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  • Check immigration records and then the ships manifest. Could be the name appears on the ships manifest. If at Castle Garden checkout the site - if at Ellis Island then search it. However, understand that many peoples names were changed when standing in line at the immigration desks. Why? Phonetic spellings were often taken to avoid issues with extra letters or trying to get people to understand the need for the name to be that way. Often, people did not come with documents or papers due to political strife.

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