Verda/Warda of Zerini Turkey 1893
Researching my Wife's Grandfather genealogy.Vassili Malik Verda but his birth name may have been: Wasil Dbeth Malik Warda of Zerini (now Demirli), Jilu of Turkey.Born May 14, 1893 in Assyria .. died Turlock, CA USAMay 6, 1948. Ordained to the piesthood of the Nestorian Church of the East in January 1948 in Chicago (his residence was Oberlin, OH). He came to the U.S. via Cuba in 1916.
Would like to hear from anyone that may have information about his birthplace and/or his family.