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Husband: Kaleel FARAH
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   Born: MAY 1870                  in Ine Isha'ara, Syria (1)
   Born: about 1868                in Syria (2)
   Born: 1869                      in Syria (3)
   Born: about 1870                in Syria (4)
Married: about 1894                in Syria (60)
   Died: 09 DEC 1938               in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana (5)
 Father: Unknown FARAH
 Mother: TEFYH
Spouses:
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   Wife: Hosson KANTOOS (16)
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   Name: Hosson HANNA (17)
   Born: MAY 1878                  in Syria (18)
   Born: about 1881                in Syria (19)
   Born: 1881                      in Syria (20)
   Died: 20 FEB 1936               in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana (21)
 Father: Ellis KANTOOS
 Mother: Katherine NASSER
Spouses:
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Children
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01  (?): Unknown FARAH
   Born: before 1896               in Syria? (24)
   Died: before 1900 (25)
Spouses: 
02  (M): William Clifford FARAH
   Name: Tewfic FARAH
   Born: 14 DEC 1896               in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana (26)
   Born: 14 DEC 1896               in Indiana (27)
   Died: 25 JAN 1994               in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana (28)
Spouses: Georgia; Lula Brunetta MINOR
03  (F): Sunshine FARAH
   Name: Chames FARAH
   Born: 19 APR 1899               in Syria (29)
   Born: JUL 1899                  in Syria (30)
   Born: 1900 (31)
   Born: 19 APR 1900               in Syria (32)
   Died: 16 JUN 1952               in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana (33)
Spouses: Saleem BOALBEY
04  (F): Mary FARAH
   Born: 25 OCT 1900               in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (34)
   Born: 25 OCT 1900 (35)
   Born: about 1901                in Indiana (36)
   Born: about 1901                in Indiana (37)
   Died: 16 SEP 1992               in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri (38)
   Died: SEP 1992 (39)
Spouses: Alex JOHNSON
05  (F): Louise FARAH
   Born: 11 JUN 1902               in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana (40)
   Died: FEB 1977                  in Indiana (41)
Spouses: Samuel SHAHADEY
06  (M): Maragh FARAH
   Born: 23 MAR 1904               in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana (42)
   Died: FEB 1973                  in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana (43)
Spouses: Mary POSHA
07  (F): Rose FARAH
   Born: 07 DEC 1905               in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana (44)
   Born: about 1907                in Indiana (45)
   Died: 06 FEB 1996               in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana (46)
Spouses: Charles BROWN
08  (M): James FARAH
   Born: 17 AUG 1907               in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana (47)
   Died: about 1909 (48)
Spouses: 
09  (F): Helen K. FARAH
   Born: 14 JUL 1909               in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio (49)
   Born: about JUN 1910            in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio (50)
   Died: 26 APR 1994               in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana (51)
Spouses: Kaleel M. ELLIS
10  (M): James FARAH
   Born: 19 JUL 1911               in Ohio (52)
   Born: about 1912                in Ohio (53)
   Born: 19 JUL 1913 (54)
   Died: 28 MAR 1969               in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana (55)
   Died: MAR 1969                  in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana (56)
Spouses: Rose Mary SHAHADEY
11  (F): Elizabeth Ann FARAH
   Born: 27 NOV 1913               in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana (57)
   Born: about 1914                in Indiana (58)
   Died: OCT 1982                  in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana (59)
Spouses: >>>

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Additional Information

Kaleel FARAH:
Immigration: 1895 6
Immigration: 1896 7
Immigration: 02 JUN 1899 8
Residence: between 1898 AND 1899, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 9
Residence: JAN 1900, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana 10
Residence: JUN 1904, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana 11
Residence: APR 1910, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio 12
Residence: JUN 1914, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 13
Residence: JAN 1920, Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois 14
Residence: APR 1930, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana 15

Hosson KANTOOS:
Immigration: 1896 22
Immigration: 04 NOV 1899 23

Footnotes

  1. U.S. Census; 1900 Allen County, Indiana.
  2. Obituary, Terre Haute Tribune; 10 Dec 1938, p.2.
    gives his age at time of death as 70.
  3. Cemetery marker.
  4. U.S. Census; 1920 Alexander County, Illinois.
  5. Obituary, Terre Haute Tribune; 10 Dec 1938, p.2.
  6. U.S. Census; 1900 Allen County, Indiana.
    This census states that naturalization papers have been filed. A "Kalil Farah" arrived in NY on 2 June 1899 and stated that he had lived in NY previously 1895-1898. In 1899 his destination was his "friend" A.S. Daas at 60 Washington St. in New York City. This was evidently an address used by many Syrian immigrants at this time.
  7. U.S. Census; 1930 Vigo County, Indiana.
  8. Ellis Island Immigration Records.
    This record states that he had lived in New York previously from 1895 until 1898. In 1899 his destination was his "friend" A.S. Daas at 60 Washington St. in New York City. This was evidently an address used by many Syrian immigrants at this time.
  9. Assumed.
    His wife indicated in Nov 1899 that she had lived previously in Chicago, IL for two years, 1898-1899, so I am presuming that Kaleel lived there with her.
  10. U.S. Census; 1900 Allen County, Indiana.
  11. Ellis Island Immigration Records.
    A manifest dated 4 June 1904 shows several people en route to "Kalil Farah" in Fort Wayne, IN.
  12. U.S. Census; 1910 Franklin County, Ohio, Ancestry.com image 3 (District 27).
    He is living at 712 High St.
  13. Ellis Island Immigration Records.
    This record indicates that Salim Marine was en route to his friend "Khalil Farah" in Indianapolis, IN on 25 June 1914.
  14. U.S. Census; 1920 Alexander County, Illinois.
    He is living at 1900 Washington Avenue.
  15. U.S. Census; 1930 Vigo County, Indiana.
    living at 919 South Sixth Street.
  16. Vigo County, Indiana Marriage Licenses.
    The marriage record of her daughter Elizabeth gives her name as Helen.
  17. Ibid.
    application of her daughter, Mabel.
  18. U.S. Census; 1900 Allen County, Indiana.
  19. U.S. Census; 1920 Alexander County, Illinois.
  20. Cemetery marker.
  21. Obituary, Terre Haute Tribune; 21 Feb 1936, p.2.
  22. U.S. Census; 1930 Vigo County, Indiana.
  23. Ellis Island Immigration Records.
    She arrived on the S.S. Patricia on 4 Nov 1899 with her infant daughter, Chames.
  24. Speculation.
    Hassn (Hassen) indicated on the 1900 census that she had given birth to 3 children but only 2 were still living. It seems likely that this unknown child was born between William and Sunshine, possibly in Chicago, IL where the parents were believed to have been living at that time.
  25. Assumed.
    Hassn (Hassen) indicated on the 1900 census that she had given birth to 3 children but only 2 were still living.
  26. Sandra Farah-Givan <serendipity@scican.net>.
    also recorded in the Indiana birth records for Allen County, Book CH-1, p.19.
  27. Social Security Death Index.
    gives this date, the 1920 census indicates he was born in Indiana.
  28. Ibid.
  29. Compilation of dates.
    Her children knew her birthday as 19 April. She immigrated in 4 Nov 1899 and was said to be 6 months old at that time.
  30. U.S. Census; 1900 Allen County, Indiana.
    This census indicates the month and year of birth, that she is 10 months old and that she was born in Indiana, but Ellis Island records show that she entered the U.S. on 4 Nov 1899 and that she was 6 months old.
  31. Cemetery marker.
    This year cannot be correct because an immigration record shows her entering the United State on 4 Nov 1899 and she was said to be 6 mos. old at the time.
  32. Assumed.
    Her daughter Martha gives her birthday as 19 April, but her obituary says she was 52 years old when she died in June 1952. Her place of birth is alternately given in census records as Syria or Indiana.
  33. Obituary, Terre Haute Tribune Star; 17 June 1952.
  34. Ibid.
    The census consistently indicates that she was born in Indiana.
  35. Social Security Death Index.
  36. U.S. Census; 1920 Alexander County, Illinois.
  37. U.S. Census; 1930 Alexander County, Illinois.
  38. Obituary.
    She died at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, but she was a resident of Cairo, Illinois.
  39. Social Security Death Index.
  40. Ibid.
    The record gives this date. The Allen County, Indiana birth records (Book H-7, p.37) show an entry for a daughter named "Lizzie" born to K. Farrah this date.
  41. Ibid.
  42. Ibid.
    The place of birth is assumed from an undated birth record in Allen County. The birth of a male child born to Husson Kantoos and Kaleel Farrak is recorded in Book H-7, p.102 and this book was in use during Mar 1904.
  43. Ibid.
  44. Ibid.
    also recorded in the Indiana birth records for Allen County, Indiana; Book H-8, p.54.
  45. U.S. Census; 1920 Alexander County, Illinois.
  46. Social Security Death Index.
  47. Allen County Index to Birth Records 1897 - 1920, Book H-8, p.112.
  48. Sandra Farah-Givan <serendipity@scican.net>.
    Mary Farah Johnson said he died of pneumonia when he was two years old. He was not listed with his parents in the 1910 census.
  49. Social Security Death Index.
    place of birth from census.
  50. U.S. Census; 1910 Franklin County, Ohio.
    Her age is not listed, which I assume means she was less than one month.
  51. Social Security Death Index.
  52. Ibid.
    Place of birth from census.
  53. U.S. Census; 1920 Alexander County, Illinois.
  54. Rosemarie Farah Tanoos <rtanoos@aol.com>.
  55. Ibid.
  56. Social Security Death Index.
    Sandra Farah-Givan gives place of death.
  57. Ibid.
    place of birth from marriage license application. The 1930 census gives her age as 17, though she should have been only 16 if she was born in November 1913.
  58. U.S. Census; 1920 Alexander County, Illinois.
  59. Social Security Death Index.
  60. U.S. Census; 1900 Allen County, Indiana.
    This census states they have been married for 6 years. Since they immigrated only 5 years before, it is assumed they married in Syria.

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