New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957

Validator (claude-opus-5-5, 2026-10-28): supports, confidence 3/4, tier record.
The image is a Norddeutscher Lloyd manifest for the S.S. Saale from Bremen to New York, dated about 12/6/1900. Line 11 clearly names 'Josef Tauber', age 21, a Bohemian miner bound for Chicago, which states the claimed name directly. His age gives a birth year of about 1879, consistent with the claimed lifespan. The record does not identify parents, so the link to this particular person depends on the name, age and Bohemian origin.
Matches: Line 11 of the manifest reads 'Josef Tauber', matching the claimed name exactly; Age 21, male, single, miner, nationality Bohemia; S.S. Saale sailing from Bremen, apparently 12/6/1900, arriving New York; age 21 in 1900 implies birth about 1879, matching the claimed birth year; Destination Chicago, Ill., going to a relative at 1064 S. Kedzie Ave.
Limits: The manifest gives an age, not a birth date, so it cannot confirm the exact 1879 birth; Lists no parents or other identifying relatives, so tying this passenger to the database's Josef Tauber rests on name and age only; Last residence is hard to read (possibly 'Mostice'/'Mořice') and cannot be checked against a known birthplace; Says nothing about the 1914 death date