Arrival at Ellis Island

Sarah Ross arrived at Ellis Island on March 20, 1906. She was on the ship Columbia. It left Londonderry, Ulster, Northern Ireland. We know she was 19 at the time she left Ireland, and we believe she was pregnant. As of now I have no confirmation on the pregnancy but I am working on it. The ship manifest states that she was a servant. Her final destination was listed as Canonsburg, PA to stay with her uncle Thomas Ross.

I Googled Ross in Canonsburg, PA, and found 23 households in the area. I sent out letters to each household asking if it is possible any of them might be related. I did get an e-mail from one of the Ross family members. He thinks we might be related. He had an uncle Thomas and he had a sister Sarah. I think we might be one generation off but the names usually do run thru families. I sent him an e-mail back with more information and hope that he is going to check further. He seems interested so we might get somewhere.

I have also sent a form with the fee for a birth certificate search at the Carnegie Library for a birth certificate for Matilda Ross. We believe this is the child Sarah was carrying when she arrived at Ellis Island.