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    • Saline County Kansas Old Settlers and Pioneers with year of arrival
    • Pioneers Registered at Booth in Kenwood Park, Salina, Kansas during Fair, September 1930

CITIZEN APPLICATIONS
​1886 – 1906 ​

​Presented herein are abstracts of the first 40 years of Naturalization Records for Saline County, Kansas, taken from six books: Book A, a book labeled “1873-1874 First Papers”, Book B, Book C, Book D and Book E. The records begin on 3 September 1866 and end with 26 September 1906. There are 3860 entries in these naturalization records, not including the names of witnesses recorded in Books D and E.

Applicants have listed 38 countries of origin. Intentions were filed in at least 35 counties in Kansas, plus 19 other states – from Rhode Island to California and from North Dakota to Nevada. In many cases the information is sketchy, giving only the name of the applicant, his or her country of origin, and when the declaration of intent was filed. In other instances, some of the applicants have used their Civil War discharge as proof of length of residence in the United States. We can also see patterns of westward migration, with First Papers filed in states east or north of Kansas, and Final Papers issued in Saline County.

These records have been copied by members of the Smoky Valley Genealogical Society and Library, Inc., Salina, Kansas, and are published to help you in your search for some of your ancestors.

Book A, 1866-1874
Book B, 1875-1881
Book C, 1881-1903
Book D part 1, 1903-1906
Book D part 2, 1903-1906
Minors, 1903 – 1906 (recorded in Book D)
Book E, 1896-1906
Book of First Papers, 1873 – 1904

These books have been deposited in the Kansas City Branch of the National Archives. Write, call or email to request copies of the records. When calling, ask for an archivist who can help with Saline County, Kansas Naturalization Records.

National Archives
Central Plains Region
400 W. Pershing Road
Kansas City, MO 64108
1-816-268-8000
email: [email protected]

Check this web site for further information on requesting information from the Kansas City Branch of the National Archives.

www.archives.gov/central-plains/kansas-city

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  • Home
  • Cemeteries & Graves
    • Headstone Directory (Saline County)
    • Graves of Saline County Pioneers >
      • Decoration of 1923
    • Gypsum Hill Cemetery History :1967
  • History
    • Cyclopedia of Kansas History
    • The Way We Were
    • Salina Has An Interesting History
    • ​Famous Salinan's
    • Luke Fisher Parsons
    • Family Bible Records
  • Tree Climber Archive
  • Records
    • Indexes >
      • 1884 Saline Co. Atlas Index
      • 1903 Saline Co. Atlas Index
      • 1920 Saline Co. Atlas Index
      • Audrey Ruch Collection
      • Biographies, SA, MP, MN, DK Co.
      • Blomberg Index
      • Bogart Lifetime Collection >
        • Births, Volumes A – K, Last Names A – Z, ~1974 – 1993
        • Births, Volumes L – Z, Last Names A – Z, ~1974 – 1993
        • Marriages including Engagements and Weddings
        • Obituaries
        • Funeral Cards
      • Court Records
      • Deaths & Interments
      • Faelber Collection - Obituaries
      • Immanuel Lutheran Church Funerals
      • Marriages in Salina County
      • Western Union 1943-45
    • Citizenship >
      • Citizen Applications 1886 -1906
      • Saline County Naturalization Records after 1906
    • School Records Page >
      • Early School Records, Saline County, Kansas
      • Alumni of Salina High School
      • 1895 8th Grade Exam
      • Normal College
    • Mortality Records >
      • 1870 Mortality Schedule
      • 1880 Mortality Schedule
      • Coroners Record
      • Obituary Central
    • Military Records >
      • Cavalry Company 1863
      • Roll of Captain AH. Boss
      • Spanish American War Roster
      • WWI Draft Registration
    • Other Records >
      • Judy Lilly's Columns
      • Township Assessments
      • Census Index 1865 Saline County, Kansas
      • Saline County Post Offices
      • Probate Judges
      • Cereal Malt Beverage Dealers in the City of Salina, Kansas
      • St. Joseph's Catholic Church
    • Other Counties Records >
      • Dickinson County Records
      • Ellsworth County Records
      • Ottawa County Records
  • Pioneers and Settlers
    • SALINE COUNTY OLD SETTLERS WITH DATE OF COMING TO COUNTY
    • Saline County Kansas Old Settlers and Pioneers with year of arrival
    • Pioneers Registered at Booth in Kenwood Park, Salina, Kansas during Fair, September 1930