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Passport or travel record to Cuba 1910-1914?

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Looking for a record of an Anna Brown traveling to Cuba between 1910-1914. She was in 1910 census in Massachusetts and next record I can find is a reference to her marriage in Cuba in June 1914 to George T Walker. She was born in Jan 1896 so she would have turned 18 at the time of her marriage. Could she have traveled to Cuba as a minor before age 18 without her own passport? The only record I find for a passport application is later than 1914.

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    Thank you for posting your question on History Hub!

    According to the National Archives reference information paper on Passport Applications, 1795–1925 “With two exceptions, U.S. citizens were not required to have a passport for travel abroad until 1941. Passports were required for a short time during the Civil War (August 19, 1861–March 17, 1862) and during [and shortly after] World War I (May 22, 1918–1921).”

    Although passports were not required by the US government and were not universally used by American citizens, there was an option for Americans to apply for passports. The National Archives has Passport Applications, January 6, 1906–March 31, 1925 in the General Records of the Department of State (Record Group 59). The microfilm publication for this series, M1490, has been digitized and made available online by our partner, Ancestry.com at U.S., Passport Applications, 1795-1925, for a fee. The digitized records on Ancestry.com are available free of charge in all NARA Research Rooms, including those in our regional archives and Presidential Libraries. Some local, state, and university libraries also provide access to Ancestry to their patrons.

    If you already have searched these records without success, you may wish to search for the names of her family members such as parents.  It is also possible that her family chose to travel without passports. 

    In regards to other travel records, the National Archives does not have outbound passenger lists for most US ports for this time period, nor do we have inbound passenger lists for Cuba. We did locate the passport application after her marriage dated 1918 as well as an 29 March 1915 arrival record for Boston, Massachusetts, USA for an Anna B. Walker which may be a match for her. Since you appear to have already located these records, we will not share details now.  Please let us know if you desire more information.  

    We regret that we could not be of more assistance to you. However, we hope this information will better inform your research.

    Sincerely,

    Textual Reference Archives II Branch (RR2RA)

    23-45430-JA

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    Thank you for posting your question on History Hub!

    According to the National Archives reference information paper on Passport Applications, 1795–1925 “With two exceptions, U.S. citizens were not required to have a passport for travel abroad until 1941. Passports were required for a short time during the Civil War (August 19, 1861–March 17, 1862) and during [and shortly after] World War I (May 22, 1918–1921).”

    Although passports were not required by the US government and were not universally used by American citizens, there was an option for Americans to apply for passports. The National Archives has Passport Applications, January 6, 1906–March 31, 1925 in the General Records of the Department of State (Record Group 59). The microfilm publication for this series, M1490, has been digitized and made available online by our partner, Ancestry.com at U.S., Passport Applications, 1795-1925, for a fee. The digitized records on Ancestry.com are available free of charge in all NARA Research Rooms, including those in our regional archives and Presidential Libraries. Some local, state, and university libraries also provide access to Ancestry to their patrons.

    If you already have searched these records without success, you may wish to search for the names of her family members such as parents.  It is also possible that her family chose to travel without passports. 

    In regards to other travel records, the National Archives does not have outbound passenger lists for most US ports for this time period, nor do we have inbound passenger lists for Cuba. We did locate the passport application after her marriage dated 1918 as well as an 29 March 1915 arrival record for Boston, Massachusetts, USA for an Anna B. Walker which may be a match for her. Since you appear to have already located these records, we will not share details now.  Please let us know if you desire more information.  

    We regret that we could not be of more assistance to you. However, we hope this information will better inform your research.

    Sincerely,

    Textual Reference Archives II Branch (RR2RA)

    23-45430-JA

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