My Ancestors By Riley Behm
Who Immigrated Three of my great grandparents immigrated from a small town in Lebanon to the United States
When They Came My great grandfather Albert Hawraney immigrated in the 1920s. My great grandfather Mo Forge immigrated in the 1920s. My great grandmother Nabiha Hawraney immigrated in the 1930s.
Why They Came My great grandfathers came to the United States to start their own businesses. My great grandmother came to the United States to marry my great grandfather and start a family.
Where They Immigrated From All of my great grandparents immigrated from a small town in Southern Lebanon called Bint Jbeil.
Where They Moved My great grandparents Hawraney moved to Columbus,OH My great grandfather Forge moved to Dearborn, MI
How We Ended Up In Michigan My grandmother Dolores Hawraney met my grandfather Alex Forge. My grandmother lived in Ohio and my grandfather lived in Michigan. My grandfather asked my grandmother to marry him and she said yes. She moved to Michigan with my grandfather and started a family.