)
  • Vol. 73: (22 Jan 1926 – 10 Apr 1926)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 13 Jan 2005)
  • Vol. 74: (10 Apr 1926 – 19 July 1926)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 25 Feb 2005)
  • Vol. 75: (20 July 1926 – 5 Nov 1926)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 28 Feb 2005)
  • Vol. 76: (6 Nov 1926 – 5 Feb 1927)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 2 Mar 2005)
  • Vol. 77: (5 Feb 1927 – 23 May 1927)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 28 Feb 2005)
  • Vol. 78: (23 May 1927 – 29 Sept 1927)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 2 Mar 2005)
  • Vol. 79: (29 Sept 1927 – 11 Jan 1928)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 2 Mar 2005)
  • Vol. 80: (11 Jan 1928 – 2 May 1928)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 3 Mar 2005)
  • Vol. 81: (2 May 1928 – 4 Sept 1928)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 3 Mar 2005)
  • Vol. 82: (4 Sept 1928 – 13 Dec 1928)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z  (Posted: 4 Apr 2005)
U.S. Circuit Court, Proofs of Declarations of Intention Filed with Final Papers for Naturalization Index Listings  Posted 9 Dec 2003 (Note: You can also search all volumes at one time.) 

U.S. Circuit Court, Declarations of Intention – Eastern Division Eastern Judicial District of Missouri Index Listings  (Note: You can also search all volumes at one time.)

  • Vol. [5]: (4 Mar 1907 –  31 May 1907)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. [6]: (31 May 1907 – 18 Sep 1907)  A-G  |  H-Q  |  R-Z
  • Vol. [7]: (18 Sep 1907 – 2 Jan 1908)   A-L  |  M-Z
  • Vol. [8]: (4 Jan 1908 – 4 Apr 1908)  A-L  |  M-Z  (Posted: 27 Aug 2003)
  • Vol. [9]: (4 Apr 1908 – 25 June 1908)  A-L  |  M-Z  (Posted: 27 Aug 2003)
  • Vol. [10]: (25 June 1908 –16 Sept 1908)  A-L  |  M-Z  (Posted: 27 Aug 2003)
  • Vol. [11]: (16 Sept 1908 – 19 Dec 1908)  A-L  |  M-Z  (Posted: 8 Sept 2003)
  • Vol. [12]: (19 Dec 1908 – 5 Apr 1909)  A-L  |  M-Z  (Posted: 8 Sept 2003)
  • Vol. [13]: (6 Apr 1909 – 21 Aug 1909)  A-L  |  M-Z  (Posted: 8 Sept 2003)
  • Vol. [14]: (21 Aug 1909 – 23 Feb 1910)  A-L  |  M-Z  (Posted: 9 Sept 2003)
  • Vol. [15]: (25 Feb 1910 – 25 June 1910)  A-L  |  M-Z  (Posted: 9 Sept 2003)
  • Vol. [16]: (25 June 1910 – 20 Sept 1910)  A-L  |  M-Z  (Posted: 9 Sept 2003)
  • Vol. [17]: (20 June 1910 – 21 Nov 1910)  A-L  |  M-Z  (Posted 6 Oct 2003)
  • Vol. [18]: (21 Nov 1910 – 13 Mar 1911)  A-L  |  M-Z  (Posted 7 Oct 2003)
  • Vol. 19: (13 Mar 1911 – 22 June 1911)  A-L  |  M-Z  (Posted 8 Jan 2004)
  • Vol. [20]: (22 June 1911 – 24 Nov 1911)  A-L  |  M-Z  (Posted 8 Jan 2004)
  • Vol. [21]: (27 Nov 1911 – 29 Dec 1911)  A-Z  (Posted 8 Jan 2004)
Stubs from Naturalization Certificates

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