Revisiting Alejandro

 

FamilySearch. Nogales Manifest of Alien Arrivals.

Back in COVID-era April 2020 I dove into the family connections for cousin MC and her ancestor Teodoro Alejandro Portillo. DNA matches in common between MC, my Mom and the mystery Leyva matches have me looking again at Alejandro and floating Portillo branches who may link with my 3rd-great-grandfather Manuel Portillo (1830-1880). The record above comes from FamilySearch and their collection of Nogales, Arizona Manifests of Alien Arrivals, 1905-1952. The indexing states this is from 1924, which would put Alejandro as born about 1864. This is pretty close to Alejandro's known birth year of 1866.

The reverse side of the card includes a photo and a signature.

Alejandro Portillo. 

The record states Alejandro was crossing at Nogales daily for business, and his nearest relative or friend in Mexico was Eduardo Soto of Sonora Bank in Nogales.