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From:
anwar
Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 5:25 PM
To: 'Nat G'
Cc: Habeeb Nacol; Matar, George
Subject: RE: Shweir Guestbook
Hello Natalie,
And Aloha to you too.
Does it mean you are in Hawaii?
Welcome to your hometown’s web page.
I will cc a couple of people who may know family connections.
Best regards,
Anwar
Nacol Family
From:
Nat G [mailto: natalie dgilliam @ hotmail dot com]
Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 2:51 PM
To: anwar at shweir.com
Subject: RE: Shweir Guestbook
Good afternoon.
I am related to the shweir family through my Grandfather- Mitchel Nacol.
Mitchel married Carlye Ramey and their children are Harvey, Steven, and
Deborah. My mother is Deborah Nacol and she married David Gilliam. My sister's
name is Vanessa Gilliam.
Aloha,
Natalie
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> Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2008 20:00:08 -0700
> To:
Nat G [mailto: natalie dgilliam @ hotmail dot com]
> Subject: Shweir Guestbook
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> Welcome to Shweir.com
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> Tell us about yourself and how you're related to the Shweir family.
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From:
Matar, George
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 7:57 AM
To: Nat G
Cc: anwar2
Subject: RE: Shweir Guestbook
Hello Cousin Natalie
Ghassan cut and pasted your guest book entry on the Bulletin Board, I saw it yesterday and I did respond to it. So here is how we are related, your Mom’s grandmother Regina and My grandmother Melia are sisters, the daughters of Farris Gibrael Moujaes. They were sisters to Khalil (His great grandchildren are still in Dhour Shweir); Ibrahim (his daughter is also in Dhour); Nazha, Habib and Aziz died without leaving any descendents; All of Regina’s and Melia’s descendents are here in the US
The whole Mitchel Nacol Family visited Lebanon around the summer of 1965 or 66. and spent 2-3 weeks there. I met you mom, and both Randy (Steven) and Harvey for the first time, I joined them on a couple of trips round the country. It’s been a few years since I’ve seen your mom, I think it was during your grandfather’s funeral, I believe at that time she was still living in Houston, Has she moved away?
Your Cousin Michael (Randy’s son) is practicing Law in Houston, he moved here from Beaumont a couple of years ago. I believe he shares the same law office with May Nacol (William’s daughter). Point is you have a lot of family here, you also have lot of relatives on both the Nacol and the Moujaes families in Shweir, Michael went and visited with them few years ago.
You also have some relatives in San Jose (my nieces).
Email me or call me at 832.607.1445 if you need more information.
Give my regards to your mom and Dad (I can not remember if I’ve ever met him), and if they still live in Houston I would like to invite them over or take them out for dinner
George E. Matar, P.E.
Principal Process Engineer
Phone 713.845.7804
In Search of Nahra - Nohra - Nuhra Roots
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From: Mark Joseph [mailto: info (at) shongololotours (dot) co (dot) za ]
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 9:30 AM
To: anwar
Subject: Re: Shweir Guestbook
Dear Anwar,
My grandfather - Seba Nahra - came from Dour El Shweir. He died in Durban, South Africa in 1945 at the age of 74 - therefore he must have been born in Dour El Shweir in approximately 1871. He belonged to the Greek Orthodox or Syrian Orthodox Church.
Initially he (and his brother) immigrated to Australia in the 1890s (?) He married there and had a daughter named Melbina. She (and her mother) might have returned to Lebanon - but of this, I am totally unsure and I do not even know the name of his first wife.
In the early 1900s - I believe between 1903 and 1907 he moved to South Africa and married my grandmother Annie Rouanna (Peters). At some stage (upon arrival ?) he changed his surname to Joseph.
I have been told that his brother Alexander (?) and his wife Rose/Rosie/Rosalie (?) moved to the USA from South Africa in the 1920s(?).
The last known address of him we have - was Governor Nichols Drive, New Orleans - but this was in the 1920s/1930s(?)
There is an old family story that another Nahra brother, George (?) immigrated to South America.
I know that a distant cousin of mine - Koumi Nahra - was living in Beirut until quite recently. I have been told that he might have moved to Australia.
I would greatly appreciate any information - no matter how vague - regarding the Nahra family.
Further it is my intention to visit Dour El Shweir in the future to study birth records/archives etc. Any information in this regard would also be greatly appreciated. Please help me in my search.
Warm regards from South Africa,
Mark Joseph (Nahra)
In Code: [ info (at) shongololotours (dot) co (dot) za ]
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Sent: Wednesday, August
13, 2008 12:30 PM
To: 'Mark Joseph'
Cc: Riad Khunieser ; Nadia Benab ; G Matar; Ghassan Zghaib ; Joseph Nohra
Subject: RE: Shweir Guestbook -In Search of Nohra - Nuhra Roots
Hello Mark and welcome to your hometown website.