Mexican Genealogy - Immigrants - U.S.Border Crossing Records 1903-1957
Posted by: THAT Painter Lady in Mexican Genealogy Research, Genealogy Research
May 2007 Ancestry.com released a new database! Now you can search for your Mexican Genealogy Ancestors online!
The release of the first and only online collection of border crossing records for individuals who crossed the U.S. - Mexico border between 1903 and 1957 was unveiled for Cinco de Mayo. This new collection, includes more than 3.5 million names.
These border crossing records document early 20th-century Mexican immigration to the United States. During the first 30 years of the 1900s, more than 1 million Mexicans immigrated to the United States as a result of the Mexican Revolution in 1910, job opportunities during WWI and U.S. agricultural advances.
This collection represents a significant opportunity for Mexican-Americans to discover their family's footsteps to the United States Those of French, Russian and Chinese heritage may be surprised to find their ancestors in this collection.
These records contain insightful clues into a family's past, such as names and birthdates of travelers, names of friends or family in Mexico or the United States, as well as some signatures. Many of these border crossing records also include passport-type photos that were attached to the original documents.
Ancestry.com transcribed the names in the collection from more than 3 million documents. The records are from 24 land ports of entry from California to Texas. Among the busiest ports of entry were Laredo, Brownsville and El Paso, Texas; Nogales, Arizona; and San Ysidro, California.
All the documents are scans of original documents. Facinating just to look at.
In researching this data base here are a few names I found:
Apalatagus, Francisco - Crossed in 1908 from Uras, Sonora Mexico and it includes a photo at age 45.
Barberzina, Pomposa - born Tulausing, Hildago, Mexico - Crossed in Naco, Arizona , Final Destination - Jan 31, 1909… Bisbee, Arizona
Salis, Pablo - born Alamos, Mexico - crossed in Naco, Arizona November 1909 - Occupation - Miner
So many records … so little time. All the records are listed by name or searched by date or crossing etc.
Mexican Genealogy Border Crossing Database at Ancestry.com
Entries (RSS)
June 27th, 2007 at 6:45 am
I trying to find out about my grandfather Herminto Rosales. I know he cross into the border to work before 1930’s. Could you possible help me.
June 28th, 2007 at 7:35 pm
Hi, I checked the immigration logs and did not find this name. If you give me more information I may be able to help you.
July 14th, 2007 at 1:43 pm
My Grandparents applied for their visas to the United States on April
29, 1919. They were to have crossed into the U.S. between May 1,1919 and November 1,1919. They were both born in Sonora Mexico. My Grandfather, Juan Jose Lujan, was born on Jan. 9, 1879, and my Grandmother, Maria Molina Lujan de Lujan, was born on May 28, 1895. They were cousins. His father and her father were brothers.(Gregorio Lujan and Roman Lujan also born in Sonora. The other two brothers were Antonio, and Juan.)
These dates were written down many years ago so I hold them to be true to the best of my knowledge, and to my Mother and her sisters.
I would be ever so grateful if you can please let me know where I can get copies of their visas, and as well as information on their family in Sonora. We had a family reunion in May of 2006 in California. There were 316 people plus. I am proud to say I found my G-Grandfathers brother, Juan Lujans family. We will be having another “small” reunion here in Tucson, AZ in Oct. of 2008. I would love to display their visas….after all if it wasn’t for them I would not be here.
I hope you can point me in the right direction.
Thank you,
Kellianne Lujan Candelaria
July 21st, 2007 at 8:41 pm
Hi… I checked on Ancestry.com and their is several manifests and department of labor cards showing Jose Jose Lujan and Maria Lujan de Lujan. Some with children, some showing destinations like Tucson to visit mother and Calexico to work.
You can get free access to these records I think for a few weeks and then pay a fee per month.
Check out Ancestry.com Border Crossings: From Mexico to U.S., 1903-1957. I can’t send you the files myself, but you should check it out. These are copies of original documents. If they are of your family… what a find!
Debra
September 20th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
since my mothers death in 1979 i have been searching for her family, if anyone has any information on the following individuals please send me a message.
my grandfathers name: raphael or rafael alvarado, born cerca 1880, in CULIACAN,SINALOA, MX, died cerda 1950 in SINALOA,MX.
my grandmothers name: florentina maria or maria florentina alvarado, born cerca 1880, died cerca 1910 in LOS MOCHIS,SINALOA MEXICO, after her death my grandfather re-married to a women named rosenda algonda, they lived in EL QUEMADO, SINALOA, back in 1920, when my mother lost contact with her family after marrying an AMERICAN CITIZEN and migrating to the usa.
i’m not sure of my mothers true MEXICAN given name, they changed it when she arrived here.
possible names: HERIBERTA ALBERTA ALVARADO
ALBERTA HERIBERTA ALVARADO
ALBERTA MARIA ALVARADO
MARIA ALBERTA ALVARADO, she was born march 16th,1904 in LOS MOCHIS, SINALOA MEXICO, if anyone has any info or knows where i can get any info, i have tried all the internet systems, i have written letters all over mexico, churchs, state govenment and national, even to the vatican and to spanish governement, no one can locate her records, nor the records of her family, thanks for any help eduardo alvarado romero california usa