Chad Hanna wrote: > singhals wrote: > >> Chad Hanna wrote: >> >>> rsegoly wrote: >>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> I am looking for relative who immigrated from Dorohoi Romania to US >>>> sometime between 1900-1915. He was married and his family followed him >>>> later. >>>> >>>> I know his surname was Schleifer. >>>> >>>> I found on Ellis island only one possible candidate (Mortiz) >>>> immigrated 1904 and his age was 24, but it say he was still single. >>>> >>>> I am not sure I can read the hand writing as English is not my mother >>>> tongue, can someone have a look at the record? >>>> >>>> Did all immigrants come via Ellis island? >>>> >>>> In case he's the guy, any advice how do I find his relatives in US? >>>> >>>> Roni >>> >>> >>> >>> Not all immigrants came via Ellis island. >>> >>> Some will have arrived via other ports on the Eastern seaboard (the >>> main alternatives being Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore and New >>> Orleans) and some will have travelled via Canada and crossed the >>> Canadian border. It might be worth reading John P Colletta's book - >>> They came in Ships >>> >>> Note that many European immigrants will have travelled via the UK and >>> outgoing passenger lists can be found at >>> http://www.ancestorsonboard.com/ >>> >>> As a Brit, I feel unqualified to offer advice about this, but I'd be >>> tempted to look at the Federal Census for 1920, 1930 to try and find >>> the family together. >>> >>> Chad >>> >>> >> >> >> Ummm ahhh... PURELY in the spirit of paying forward some of the grief >> given non-British asking questions on soc.gen.british ... ;) >> >> LOOK at a map! New Orleans is many things, but "Eastern Seaboard" >> isn't among 'em. It's one of a half-dozen or so Gulf ports. >> >> Among the Eastern Seaboard ports not mentioned would be Savannah and >> Miami and in some time periods, Alexandria VA. >> >> Cheryl > > > John Colletta's book mentions that there were over a hundred ports of > entry, ranging from Portland, Maine to Galveston, Texas. I'm sorry if my > shorthand offended you but I meant to include the Gulf of Mexico. There > are many such questions that perplex those outside the country, e.g. > what exactly is the mid-west? > > My main concern was that the OP's original question wasn't being fully > addressed. > > Chad > John quit too soon -- there are a couple ports between Galveston and Mexico too. Actually, the REAL problem is, there are beaucoups "ports" into which one could tender or row to one's own dock. Who would know if Mr Richy-Rich got off the ship outside his cove and was met by his servants in a row-boat? Mid-West. To me, Midwest is everything between the Alleghany Mountains and the Rocky Mountains. I've heard other definitions from people born in some of those states -- Texas in particular disapproves of it. (g) Cheryl