Oregon Historical County Records Guide
Hood River County Records Inventory
Naturalization Petitions and Orders
1909-1954
Series documents the application for United States citizenship by aliens. Information includes name, residence, and occupation of applicants; place and date of birth; emigration place, date, and vessel; declaration of intention dates; name, birthplace, and birth date of dependents; and renunciation of allegiance to foreign governments. Accompanying the petitions are witness and petitioner affidavits, oaths of allegiance, court orders admitting or denying citizenship, declarations of intention, depositions, and certificates of arrival.
Records at the Oregon State Archives:
Naturalization Petitions [with index], 1914-1919,
1926-1940 (1 volume);
Petition and Record [with index], vol. 1-2, 1909-1929 (2
volumes);
Search for 1909-1940 Hood River County naturalization petitions in Oregon Historical
Records Index.
Records at the Hood River County Courthouse, Small Jury Room:
Naturalization Petitions, Orders, Etc. [Petition for
Naturalization-includes declarations of intention and certificates
of arrival-with index], 1941-1954 (1 volume);
Naturalization Petitions, Orders, Etc. [Petitions Granted or
Denied], 1934-1954 (1 volume).