I'm looking for my Dad, Leo Cekada's Naturalization papers. His birth certificate is from Italy. Does anyone have a link where this document can be retrieved?
I'm looking for my Dad, Leo Cekada's Naturalization papers. His birth certificate is from Italy. Does anyone have a link where this document can be retrieved?
You are not showing some important information. Is Leo his original name? Does the certificate show birth date of Mar 1, 1942? When did he immigrate to the U.S.? Where did he settle? Could he have come with his parents and they became citizens so he became a citizen (derivative citizenship) under their application? Did he come alone to the U.S. or who did he come to? What is his father's name and did he become a citizen if he came to the U.S.?
Leonardo Anton was his name in Europe. It was Leo with no middle name when he came here. He immigrated in 1952 with his parents and settled in Cleveland OH. His father is Joseph Cekada and I'm assuming he became a citizen. These documents are from my great grandfather who came before the family with his wife and children.
Leo arrived a bit earlier i.e. in 1951: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L94K-VYKX?i=936 (13).
Apparently his naturalization took place in 1960 and was recorded in 1962: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-899D-M9PG-Z?i=5094
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Naturalization records dated prior to October 1991 from the federal courts are at the National Archives. To determine which NARA field site maintains federal court records for the state where your father was naturalized, please visit: https://www.archives.gov/research/court-records. You will need to work directly with staff in that office in order to obtain a copy of the requested record. Please note that depending on the date of naturalization, the records may exist outside of NARA’s holdings.
Because of the additional information you provided, it appears that you wil need to contact the National Archives at Chicago, since records for federal courts in Ohio are housed at that facility. Staff can be contacted by email at chicago.archives@nara.gov.
Good luck with your research!
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Thank you for the information.