In researching my family on Ancestry.com, I have been able to find ship manifests and immigration documentation for all my relatives, minus one. I broadened my search for just my unique surname in immigration records and came across a document titled MURDERS. Of course, I am now convinced my great grandfather is a MURDER and that's why I can't find ANY other immigration papers on him.
Here is a link to the document in question: https://imgur.com/a/EdHzq I am specifically asking about the 5th from bottom line containing the name Narancich. It comes from Ancestry.com and is labeled as "Subject Index to Correspondence and Case Files of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1903-1952." It list a description of "Milk - Nunc Pro Tunc (List of)". I know the numbers are "INS Reference Number" but I don't know what that means.
Other info:
*I am confident that it is a relative of mine being referenced, as our surname is extremely uncommon, and it stayed relatively intact (+/- an 'h') as my ancestors came to the US speaking English.
*From family oral history, I know my g-gpa's brother, and was easily able to find his immigration paperwork. The brother also happened to come over with their father, so I also have his paperwork.
*I can find census data on him from immediately after he arrives, and great records thereafter (draft cards, census, town directories, etc), all showing he spoke English before he arrived, and little variation on name or b-day.
*I found his spouse's immigration paperwork, which gives his exact birthdate, and my grandfather's exact info. I am very confident that I've tracked the right person, but I can't find any documents showing his arrival.
*To make things even a step easier, the brothers were the end of the surname, so not only is in intact, but all documents with that name are related to me.
I know that I shouldn't expect perfect records, and not being able to find one person's papers is totally normal, but with all the factors I feel I could have a legit concern that my great grandfather was accused of murder about the time he came to America, and never made his residence legal...
"Nunc Pro Tunc" is Latin for "now for then." It is used in the law to correct a prior Court Order which contains an error, frequently a typo, an error in a number, or to add a provision which should have been included but was inadvertently omitted.
I have seen it most often for Divorce Decrees where the wife was not restored to her maiden or former name and now she wants her name to change back. An Order Nunc Pro Tunc is entered saying that the Divorce Decree was suppose to restore the wife to a prior name but that provision was omitted, so now this order does so and it relates back and is incorporated in the Divorce Decree.
Looks like the line in question says, "ADMTD NY, Narancich algd by Gagula to be;"
Because this was under Nunc Pro Tunc perhaps it might mean that the person was admitted in New York and alleged by Gagula to have the name Narancich.