Hamnelt

[EdCan]

I have a puzzling marriage from familysearch that I am trying to unravel and wouold appreciate some help. Ohio Co marriages 1800-1958 show a Nigmy Thomas age 21 born in Syria whomarried William Abraham 20 Jan 1907 Mahoning Co, Ohio. Her father shown as Thomas Hamnelt and mother shown as Garlia Gabriel.
I can find nothing else re these people other than the marriage.

Ed

Added  The son marriage record states mother as Anna Hammond.

[Erato]

This doesn't help much, but there was a William Abraham [born 1859 in Asyria] in the 1900 census in Belmont, Ohio.  Maybe the grandfather of your William Abraham?  And he was living with a bunch of other Syrians surnamed Thomas [but no Nigmy].  They were all peddlers

As it happens, I have someone in my tree who married a Syrian-born peddler in about the same time period.  His surname was John.  And when I started trying to trace him, I found that almost all of the Syrian immigrants were peddlers and had surnames that were male Christian names.  I presume that they adopted English names when they immigrated and maybe they were using their father's first name as their new surname.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-69B9-YXC?i=33&cc=1325221

[EdCan]

Thanks Erato
My relative William Abraham Jr living in 1940 Detroit with mother Anna. Living in 1930 Detroit with parents William and Anna. In 1920 William and Anna are Lansing. I couldn't figure out whether there may have been a second marriage or a serious name change

Ed

[Erato]

I'd guess that it was a major name change to conform with American customs.