Oregon Historical County Records Guide
Marion County Records Inventory
Naturalization Petitions and Orders
1841-1975
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:
County Court Journals [includes naturalization cases],
vol. 2-5, 1875-1939 (4 volumes);
Naturalization Petitions and Records [Index to Final
Papers], vol. 1, 1851-1975 (1 volume);
Naturalization Petitions and Records [Petitions Granted and
Denied], 1896-1906, 1930-1975 (3 volumes);
Naturalization Petitions and Records [Transferred
Petitions], 1954-1973 (1 volume);
Naturalization Petitions and Records [with index], vol.
1-30, 1906-1975 (30 volumes);
Naturalization Repatriation Records [includes applications for
repatriations of native-born women-with index], vol. 1,
1937-1956 (1 volume);
Search for 1841-1904
Marion County naturalizations in Oregon Historical Records
Index.
Records at the Marion County Courthouse, County Clerk's Recording Office
Vault:
Miscellaneous Files [Deposition on Petitions for
Naturalization], 1931-1940 (.10 cu.ft.).
Records at the Marion County Archives:
[Citizenships-includes petitions, orders, depositions, and
certificates-accession no. 02.026.016], 1854-1929 (.25 cu.ft.);
Index to Final Papers [Naturalization Orders-index cards],
1930-1975 (.30 cu.ft.).