S.S. Iroqouis Manifest of Zoilo H. Garcia and Family, Dominican Civil Engineer

In 1914, Zoilo H. Garcia returned to the U.S. but this time he was visiting New York City. On this occasion, Zoilo arrived with his wife, their 2 children and his wife’s sister. They were all staying at 369 W. 123 Street, NYC. Zoilo’s occupation was listed as Civil Engineer but this time it had the addition of Government. This was the first time that Zoilo’s wife, Teresa, his children, Zoilo and Hena de la C. Garcia, and wife’s sister Luisa Fernandez traveled to the U.S. Teresa and Zoilo had two more children who did not travel with them in 1914, Tircio de Jesus and Triana Mercedes Garcia.

Drawn from the research of CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Research Associate Vivian Guerrero Aquino, this story is part of the Institute’s Ellis Island Project, which chronicles the arrival of Dominican immigrants and preserves their personal histories.

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