Next steps for Naturalization record?
Hi there,
I'm trying to find an immigration/naturalization and ultimately birth record for Anna B Marshall (LTDY-1VW). She is from Scotland and her parents from Dundee Scotland according to her marital record here:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8DX-C2F
I've searched Ancestry, Fold3, and Family Search for a naturalization record mainly in Jefferson County Ohio, but I've also searched West Virginia and PA. However, I have not had success.
Based on someone's advice in another thread, I've tried purchasing the birth record that most closely matches her information from Scotland's People. I've got parent names, location, and a birth year after all. The year was off, but all other indexed records were not a match due to parents' names not matching, family group continued to have records in Scotland after Anna B Marshall (LTDY-1VW) emigrated to the US.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYG5-MN5
^After purchase from Scotland’s people, confirmed to be a non-match. The mother’s surname is not a match with the marital record, and the year of birth is a bit too early.
Perhaps the 1902 naturalization records aren't microfilmed or indexed yet. Based on what I'm reading on this wikipage, I may be at a brickwall.
Key Facts:
- Immigration in 1889 or 1898 - Census documents vary
- Naturalization in 1902 - perhaps giving a bit more credence to the 1898 immigration date and three year naturalization timeline (?)
- 1902 marriage in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio
- Birth approx. 1877 to 1882 but most consistently documented as 1877.
- Father = William Marshall
- Mother = Marr Allen (Could be short for Marjory, Margaret, Mary, or another name)
- Birth = Dundee, Scotland (I've searched both Dundee City and Angus-Dundee)
Key Questions:
- What next steps would you do for the entry, naturalization, or passport records?
- For birth records in Scotland?
I greatly appreciate any help and apologize in advance for the wall of text. I've spent hours on this and would appreciate another set of eyes. Thank you kindly. -RC
Best Answer
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I find it helps to use Immigration and Naturalization events rather than the generic Custom Events. In these events include the place United States. Don't worry about there being multiple years; make a separate event for each year or more precise date you find in other historical records.
Often, just using the correct type of event is enough to get a fresh batch of Research Hints.
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Other things you can do: give her parents birth dates "about 1850", about 30 years before her birth, and birth places "Scotland" per her 1910 and 1920 census records.
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By the way, it is likely she was naturalized as a dependent, meaning her father was naturalized. Often, dependents named on naturalization documents do not get indexed, so turn your attention to finding records for her father.
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That's a super helpful tip that I never would have thought of. I've gone ahead and converted them from custom events to the appropriate event. Thank you so much. I appreciate that tip!
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This is a great tip. I'll return and try several different iterations of this and see what I get. Thank you!
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