I do know about other ports of entry and that "Ellis Island" doesn't always mean that particular point of entry.
My grandfather himself told me he had entered through Ellis Island. He also took the train from New York to Oakland with a ticket his brother Antonio had already paid for. Both the ship passage and the train ticket were paid in advance by Antonio, who had already settled in what is now Fremont CA. In fact, my grandfather met this brother for the first time when he arrived in Oakland, as the brother had left shortly before my grandfather's birth. My grandfather's buddy accompanied him on the train to Oakland and was met by his older brother, who lived in San Leandro. Alas, anyone else who could confirm the my grandfather's version of the story is now dead (except, of course, for me!). -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
