Salim Khalil Shoucair was born in Choueifat Lebanon on Feb 12 1873 and died in Los Angeles California on September 13, 1933. His parents were Khalil & Nedah Shoucair. Salim married Jamileh "Amelia" Hashim in 1903 and they had 3 children. Salim had 3 confirmed siblings and D. Shoucair is mentioned in travel docs as a uncle to the Dracobly's and also by Rettebeh Hashim as a contact in Choueifat. There was also a Habib Shoucair with wife Hesin that is suspected as a brother or cousin to Salim as well. Most all of these families lived in Raymond Washington, also in Seattle, Tacoma, Portland OR, and Canada. Salim Shoucair & family moved to Santa Monica around 1921 and Charles Bardawil and wife Olive moved to Redlands CA around the same time. These families came from Choueifat which is a suburb of Beirut and most all were born there except the children of Salim & Jamileh, they were born in America and would be the first in this tree born in the US. Shoucair History

known children of Khalil & Nedah Shoucair

1. Zelpha Shoucair – 1862/1934   m/Richard Bardawil
2. Salim Khalil Shoucair – 1873/1933  m/Jamileh Hashim in 1903
3. Michael Shoucair - ??   m/Frieda
4. Shalalla Shoucair - ??  m/Ferris A. Dracobly  (names found in death certificate of daughters Marie & Olga)

Confirmed relative through DNA

Descendants of Mansour Shoucair show as 4th cousin matches on ancestry.com and gedmatch.com. It appears that Mansour Shoucair and Salim K. Shoucair we're cousins.

Children of Mansour Shoucair and wife Hessin

Most from this family settled in Lackwana, Pennsylvania.

1. Amelia Shoucair – m/Mr. Nahle
2. Rose Shoucair – 1886/1948 m/Rauston Serhan
3. Lenda Shoicair – 1890/1927 m/Said Ayoub
4. Olga Shoucair – 1894/1962 - m/Lafayette Kurban
5. George Mansour Shoucair – 1895/1921
6. Joseph Mansour Shoucair – 1902/1937

possible siblings/relatives of Salim Shoucair

1. D. Shoucair - ??  (mentioned in travel docs as an uncle to the Dracoblys)
2. Habib Shoucair - ?? m/Hesin Nabhen (father of Khalil H Shoucair)
3. Shoucair Selah Shoucair - ?? m/Hesin (father of Faheen S & Resheed S Shoucair)

Only known children of Zelpha Shoucair & Richard Bardawil

1. Charles Bardawil – 1893/1967  m/Olive Saba in Canada 1919

Children of Salim Khalil Shoucair and Jamila "Amelia" Hashim

1. Edna Helen Shoucair – b/Seattle WA 1906/1979  m/Niels Peter Jensen
2. Carl George Shoucair – b/Portland OR 1907/1987  m/Ellena Ingram
3. George Paul Shoucair – b/Raymond WA 1910/1976  m/Sally Augustine

Only known children of Michael Shoucair & Frieda

1. Fouade “Fred” Michael Shoucair – 1884/?  m/Matilda Helen Haddad in Canada 1912
2. Aziz Shoucair – 1899/1938  m/Milakee
3. Maria Shoucair - ?? (mentioned in travel docs)

Only known children of Shalalla Shoucair & Ferris Dracobly

1. Naseeb Ferris Dracobly – 1886/1960 m/Marie Coury
2. Elias Fred Dracobly – 1893/1982  m/Josephine Bitar
3. Matilda Dracobly – 1894/1969
4. Marie Dracobly – 1898/1938
5. Olga Dracobly – 1904/1988  m/Ed Khoury

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known children of Habib Shoucair & Hesin Nabhen

1. Khalil H Shoucair - 1880/1943 m/Affie

known children of Shoucair S Shoucair & Hesin

1. Faheen S Shoucair – 1878/1938
2. Resheed “Richard” S Shoucair – 1884/1956
3. Affie Shoucair - 1888/1968
4. Alexander Shoucair - 1891/?
5. Cecelia Shoucair - 1895/1952 m/Michael George
6. Matilda Shoucair - ?? m/Mr Zorick
7. Rose Shoucair - ?? m/Mr Carrim

Other Shoucair’s with possible Choueifat roots

1. Daher Shoucair – father of Said Daher Shoucair, married Anne Hanna, lived in Jamaica
2. Joseph Shoucair (wife-Sadie) – parents of Michael Joseph Shoucair, and Said Joseph Shoucair (each settled in Scranton, PA) recent DNA matches to this line of Shoucairs
3. Nadir Shoucair (wife-Hilda Josephine Egel) – parents of Hessan Nadir Shoucair, & Said Nadir Shoucair (settled in Jamiaca)
4. Rasheed Shoucair (possible son of Daher Shoucair) – father of Joseph Rasheed Shoucair (settled in Scranton, PA)
5. Shaheen Shoucair – father of Ameen Shaheen Shoucair (settled in Jamaica)
6. Shehady Shoucair – father of Milhim Shehady Shoucair (died in Fullerton, CA)
7. Haleem Shoucair – (settled in Jamaica)
8. George Shoucair – (settled in Jamaica)