Ancestry

Jul 07, 2009 07:59

Part of the 1930's census in Chicago, showing my family at the time in the city.I'm finding it fascinating screwing around on ancestry websites, trying to learn more about who my family was, particularly before they came to this country. It wasn't until last night that I even knew my great grandfather's name to be Karim Elia -- I knew he was from ( Read more... )

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greatbearmd July 7 2009, 13:11:34 UTC
Part of it look like Ascyrian. Isnt that Greek? The bottom part I cant make out.

Careful with those ancestry sites... you might end up being Mormonized. ;)

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hickbear July 7 2009, 13:18:42 UTC
To me, the top line looks to be "Assyrian", but the bottom line is unreadable. :-{{{{

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dr_tectonic July 7 2009, 13:29:06 UTC
Another vote for 'Assyrian', but no idea why it's hyphenated.

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bitterlawngnome July 7 2009, 13:31:23 UTC
Assyrian Arabic xxx

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didactic_cudgel July 7 2009, 13:51:05 UTC
Looks to me like Assyrian with something beginning with an "E" below it, but that word seems obscured or erased.

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