Here's some of the ancestry of
Queen Noor of Jordan, fourth wife of the late King Hussein and mother of Crown Prince Hamzah. She's of mixed Syrian/Swedish/English/Scots descent. This was compiled by William A. Reitweisner, not by me; he can be reached at
wrei@loc.gov if you have questions, but please note he probably will not research your personal genealogy. This is just something I thought might be of interest if your family includes a HALABY from
Syria.
Some ancestors of Lisa Halaby,
Queen Noor of Jordan
by William Addams Reitwiesner
GENERATION 1:
1. Lisa Halaby, b. ... 1951, m. Amman, Jordan, 15 June 1978, as his fourth wife,
Husain I, King of Jordan, b. Amman, Jordan, 14 Nov. 1935, d. Amman, Jordan, 7 Feb. 1999.
GENERATION 2:
2. Najeeb
Elias Halaby, b. ... , Texas, 19 Sept. 1915. m. Washington, D. C., 24 Dec. 1945, div. ... 1977.
3. Doris
Carlquist, b. Leavenworth, Washington, ... .
GENERATION 3:
4. Najeeb
Elias Halaby, b. ... Syria, ... March 1878, d. Dallas,
Texas, 16 Dec. 1928. Emigrated to the US in 1895 (1920 Census) or 1890 (1900 Census). In the 1900 Federal Census he is an importer living at the home of his brother
Habeeb Halaby at 22 Coentess Slip,
New York,
New York. In the 1920 Federal Census he is an oil broker living at 3529 Beverly Drive,
Dallas,
Texas.
m. ... .
5. Laura
Wilkins, b. near
Graham,
Texas, 23 April 1889, d. McLean, Va., 13 April 1987. For a short while after her husband's death she was married to
Urban B. Koen, but they were divorced.
6. Franklin
Elvin Carlquist, b. Alexandria, Minn., 13 June 1884, d. Sitka,
Alaska, ... Feb. 1971.
m. ... .
7. Mae Ethel
Ackroyd, b. Denver, Col., 11 July 1889, d. Spokane, Wash., 3 Jan. 1934.
GENERATION 4:
8. Salim Halaby, b. ... , d. ... (before 1900).
m. ... .
9. Almas ... , b. ... , Syria, ... April 1860, d. ... . Emigrated to
the US in 1894 (1920 and 1900 Censuses). In the 1900 Federal Census she is living at the home of her son
Habeeb Halaby at 22 Coentess Slip,
New York,
New York. In the 1920 Federal Census, she is living at the home of her son
Habeeb Halaby, at 447 56th Street,
Brooklyn,
New York.
10. John T ... Wilkins, b. ... Tenn., ... 1848, d. ... (apparently by 1920, when his wife is referred to as a widow). Served in the 7th (Duckworth's) Tennessee Cavalry during the US Civil War. In the 1900 Federal Census he is a day laborer living in
Graham,
Texas. In the 1910 Federal Census he is a stockman living on Ricom street in
Graham,
Texas.
m. near
Graham,
Texas, ... 1881.
11. Mamie ... , b. ... Kansas, ... 1863/1860, d. ... . In the 1910 Federal Census she is living with her husband. In 1920 she was called "
Janey F
Wilkins", and she was living in
Dallas at the home of her son-in-law Najeeb Halaby.
12. Carl Johan
Carlquist, b. ... , Sweden, ... Aug. 1838, d.
Alexandria, Minn., ... .
m. ... , Sweden, ... 1862.
13. Sophie Christine ... , b. ... , Sweden, ... Apr. 1838, d.
Alexandria, Minn., ... .
14. Eli
Ackroyd, b. Manchester, England, ... July 1851, d. Denver,
Col., ... Sept. 1901.
m. ... 1880.
15. Janet
Peddie, b. Glasgow 1 May 1854, d. ... Jan. 1903.
GENERATION 5:
16. ... Halaby.
m. ... .
17. ... .
18. ... .
m. ... .
19. ... .
20. ... Wilkins.
m. ... .
21. ... .
22. ... .
m. ... .
23. ... .
24. ... Carlquist.
m. ... .
25. ... .
26. ... .
m. ... .
27. ... .
28. ... Ackroyd.
m. ... .
29. ... .
30. ... Peddie.
m. ... .
31. ... .
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Sources consulted and cited:
1920 Federal Census:
H. E. Halaby --
New York,
Brooklyn, V 148, ED 382, Sheet 3, line 58
N. E. Halaby -- Texas,
Dallas City, V 45, ED 83, Sheet 5, Line 37
1910 Federal Census:
Jack T
Wilkins -- Texas,
Young Co., ED 267, Sheet 10, Line 1
1900 Federal Census:
Eli
Ackroyd -- Colorado, Arapaho Co., ED 125, Sheet 9, Line 60
Carl
Carlquist -- Minnesota,
Douglas Co., ED 30, Sheet 12, Line 70
Habeeb Halaby --
New York, Manhattan, V 117, ED 15, Sheet 4, Line 95
John T. Wilkins -- Texas,
Young Co., ED 162, Sheet 43, Line 12
Social Security Death Index:
Frank
Carlquist (574-05-1211)
Laura Halaby (578-62-4786)
Confederate Service records:
John T. Wilkins