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To use these records, search the indexes first trying to locate the date and place where your ancestor might have crossed the border. Images of many of these records have been microfilmed and can be located in the Family History Library Catalog searching under the location and time period where and when the immigrant crossed the border. | To use these records, search the indexes first trying to locate the date and place where your ancestor might have crossed the border. Images of many of these records have been microfilmed and can be located in the Family History Library Catalog searching under the location and time period where and when the immigrant crossed the border. | ||
These records usually list the name, age, birth date, and birth place of the immigrant, as well as the date of their crossing, their intended destination, and the names of others who may have been traveling with them. Some records include pictures. You can also locate these records on the subscription website [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1082 Ancestry.com]. Their database includes the images of the records. Access to this website can be obtained at the [https://familysearch.org/locations/saltlakecity-library Family History Library] and at many local [https://familysearch.org/locations family history centers] and public libraries. | These records usually list the name, age, birth date, and birth place of the immigrant, as well as the date of their crossing, their intended destination, and the names of others who may have been traveling with them. Some records include pictures. You can also locate these records on the subscription website [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1082 Ancestry.com]. Their database includes the images of the records. Access to this website can be obtained at the [https://familysearch.org/locations/saltlakecity-library Family History Library] and at many local [https://familysearch.org/locations family history centers] and public libraries. | ||
These records come in two forms. A short form (index card) and a manifest. The manifest has much better information to aid you in your genealogical research. If you find your ancestor in a short form record, be sure to try to locate the longer manifest. | |||
'''The short forms usually contain the following information: ''' | |||
*Name | |||
*Age | |||
*Sex | |||
*Citizenship ("nationality") | |||
*Race Last place of residence | |||
*Destination | |||
*Port and date of admission | |||
*Status as immigrant or non immigrant. | |||
The number annotated to the right of the person's name or gender is generally the "real" manifest number that is used, along with the date of arrival, to locate the person's statistical manifest--which contains additional information--in a separate series of card manifests. Sometimes, information was simply typewritten onto a blank card instead of a form. | |||
'''The manifest usually contains the following information: ''' | |||
*Name | |||
*Age | |||
*Marital status | |||
*Place of birth | |||
*Physical description | |||
*Occupation | |||
*Ability to read and write and in what language | |||
*Place of last permanent residence | |||
*Destination | |||
*Purpose for entering U.S. | |||
*Intention of becoming a U.S. citizen or of returning to country of previous residence | |||
*Head tax status | |||
*Previous citizenship | |||
*Name and address of the friend or relative whom the alien intended to join | |||
*Persons accompanying the alien | |||
*Name and address of the alien's nearest relative or friend in the country from which he or she came | |||
*If the alien had ever been in the U.S. in the past, the dates and places of such residence or visitation are indicated. | |||
=== Immigration Into Mexico === | === Immigration Into Mexico === | ||