This is an extract from the United States National Archives website.
Even though passenger arrival records were intended to document foreign or alien immigrants coming into the United States, you will occasionally find U.S. citizens listed on the vessel manifests as well. In the 19th century records, they are much harder to locate, their names generally mixed together with the alien arrivals. You have to note their country of origin to determine any American-born passengers. In the 20th century passenger records, the task of identifying U.S. citizens becomes much easier. In the 1920s, immigration officials started using INS form 630, “List of U.S. Citizens,” which required ship captains to record the names of all native-born or naturalized Americans or citizens of territorial possessions of the United States arriving at a U.S. or territorial port from abroad...
Name: Grace M. Scahill
Sex: Female
Age: 26
Occupation: Not given
Marital Status: Single
Nationality: United States
Ship: SS America
Date of Arrival: 22 August 1930
Port of Arrival: Port Of New York
Port of Departure: Port Of Southampton, England
Going To Join/Destination: Home, 1729 Holloway Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio
Allan Scahill
Sunday, October 03, 2010
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