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Husband: Samuel F. TANOOS
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   Born: about 1878                in Damascus, Syria (1)
Married: about 1907 (39)
   Died: FEB 1950                  in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana (2)
 Father: 
 Mother: 
Spouses:
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   Wife: Sahra BOALBEY
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   Born: 21 JUL 1888               in Damascus, Syria (10)
   Died: FEB 1969                  in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana (11)
 Father: Esa BOALBEY
 Mother: Zina Mary BOAGEL
Spouses:
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Children
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01  (M): James F. TANOOS
   Born: 21 JUL 1908               in Herrin, Williamson County, Illinois (13)
   Born: about 1909                in Illinois (14)
   Died: JAN 1984                  in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana (15 16)
Spouses: Anna SHAHEEN
02  (F): Jane Cecilia TANOOS (17)
   Born: 10 NOV 1910               in Herrin, Williamson County, Illinois (18)
   Born: about 1910                in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana (19)
   Born: 10 NOV 1910               in Illinois (20)
   Died: FEB 1979                  in Harrison, Vigo County, Indiana (21)
Spouses: >>>; George Zack ABOUD
03  (F): Louise M. TANOOS (22)
   Born: 23 FEB 1911               in Illinois (23)
   Born: 23 FEB 1910               in Herrin, Williamson County, Illinois (24)
   Born: about 1912                in Illinois (25)
   Died: 22 MAR 1991 (26)
Spouses: Joseph KASSIS
04  (F): Catherine Marie TANOOS
   Born: 31 MAY 1914               in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana (27)
   Born: 31 MAY 1915               in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana (28)
   Died: 24 OCT 2002               in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana (29)
Spouses: Richard Vincent PEARCE
05  (F): Zanie TANOOS
   Born: 03 JUN 1916               in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana (30)
   Died: 20 OCT 1916               in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana (31)
Spouses: 
06  (M): Ferris J. TANOOS
   Born: 19 JUN 1919               in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana (32)
   Born: 19 JUN 1920               in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana (33)
   Died: MAR 1976                  in Probably Seymour, Jackson, Indiana (34)
Spouses: >>>
07  (M): Joseph TANOOS
   Born: about JUN 1923            in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana (35)
   Died: 08 DEC 1923               in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana (36)
Spouses: 
08  (F): Sarah TANOOS
   Born: 1924                      in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana (37)
   Died: 28 DEC 1925               in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana (38)
Spouses:

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Additional Information

Samuel F. TANOOS:
Immigration: 1900 3
Immigration: 1904 4
Residence: APR 1910, Herrin, Williamson County, Illinois 5
Residence: JAN 1920, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana 6
Residence: APR 1930, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana 7
Residence: FEB 1931, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana 8
Residence: 05 FEB 1936, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana 9

Sahra BOALBEY:
Immigration: before 1908 12

Footnotes

  1. U.S. Census; 1920 Vigo County, Indiana.
    his age is given as 42 years old. City of birth from daughter Catherine's marriage license.
  2. Obituary, Terre Haute Tribune, p.2.
    published on 1 Mar 1950.
  3. U.S. Census; 1910 Williamson County, Illinois.
  4. U.S. Census; 1920 Vigo County, Indiana.
    It appears to read that he immigrated in 1904 and had filed naturalization papers.
  5. U.S. Census; 1910 Williamson County, Illinois.
  6. U.S. Census; 1920 Vigo County, Indiana, District 152, p.261B (Ancestry.com image 8).
    He was living at 633 N. 4th Street.
  7. U.S. Census; 1930 Vigo County, Indiana, Dictrict 33, p.8A (Ancestry.com image 15).
    This census records that he is living at 633 N. 4th Street. He is indexed as "Sam Tanors."
  8. Obituary.
    of his mother-in-law gives his address at the time of her death as 412 Lafayette Avenue.
  9. Vigo County, Indiana Marriage Licenses.
    application of his daughter, Catherine, gives the home address as 633 N. 4th, and he was still living there in July 1945 when his daughter Betty married.
  10. Social Security Death Index.
    City of birth from daughter Catherine's marriage license.
  11. Ibid.
    Her name is given as Sadie Tanoos.
  12. U.S. Census; 1920 Vigo County, Indiana.
    This census indicates that her year of immigration was unknown and that she was an alien.
  13. Social Security Death Index.
    birthplace from residence of parents in 1910.
  14. U.S. Census; 1920 Vigo County, Indiana.
    his age is given as 11 years old.
  15. Social Security Death Index.
  16. Ibid.
    place of death assumed.
  17. U.S. Census; 1930 Vigo County, Indiana.
    records her name as Janise or Jenise.
  18. Vigo County, Indiana Marriage Licenses.
  19. U.S. Census; 1920 Vigo County, Indiana.
    The name is hard to read, but starts with "J" and ends with "is". The daughter is 10 years old.
  20. Social Security Death Index.
    birthplace from census.
  21. Ibid.
  22. U.S. Census; 1930 Vigo County, Indiana.
    her name is recorded as Wayda. The SSDI gives her middle initial as "M" or could that be a transcription error for "W"?
  23. Social Security Death Index.
    birthplace from census.
  24. Vigo County, Indiana Marriage Licenses.
  25. U.S. Census; 1920 Vigo County, Indiana.
    The name is hard to read, but I think it's Louise and she is 8 years old.
  26. Social Security Death Index.
  27. Vigo County, Indiana Index to Birth Records 1882 - 1920, Book CH-27, p.146.
  28. Vigo County, Indiana Marriage Licenses.
  29. Social Security Death Index.
    Place of birth assumed from last residence.
  30. Vigo County, Indiana Index to Birth Records 1882 - 1920, Book CH-28, p.156.
  31. Vigo County, Indiana Obituary Index 1903-1920.
  32. Vigo County, Indiana Index to Birth Records 1882 - 1920, Book Ch-29, p.47.
  33. Vigo County, Indiana Marriage Licenses.
  34. Social Security Death Index.
  35. Calculated from reported age at time of death.
    as five months.
  36. Vigo County, Indiana Obituary Index 1921-1966.
  37. Calculated from reported age at time of death.
    as one year.
  38. Vigo County, Indiana Obituary Index 1921-1966.
  39. U.S. Census; 1910 Williamson County, Illinois.
    same in 1930 census.

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