M065 Durango, CO naturalization records
Collection Summary
| Title | Durango, CO naturalization records |
| Dates (Inclusive) | 1882-1921 |
| Dates (Bulk) | 1882-1921 |
| Creator | La Plata County Court |
| Abstract | This collection consists of documents and certifications regarding persons born abroad who were petitioning the La Plata County District Court in Durango, Colorado, for citizenship in the United States, during the first four decades of Durango's history. |
| Unique ID | M065 |
| Quantity | .4 linear shelf feet, 20 folders, in 1 document case. (approximately 400 items) |
Historical Note
The creator and/or compiler of these records was the La Plata County Court, which became the District Court of
La Plata County in the Sixth Judicial District of Colorado. It met in Durango during the time of these records' creation.
Arrangement
Materials in this collection are arranged by series. The series are numbered consecutively. Because we do not
expect to add to this collection, the boxes are numbered in one single numbering scheme starting with 1. Folder numbers start with 1 in each box.
Scope & Contents
This collection consists of documents and certifications regarding persons born
abroad who were petitioning the La Plata County District Court in Durango,
Colorado, for citizenship in the United States, during the first four decades of
Durango's history. Due to their historically significance, the records in this
small collection are permanently valuable. These documents have proven to be
useful to genealogists and others seeking biographical data regarding La Plata
County pioneers and their families.
Restrictions
Access. There are no access restrictions on the use of these materials for research purposes. This collection is open to the public for use
in the Delaney Southwest Research Library at the Center of Southwest Studies. Care must be exercised in handling these documents, due to their age and the acidic paper on which they were printed.
Use and Copyright. These materials are for use only in the Delaney Southwest Research Library; they are noncirculating. Limited duplication of print
materials is allowed for research purposes. The user assumes full responsibility for observing all applicable laws regarding copyright, property rights, and libel.
Preferred Citation
Durango, CO naturalization records, Fort Lewis College. Center of Southwest Studies.
Processing Info
Center of Southwest Studies Archival Assistant Cindy Jackinsky arranged this collection in the Fall of 1996. This guide was produced
by the archivist with data entry assistance by Cindy Jackinsky, in October of 1996.
Archival student worker Tia Flippin edited and reformatted the online
inventory in the Fall of 2011.
Acquisition Info
The Center has no documentation regarding the provenance of this material, which was given to the Center through Duane Smith, presumably from the La Plata County Court House at some time in the 1970s or 1980s.
Separated Materials
None.
Related Materials
| Pathfinder #7 | Genealogy of the Four Corners region |
Access Terms
Naturalization records--Colorado--Durango.
Naturalization records--Colorado--La Plata County.
Durango (Colo.)
Colorado.
La Plata County (Colo.)
Series/Container List
Series and Index of Names
Series 1: District Court Clerk records and correspondence, 1887-1894, 1912-1921 back to Series list
5 folders. Meeting in Durango,
Colorado; of the Sixth Judicial District. Includes journal sheet of applications for citizenship, 1912 May -1913 August; correspondence,
1913-1921; correspondence regarding hearings, 1912-1921; receipts, 1913-1921; and expense claims certificates (affidavits of witness and
two security for costs forms), 1887-1894. Arrangement within each folder is chronological. Folders 3 and 5 are indexed by name of petitioner.
| Description | Box/Folder |
| District Court Clerk journal sheet of applications for citizenship, 1912 May - 1913 August | 1/1 |
| District Court Clerk correspondence, 1913-1921 | 1/2 |
| District Court Clerk correspondence regarding hearings, 1912-1921 | 1/3 |
| District Court Clerk receipts, 1913-1921 | 1/4 |
| District Court Clerk expense claims certificates (affidavits of witness and two security for costs forms), 1887-1894 | 1/5 |
Series 2: Naturalization petitions and certificates, 1882-1906 back to Series list
8 folders. Includes petitions, affidavit (or oath) of
witnesses, and final oaths, for adults and for minors who were natives of other countries but seeking citizenship in the United States.
Petitions, presented to the La Plata County Court, include information on the nation of origin and the number of years the person had
resided in the U.S. Arrangement is alphabetical by name of petitioner, which is listed on each folder and included in the index at the end of this inventory.
| Description | Box/Folder |
| Naturalization petitions and certificates: A- - B-, 1904-1906 | 1/6 |
| Naturalization petitions and certificates: C- - D-, 1904-1906 | 1/7 |
| Naturalization petitions and certificates: E- - G-, 1899-1906 | 1/8 |
| Naturalization petitions and certificates: H- - K-, 1903-1906 | 1/9 |
| Naturalization petitions and certificates: L- - O-, 1882-1906 | 1/10 |
| Naturalization petitions and certificates: P- , 1904-1906 | 1/11 |
| Naturalization petitions and certificates: R- , 1904-1906 | 1/12 |
| Naturalization petitions and certificates: S- - Z-, 1902-1906 | 1/13 |
Series 3: Naturalization correspondence and depositions, 1912-1921 back to Series list
7 folders. Legal and administrative records, pertaining to the District Court of La Plata County,
in the Sixth Judicial District of Colorado. They include some biographical data on persons applying for U.S. citizenship. Much
of the correspondence is from or to the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Naturalization (Naturalization Service). Arrangement
is alphabetical by name of petitioner, which is listed on each folder and included in the index at the end of this inventory.
| Description | Box/Folder |
| Naturalization correspondence and depositions: A- - E-, 1912-1921 | 1/14 |
| Naturalization correspondence and depositions: F- - G-, 1912-1921 | 1/15 |
| Naturalization correspondence and depositions: H- - J-, 1914-1921 | 1/16 |
| Naturalization correspondence and depositions: K- , 1912-1920 | 1/17 |
| Naturalization correspondence and depositions: L- - O-, 1912-1919 | 1/18 |
| Naturalization correspondence and depositions: P- - R-, 1912-1921 | 1/19 |
| Naturalization correspondence and depositions: S- - Z-, 1912-1921 | 1/20 |
| A-C D-G H-L M-R S-Z |
A-C back to Index
Correspondence and petitioners in files arranged
alphabetically by last name.
| Description | Box/Folder |
| Ascenza, Secondino | 1/14 |
| Adin, Peter Olaf | 1/14 |
| Adrianson, Emma | 1/6 |
| Allen, James | 1/6 |
| Anderson, Andrew | 1/6 |
| Anderson, Frank | 1/6 |
| Angelloni, Bernardo | 1/6 |
| Angeloni, Luigi | 1/6 |
| Arko, Joseph | 1/6 |
| Aspaas, Aunette | 1/6 |
| Aspromonte, Domenico | 1/6 |
| Babeck, Frank | 1/14 |
| Bartolotti, Charles | 1/14 |
| Becaj, John | 1/14 |
| Bonaventura | 1/3 |
| Borovatz, Anton | 1/14 |
| Burnett, Leslie Davidson | 1/14 |
| Calabresey, Peter | 1/7 |
| Caldwell, Robert | 1/7 |
| Carcich, John | 1/7 |
| Carstairs, Peter | 1/7 |
| Casagrande, Joe | 1/7 |
| Chalmers, James | 1/7 |
| Clausen, Carl B. H. | 1/3 |
| Clifford, James | 1/7 |
| Colletti, James | 1/14 |
| Colombo, Peter | 1/7 |
| Conway, James | 1/7 |
| Corich, Antonio | 1/7 |
| Cortez, Ignacio | 1/7 |
| Cotto, Jimiz | 1/7 |
| Crawley, James | 1/7 |
| Crocker, Thomas | 1/3 |
| Crooks, John | 1/14 |
| Cugnini, Mike | 1/7 |
D-G back to Index
Correspondence and petitioners in files arranged alphabetically by last name.
| Description | Box/Folder |
| Dalmasso, Baptisti | 1/7 |
| Daniel, Mauel | 1/7 |
| Davies, Azariah | 1/14 |
| De Ascenza, Secondino | 1/6 |
| Del Paggio, James | 1/19 |
| Delpaggio, Domenich | 1/7 |
| DeUbaldo, Angelo | 1/13 |
| Di Bonaventura, Domenico | 1/14 |
| Di Bonaventura, Domenico | 1/3 |
| DiEugeno, Mamko | 1/8 |
| DiFerdinando, Sabatino | 1/15 |
| Diluzio, Dan | 1/7 |
| Diluzio, Jim | 1/7 |
| Diluzio, Nick | 1/7 |
| Don, George Anderson | 1/14 |
| Dorsey, Sam | 1/7 |
| Doucet, Jules | 1/7 |
| Duff, James | 1/7 |
| Ebmeyer, Hugo | 1/14 |
| Embling, William | 1/5 |
| Erlen, Andrew | 1/8 |
| Fanto, Antonio | 1/8 |
| Ferrari, Angelo | 1/8 |
| Fich (Fick?), John | 1/15 |
| Fick, John | 1/15 |
| Fieri, Barne | 1/8 |
| Frostad, Ole Ivar | 1/15 |
| Fynhaar, Assuerus | 1/15 |
| Gabbe, Robert Franz | 1/8 |
| Gallo, James | 1/8 |
| Gaukroger, James | 1/8 |
| Gehrmann, Carl | 1/15 |
| Gerard, William | 1/3 |
| Gerhrmann | 1/3 |
| Giachino, Giacomo | 1/15 |
| Gill, William | 1/8 |
| Ginsberg, Solomon Louis | 1/15 |
| Gospoderick, John | 1/15 |
| Greenfield (Gruenfield?), Joe | 1/15 |
| Gross, Emma | 1/15 |
| Gruenfield, Joe | 1/15 |
| Gulliksen, Andrew | 1/15 |
| Gutzwiller | 1/3 |
H-L back to Index
Correspondence and petitioners in files arranged
alphabetically by last name.
| Description | Box/Folder |
| Hagendorff, Gehrard Christian | 1/16 |
| Hagendorff, Gerhard | 1/9 |
| Hagendorff, Gerhard C. | 1/3 |
| Harbilis, John | 1/16 |
| Harbilis, Perry George | 1/16 |
| Harrington, Jerimah | 1/9 |
| Hawkinson, Charles | 1/16 |
| Hawkinson, Charley | 1/9 |
| Hefti, John B. | 1/3 |
| Heuloth, Antony | 1/9 |
| Hitti, Matt | 1/16 |
| Isgar, George | 1/9 |
| Isgar, William | 1/9 |
| Jakino, Joe | 1/9 |
| Jakino, John | 1/9 |
| Jakshe, Louis | 1/3 |
| James, Pete | 1/16 |
| Johnson, Elizabeth (Mrs.) | 1/16 |
| Johnson, Knute | 1/3 |
| Jones, Joseph | 1/9 |
| Jost, Fritz | 1/3 |
| Joyeldnier, Nicola | 1/9 |
| Justason, Andrew | 1/9 |
| Kabut, John | 1/17 |
| Kannick, Frank | 1/9 |
| Kennedy, James | 1/9 |
| Kilcoyne, Austin | 1/17 |
| Kiloyne | 1/3 |
| Klausner, Alois | 1/9 |
| Knudsen | 1/3 |
| Knudsen, Bernt | 1/17 |
| Knzman, Frank | 1/9 |
| Kolodner, Jacob | 1/17 |
| Krause, Corvin Waldemar | 1/17 |
| Krol, Joseph | 1/17 |
| Larsen, Lars | 1/18 |
| Lechner, Anton | 1/10 |
| Lewis, David | 1/10 |
| Little, William | 1/18 |
| Locatelli, Peter | 1/10 |
| Long, William Henry | 1/18 |
M-R back to Index
Correspondence and petitioners in files arranged
alphabetically by last name.
| Description | Box/Folder |
| MacKay, William | 1/10 |
| Martorana, Santi | 1/18 |
| Massetti, Joseps | 1/10 |
| Mattson, John | 1/10 |
| McCormick | 1/3 |
| Menegatti, Albino | 1/10 |
| Meylen, Frank | 1/10 |
| Miller, Peter Christian | 1/18 |
| Miller, Peter Christian | 1/3 |
| Milne, Charles | 1/10 |
| Munroe, John | 1/18 |
| Nelson, Carl August | 1/18 |
| Newcomb, Robert Baird | 1/3 |
| Nichi, Jon | 1/18 |
| Nilson (Nelson?), Carl August | 1/18 |
| Oblok, John | 1/18 |
| Palandrani, Luigi | 1/11 |
| Palizzi, Guistino | 1/11 |
| Pallan, Luis | 1/11 |
| Pantaleone, Geacomo | 1/11 |
| Pasley, Elizabeth Jane | 1/19 |
| Paulek, Anton | 1/11 |
| Paulek, Victor | 1/19 |
| Pearson, Harry | 1/11 |
| Pecorella, Luigi (Rev. Louis) | 1/19 |
| Pedwell, Edward | 1/11 |
| Perret, Joseph | 1/11 |
| Peterson, Erek | 1/11 |
| Petitalot, Jean M. | 1/3 |
| Petitalot, Jean Marie | 1/19 |
| Petitalot, Jean Marie | 1/3 |
| Petitti, John | 1/11 |
| Phillips, Peter | 1/11 |
| Piccone, Angelo | 1/11 |
| Piccone, Carmine | 1/11 |
| Porsch, Cornelius | 1/11 |
| Ptolemy, Francis Love | 1/19 |
| Rastler, Peter | 1/12 |
| Richards, Henry | 1/19 |
| Richards, John | 1/19 |
| Risnau, Frank | 1/12 |
| Rizzo, Innocenao | 1/12 |
| Robbins, Frank | 1/12 |
| Robbins, William E. | 1/19 |
| Romiti | 1/3 |
| Romiti, Joseph | 1/19 |
| Rossi, Luigi | 1/12 |
| Rossini | 1/3 |
| Ruh, Henry | 1/12 |
S-Z back to Index
Correspondence and petitioners in files arranged
alphabetically by last name.
| Description | Box/Folder |
| Sackman, Joseph | 1/12 |
| Sauer, Peter | 1/12 |
| Saunders, Albert | 1/20 |
| Schleimer, Josef | 1/3 |
| Schleimer, Joseph (Josef) | 1/20 |
| Schneider, Frank | 1/12 |
| Schoser, Ludwig | 1/12 |
| Scott, John | 1/12 |
| Sederholm, Gust | 1/12 |
| Semmler, William | 1/20 |
| Seyshon, Matthew | 1/12 |
| Sheehan, Timothy | 1/12 |
| Sheehan, William | 1/12 |
| Sheridan | 1/3 |
| Sheridan, John Joseph | 1/20 |
| Shirmer, William | 1/12 |
| Siarimak, John | 1/20 |
| Sopko, Paul | 1/20 |
| Sorenson, Peter | 1/12 |
| Sortair, Frank | 1/12 |
| Sovoric, John | 1/13 |
| Spandre, Antonio | 1/13 |
| Stefani, Peter | 1/13 |
| Stein | 1/5 |
| Stoddard, Frank, estate | 1/5 |
| Sundberg, Arthur | 1/13 |
| Swanemyr | 1/3 |
| Swanemyr, Richard | 1/20 |
| Swanmyer (Swanemyr), Richard | 1/20 |
| Swanstrom, Alfred | 1/13 |
| Synymak (Siarimak), John | 1/20 |
| Tarachione, John | 1/13 |
| Taylor | 1/3 |
| Taylor, Jesse Oscar | 1/20 |
| Teti, Antonio | 1/20 |
| Thompson, John | 1/13 |
| Tipatsch, Frank | 1/20 |
| Tipotsch (Tipatsch), Frank | 1/20 |
| Tipotsch, Frank | 1/3 |
| Tipotsch, Josef | 1/13 |
| Trumbull, Nelson | 1/13 |
| Vaudeviele, Felix | 1/20 |
| Vercellino, Eficio | 1/13 |
| Voillegrie, Charles | 1/13 |
| Weil and Stein | 1/5 |
| Werker, Louis | 1/13 |
| Wilang, Joseph | 1/13 |
| Wildaur, Andrew | 1/13 |
| Zakrasck, Matt | 1/13 |
| Zellitti, Alberto | 1/13 |
| Zellitti, Frank | 1/20 |
| Zellitti, Frank | 1/3 |
| Zippinan, Christoph | 1/13 |
| Znyick (Zuzick?), Frank | 1/13 |
| Zuzick, Frank | 1/13 |
| Zuzick, Ivan | 1/3 |