Talk:Annie Moore (immigrant)

Gold piece
I removed the reference to Annie being given a $10 gold piece because I understand there's some dispute. It's likely the story is apocryphal; she may have been given $10 in paper money.

Andrewkantor 18:31, 1 March 2007 (UTC)


 * The statement is substantiated by one of the sources cited as an external link (http://www.ellisisland.org/genealogy/annie_moore.asp). Any "dispute" may have arisen from the initial story in the New York Times, which was corrected in the next day's edition.  Both Times stories from 1892 are reproduced at the cited link.  On that authority, I'm restoring the statement, unless and until we find something establishing that there's still any genuine dispute. JamesMLane t c 20:36, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

The gold coin she probably received was worth ten dimes as opposed to ten dollars. Because its doubtful that an official would give her ten dollars. That would probably be worth about $200-$300 in modern times. That is highly doubtful. By saints1fanchic

Birth and death dates
I am from ireland and know Cobh extremely well. I want to draw attention to an anomily in this article. The date quoted for Annies DOB and date of her death are different to the dates which appear on her headstone. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.101.252.103 (talk • contribs) 06:38, 19 September 2009


 * Do you have a source? (See WP:RS and WP:CITE concerning our reliance on sources.)  Also, note that our article mentions the confusion in the past about which Annie Moore came through Ellis Island.  Perhaps the dates you have in mind concern the other one. JamesMLane t c 06:18, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

Comment by saints1fanchic: yes that head stone would put her at 18 years of age rather that 15.

It was very common for immigrants have their birthday listed as 1/1/xxxx, rather than their real birthdate. This happened to my wife's grandmother and if you look at historic immigration documents there is a disproportionate number of immigrants with a listed birthday of 1/1. So I would be skeptical that 1/1 is her real birthdate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.140.246.65 (talk) 14:59, 15 September 2013 (UTC)

Immigration Document
On the immigration document, Annie Moore is the second name on the list. I cant read the first name well, but it seems that this person was intended for a "protracted stay". Could this be why he isnt counted? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.75.33.92 (talk) 14:20, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

It appears to read Ellie King. It is a female because to the right of the names in another column are M or F and then if the one above has the same sex as the following a "." Is placed in place of the "F" or "M". — Preceding unsigned comment added by Saints1fanchic (talk • contribs) 21:03, 23 June 2013 (UTC)

Parents already residing in the states 4 years prior?
I question the validity of some information in the article because it just seems strange that Annie Moore is named being the first immigrant to come to Ellis Island on her 15th birthday in 1892 with 2 younger siblings and her parents having already living in NY since 1888. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Saints1fanchic (talk • contribs) 20:50, 23 June 2013 (UTC)