A 1935/1936 Season Sunday School Photograph Taken by Kazaros Sarkis Melikian at the Armenian Church of Our Saviour, Worcester, Massachusetts: putting a face on a group photograph of first-generation American Armenian youngsters through a heroic effort to identify them.

March 20, 2016

Special to Groong by Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L. Taylor

LONG ISLAND, NY

INTRODUCTION

Normally we try to keep a low profile because it gives us time to do the things that we feel are most important to us. But today we do not hesitate to give ourselves a bit of credit for a job that we think deserves an accolade of “well done.” [Endnote 1]

Over a dozen years ago we initiated a project that we named the “Melikian Project” — so designated because it entailed a substantial effort on our part — in fact, a very major endeavor. The project was aimed at documenting in a preliminary way at least, and assessing and evaluating at various levels, the many photographs and related materials connected with the collections and professional work of Kazaros Sarkis Melikian, born in the village of Yegheke, Kharpert and emigrated to Worcester, Massachusetts where he spent the rest of his life. After a considerable effort, we were able to convince the Division of Prints and Photographs of the Library of Congress to accept the material as a gift from K.S. Melikian’s daughter, Mary Christine Melikian. See http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2015645298/

Unfortunately, by the time the Library of Congress got around to writing a formal letter of acceptance of the gift, Mary had unexpectedly passed away September 22, 2015. The letter from the Gift Officer at the Library acknowledging formal acceptance and giving thanks for the gift was dated November 24, 2015. Efforts had been made by us considerably earlier by email to get the Library of Congress to send a letter promptly to Mary knowing she was in her late 80s and in diminishing health. She had experienced several recent hospitalizations, though none by any measure life-threatening. Perhaps the belated letter of thanks falls into the category of “Better late than never”? Asdvadz gideh [God knows]. One should not expect anything to happen promptly in Washington, DC. We tried.

Those of us who knew and loved Mary feel certain that she ‘went out on a high note.’ No doubt about that because on the late afternoon prior to the morning she passed away, we had literally just finished reviewing and finalizing a letter of thanks over the telephone that she had wanted to be sent out to all those connected with getting the Melikian Project completed and into the hands of the Library of Congress. Mary was very pleased and happy that this last obligation was done. She expressed once again her great satisfaction to her cousin June Benoit after she had spoken to us and was very pleased how things had worked out. By early the following morning she had peacefully passed away.

After her father’s death on March 1, 1969, Mary had successfully carried on her father’s work at the Photo Studio with the help and cooperation of her cousin June. Both felt it important to preserve K.S. Melikian’s work and legacy at all costs, especially the early materials. (Mary’s father was the younger brother of June’s grandfather Mardiros. June’s mother was Mardiros’ middle daughter. Unfortunately, June never knew her grandfather but she did work part-time for her Uncle, Mary’s father, even after she finished her degree studies at Clark University in Worcester.)

The Armenian community owes a lot not only to Mr. Melikian, but also to Mary and June. It still frightens us to contemplate what might have happened to this storehouse, nay treasure house, of Armenian heritage in photographs had we not taken things in hand when we did. It was not completed a minute too soon.

So far, we have written only a few background things about the project, and Asbed Bedrossian has kindly posted them on Groong and archived them under our rubric “Witnesses to Massacres and Genocide and their Aftermath: Probing the Photographic Record.” See: http://www.groong.org/orig/Probing-the-Photographic-Record.html and [Endnotes 2 and 3]

After Mary died, we updated and posted on our You Tube “Conscience Films” site a video we had made at the Melikian Studio in 2006 referred to as “a retrospective.” [Endnote 4]

The ‘update’ which includes Mary’s letter of appreciation to all who worked to get the collection to the Library of Congress, may be seen on our Conscience Films site on You Tube. See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyenw3n7xJA

The Armenian Sunday School Photograph

Virtually everyone we know has a family scrap book or photograph collection that is not as well labeled or captioned as it should be, or could be. One of the photos that many Worcester area people are aware of but which had generally been poorly labeled is what has come to be known as the “Armenian Sunday School Picture.” We have shown and referred to this photo, albeit only in passing, in our video on the “Armenian Orphan Rug made for the White House in 1925” [Endnote 5]

After retirement, one of us (ADK) thought that the Melikian Studio materials deserved special attention. We took the bull by the horns, made arrangements as to scheduling etc .and off we went.

Ever-believing that one should aim at “killing two birds with one stone” we undertook a cooperative effort to see whether we could identify those in the Sunday School Picture by K.S. Melikian. The first thing was to make as good a copy as possible of the Sunday School picture through scanning the best print we could find at the time. We say “at the time” because it may well turn out that among the Library of Congress things a better photograph or negative of the photograph may surface. It will be a matter of luck, pure and simple.

After we ended up with a satisfactory photograph digitally scanned, we decided that the next task was to place numbers in red on each of the individuals and make prints large enough to allow good examination. Microsoft Excel Spread sheets were produced and sent around with copies of the photograph along with enlargements to individuals who were, in fact, present in the picture as kids and to others who may have had older relatives in the picture. Round and round the pictures and spread sheets went. The proverbial “everybody and his or her cousin” had a chance to examine and cogitate and arbitrate. The picture was also displayed in the Church of our Savior in Worcester Mass. after it was virtually completed with individuals identified to the best of our combined abilities.

We cannot thank enough those who participated and spent a huge amount of time examining faces. Some are, sadly, now deceased.

We present in the following pages the outcome of this group effort. ‘All’ it took was some individuals such as ourselves to ‘spearhead’ the effort. Few of the contacts used email so the project was accomplished primarily by communicating in person or through US Mail and the telephone.

First we present identifications by number. Then we present them alphabetically sorted by surname.

Even though many identifications could not be made, it should be understood that this was by no means a casual effort.

We are very pleased that we did what we could and that it was done while people were vigorous, able and interested enough to participate. Indeed, everyone who participated saw how important this project was. No one hesitated to help.

Call for Additional Identifications

If there is anyone who can help identify any of the individuals now designated “Unidentified” please let us know.

We hope that this presentation will underscore the value of making every effort to identify individuals in group photographs to help preserve the rich history that can be extracted from them. We have read that there is an increased interest in genealogy among those with Armenian roots or connections. Surely the identification of photographs of this sort can set an example and add to such efforts. After all, Worcester was an epicenter of immigration to America.

The vast majority in the photograph were descendants of at least one parent who survived the Genocide and ‘deportations’.

Value of the K.S. Melikian Collection

We predict without any hesitation whatever that the full value of the collection will become appreciated only slowly.

The worth as a cultural legacy will only become evident as people undertake serious study of Mr. Melikian’s work and what he sought to collect. A modest and necessarily short entry is made on his work in Ruth Thomasian’s treatment on Armenian photographers in the “Armenians in New England.” [Endnote 5]

It is beyond our intention here to provide a listing of those books in which Melikian Studio and Collection photographs appear. We will give here a few from the more recent ones even though quite a few older works took advantage of what he could supply [Endnote 6]

ENDNOTES

[Endnote 1] Kharpertsis might say either aferim (bravo, good for you! The word aferim is derived from Turkish via Persian), or abriss (‘long life’ or ‘may you flourish’ in Armenian) and is fairly widely used throughout the Near and Middle East.

[Endnote 2] See “Mary Christine Melikian of Worcester, Massachusetts died at the age of 89 on 22 September 2015. A SAD NOTE OF PASSAGE, AND A HAPPY NOTICE OF A MAJOR LEGACY OF PHOTOGRAPHS FOR ARMENIANS AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS”: “Commentary, and a Notice of a Video Posting on You Tube by Taylor and Krikorian entitled “Kazar Sarkis Melikian Studio, Worcester, Mass.” Mary’s father, Kazar Sarkis Melikian, was an important preserver and photographer of Armenian heritage and the Armenian experience – from Kharpert to America. The video was made in 2006 and can be seen at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyenw3n7xJA. “Those Interested in Armenian and Armenian-related Photos Can Show their Commitment to Preservation of their Heritage. What follows includes an overview of the Melikian Project. It includes a letter of thanks from Mary completed and finalized the late in the afternoon the day before she died peacefully and unexpectedly.” Armenian News Network / Groong October 11, 2015

[Endnote 3] “Armenian Master Photographer Kazar Sarkis Melikian Collection and Melikian Photo Studio Work Donated to the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress. K.S. Melikian’s Daughter Mary Christine Melikian Passed Away 22 September 2015 (unexpectedly and peacefully) the morning after an ‘open letter of thanks’ to those involved in the project had been completed.” Armenian News Network / Groong, October 15, 2015 http://www.groong.org/orig/ak-20151015.html

[Endnote 4] Mary C. Melikian, June P. Benoit, Abraham D. Krikorian and Eugene L. Taylor (2006) “Melikian Studio, a retrospective.” Filmed and edited by Eugene L. Taylor. Conscience Films, Port Jefferson, L.I. New York. In two parts. Part One (56 minutes); Part Two (62 minutes). These 2 discs concentrate on the Studio and its work. Little effort was made in these videos to say much about the Collections as they related to the “Yerghir/Erghir” or Old Country.

[Endnote 5] See our “History of the Armenian Orphan Rug…” on our Conscience Films You Tube site at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkQQEFsXDRg&list=UUQ9M_LLnlEeHvkYALZdchfA&index=54 See especially at 26:26 and following for commentary on the photograph.

[Endnote 6] Ruth Thomasian (2006) “Armenian Photographers of New England” in The Armenians of New England. Celebrating a culture and preserving a heritage. Papers presented April 9-10 1999 at Bentley College, Waltham, Massachusetts, ed.by Marc A. Mamigonian) (Armenian Heritage Press, National Association for Armenian Studies and Research, Belmont, MA, pages 189-205.)

[Endnote 7] A few recent examples may be given. “The First Armenian Church in America; an outline and documents.” (1991, Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center, Diocese of the Armenian Church of America, 630 Second Avenue, New York City), 134 pgs. [now the Eastern Diocese Armenian Church of America]; Father Arten Ashjian’s “An Armenian Monks Ministry on Two Continents: the story of Archbishop Hovsep Sarajian” (2006, St Vartan’s Press, New York City), 136 pages; Marion Der Kazarian’s “Sacrifice and Redemption: a personal chronicle of the 1915 Armenian Genocide and the Worcester Armenian Community” (1995, Baikar Publications, Watertown, Massachusetts), 276 pages; H. Martin Deranian’s “Worcester is America: the story of Worcester’s Armenians: the early years (1998, Bennate Publishing, Worcester, MA), 222 pages; Pamela Apkarian-Russell’s “Armenians of Worcester” (2000, Arcadia, Charleston, SC) 128 pages; Sargon and Nino Donabed’s “Assyrians of Eastern Massachusetts” (2006, Arcadia, Charleston, SC), 126 pages; Harry G. Sogigian’s “The Uprooting and Rebirth of the Soghigian Family” (2002, Privately printed 80 pages).

A copy of the “original’ print used.

Copy of Digital Scan with Numbers Added in Red.

The following pages provide close-ups for easier viewing. Then we provide a key to the numbers; this, in turn, is followed with alphabetization by last name.

Listing of Individuals in Sunday School Picture Sorted by Number
Number	Last Name	First Name	Armenian Name	Nickname	Married to
1	Unidentified
2	Sharigian	Simon
3	Terzian	Elizabeth	Yeghisapet	Liz	Robert Golden
4	Alexander	Alice
5	Aslanian	George		"Head" or "Herbie"	Susan Derderian
6	Arakelian	Charlotte			Robert J. Ghize
7	Toromanian	Khatchadour	Khatchadour	Kachie	Rose Melikian
8	Nishanian	Anthony	Antranig	Tony
9	Aslanian	Agnes	Aznif [Azniv]	Aggie	Mesak "Mickey" Sagarian
10	Davis	Paul			Barbara Michaelian
11	Unidentified
12	Krikorian	Jacob	Hagop	Jake "1:15" or "2:30"
13	Kazarian	Rose	Vartouhie or Varter??		Vahan Yaylaian
14	Kasparian	Naomi		"Bon Ami"
15	Sharigian	Rose
16	Unidentified
17	Sharigian	Mary	Mariam		Arthur [Armen] Najarian
18	Tavajian	Rose	Navart
19	Sharigian	??
20	Chilingarian	Lucy
21	Kasparian	Charles		Charlie
22	Terzian	Ann			Edward Kachajian
23	Arakelian	Gregory	Krikor
24	Alexander	Helen
25	Merzigian	John	Hovannes	Johnny	Elisa Gorgoglione; Jean Malone
26	Nishanian	Peter	Bedros	Pete	Carey?
27	Hovagimian	Sima	Sima		?? Bellville
28	Krikorian	B. Paul	Boghos Paul (legal)	Paulie or "Knobby"	Gladys Bennyan
29	Unidentified
30	Kazarian	Julia	Juvahr	Julie	Harry Kiremitjian
31	Unidentified
32	Frankian	Anthony	Antranig	Tony
33	Unidentified
34	Yazijian	Arnold		Arnie	Rosalie Najarian
35	Hoogasian	Katherine	[Khatch??]Khatoun	Katherine "Kay"	James Sarkisian
36	Unidentified
37	Unidentified
38	Unidentified
39	Tavajian	Jack
40	Unidentified
41	Unidentified
42	Shooshan	Charles		Charlie	Betty Bagdigian
43	Unidentified
44	Pashoian	Lucy	Lucine		Abraham Sivazlian
45	Damian	Nellie
46	Unidentified
47	Mooradian	Anne			Sarkis Moroukian
48	Mooshagian	Catherine			John Balian
49	Sagarian	John			Belva Benson
50	Adjelian	John
51	Aslanian [Takvorian]	Ardash	Ardashes	Ardie
52	Hovanesian	Elsie	Yeghisapet	Elsie	Aram Arvanigian
53	Unidentified
54	Pachanian	Zaven			Dorothy M. Carlson
55	Kerkorian	George		"Irish"	Darlene Huber
56	Krikorian	Alice	Armenouhie		Michael [Mousegh] Gulbankian
57	Unidentified
58	Krikorian	Anna	Anahid	Annie	Marino DeMango
59	Harootian	Hirache	Hratch [Hrach]		Beverly Alexander
60	Simonian	Bizer	Baidzar	Bizer "Betty"
61	Kazarian	Elizabeth	Yeghisapet	Lizzie	Roy H. Wheeler
62	Davajian
63	Unidentified
64	Unidentified
65	Bogosian	Raymond		Ray
66	Unidentified
67	Unidentified
68	Kazarian	Sadie	Satenig		Takvor ["Tak"] Takvorian
69	Goshgarian	Rose			Owen Robert Simmons
70	Mooshagian	Anne			John Karakehian
71	Ishlamejian	Derouhie	Derouhie		Peter Ishlamejian
72	Rustigian	Sarkis			Zabel Rustigian
73	Mekjian	Rev. Agop
74	Deranian	Mardiros	Mardiros
75	Rustigian	Zabel
76	Simonian	Elizabeth	Yeghisapet	Elsie	James Melikian
77	Simonian	Pannonia	Pannonia	Pam ["Panon"]	Robert Apkarian
78	Simonian	Eva	Eva		Roger Haroyan
79	Davagian	Sahag	Sahag	Sahag	Sharkey Der Harootunian
80	Davagian	Dorthy			Jerry Ludwig Stepanian
81	Sahagian	Louise			James Murphy
82	Bilzerian	Irene		Irene	Henry Shooshan
83	Derderian	Sophie			George Shamgochian
84	Adamian	Nellie
85	Unidentified
86	Nordigian	Gladys
87	White	Lucy	Lusine		Armand Zakarian
88	Merzigian	Anna	Anna		George Krikorian
89	Krikorian	Anne	Anna	Annie	Owen Paelian
90	Der Harootunian	Sharkey	Sharkey	Sharkey	Sahag Davagian
91	Bogosian	Yeprad
92	Koobatian	Ruth		Ruth	Arthur Derderian
93	Koobatian	John
94	Koobatian	Ester			John Dascho
95	Jalloian	Robert	Bagdasar	Bob or "Jello"
96	Jalloian	Mary	Mariam		Suren Daniels
97	Shamoian	Edward		Eddie	Mary Avakian
98	Chilingarian		Zarouhie	Zarie	?? Bohigian
99	Jardarian	Elizabeth	Yeghisapet	Betty (Araxi's sister)	Harry Mardirosian
100	Kurtigian	Elizabeth			George Haffty
101	Mouradian	Berj	Berj	Bert	Irene ??
102	Mooradian	George			Helen Kerkorian
103	Denielian	John
104	Mekjian	Edward		Eddie	Kay ??
105	Mekjian	Vaughn	Vahe		Mary Apkarian
106	Takvorian Aslanian	Pearl			Hanna Harutounian
107	Zakarian	Berjouhie	Berjouhie
108	Piligian	Susan			Charles Mooradian
109	Manooshian	Margaret		Maggie	Asbed Zakarian
110	Manooshian	Rose			Jack Jamgochian
111	Martin	Elda			Adam Malesky
112	Sogigian	Rose
113	Piligian	Rose			Jack Manooshian
114	Hovanesian	Eunice	Yeprad		Nicholas Improta
115	Der Harootunian	Susie
116	Unidentified
117	Anusbigian	Marion			Deran Dinjian
118	Manoogian	Mary
119	Krikorian	Virginia			?? Johnson
120	Unidentified
121	Keropian	Anita			Malcolm Bedourian
122	Barsamian	Anthony	Antranig	"Anto" or Tony	Jennie Markarian
123	Unidentified
124	Tartarian	Mary
125	Torosian	Rose			Nicholas Alexanian
126	Hovsepian	Dove	Aghavnie	Robert Bohigian	Robert Bohigian
127	Pashoian	Martha	Marta
128	Melikian	Mary
129	Thompson	Mary			Elias Atamian
130	Danielian	Pauline			Karekin Agazarian
131	Derderian	Joseph	Hovsep	Joe	Rose Mosoian
132	Kasperian	David		"Moe"
133	Harutunian	John
134	Merzigian	Kizer	Khazar	Kizer "Funny Guy"	Mary Derderian
135	Mooradian	Minas	Minas		Ann ??
136	Simonian	Thomas	Toomas or Tovmas	Tommy	Jean Kaloostian
137	Kazarian	Kizer	Khazar	Kizer	Elizabeth Nordigian
138	Simonian	Samuel	Simon	Sammy	Rita Fenlon
139	Simonian	Oghda	Oghda	Ogda/Iggie/Oggie	Philip A. O'Gulian
140	Simonian	Paramaz	Paramaz	Bobby "Louie"	Doris Poirer
141	Zakarian	Asbed	Asbed	Ozzie	Margaret Manooshian
142	Kachajian	Margaret
143	Unidentified
144	Sahagian	Nancy	Namzoor		Garabed Hovanesian
145	Unidentified
146	Kazarian	Helen	Zartar		Nishan Nishanian
147	Arakelian	Alice			Jerry Lacey
148	Harootian	Elizabeth	Yeghisapet	Liz	Louis Mikitarian
149	Unidentified
150	Menzigian
151	Deranian	Martin	Hagop Mardiros		Virginia Derderian
152	Aznavourian	Virginia
153	Shooshan	Margaret	Zabelle		Rudy Mooradian
154	Pilibosian	Elizabeth	Yeghisapet	Lizzie or Betty	Ralph E. Sheehan
155	Setrakian	Margaret
156	Goshgarian	Shooshan??
157	Unidentified
158	Unidentified
159	Unidentified
160	Bagdigian	Dorothy			Arthur Yagjian
161	Unidentified
161	Unidentified
162	Houmere	Peter			Rose Berberian
163	Hovagimian	Azad	Azad		Rose Hampasoumian
164	Yazijian	Harvey		"Hoggie"
165	Aznovourian	Vahan		"Voo"
166	Sharigian	Charles	Garabed	Charlie	Ann Samuelian
167	Unidentified
168	Unidentified
169	Boghosian	Paul	Boghos		Armon Gahvejian
170	Hougasian	Frank	Vahan	Frankie	Zivart Kaloustian
171	Arakelian	Arthur		Art	Rose Ferrante
172	Unidentified
173	Melikian	James	Jirair	Jim	Elizabeth Simonian
174	Surabian	Alice
175	Krikorian	Elizateth		Betty	??
176	Unidentified
177	Boudurian	Helen
178	Nishanian	Nishan	Nishan	Nish	Helen Kazarian
179	Unidentified
180	Mooshagian	Martin	Mardiros		Mary Der Bagdasarian
182	Unidentified
183	Arakelian	George	Krikor	"Cookie"	Pearl Paloulian
184	Unidentified
185	Unidentified
186	Menzigian	Richard		"Dixie"
187	Unidentified
188	Jardarian	Florence			Harry Douvadjian
189	Aznavoorian	Margaret
190	Chilingarian	Charles	Garabed
191	Baljian	Rose	Nevart	Rose	Christian Metz??
192	Jardarian	Roxie	Araxi
193	Tashjian	Margaret			Ernie??
194	Mossessian	Gerald		Gerry	Ann Gosdanian
195	Jorjorian	George or John
196	Jorjorian	George or John
197	White	Dorthy			John Balian
198	Ajamian	Edward	Yervant	Ed
199	Krikorian	George	Kirkor	Kiki	Anna Merzigian
200	Merzigian	Jacob	Hagop	Jake	Vartie Davidian
201	Derderian	Thomas	Toros	Tom or "Tootie"
202	Mouradian	Charles	Garabed	Garbo	Susan Piligian
203	Unidentified
204	Krikorian	John
205	Unidentified

Listing of Individuals in Sunday School Picture Sorted by Last Name
Number	Last Name	First Name	Armenian Name	Nickname	Married to
51	Aslanian [Takvorian]	Ardash	Ardashes	Ardie
84	Adamian	Nellie
50	Adjelian	John
198	Ajamian	Edward	Yervant	Ed
4	Alexander	Alice
24	Alexander	Helen
117	Anusbigian	Marion			Deran Dinjian
6	Arakelian	Charlotte			Robert J. Ghize
23	Arakelian	Gregory	Krikor
147	Arakelian	Alice			Jerry Lacey
171	Arakelian	Arthur		Art	Rose Ferrante
183	Arakelian	George	Krikor	"Cookie"	Pearl Paloulian
5	Aslanian	George		"Head" or "Herbie"	Susan Derderian
9	Aslanian	Agnes	Aznif [Azniv]	Aggie	Mesak "Mickey" Sagarian
189	Aznavoorian	Margaret
152	Aznavourian	Virginia
165	Aznovourian	Vahan		"Voo"
160	Bagdigian	Dorothy			Arthur Yagjian
191	Baljian	Rose	Nevart	Rose	Christian Metz??
122	Barsamian	Anthony	Antranig	"Anto" or Tony	Jennie Markarian
82	Bilzerian	Irene		Irene	Henry Shooshan
169	Boghosian	Paul	Boghos		Armon Gahvejian
65	Bogosian	Raymond		Ray
91	Bogosian	Yeprad
177	Boudurian	Helen
20	Chilingarian	Lucy
98	Chilingarian		Zarouhie	Zarie	?? Bohigian
190	Chilingarian	Charles	Garabed
45	Damian	Nellie
130	Danielian	Pauline			Karekin Agazarian
79	Davagian	Sahag	Sahag	Sahag	Sharkey Der Harootunian
80	Davagian	Dorthy			Jerry Ludwig Stepanian
62	Davajian
10	Davis	Paul			Barbara Michaelian
103	Denielian	John
90	Der Harootunian	Sharkey	Sharkey	Sharkey	Sahag Davagian
115	Der Harootunian	Susie
74	Deranian	Mardiros	Mardiros
151	Deranian	Martin	Hagop Mardiros		Virginia Derderian
83	Derderian	Sophie			George Shamgochian
131	Derderian	Joseph	Hovsep	Joe	Rose Mosoian
201	Derderian	Thomas	Toros	Tom or "Tootie"
32	Frankian	Anthony	Antranig	Tony
69	Goshgarian	Rose			Owen Robert Simmons
156	Goshgarian	Shooshan??
59	Harootian	Hirache	Hratch [Hrach]		Beverly Alexander
148	Harootian	Elizabeth	Yeghisapet	Liz	Louis Mikitarian
133	Harutunian	John
35	Hoogasian	Katherine	[Khatch??]Khatoun	Katherine "Kay"	James Sarkisian
170	Hougasian	Frank	Vahan	Frankie	Zivart Kaloustian
162	Houmere	Peter			Rose Berberian
27	Hovagimian	Sima	Sima		?? Bellville
163	Hovagimian	Azad	Azad		Rose Hampasoumian
52	Hovanesian	Elsie	Yeghisapet	Elsie	Aram Arvanigian
114	Hovanesian	Eunice	Yeprad		Nicholas Improta
126	Hovsepian	Dove	Aghavnie	Robert Bohigian	Robert Bohigian
71	Ishlamejian	Derouhie	Derouhie		Peter Ishlamejian
95	Jalloian	Robert	Bagdasar	Bob or "Jello"
96	Jalloian	Mary	Mariam		Suren Daniels
99	Jardarian	Elizabeth	Yeghisapet	Betty (Araxi's sister)	Harry Mardirosian
188	Jardarian	Florence			Harry Douvadjian
192	Jardarian	Roxie	Araxi
195	Jorjorian	George or John
196	Jorjorian	George or John
142	Kachajian	Margaret
14	Kasparian	Naomi		"Bon Ami"
21	Kasparian	Charles		Charlie
132	Kasperian	David		"Moe"
13	Kazarian	Rose	Vartouhie or Varter??		Vahan Yaylaian
30	Kazarian	Julia	Juvahr	Julie	Harry Kiremitjian
61	Kazarian	Elizabeth	Yeghisapet	Lizzie	Roy H. Wheeler
68	Kazarian	Sadie	Satenig		Takvor ["Tak"] Takvorian
137	Kazarian	Kizer	Khazar	Kizer	Elizabeth Nordigian
146	Kazarian	Helen	Zartar		Nishan Nishanian
55	Kerkorian	George		"Irish"	Darlene Huber
121	Keropian	Anita			Malcolm Bedourian
92	Koobatian	Ruth		Ruth	Arthur Derderian
93	Koobatian	John
94	Koobatian	Ester			John Dascho
12	Krikorian	Jacob	Hagop	Jake "1:15" or "2:30"
28	Krikorian	B. Paul	Boghos Paul (legal)	Paulie or "Knobby"	Gladys Bennyan
56	Krikorian	Alice	Armenouhie		Michael [Mousegh] Gulbankian
58	Krikorian	Anna	Anahid	Annie	Marino DeMango
89	Krikorian	Anne	Anna	Annie	Owen Paelian
119	Krikorian	Virginia			?? Johnson
175	Krikorian	Elizateth		Betty	??
199	Krikorian	George	Kirkor	Kiki	Anna Merzigian
204	Krikorian	John
100	Kurtigian	Elizabeth			George Haffty
118	Manoogian	Mary
109	Manooshian	Margaret		Maggie	Asbed Zakarian
110	Manooshian	Rose			Jack Jamgochian
111	Martin	Elda			Adam Malesky
73	Mekjian	Rev. Agop
104	Mekjian	Edward		Eddie	Kay [??]
105	Mekjian	Vaughn	Vahe		Mary Apkarian
128	Melikian	Mary
173	Melikian	James	Jirair	Jim	Elizabeth Simonian
150	Menzigian
186	Menzigian	Richard		"Dixie"
25	Merzigian	John	Hovannes	Johnny	Elisa Gorgoglione; Jean Malone
88	Merzigian	Anna	Anna		George Krikorian
134	Merzigian	Kizer	Khazar	Kizer "Funny Guy"	Mary Derderian
200	Merzigian	Jacob	Hagop	Jake	Vartie Davidian
47	Mooradian	Anne			Sarkis Moroukian
102	Mooradian	George			Helen Kerkorian
135	Mooradian	Minas	Minas		Ann ??
48	Mooshagian	Catherine			John Balian
70	Mooshagian	Anne			John Karakehian
180	Mooshagian	Martin	Mardiros		Mary Der Bagdasarian
194	Mossessian	Gerald		Gerry	Ann Gosdanian
101	Mouradian	Berj	Berj	Bert	Irene ??
202	Mouradian	Charles	Garabed	Garbo	Susan Piligian
8	Nishanian	Anthony	Antranig	Tony
26	Nishanian	Peter	Bedros	Pete	Carey?
178	Nishanian	Nishan	Nishan	Nish	Helen Kazarian
86	Nordigian	Gladys
54	Pachanian	Zaven			Dorothy M. Carlson
44	Pashoian	Lucy	Lucine		Abraham Sivazlian
127	Pashoian	Martha	Marta
154	Pilibosian	Elizabeth	Yeghisapet	Lizzie or Betty	Ralph E. Sheehan
108	Piligian	Susan			Charles Mooradian
113	Piligian	Rose			Jack Manooshian
72	Rustigian	Sarkis			Zabel Rustigian
75	Rustigian	Zabel
49	Sagarian	John			Belva Benson
81	Sahagian	Louise			James Murphy
144	Sahagian	Nancy	Namzoor		Garabed Hovanesian
155	Setrakian	Margaret
97	Shamoian	Edward		Eddie	Mary Avakian
2	Sharigian	Simon
15	Sharigian	Rose
17	Sharigian	Mary	Mariam		Arthur [Armen] Najarian
19	Sharigian	??
166	Sharigian	Charles	Garabed	Charlie	Ann Samuelian
42	Shooshan	Charles		Charlie	Betty Bagdigian
153	Shooshan	Margaret	Zabelle		Rudy Mooradian
60	Simonian	Bizer	Baidzar	Bizer "Betty"
76	Simonian	Elizabeth	Yeghisapet	Elsie	James Melikian
77	Simonian	Pannonia	Pannonia	Pam ["Panon"]	Robert Apkarian
78	Simonian	Eva	Eva		Roger Haroyan
136	Simonian	Thomas	Toomas or Tovmas	Tommy	Jean Kaloostian
138	Simonian	Samuel	Simon	Sammy	Rita Fenlon
139	Simonian	Oghda	Oghda	Ogda/Iggie/Oggie	Philip A. O'Gulian
140	Simonian	Paramaz	Paramaz	Bobby "Louie"	Doris Poirer
112	Sogigian	Rose
174	Surabian	Alice
106	Takvorian Aslanian	Pearl			Hanna Harutounian
124	Tartarian	Mary
193	Tashjian	Margaret			Ernie??
18	Tavajian	Rose	Navart
39	Tavajian	Jack
3	Terzian	Elizabeth	Yeghisapet	Liz	Robert Golden
22	Terzian	Ann			Edward Kachajian
129	Thompson	Mary			Elias Atamian
7	Toromanian	Khatchadour	Khatchadour	Kachie	Rose Melikian
125	Torosian	Rose			Nicholas Alexanian
87	White	Lucy	Lusine		Armand Zakarian
197	White	Dorthy			John Balian
34	Yazijian	Arnold		Arnie	Rosalie Najarian
164	Yazijian	Harvey		"Hoggie"
107	Zakarian	Berjouhie	Berjouhie
141	Zakarian	Asbed	Asbed	Ozzie	Margaret Manooshian
1	Unidentified
11	Unidentified
16	Unidentified
29	Unidentified
31	Unidentified
33	Unidentified
36	Unidentified
37	Unidentified
38	Unidentified
40	Unidentified
41	Unidentified
43	Unidentified
46	Unidentified
53	Unidentified
57	Unidentified
63	Unidentified
64	Unidentified
66	Unidentified
67	Unidentified
85	Unidentified
116	Unidentified
120	Unidentified
123	Unidentified
143	Unidentified
145	Unidentified
149	Unidentified
157	Unidentified
158	Unidentified
159	Unidentified
161	Unidentified
161	Unidentified
167	Unidentified
168	Unidentified
172	Unidentified
176	Unidentified
179	Unidentified
182	Unidentified
184	Unidentified
185	Unidentified
187	Unidentified
203	Unidentified
205	Unidentified

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