Filipino Arrivals @ Ellis Island

Filipino Arrival Names E-G

Filipino Arrivals @ Ellis Island
Introduction page 2
Filipinos @ Ellis Island Oral History Project
Untold Stories of Ellis Island
Presidents, Royalty (Muslim) & Early Arrivals
Filipino Arrival Names A-B
Filipino Arrival Names C-D
Filipino Arrival Names E-G
Filipino Arrival Names H-L
Filipino Arrivals Names M
Filipino Arrival Names N-Q
Filipino Arrival Names R
Filipino Arrival Names S
Filipino Arrival Names T
Filipino Arrival Names U-Z
Ellis Island Ships w/ Filipino Crew
Genealogy: Ellis Island Filipinos
Phil. Colonial Personalities Arrival @ Ellis Island
Historical Notes
Guest Page #1: Seamen OFWs
Guest Page #2: Seamen OFWs
Guest Page: Filipino Seamen Hostage in Somalia, Nigeria, etc
Filipino Arrivals @ Angel Island
East Indian Arrivals @ Ellis Island
Chinese Arrivals @ Ellis Island
Japanese Arrivals @ Ellis Island
Korean Arrivals @ Ellis Island
Siamese (Thai) Arrivals @ Ellis Island

Filipinos w/ names of ships & arrival dates @ Ellis Island

Ships’crew fireman, coal passer, water tender, wiper, oiler, steward, musician, cook, waiter, mess crew

Seamen 1) OS Ordinary Seaman 2) AB Able-Bodied Seaman; skilled sailor 3) Bosun Boatswain; foreman 3rd or fourth mate

Posted in yellow highlights are the names of individuals w/ ship manifest records I was not able to examine in details and therefore need further research, although the Ellis Island Foundation had listed their ethnicities as Filipinos (Notes by M.E. Embry)

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Ylario ELACIO born 1856 Philippines arr Walter Luckenbach 6/30/1921 crew

Mariano ELEPANO born 1903 Philippines arr via Kroonland 7/18/1923 crew

Joaquin Miguel ELIZALDE arr via President Roosevelt 3/11/1923 Phil Ambassador to the U.S.1946-1952 Pilipino member of the U.S. Congress while serving as the U.S. Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Commonwealth 1938-1944 educated in London; Switzerland & resident of Moreland Farms, Adamstown, Maryland Industrialist, financier & Phil. Presidential Economic Adviser (1937-1938) International Monetary Fund Board of Governors member (1946-1950) WW11 Phil Presidential Cabinet Member (1941-1944) Major in the Phil Army Cavalry Reserve Philippine Foreign Affairs Minister 1952-1953
Philippine mission economic adviser & Ambassador to the United Nations(1956-1965)
other source: Biographical information on members of U.S. Congress

Bernabe ENABE born 1888 Philippines arr via Hinckley 9/11/1921 fireman

R ENRIGUES born 1902 Philippines arr via S.V. Harkness 7/11/1921 crew

Ulpiano ENRIQUEZ arr Independence Hall 8/23/1924 11/22/1924 ch.cook

Gaudencio ENTE born 1898 Philippines; arr via Lake Kyttle 6/8/1919 via Lake Como 7/28/1919 9/9/1919 via Somme 2/3/1921 fireman "brother S. Ente Manila Phil"

Lorenzo ERELLA born 1890 Philippines; arr via Omsk 9/3/1918, oiler via New York 3/6/1922 “wages $63.75; 5/13/1922 “wages $57.50; 6/17/1922 fireman via Baracoa 7/24/1922 oiler "66 James St. New York") 8/21/1922

W. ERELLA born 1892 Philippines; arr via Sagaporack 10/5/1920 deck engineer

Pedro “Peter” ERMITANO born 1895 Philippines arr via Kroonland 7/18/1923 8/13/1922 chf boots 8/22/1923 9/17/1922

Filippe ESCALONA born 2/23/1894 Philippines; arr via Katherine 5/3/1920 seaman

Albert ESCAMILLA born 1891 Philippines arr via Hinkley 9/11/1921 AB

Edilberto Faelnar Escano born 1878; died 1916; arrived 11/14/1901 via Buenos Aires; last residence Barcelona; destination NY (in the Ellis Island database as Faelnar) from the prominent Casa Escano abaca hemp empire

Joseph ESCANOLIO born 1886 Philippines arr via Hincley 9/11/1921 AB

Doroteo ESPANOLA born 1903 Philippines arr via Kroonland 7/18/1923 fireman 8/22/1923 9/26/1923

Albert ESPENEDA born 1904 Philippines arr via Finland 6/13/1921 mess man

Severino ESPENOSOA born 1903 Philippines arr via Liberty 1/21/1924 mess boy “47 Sand St. Brooklyn NY” 3/22/1924

E. ESPIRITO born 1903 Philippines; arr via Stuart Dollar 7/20/1924

Pedro ESPIRITU born 1889 Philippines; arr via Pres. Harding 11/17/1922

Pedro ESQUILLO born 1900 Philippines; arr via America coal passer 5/13/1922 6/17/1922 7/22/1922 8/15/1922 9/30/1922 11/4/1922 12/9/1922 “ next of kin in NY” 1/13/1923 2/19/1923 via Saugus 7/16/1923

Thomas “Tom” ESTAVILLO born 1897 Philippines; arr Easterling 6/5/1919 cabin boy; via Minnekahda 4/6/1920; via Rommey 1/1/1921; via Pres. Harding 10/12/1922 11/17/1922 via America 8/1/1923 10/6/1923 11/11/1923 via Leviathan 12/21/1923 4/28/1924 5/19/1924

F.P. EXCONDE born 1905 Philippines arr via Dryden 5/29/1923 wiper

Ramon EXITO born 1887 Pontevedra Negros Philippines arr via Antonio Lopez 5/13/1913 w/ Max Tapanlangit “father Thomas Rizal St” “student” “friend Wallen Elwood Armsterdam NY

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Vicente FABELLA born 1891 Philippines arr via Buenos Aires 9/10/1913 w/ Salvador Unson “Juan Fabella relative Pagsanhan “ "student University of Chicago"; 1st Filipino Public Accountant; founded Jose Rizal College in the Philippines (1919)

Jose FABITO born 1890 Philippines arr via Montserrat 11/1/1918

Jose FABRIGAS born 1899 Philippines arr via Kermoor 12/16/1919 mess man “Tat RFA; Sc on fhd” via Manchuria 2/26/1921

Jose FABRIGAS born 1899 Philippines arr via Manchuria 11/24/1920 messman

I. FAGALA born 1897 Philippines arr via S.V. Harkness 7/11/1921 crew

Buen FAJARDO born 1903 Philippines; arr via Kroonland 8/13/1922 10/3/1923 mess boy

Pedro FANCHANCO born 1888 Malouan ? Philippines; arr via Manuel Calvo 7/11/1911 w/ Abella, Emeterio “nationality Philippines Race Spanish” last permanent address: Lingayen Pangasinan

Silvestre FANIDO born 1896 Philippines arr via Leviathan 11/10/1924 “brother Constance of Misamis Philippines”

Zacarias FARRIOL born 1886 Philippines arr via Hinckley 9/11/1921 mess man

V.F. FELIXE born 1897 Philippines arr via Naugus 12/11/1921 oiler

Alejandro FERANEL born 1891 Philippines arr via Patrick Henry 1/28/1924 (14 yrs of service fireman) 10/25/1924

Andres FERNANDEZ arr via Patrick Henry 10/25/1924 wiper 11 yrs of service
( A. Fernandez 29y Philippino 1/28/1924)

Epifanio FERNANDEZ born 1883 Philippines arr via Hudson 3/26/1922 coal passer

Jose FERNANDEZ born 1890 Philippines arr via Manchuria 11/24/1920 wiper

Philip FERNANDEZ born 1897 Philippines; arr via Megantic 12/20/1918; via Menominee 3/25/1923

Victor FERNANDEZ born 1895 Philippines arr via Eastern Admiral 3/1/1921; via Southern Cross 9/4/1922; via Pres. Van Buren 1/11/1923 2/21/1923 5/1/1923 6/5/1923 7/10/1923 8/14/1923 9/18/1923 10/23/1923 12/4/1923 2/13/1924 3/19/1924; via Pres Harding 2/25/1923; via America 6/26/1923; via Mongolia 10/14/1923 8/5/1924 9/10/1924 10/14/1924 11/19/1924

Pedro A. FERNANDO born 1888 Manila Philippines; arr via Montserrat 8/10/1916 "Singer Sewing Machine Co. Manila"

Teofilo “Teddy” FERRARO born 1901 Philippines; arr via Minnekahda asst steward 6/19/1921 7/31/1921 10/22/1921 (11/23/1921 mess man; via Mongolia mess boy 7/19/1922 8/22/1922 9/16/1922 mess boy 12/6/1922 fireman 1/10/1923 wiper "deserted 12/30/1922 Hamburg" 4/25/1923, mess boy via S.B. Hunt 9/22/1924 mess man

John FIELDGROVE born 1901 Philippines arr via Luxpalile 4/25/1924 oiler; via Mount Clay 10/1/1923 11/12/1923 oiler; via Californian 1/22/1923 motorman; via Half Moon 12/29/1924 oiler

Cecil FLORES born 1889 Philippines arr via Hinckley 9/11/1921

Demetrio FLORES born 1891 Philippines arr via Kroonland 9/24/1924 crew

Gregorio FLORES born 1902 Philippines arr via Endicott 2/9/1923

Placido FLORZO born 1887 Philippines arr via Loretta 9/15/1921 A.B.

Buenaventura FRANCE born 1902 Philippines arr West Eldara 1/1/1924 3/1/1924 4/28/1924 7/18/1924 9/20/1924 12/11/1924 AB sailor "7 Summit St Brooklyn NY" “mother resident of Manila, Phil”

Patricio FRENTES born 1898 Philippines arr via Hinckley coalpasser

Joel V. FUENTES born 1897 Philippines arr via Liberty 11/13/1923 steward; 1/21/1924 3/22/1924 chief steward "421 W. 17th St NY NY

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Isauro GABALDON born 12/8/1875 San Isidro Nueva Ecija Philippines; died 12/21/1942 Manila Philippines; buried North Cemetery Philippines; arr via Leviathan 12/2/1924 (w/son Lenen); member of the U.S. Congress while a Resident Commisioner of the Philippines 1920-1928
educated in Spain (Cuenca Tebar) & law graduate UST, Phil; Gov of Nueva Ecija, Phil 1906;1912-1916; member Phil House of Rep. 1907-1911
member Phil Senate 1916-1919; Gabaldon Law built Gabaldon schoolhouse design all over the Phil that became known as the Gabaldon schools
Calle Isauro Gabaldon in Cuenca Tebar Spain was named in his honor
(Source: Time Magazine 3/19/1928 "Gabaldon's Going" noted Isauro Gabaldon's patriotism & fervent support for Philippine independence from U.S.-Notes of Maria Elizabeth Embry)

Senen GABALDON arr via Leviathan 12/2/1924 w/ father; founded Don Senen Gabaldon Foundation
Pres.& Chairman of Meralco

Demetrio GALANG born 9/15/1892 Manila Philippines arr via St Paul 3/13/1916 w/ Victor Arana "claims unknown"; via The Minnesota 8/29/1918 mess boy; via The Sassenheim 5/23/1919 cook's mate "reship" via The Kroonland 6/12/1924 asst steward 7/30/1924 GH stwd

Jose GALANG born 1897 Philippines arr via The Pan American 7/9/1923 fireman

John C. GALLARTE born 1896 Philippines arr via Hudson 3/26/1922

Benjamin GALLO born 1902 Philippines arr via Osaqumsick 9/17/1920; via Kroonland 9/24/1924 11/13/1924

Victor GALO born 1897 Philippines arr via Lake Yelverton 7/17/1920 via Kroonland 7/18/1923 fireman 8/22/1923

Pablo GAMPONIA born 1902 arr via Kroonland 7/30/1924 crew

Basilio GARCIA born 1900 Philippines arr via America 3/6/1922 5/13/1922 deck off mess 6/17/1922; via Cathlamet 2/26 1923 mess boy

Narciso GARCIA born 1899 Philippines arr via Montserrat 11/1/1918; via Princess May 3/8/1920 crew A.B. sailor “address-Sapian Capis Philippines

Pedro GARCIA born 1896 Philippines; arr via Montana 5/28/1922

Rogue GARCIA born 1899 Philippines arr via Tulsa 11/22/1920 mess boy

Thomas GARCIA born 1898 Philippines arr via Acropolis 1/24/1922 night watchman

Jose Garrido born 1891 Manila, Philippines; arr via Montevideo 6/10/1913; student; “Joaquin of Calle Real 228 Intramuros Manila-father”; destination: NY

Sebastian GARUMBA born 1893 Philippines; arr via Harkness 7/11/1921 ch cook “hired 4/21/1921

Braulio GELENO born 1901 Philippines arr via Kroonland 7/18/1923 8/22/1923 fireman

Vicente GENEROSO born 1889 Philippines; arr via Pres Harding 11/17/1922 via America 8/1/1923 9/1/1923 10/6/1923 via Leviathan 12/2/1924 “father Mauricio of Batangas”

Manuel GENTICE born 1888 Philippines; arr via Eastern Admiral 12/28/1921

Crispin GETUBIG born 1891 Philippines arr via Kroonland 7/30/1924 crew

Rafael GILLIDO born 1879 Philippines arr via Finland 6/13/1921 water tender

Micilio GIRONA born 1891 Philippines arr via Patrick Henry 1/28/1924; wiper; 10/25/1924 oiler “14 yrs of service”

Antonio GIRONELLA born 1898 arr via America 8/20/1921 mess man

Loreto GIRONELLA born 12/10/1897 Philippines arr via America 8/20/1921 9/22/1921 mess man 10/24/1921 11/26/1921 12/23/1921 asst officer's mess man 1/30/1922 asst. mess man 3/6/1922; off. mess 5/13/1922 deck mess 6/17/1922 7/22/1922; post Ellis Island Source: SS# died 12/1975 San Francisco California

Timoteo GIRONELLA born 1897 Philippines; arr via America captain's steward 8/20/1921 9/22/1921 11/26/1921 12/23/1921 1/30/1922 3/6/1922 5/13/1922 6/17/1922 7/22/1922 9/30/1922 11/4/1922 12/9/1922 1/13/1923 2/19/1923 6/26/1923 8/1/1923 9/1/1923 10/6/1923 12/15/1923 1/22/1924 3/4/1924 4/8/1924 6/7/1924 7/9/1924 8/6/1924 9/7/1924 10/9/1924 11/18/1924 12/23/1924 "sister M-Candon__ Sur Phil" (Notes: five of the 1906 original 15 sakadas in Hawaii are from Gironella family of Candon Ilocos Philippines) WW1 Veteran US Navy Steereage steward; died 4/1/1938; buried Long Island NY National Cemetery

Tomaso GIRONELLA born 1897 Philippines arr via America 8/20/1921 dishwasher "deserted 8/9/1921 Bremerhaven"

Angel GLORIA born 1897 Philippines arr via Kroonland 7/18/1923 8/22/1923 9/26/1923 wiper

Lucio John GODINO born 3/8/1908 Samar Philippines arr via George Washington 6/30/1924 w/ Teodoro Yangco (see notes for his Siamese twin brother, Simplicio Godino)

Simplicio Joseph GODINO born 3/8/1908 Samar Philippines arr via George Washington 6/30/1924 w/ Teodoro Yangco; ship manifest born "3/2/1908 Sulat Phil Is" AKA Godino or Godina Siamese Twins with his twin (Pygopagus- positioned back to back & joined @ the base of the spine) brother Lucio.They were on Coney Island sideshow circuit @ 11 yrs old until adopted by Teodoro Yangco after Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (SPCC) published their complaint that the twins had no official guardian. Teodoro Yangco, the diplomat-philanthropist provided them w/ good education. Later, after the twins marriage (1929) to identical non-conjoined twin sisters-Natividad (Simplicio) & Victorina (Lucio), they all performed in vaudeville acts in North & South America. They were accomplished bandleaders, dancers, roller skaters
Source: Time 12/7/1936 issue "Siamese Severed"
twins "firmly bound @ the tail bones by a link of muscle, fibre and intestine.Simplicio's digestive tract ended in a blind pocket of gut about half an inch short of where it should have ended. He drained through the connecting link into his Brother Lucio's normal colon".Lucio died in York Hospital after contracting pneumonia in 11/1936. Dr. Hippolyte Marcus Wertheim performed an emergency surgery to separate the healthy Simplicio from the dead body of his twin brother. A few days later & Simplicio would also die of cerebro-spinal meningitis Listed in the 1920 Wash D.C. Census "ward of Teodoro Yangco".Listed in the 1930 Manhattan New York Census w/ their wives (Natividad & Victorina) "actor theatrical" "Actress theatrical" other source "open for research" 14 photos The Musicians Collection Henry Ransom Humanities Research Center The University of Texas @ Austin RLIN Record ID TXRC 99-417

Alex GOHIER born 1894 Philippines; arr via Consort 5/16/1920 3rd asst. engineer; via Bay Head 2/19/1921 3rd asst engineer; via Mount Clay 4/11/1923 5/28/1923 2nd asst. engineer 7/9/1923 8/20/1923 11/12/1923 10/1/1923

Primo GOMES born 1904 Philippines; arr via Finland 6/13/1921 mess man; via America 6/26/1923 mess boy

Vicente GONZALES born 1889 Philippines arr via Pres Harding 11/17/1922 officer’s mess

Felix GULANG born 1892 Philippines; arr via Pres Van Buren 9/18/1923 mess boy 10/23/1923 12/4/1923

Yontis C. GUZMEN arr via Acropolis 11/11/1921 waiter

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