George Guyer

Other Events and Attributes:

• Emigration: Emigrated to US in 1905, naturalised in 1915
• Emigration: 10 May 1910, Glasgow, Scotland; While the census information indicates George emigrated to the United States in 1905. A manifest from 1910 shows he was previously in the United States from 1905 - 1909. The passenger manifest for the S.S. Columbia sailing from Glasgow on 10 May 1910, arriving New York on 22 May 1910, shows the following: * Name: George Guyer * Age: 24, married. It appears that George is traveling with his wife, Doria (age 22), but they seem to be going to different destinations: he to San Francisco, she to Chicago. Possibly brother/sister, and not husband/wife? * Occupation: Tailor * Read/Write: Yes * Nationality: Russian * Race: Hebrew * Last Permanent Residence: Glasgow, Scotland * Nearest Relative: Brother, D. Guyer, 41 Hospital Street, Glasgow, Scotland * Destination: San Francisco * Relative at Destination: Uncle, J. Goldman, San Francisco * Height: 5 foot 7 inches Year: 1910; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_1483; Line: 11. Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; (National Archives Microfilm Publication T715, 8892 rolls); Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Notes:

Birth:
Passenger manifest, for S.S. Columbia sailing from Glasgow to New York on 14 May 1910 shows George's age as 24. This would indicate a birth year of 1886, rather than 1888. Birthplace is shown as Gombin, Russia.

World War I draft card, signed by George Guyer, shows date of birth as 8 Dec 1886. As draft card is signed, I have used 1886 date.

Family/Spouse: Etty Winkler. Etty (daughter of Philip Winkler and Rebecca Zusman) was born on 12 Dec 1894 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; died on 04 Aug 1985 in Alameida County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Stanley Guyer was born about 1916 in San Francisco, California.
2. Dorothy Guyer was born on 09 Oct 1920 in San Francisco, California; died on 25 Jun 2007 in Contra Costa, California.