Stephen Prusik's (Sczepan Pruschik) Ellis Island Records
Arriving October 25, 1906 at age 23
The following records are screen captures from EllisIsland.org website.
These Ellis Island Records show two Stephen Prusiks (Szcepan Pruschik and Szezpan Prusik) arriving at Ellis Island one October 25, 1906 and the second May 16, 1907. The age of the 1906 person is 23, and the 1907 was 17. The 1907 matches Grandfather's Birthyear of 1890. The other record would be a birthyear of 1883. The similarities of these two records except for the age hint that these are possibly the same person. Especially striking is the similarity that both persons are traveling to their "brother Julian" in Massachusetts. This could imply Grandpa Prusik went back to Poland between Oct 1906 and May 1907. The other possible reason is that there were two Stephen Prusiks? I base this possibility on the fact that Julian Prusik's Ellis Island Ship Manifest states that he was going to Boston Massachuetts to be with a "half brother". That would imply that Grandpa Prusik also had "half-brothers". Therefore, I present both documents.
Figure 1. Here is the transcribed Ship's Manifest List and Stephen Prusik is number 13 from Polish Parzaki, Russia. (The towns name is spelled so many different ways but the are all similar to Parciaki, Poland (click image to make bigger)
Figure 2. The passenger record (click to view a larger image)
| Table 1. My attempt to decipher the writing on the Ellis Island Passenger Manifest for Szcepan (Stephen) Prusik who arrived in New York October 25, 1906 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | No. or List | 13 |
| 2. | Name in Full | Szcepan Pruschik |
| 3. | Age Years Months | 23 |
| 4. | Sex | male |
| 5. | Married or Single | single |
| 6. | Calling or Occupation | farm laborer |
| 7. | Able to read/write | yes/yes |
| 8. | Nationality (Country of which citizen or subject | Russia |
| 9. | Race or People | Polish |
| 10. | Last Residence (Last permanent residence, country and city of town | Parzaki |
| 11. | Final destination State, City or Town | E. Dedham, Mass. |
| 12. | Whether having a ticket to such final destination | No |
| 13. | By whom was passage paid? | Self |
| 14. | Whether in possession of $50, and if less, how much? | $3-5 |
| 15. | Whether ever before in the United States, and if so when and where? | No/No |
| 16. | Whether going to join a relative or friends; and if so what relative or friend and his name and complete address | Brother Julian Pruschik, Box 32, E. Dedham, Mass |
| 17. | Ever in prison or almshouse or an institution or hospital for the care and treatment of the insane or supported by charity | No |
| 18. | Whether a polgamist | No |
| 19. | Whether an Anarchist | No |
| 20. | Whether coming by reason of any offer, solicitation, promise or agreement, expressed or implied, to preform labor in the United States | No |
| 21. | Condition of Health, Mental and Physical | Good |
| Height | 5 feet 4 inches (either a 4 or fancy 7?) | |
| Complexion | Fair | |
| Hair | They used a ditto here after Blonde or could it refer to Brown | |
| Eyes | They also used a ditto mark here following Blue but could refer to more common Brown? | |
| Marks | Mole on Chin | |
| Birth | Parzaki | |
Figure 3. The top portion of the passenger manifest for the S.S. Rhein sailing from Bremen, Germany October 13, 1906. Arriving in New York Harbor Oct 25, 1906 -- a 12 day journey across the Atlantic Ocean. Szcepan (Stephen) Pruschik is passenger 13 of this form
Figure 4. I could not fit the entire manifest form in one screen capture. This is the bottom portion of the form above.
