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POSTED BY:
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sergei_akopian
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DATE:
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26.04.2009 |
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SUBJECT:
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Looking 4 Davidian/Akopian fam |
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LOCATION:
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Kansas City, Missouri United States
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I am looking for relatives who immigrated to the United States in ~1915. That would be my great-grandfather's brother. Here is some of the information I know.
The family lived on the territory of modern Turkey. The family I am looking for would be descendants of my great-grandfather's brother. His last name would be either Akopian or Davidian and first name is Stepan. My great-grandfather’s name is Sarkis. I am not sure about the last name because my great-grandfather’s last name was Akopian and not Davidian. I suspect that one of them took the name of their father as last name. Hence, their father’s name would probably be Akop or David. My great-grandpa was born in 1886, and I know that his brother is ~5 or 6 years older.
Here is a little bit more information. I believe my great-grandfather and his brother were the only genocide survivors in the family. My great-grandfather’s first family was murdered and he later remarried in Baku, Azerbaijan. His second wife’s name is Margarita Malhasian and their kids - Ema, Seda (Knarik) and Bagrat. I don’t think his brother would be aware of his second family, but I am posting this for completeness.
I've been told that some time in the 1920s my great-grandfather learned from someone that his brother was seen in the US, where he apparently married and had 3 children. One of them was a boy named Ervand. He later tried to locate him and his new family through Red Cross, but the Soviet regime used to prosecute anyone communicating with citizens of foreign nations, so he never got anywhere with the search.
If any of this sounds familiar to anyone who’s reading, or perhaps you know of an Armenian family with similar background, please let me know at your convenience. I would gladly appreciate any help.
My email address is : sergeyakopov at hotmail dot com
Sergei.
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