Grandpa Payne was born in the U.S. and lived in the U.S. most of his life unless he served in WWI. He managed oil well leases for Standard Oil and his wife was a teacher.
What is your thoughts on this Ellis Island find?
First Name: R
Last Name: Payne
Ethnicity: English British
Last Place of Residence:
Date of Arrival: Sep 25, 1920
Age at Arrival: 19y Gender: M Marital Status:
Ship of Travel: Somerset
Port of Departure: Lyttleton NZ via Colon, Panama
Manifest Line Number: 0006
I read on a thread today when hunting for SADOS information that grandpa Payne lived in England until he was eighteen. Was not aware that this was even in question, or I would have marked the address. Can’t find it again.
Was he a US citizen living abroad? Is he English? Or is this someone with the same name?