Thank you for writing to us. The Ollies had family connections to Syro-Lebanese immigrants in Fort Smith, AK. Thanks again, Joe. For example, Rev. Surprised by how few were documented in NH. I have a great-aunt who traveled with her husband, in the early 1900s, through Ellis Island on their way to work at the Ford Motor Company in Detroit. This side is a mystery to me because all of the records were burned and lost under Turkish rule. My great-grand father immigrated through Mexico, and into the US in 1917, but he was born in Mount Lebanon. The NH farmhouse dated back to the 1700s. Perhaps they changed it? You can help create better awareness by focusing on the assault part and help heal the sexual by ending the stigma. Thus, the data they provide might be biased against certain groups, including those from the Ottoman Empire and categorized as Syrian.. Thank you for any suggestion!! Sassin and Bedia ( ? ) Dr. Michael Shadid saved enough money to attend the University of Washington medical school, by peddling his way from New York to Texas selling jewelry. How can I find out more? Here's what we found. Among the minority, there are Shia and Sunni Muslim communities. Both were christians, little is known about their lives as we were not to question and my father spoke little of his parents. I know one of their names is George. For example, in the central Matn region of Mount Lebanon, villages records show that on average 18% of the Druzes population left, while only 12% of their Maronite counterparts emigrated. : theses censuses, taken every ten years record US residents who claimed Syria, Palestine, or Turkey as their place of birth. My godmother told me that these were religious symbols and because they were so poor they could not afford to buy crosses, rosary beads etc. Hi my name is Mirna Saleb. He settled in Bridgeport Texas, as a dry goods seller to the local coal mine. Then used name Nolan or Nolan. The G7 is an "informal forum" of heads of state of the world's most advanced economies, founded in 1975. We probably know one another already. My grandparents are from Lebanon My grandfather, Michel Nader Haik, came to America in late 1890 or so. Did I read 20 in NH by 1920? by shipping companies from the late 1870s onwards greatly eased travel and attracted migrants. If your grandfather was Abdo then that means you had an uncle that passed in 2018 whose name is Daniel. Any information about this family name and my ancestors is appreciated. In their letter the peasants requested Eldridges help in annexing their lands to the Mountain because people there enjoy greater security, freedom and smaller taxes. What corroborates these and many similar contemporary observations is that not. Like many people, they came first for the jobs promised by the boom of the automotive industry in the early to mid 1900s. Makes more sense now. What was their average age? Kayleigh Clark, the 17-year-old from Sumrall, did not appear on "American Idol" this week. Our Maronite church window in Dover (circa 1945) reads Jassas Abu Rizk in Arabic. as a merchant selling woolen clothing. But now Lebanon. I went to Lebanon last year and did some research but could only find info on my grandmothers side. known as Solomon Deep Nolan. I dont think my Grandpa has done a lot of digging and Im not even sure he realizes his Dad might have been lying. My family took the last name Nola and settled in Florida. The only way he could escape the Turks was to leave. his name was ROUKOZ YOUSSEF SAAIBY. He made enough money to retire as a business man in Tacoma, WA. Sophia Harris died 1935 in Indinapolis. My great grandmother was born in Syria, around 1854 and her name was Essene Etta Edith De Cozen or Dah Dah. I predict he came to SA in the mid to late 1800s. My name is Daniel. Hi Andrea, Such a wonderful article, Thank you so much for sharing! Numerous Arabic students have decided to come over to the United States in order to attend university. They became peddlers with a horse pulled wagon in S.E. Been trying to find out information on my roots in Lebanon and the family of my great-grandfather, his name is Najib Doumitt if you or anyone has info I would love to hear it! Thank you. The G7 is an "informal forum" of heads of state of the world's most advanced economies, founded in 1975. Thus, the data they provide might be biased against certain groups, including those from the Ottoman Empire and categorized as Syrian., Census data also provide a closer look at the gender and age of early Lebanese immigrants. Just met up with an Aberizk uncle for the first time, Nov 2018. He too had a small tattooed cross on his right hand near his thumb. Specifically, the stagnation and then collapse of the silk economy of Mount Lebanon (which accounted for 60% of the North Carolina State University For instance, many Lebanese moved from Lawrence, Mass. This post was written by Dr. Akram Khater, Director of the Khayrallah Center, and Marjorie Stevens, Senior Researcher. I was told my grandmother left because her father thought there would always be fighting in that part of the world. Moreover, examining the population by county gives a more precise picture of population distribution. Can you email me? We usually attend St Elias Festival every Spring. How many children did they have, if any? He was a weaver in the woolen mills in Lawrence Massachusetts. thank you. This suggests that overall numbers for the migration period from immigration records may be inflated by that amount. Lebanon. His original family ended up in America, having gone over with his brothers family, I think. A number of Jews fled Lebanon for the United States due to fears of persecution, and populations of Druze and atheists also exist. My fathers name, as I understand, is Raiff ibn Elyess al bitil Cannon. to New Hampshire beginning in the late 20s and 1930s (you can read more about this in our project Legacies of Labor: Lebanese Factory Workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1890-1950). The wars in Palestine in the late 1940s that led to the establishment of Israel and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians led many to seek Do you have any information about this family? Their surnames dont match ours, as they are Hamouda, Aboughoushe and Rahall; thought the later sounds similar to Razul. Hello Linda, my name is Anne Seba Hakim and my parents in law were from Bsharri, Mount Lebanon. I recall seeing this tattoo. Hi Joey, I am happy to perform a research request for you and will reach out via email. The war originally started in part due to how the government was set up in Lebanon and how the opposing ideas of the various factions that represented different people in Lebanon. I thought it was 1910. They came from AinZhalta or Ainshalta which I can find very little info on. My error in reading the chart. This early and sustained widespread dispersal led to regional variations in terms of the types of work they pursued, their relationship to the larger community, adherence to their original faith or conversion to new ones, and many other aspects of their lives. Troubleshooting Prepare a new gel with a Its also interesting to consider what a mans motivations might have been to maintain these violent stories when discussing his past with his kids. Anyway, just a thought. As important as it is to note counties with high populations, we have to give serious consideration to counties with a single or very few immigrants, a phenomenon seen most commonly in 1900 and 1910 censuses. In the case of Mount Lebanon, it was silkcultivated in its mountains since the days of Amir Fakhredins in the 16th centurythat French industrialists sought for their factories back in Lyons and other cities. 1911 and 1919 Reports of the US Immigration Commission: Each year, the Commissioner General of Immigration tabulated data on American immigrants. Elias is said to be the first Lebanese person to come to Charlottetown, PEI. I am fascinated with the intersection of history, science, and religion. Yes, many must have come from MA. We are looking for the immigration story. They were part of the global Great Migration of the 19th century which saw the movement of millions leaving poor economic conditions from places such as Italy and Greece to countries in desperate need for labor like the US, Argentina and Brazil. Kayleigh Clark, the 17-year-old from Sumrall, did not appear on "American Idol" this week. Also, New Hampshire received an influx of Lebanese-Americans migrating from mills in Massachusetts as the textile industry began to decline in the 1920s. this source provides the most granular data, counting those who emigrated from each village and district in Mount Lebanon. This lead me to your reply to Dr.Khater. Moreover, examining the population by county gives a more precise picture of population distribution. Family left Birmingham after 1910 and resettled in Indianpolis. Campus Box 8013 But while there was not a singular reason for the immigration of everyone, the majority left for economic reasons. I know his was Catholic and would like to connect with one of the churches I have records about in Lebanon. Or it could be due to the fact that those immigrants who were denied entry through the main port of Ellis Islanddue to communicable diseases like trachoma, being considered paupers if they had less than $25 in their possession, or for lack of a sponsor American or Lebanesemanaged to enter the US more easily through Mexico. I do not know why he eventually landed in Seattle, but he ended up buying wool socks in great quantities and took them to the Yukon where gold had been discovered. Strange thing. As said by Jennifer you may want to try Khattar. He farmed in Ohio until 1981. His only son Chehwan followed in 1911, he decided he didnt like it and found his way back quickly, it wasnt until the early 60s that Chehwans family left for the U.S first to Minneapolis then to Michigan, Windsor Ontario and Los Angeles. She was from Hammana and her father was John Elias. Reasons for early Lebanese migration, Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies, Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora, Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies News, http://www.stmaryaocc.org/aboutus/parishhistory.html, https://www.ancestry.com/boards/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=54&p=surnames.saba, A Boatload of Horses: Alan Jabbours Family Immigration Saga | Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies | NC State University, A Walking Dream: Syrian Migrants Journey to the Americas | Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies | NC State University, https://lebanesestudies.news.chass.ncsu.edu/2016/06/21/albinos-in-the-laager-being-lebanese-in-south-africa/. The Khayrallah Center staff would be happy to perform a quick research request on your family based on this information if you are interested! My mom stayed in the area, attended St. Louis and I believe made her confirmation and communion there too. I tried to find some information on Wadia but still nothing so far. Thank you so much for your work. My grandparents are Kassoufs from Zahle. My father and his parents were more concerned with earning a living, farming, and making the best life possible for their family. By 1910, around 3,000 Lebanese lived in Lawrence, Massachusetts and worked in the citys textile mills. W. A. Wolcott, a missionary in Beirut, recruited hundreds of workers for the textile mills in his native Lawrence, Massachusetts. She married Antonio who happens to be a Syrian descendant. My family was incredibly proud of our heritage in private, but desperately wanted to appear American in public. Overview. Finally, WWI and the accompanying terrible famine, which killed nearly one-third of the population in Mount Lebanon alone, spurred another smaller wave of immigration from the Levant after 1919 which lasted through the early 1930s. The first article in this series focused on who these immigrants were. My Grandmother came to the US from the northern mountains of Lebanon via Le Harve France to Ellis Island in 1907 traveling with her sister-in law and two young nephews Grandma must of been 13 at the time. There were many factors that contributed to migration from 1750 to 1900. This revelation necessitates a re-telling of the stories of Lebanese immigration to the US, and a shift from an over-emphasis on the northeast. Hi Anne, Unfortunately I see no name like that here in South Africa. I do believe that Elias, was the brother of Tanius Basha from the Arizona Bashas. WebBy Kareem Taleb-Agha. can you help in any way ? I have been reading and found many reasons to leave the country from persecution to a famine but no one in the family knows the truth. However, the immigration reports were compiled with specific partisan agendas in mind, and were directly used to instate literacy tests and country of origin quotas that all but eliminated immigration from everywhere except Northwest Europe in the 1920s. This is where he lived as he sent for the rest of his family from Lebanon. It is the third installment in the centers Core Story, a series of essays detailing the broader history of Lebanese immigration to the United States. Thank you [4] Mikhail Asad Rustum, Kitab al-Ghareeb fil-Gharb, p. 17 (Philadeplphia, al-Matbaa al-Sharqiyya: 1895), [5] Salim Hassan Hashi, Yawmiyyta Lubnani fi Ayyam al-Mutassarifiyya (Diaries of a Lebanese During the Period of Mutassarifiyya), p. 57, [6]Interview with Michael Haddy, Naff Arab-American Collection, Smithsonian Museum. While we tend to think of these pioneers are predominantly male, what becomes quickly clear from the recorded numbers is that women were ever present in this migratory movement. Kayleigh Clark, the 17-year-old from Sumrall, did not appear on "American Idol" this week. If the bill receives the I tried to track down a Zegibe in CA when I was in Reno, back in 2012. Family Lore says my grandmothers family died of starvation while protecting Armenians. After few decades of boon, the prices of silk cocoons and threads stagnated and then fell in the 1890s. Why now? My grandfather and his brothers all changed their names from Lebanese to American ones, and none spoke Arabic. After completing their studies, many choose to remain in the country instead of going back to their homeland. Joseph Saleb and Mary sesar Abraham. This process began as with other parts of the nineteenth century world, when the Eastern Mediterranean attracted European capitalists seeking markets for their manufactured goods and sources of raw material for their factories. Excellent article. My paternal grandfather was Moses Abdullah Karella My great grandfather, Abdo Zegibe had a sister. Only know that Wadias mothers last name is Halloum Yazbek. 437-449. He fled to America because they wanted him to join them. (Najib Arbeely, one of the earliest immigrants to the US and a highly educated doctor, was the inspector at Ellis Island charged with conducting the tests on arriving immigrants). My family left Lebanon in the early 1900s specifically for economic realities, and my great-great grandfather was a silkworm farmer in Lebanon. Any info you have would be much appreciated. My Aunts however as they got older told us a bit they knew. I had no luck. The Early Lebanese in America: A Demographic Portrait, 1880-1930, Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies, Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora, Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies News. All brothers over 30 years amassed over 1 million pounds (Australian currency)-one brother became the biggest horse trader in the world selling to the British army in India-they were friends with the Governor and were accepted everywhere-not bad in a time of racism within the British Empire. I am trying to research the history of my paternal great-grandfather, George Antoon/Antoine Ristom who immigrated to the US via Rio via Ellis Island in 1904. Can you advise, please? Quite the Phoenician continuity! My grandfathers 3 cousins known as the Rasheed brothers started small businesses in rural areas selling goods to local people. My Jiddos name was Joseph Abdul Haddad. I am having a difficult time researching his surname, which was changed to Cutar. Jackie. Many headed immediately to the rural American frontiers to peddle, like Annie Abdo who settled in Oklahoma in the 1880s ultimately investing in real estate during the states land rush. Next generation possiblyMy grandfather immigrated 1912ish and ship manifest shows he and siblings headed to Dover. For example, between 1900 and 1930, Las Animas County, in Colorado, reported hundreds of immigrants living in this remoteand by some measures unlikelycorner of the state. The types of occupations recorded upon immigration shed some light on the lack of literacy in this immigrant group. This was a result of economic crises caused by the I havent been able to track down how/when he traveled from Lebanon to Brazil, but did find his Ellis Island records. : Each year, the Commissioner General of Immigration tabulated data on American immigrants. Am going there in May for my first Lebanese reunioni ever. as this was where her older brother was living. They too remained true to their Maronite Catholic faith and after peddling fruits and vegetables, opened a neighborhood grocery store that thrived for more than 7 decades. We do not know for sure, but we can finally provide the best estimate. In 1895 Mikhail Asad Rustum, a famed Lebanese immigrant and poet, summed this up with these lines: Now everyone desires to migrate To buy, sell and be a merchant, In a country replete with wealth Where the poor man can succeed, And in the early days, this process was easy to do from Lebanon[4], Another contemporary observer from Mount Lebanon, Salim Hassan Hashi, wrote in 1908 that the causes of emigration were to seek richesin the farthest reaches of the inhabited world.[5], Or as Michael Haddy, a Lebanese-American recalled during a 1960s interview: In 1892 not many people were going to America. They emigrated to South Africa in the early 20th century. The family had a mercantile block on Elm Street in the Plains region of Lawrence in the early 1900s. They settled in upstate New York and Cincinnati, Ohio respectively. Census data also provide a closer look at the gender and age of early Lebanese immigrants. 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