Mallad Family

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                                                         Chebli  Fawaz  Hashem Hamood Dakroub Hazimeh Makled  Mallad  Barri  Haddad Harajli Salah

Grandfather (Ali), grandmother(Fatima) Houssain (Uncle Sam), Taleb, Richard, Joe

1933

Mallad Brothers 1949 Allen Mallad (Left)
From Allen Houssain Ali Taleb Mallad

1st Generation American

 
My Grandfather Ali Taleb Mallad from Tebnin, Lebanon came to America in 1905, Returned to Tebnin in 1924 and married Fatima Sareini, Born June 1925 was my father Houssain Ali Taleb Mallad in Tebnin, My Gido, Sito and my father came to America in 1927, between 1927 and 1933 born were Taleb, Richard and Joe Mallad in Dearborn, MI. in 1933 Gido,Sito and the 4 Boys returned to Tebnin, born between 1934 and 1938 were Miriam Ali Taleb Mallad Chahine, and a set of twins Julia Mallad Hamid and Sue Mallad Sareini,  In 1938 my Gido returned to the USA, he lived in Highland Park and Dearborn Michigan. In 1945 my Father Houssain Ali Taleb Mallad came back to the USA at the age of 18 years old. 6 months after his return to the USA his father Ali Taleb Mallad died, leaving my father in the US alone. In 1948 he married my mother Skiney Jafar Assad, she was born in America and her family was from Baalback Lebanon. By 1949 all my Fathers family had come to the US from Tebnin, Sito, Talab, Richard, Joe, Mary, Julie and Sue. I Allen Houssain Ali Taleb Mallad was born July 6, 1949. Born to me are my Sons, Houssain (40) Allen Jr. (38) and Jordan (14). I have 7 grandchildren.  And in 1952 my sister Suzanne Mallad Sareini was born, Suzanne is currently serving in her 5th term as City Councilwoman for the city of Dearborn, she also was the first Muslim woman to be elected to any office in the USA.  I took my father who was  dying of cancer for my 1st visit to Tebnin in 1977 a couple of months  before my father death, this trip was the most important trip of my life! I returned a couple of times and in 1983 I received my Lebanese Citizenship and Passport, which made me an official citizen of Tebnin.

 

Alfie Mallad Allen & Jeff Mallad Richard, Sam and Joe Mallad Houssain Ali Taleb Mallad
Mallad Family Jeff Malled & Allen Malled Jr with Sito Allen Malled  

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