Compiled by Liisa Penner
(In Date Order, same In Name Order)
These are people who filled out their first papers for U.S. citizenship. They were listed as being citizens of Russia, but most of them were actually Finnish. The declaration of intent forms can be ordered from the Clatsop County Clerk, 749 Commercial, Astoria, OR 97103. They have been microfilmed by members of the L.D.S. Church. Unfortunately, the papers before 1906 have little useful information.
One page of the original records had dates that were out of order (1880 & 1881). The reason for this is unknown. Many of the names appear to be misspelled, but I tried to keep them as they appeared in the original indexes.
The main reason the Finns became naturalized, I believe, was so they could get homestead land. Many of the names here are also in the homestead indexes. A book on the Clatsop County homesteads is available through the Clatsop County Genealogy Society, c/o the Astoria Public Library, 450 Exchange, Astoria OR 97103. Homestead records are also available through the L.D.S. Church.
| Hendrickson, John | May 27, 1859 |
| Newman, Charles | May 27, 1859 |
| Nudlin [?], Charles A. | October 22, 1860 |
| Fraser, Charles | July 17, 1871 |
| Anderson, Peter | March 30, 1872 |
| Sture, Jacob | April 3, 1876 |
| Korvelin, Charles | April 3, 1876 |
| Johnson, Charles | November 1, 1876 |
| Newman, Robert | May 19, 1877 |
| Leis, John L. | July 19, 1877 |
| Snellstrom, A. A. | August 10, 1877 |
| Danson, H. | October 11, 1877 |
| Fox, Adam | October 22, 1877 |
| Anderson, E. G. | November 8, 1877 |
| Navanpira, Jacob | May 2, 1878 |
| Slipping, John | August 24, 1878 |
| Nylund, John | September 7, 1878 |
| Peterson, Henry | September 30, 1878 |
| Gustafson, John | November 11, 1878 |
| Saikka, John | February 10, 1879 |
| Hillstrom, John P. | February 20, 1879 |
| Berilla, Andrew | February 21, 1879 |
| Sundstrom, Chas. G. | March 25, 1879 |
| Hilstrom, August | April 9, 1879 |
| Nusslar [?], Johan Erick | July 28, 1879 |
| Fall, Frederick | July 28, 1879 |
| Rull, John E. | August 5, 1879 |
| Keko, Simon | August 9, 1879 |
| Salmi, John | August 11, 1879 |
| Zitterman, Alfred | August 14, 1879 |
| Svahn, A. John | August 19, 1879 |
| Gustafson, Jacob | August 19, 1879 |
| Granlund, Joseph | September 1, 1879 |
| Laurila, John Adolf | September 1, 1879 |
| Ostrom, Joseph | December 5, 1879 |
| Kangas, Andrew | February 20, 1880 |
| Heikoreinen, John E. | April 26, 1880 |
| Maunula, Erik | May 5, 1880 |
| Pekkala, Peter Abram | June 8, 1880 |
| Bostrom, John | July 12, 1880 |
| Lowery, Jacob | July 14, 1880 |
| Carman, Henry | August 3, 1880 |
| Schmith, George | July 10, 1882 |
| Huhtala, John | August 2, 1882 |
| Sutela, John | August 2, 1882 |
| Hirvas, Mik | August 2, 1882 |
| Huhtala, Abraham | August 2, 1882 |
| Jacobson, Gustaf | August 7, 1882 |
| Anet, Eljas | August 9, 1882 |
| Ruonaksky, Andrew | August 9, 1882 |
| Anet, Antti | August 9, 1882 |
| Simeson, John H. | August 10, 1882 |
| Tenhunen, Fredrik | August 11, 1882 |
| Lewitz, C. P. | August 19, 1882 |
| Birch, Anton | October 12, 1880 |
| Anderson, Andrew | October 15, 1880 |
| Empo, Martin | October 18, 1880 |
| Markela, John | October 20, 1880 |
| Henrikson, Peter | October 22, 1880 |
| Maunula, Emanuel | October 25, 1880 |
| Salyan, Maik | August 5, 1881 |
| Kynsijarvi, Olof | August 19, 1881 |
| Siprison, Siprio | August 19, 1881 |
| Autiosaara, Johan P. | August 19, 1881 |
| Saigan, Gust | January 16, 1882 |
| Anderson, Alex | February 20, 1882 |
| Johnson, Andrew | April 10, 1882 |
| Kaimber, Andrew | April 10, 1882 |
| Jansen, Andro | August 22, 1882 |
| Palm, John H. | September 12, 1882 |
| Brown, Louis | January 10, 1883 |
| Nuquisti, Charles | January 17, 1883 |
| Wilson, Alexander | January 19, 1883 |
| Pungar, Jacob | March 6, 1883 |
| Hakala, John | March 6, 1883 |
| Jackson, Martin | July 21, 1883 |
| Anderson, Jacob | July 21, 1883 |
| Laesy [?], William | August 2, 1883 |
| Grairala, Lars | August 9, 1883 |
| Ollila, Isak | August 9, 1883 |
| Timonen, John | August 10, 1883 |
| West, Gust | August 17, 1883 |
| Hillberg, Sophie | August 23, 1883 |
| Kelli, Matti | August 29, 1883 |
| Petterson, Jacob | September 3, 1883 |
| Paulsson, Jakob | September 14, 1883 |
| Rothstrom, John | September 14, 1883 |
| Stromberg, Frederick F. | October 8, 1883 |
| Petterson, K. G. | October 17, 1883 |
| Lindholm, A. M. | October 17, 1883 |
| Hillstrom, Axel | November 8, 1883 |
| Matson, Jonas | November 19, 1883 |
| Erikson, H. | November 20, 1883 |
| Petterson, Enok | November 21, 1883 |
| Dall, Carl | November 24, 1883 |
| Kaski, Gustaf | December 15, 1883 |
| Berkman, Albert | January 16, 1884 |
| Moore, Jacob | January 16, 1884 |
| Long, Abraham | January 18, 1884 |
| Nordstrom, Mathias | February 5, 1884 |
| Renell, Andrew | February 27, 1884 |
| Melin, Charles | March 11, 1884 |
| Lanto, Aron | March 15, 1884 |
| Lanto, Gustaf | March 15, 1884 |
| Sandstrom, John E. | March 31, 1884 |
| Wilson, William | April 10, 1884 |
| Haglund, Matts | May 16, 1884 |
| Akalahti, Erik | May 20, 1884 |
| Riippa, Herman | May 31, 1884 |
| Renell, Matti | June 14, 1884 |
| Howini [?], Johan | July 1, 1884 |
| Stephenson, Stephen | July 28, 1884 |
| Randell, John | August 1, 1884 |
| Wirkkala, Constance [?] | August 2, 1884 |
| Wilson, John | August 4, 1884 |
| Myllyoja, Jacob | August 4, 1884 |
| Harbed, Martin | August 4, 1884 |
| Tyne, Mats | August 8, 1884 |
| Karvonen, Joseph | August 8, 1884 |
| Waranka, Paul | August 9, 1884 |
| Waranka, Daniel | August 9, 1884 |
| Mattson, Matts | August 9, 1884 |
| Salmela, Paul | August 11, 1884 |
| Kartola, Mattias | August 12, 1884 |
| Korpela, Charles | August 19, 1884 |
| Bentilla, Andrew | August 26, 1884 |
| Black, John | August 26, 1884 |
| Newman, Charlie | August 27, 1884 |
| Johnson, Charley | September 16, 1884 |
| Raistakka, Matti | September 29, 1884 |
| Gustafson, Gustaf | September 29, 1884 |
| Wick, John | October 1, 1884 |
| Makela, John | October 20, 1884 |
| Suomela, Peter | October 24, 1884 |
| Hendrickson, Gustaf | October 24, 1884 |
| Anderson, M. K. | November 1, 1884 |
| Killi, Daniel | November 3, 1884 |
| Olila, Andrew | November 3, 1884 |
| Mokka, Thomas | November 3, 1884 |
| Timonen, Henry | November 3, 1884 |
| Kilpela, Johan Abraham | November 3, 1884 |
| Thomson, J. W. | November 3, 1884 |
| Lugas, August | November 3, 1884 |
| Ytterberg, Carl | November 5, 1884 |
| Nelson, John | November 5, 1884 |
| Matson, Nils | November 5, 1884 |
| Longi, Mats | November 5, 1884 |
| Smith, John | November 6, 1884 |
| Scheel, Henry | November 6, 1884 |
| Bighill, Lee | November 6, 1884 |
| Wilson, Victor | November 11, 1884 |
| Jacobson, Jacob | November 11, 1884 |
| W?aiander, Victor | November 20, 1884 |
| Mattson, Andrdew | November 20, 1884 |
| William, Charles | December 10, 1884 |
| Nelsson, Olaf | December 27, 1884 |
| Nordling, Jacob | January 9, 1885 |
| Hendrickson, Matts | January 19, 1885 |
| Seidel, Frank Wm. | February 5, 1885 |
| Hendricksen, Fred | March 3, 1885 |
| Rinell, Charles | March 13, 1885 |
| Bommalla, John August | March 16, 1885 |
| Hannila, Ferdinand | March 18, 1885 |
| Mattson, August | March 27, 1885 |
| Ohls, Alexander | March 28, 1885 |
| Hanssen, John | April 24, 1885 |
| Christiansen, John | August 8, 1885 |
| Pietola, Andrew | August 13, 1885 |
| Jansen, Benjamin | August 15, 1885 |
| Jackson, Martin | August 22, 1885 |
| Maila, Jacob | August 22, 1885 |
| Winter, Charlie | August 24, 1885 |
| Johnson, Antone | September 9, 1885 |
| Thompson, Thomas | September 9, 1885 |
| Johnson, Antone | September 9, 1885 |
| Sotka, Abraham | September 19, 1885 |
| Gustafson, Charlie | October 2, 1885 |
| Gangas, Alli | October 19, 1885 |
| Nelson, Herman | October 22, 1885 |
| Randa, Carl | October 26, 1885 |
| Heiklin, Thomas | November 21, 1885 |
| Warila, Andrew | November 23, 1885 |
| Wirkkala, John | November 23, 1885 |
| Johnson, Alexander | December 5, 1885 |
| Hossa, Jacob | December 24, 1885 |
| Palmer, John | December 30, 1885 |
| Bakka, Andrew | January 5, 1886 |
| Puumala, Matts | January 7, 1886 |
| Eskola, Henrik | January 11, 1886 |
| Hedman, Herman | January 11, 1886 |
| Fredrickson, Alex | January 19, 1886 |
| Tabell, Zachariah | January 30, 1886 |
| Kari, Andrew | January 30, 1886 |
| Hendricksen, Olof | February 2, 1886 |
| Hansen, Fred | February 20, 1886 |
| Kola, Alfred | April 3, 1886 |
| Isaksen, J. H. | April 9, 1886 |
| Pesanen, Joseph | April 22, 1886 |
| Waren, Johan | April 22, 1886 |
| Johanson, Matt | April 17, 1886 |
| Oman, Oskar | April 29, 1886 |
| Frazier, Alexander | May 8, 1886 |
| Frazier, Thomas | May 8, 1886 |
| Wainijo, Andrew | May 8, 1886 |
| Enquest, Alfred | May 8, 1886 |
| Stark, Fred | May 10, 1886 |
| Peterson, Gust | May 10, 1886 |
| Miller, Axel | May 10, 1886 |
| Matson, Albert | May 10, 1886 |
| Mikkelson, August | May 10, 1886 |
| Miller, Victor | May 11, 1886 |
| Wuopio, John | May 12, 1886 |
| Mathlin, Klas J. | May 13, 1886 |
| Wilson, Gustaf | June 3, 1886 |
| Rahekainen, Samuel | June 3, 1886 |
| Nordling, John E. | June 3, 1886 |
| Johnson, Gus | June 5, 1886 |
| Nelsen, F. E. | July 7, 1886 |
| Forsman, John F. | July 24, 1886 |
| Peterson, John P. | August 2, 1886 |
| Carlson, Andrew | August 5, 1886 |
| Johnson, Olof | August 7, 1886 |
| Hilstrom, Charles A. | August 11, 1886 |
| Johnson, John | August 18, 1886 |
| Haukela, Jacob | August 23, 1886 |
| Linquist, John | August 26, 1886 |
| Holmstrom, John W. | September 2, 1886 |
| Maunula, A. | September 2, 1886 |
| Pisila, Andrew | September 2, 1886 |
| Niemi, Joseph | September 8, 1886 |
| Penttila, Finell | October 1, 1886 |
| Gustafson, Fredrick | October 11, 1886 |
| Nylund, Matt | October 18, 1886 |
| Chilstrom, John | October 29, 1886 |
| Johnson, Fred | October 30, 1886 |
| Nordstrom, C. | November 8, 1886 |
| Karlson, Karl | November 8, 1886 |
| Thompson, Erik | November 9, 1886 |
| Saily, Andrew | December 9, 1886 |
| Scoval, Charles Erick | December 14, 1886 |
| Frohnert, Rudolph | December 15, 1886 |
| Carson, Charles E. | December 17, 1886 |
| West, Charles F. | January 3, 1887 |
| Batru, Henrik | January 5, 1887 |
| Yrell, Alex | January 5, 1887 |
| Suomila, Pili | January 12, 1887 |
| Flink, Carl M. | January 12, 1887 |
| Lindholm, Chas A. | February 19, 1887 |
| Bell, Henry | March 12, 1887 |
| Niemi, John | March 22, 1887 |
| Petersen, Isak | April 2, 1887 |
| Anderson, Matt | May 2, 1887 |
| Lindberg, John | May 24, 1887 |
| Kola, Andrew | July 29, 1887 |
| Wilson, Charles | August 3, 1887 |
| Annala, Alexander | August 6, 1887 |
| Tagg, Alexander | August 6, 1887 [may be an error] |
| Carlson, Fred | August 6, 1887 |
| Westerlund, Charles A. | August 10, 1887 |
| Abramson, Stephen | August 11, 1887 |
| Johnson, Nels | August 12, 1887 |
| Timonen, Jacob | August 31, 1887 |
| Jonson, Johan O. | September 26, 1887 |
| Walin, Simon | September 30, 1887 |
| Fredrig, Andrew Y. Y. [?] | October 10, 1887 |
| Abramson, Frank G. | October 13, 1887 |
| Booti, John | October 29, 1887 |
| Thompson, August | October 29, 1887 |
| Johnson, Alexander | October 29, 1887 |
| Erickson, Thomas | October 29, 1887 |
| Paulson, Paul | October 29, 1887 |
| Lindi, Erik | October 29, 1887 |
| Koski, Andrew | November 3, 1887 |
| Koski, John Otto | November 3, 1887 |
| Haggblom, Martin | November 3, 1887 |
| Juntti, Gustaf | November 7, 1887 |
| Oya, Abel | November 7, 1887 |
| Balo, Matt | November 7, 1887 |
| Kangas, Henri | November 11, 1887 |
| Carland, Axel | November 21, 1887 |
| Anderson, Charles | November 21, 1887 |
| Hendrickson, Sam | November 21, 1887 |
| Baker, Jakob E. | November 21, 1887 |
| Strom, Charles H. | November 26, 1887 |
| Anderson, Alfred | December 1, 1887 |
| Hillback, John | December 1, 1887 |
| Brown, Leander | December 1, 1887 |
| Holman, Alexander | December 3, 1887 |
| Micklison, Victor | December 3, 1887 |
| Anderson, Charles E. | December 5, 1887 |
| Saikka, Albert | December 5, 1887 |
| Myllyaia, Andrew | December 5, 1887 |
| Carlson, Albert P. | December 6, 1887 |
| Mattson, John | December 6, 1887 |
| Karlson, Arvid | December 6, 1887 |
| Aho, Paul | December 10, 1887 |
| Jackson, Jacob | December 10, 1887 |
| Hendrickson, Andrew | December 16, 1887 |
| Hendrickson, Jacob | December 16, 1887 |
| Wikau, John | December 16, 1887 |
| Roike, Herman | December 16, 1887 |
| Sari, Jacob | December 19, 1887 |
| Walma, Charles G. | December 19, 1887 |
| Bork, William | January 3, 1888 |
| Erickson, Henry B. | January 3, 1888 |
| Forsman, Matt | January 3, 1888 |
| Hanson, Andrus | January 3, 1888 |
| Johnson, Andrew | January 3, 1888 |
| Johnson, John O. | January 3, 1888 |
| Rian, John | January 7, 1888 |
| Sigfridson, Karle | January 9, 1888 |
| Peterson, John K. | January 10, 1888 |
| Runell, Leander | January 14, 1888 |
| Svahn, K. W. | January 18, 1888 |
| Johnson, John | January 19, 1888 |
| Larsen, August | January 19, 1888 |
| Gustafson, John | January 30, 1888 |
| Cary, Peter | January 31, 1888 |
| Koistinen, Matti | February 8, 1888 |
| Hansen, Jacob | February 13, 1888 |
| Sakrison, Johan | February 13, 1888 |
| Silstrom, martin | February 13, 1888 |
| Hannuksela, Jacob | February 14, 1888 |
| Beasley, John | February 14, 1888 |
| Annala, John | February 14, 1888 |
| Lillas, Daniel | February 14, 1888 |
| Turppa, Matts | February 14, 1888 |
| Abramson, Alex | February 20, 1888 |
| Anderson, John | February 20, 1888 |
| Rautio, Eli | February 20, 1888 |
| Rauma, Leander | February 20, 1888 |
| Tuukari, Johan | February 20, 1888 |
| Westala, Matts | February 20, 1888 |
| Winttura, Matti | February 20, 1888 |
| Semppi, Jaakub | February 21, 1888 |
| Juntilla, Jacob | March 6, 1888 |
| Anderson, Leander | March 6, 1888 |
| Lebeck, Leander | March 9, 1888 |
| Anderson, Andrew | March 12, 1888 |
| Hansen, Charles | March 21, 1888 |
| Poysky, Johan | March 26, 1888 |
| Wegren, Frans | March 26, 1888 |
| Karlson, John | April 5, 1888 |
| Jacobson, Otto | April 10, 1888 |
| Kantola, Andrew | April 12, 1888 |
| Buotinen, Alexander | April 30, 1888 |
| Habaganus, John | June 4, 1888 |
| Wilson, Thomas | June 19, 1888 |
| Rinell, Matt | June 29, 1888 |
| Nikander, Gustaf | July 17, 1888 |
| Fargerlund, Gustaf Adolf | July 21, 1888 |
| Peterson, Alexander | July 27, 1888 |
| Tolva, John | July 27, 1888 |
| Olin, Emil | July 28, 1888 |
| Kaurela, Johan H. | August 2, 1888 |
| Karki, Hendrik | August 2, 1888 |
| Hostrom, Nikolas | August 2, 1888 |
| Henrikson, Henri | August 2, 1888 |
| Lauri, Fred | August 2, 1888 |
| Langila, Alberd | August 2, 1888 |
| Niemala, John | August 2, 1888 |
| Paulson, Charles | August 2, 1888 |
| Roberts, John | August 2, 1888 |
| Wakken, John | August 2, 1888 |
| Hill, Harvey | August 3, 1888 |
| Johnson, Peter | August 3, 1888 |
| Jarvie, Olof | August 3, 1888 |
| Isolo, Herman | August 3, 1888 |
| Sipila, Henry | August 3, 1888 |
| Sipila, Wilhelm | August 3, 1888 |
| Henrickson, August | August 4, 1888 |
| Latti, David | August 4, 1888 |
| Mattson, John | August 4, 1888 |
| Mattson, Andrew | August 4, 1888 |
| Mattson, Abram | August 6, 1888 |
| Pekala, Andrew Alex | August 6, 1888 |
| Petreff, Nick | August 13, 1888 |
| Heitonen, Erik | August 14, 1888 |
| Itkanen, Erick | August 18, 1888 |
| Sipola, George | August 25, 1888 |
| Wall, Emil | August 25, 1888 |
| Untinen, Jonas | August 31, 1888 |
| Karlson, Wiktor | September 1, 1888 |
| Soderman, Alfred | September 1, 1888 |
| Hansen, Leander | September 3, 1888 |
| Greenbloome, August | September 5, 1888 |
| Gammelgard, John | February 6, 1892 |