The Naturalization Process

In the United States, before 1952, the naturalization process began with a Declaration of Intent to become a citizen. This declaration is also referred to as "First Papers." Three years after this declaration was filed, and five years after arriving in the country, a Petition for Naturalization ("Second Papers") could be filed in the same or a different court. A Certificate of Citizenship could then be issued.

Until 1922, a foreign-born woman married to a naturalized citizen was automatically made a citizen. Until 1940, a child under the age of 21 was granted citizenship based on the status of his father. After 22 Sept 1922 an alien woman who married a US citizen could skip the Declaration of Intention and file for a Naturalization Petition. But if an alien woman married an alien man she would have to start her naturalization proceedings at the beginning with a Declaration of Intention.

Jill Cruse provided the images of indexes to original Declarations of Intent from 20 Dec 1855 to 2 Mar 1880. They were transcribed by Don Kelly (A-K) and edited and formatted by Richard Harrison. Original images are included when available. Volunteers are needed to transcribe the remaining documents. 

Copies of Naturalization papers or Declaration of Intent can be obtained from the Des Moines County Genealogical Society, PO Box 493, Burlington, Iowa, 52601, for a modest fee, or from the Des Moines County Courthouse.

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KABELITZCharlesPrussia1870 
KADISHSimonGermany1873 
KAHLEHeinrichPrussia1873 
KAHREPredarickPrussia1856 
KAISERCarlPrussia1877 
KALETSCHHeinrichHesse, Germany1859 
KALXOPENAlbertPrussia1870 
KALLMERGotliebWurtemberg1856 
KALKUSPeterLuxemberg1871 
KALTENBERGGeorgeBaden1857 
KAMPMEIERHenryPrussia1872 
KANEMichaelIreland1871 
KARZAdamWurtemberg1867 
KASKELJulius WilliamPrussia1858 
KASTERKEFrederickPrussia1871 
KASTELINJacobSwitzerland1879 
KAUPMANNJohnBaden1856 
KAYTONJohnIreland1858 
KEEPERCharlesWurtemberg1869 
KEHNCharles (Carles)Prussia1858 
KEIRMANMichaelIreland1856 
KELEHERDanielIreland1862 
KELLERGottliebSwitzerland1875 
KELLYJohnIreland1856 
KELLYMichaelIreland1867 
KELLYMichaelIreland1869 
KELLYPeterIreland1868 
KELLYThomasIreland1856 
KENNEDYMichaelIreland1857 
KENNEYThomasIreland1856 
KENNYPeterIreland1856 
KEOUGHDanielIreland1866 
KERRJamesIreland1857 
KESTNERGeoreBavaria1862 
KEUIFERJohnBavaria1872 
KILBRIGHTJohnIreland1871 
KILLELEAJohnIreland1879 
KINANDERJ. ESweden1868 
KINDAHLCarl GustafSweden1877 
KINDERWALLA.Sweden1871 
KINGWilliamHesse Darmstadt1856 
KINGSTEDMartinSchleswieg1877 
KINERR. S. S.England1874 
KINSELLAMichaelIreland1855 
KINZLERJohnSwitzerland1871 
KIRCHMERHenryBavaria1857 
KIRCHOFFGeorgeBrunswick1858 
KJELSTADTAugustSweden1876 
KLAUSMichaelHesse Darmstadt1867 
KLEEMANF. W.Germany1861 
KLEINCarl FrederickWurtemberg1858 
KLEINChristianWurtemberg1857 
KLEINGeorgeWurtemberg1870 
KLEINJosephBaden1859 
KLEINJosephPrussia1855 
KLEINMarcusBaden1867 
KLEINVinzenzPrussia1855 
KLEINHOFFBonifaceBaden1856 
KLINEJohnPrussia1855 
KLUEBERHenryBavaria1858 
KNAUPTheodorePrussia1857 
KNEABUELFredSwitzerland1871 
KNEREMJohnHesse Casel1857 
KOBERMartinWurtemberg1877 
KOCHLudwigPrussia1875 
KOCHRudolphWurtemberg1871 
KODKAMPWilhelmPrussia1872 
KOENIGJoachimPrussia1867 
KOESLINGRudolphPrussia1869 
KOESTNERHenryPrussia1875 
KOHLBAUERMichaelPrussia1863 
KOHLERDanielPrussia1876 
KOHNSolomonAustria1866 
KOHRSChristPrussia1876 
KOHRSJohnPrussia1869 
KOLBEJuliusPrussia1872 
KOLKMANNFrederickHanover, Germany1874 
KOOPMANJ. B.Prussia1876 
KOPPMartinWurtemberg1857 
KORGERJohnAustria1874 
KORGERJosephAustria1874 
KOSTNERHenryPrussia1873 
KOTTMANNFrederickSwitzerland1870 
KRAHNCharlesPrussia1871 
KRAHNHenryPrussia1878 
KRALMANW.Prussia1857 
KRAMERGeorgeWurtemberg1873 
KRAATZJohnHesse Darmstadt1856 
KRAULCharlesPrussia1871 
KRECKELJohnNassau1859 
KREIZERWilliamWurtemberg1860 
KREKELHenryDukedom of Nassau1856 
KRIEGERJacobPrussia1870 
KROEGERHermannPrussia1867 
KROEKERDiedrickPrussia1856 
KROGER(Krager), WilhelmPrussia1861 
KROGHNis JohnsenDenmark1878 
KROICHJachimPrussia1873 
KROPPACHOswaldNassau1858 
KROEGERCharlesPrussia1871 
KRULLChristianBreman1858 
KRUMMELFrederickPrussia1878 
KUBLERFrederickWurtemberg1876 
KUDRURRAntonBaden1857 
KUMMIHHenryPrussia1866 
KUNZWilliamGermany1859 
KUPPERFrankPrussia1869 
KURTZJohnWurtemberg1856 
KURZC.Germany1877 
KUSTERGustavPrussia1859 
KUTHERGeorgeHesse Darmstadt1856 

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