What may be confusing the issue here is that it apears Ellis Island wasn't _just_ for immigrants. Even US citizens coming from the "old world" into New York went through. (Rather like going through customs at the airport now, I suspect.) I have a couple of examples of this among my Westerholds. Or perhaps someone has confused "Ellis Island" and the Port of New York. [email protected] wrote: >Alan. There is no Charles Knibbs among the Matching Passenger Records on the >Ellis Island website. There are 59 other Knibbs, but no Charles. If John D. >thought his father, Charles, was born in Ireland, he could well have thought >Charles' parents died on Ellis Island. Remember, John D. was born in 1867. >Ellis Island was established late in the 19th century, 1892, I think. Ritchie > > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > -- *Marsha L. Ensminger __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with [email protected]! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/