Zarip Tower from Turkey/Iraq to US 1928
Hi,
I have been trying to look into the possibility of finding family members that may possibly exist.My grandfather left his wife on apprx. 1928 and returned to Iraq (Born in Turkey) on apprx. 1936 after becoming sick with gallbladder inflictions.When in the US, (landed in Detroit), he was a travelling 'missionary' basically conning believing people to donate to his cause.A family in Iraq got him into trouble by calling the US government by reporting him as a spy.He was imprisoned and possibly released because of his illness.I do believe there would be a great chance that he may have sired illigitimate children and/or possibly married someone and sired more 'Tower' children.
If anyone knows anything at all please contact me!I have a picture of him being very tall, dark haired and handsome.I do believe that had he not been imprisoned and sick which forced him to return to the middle east, he would have stayed in the USA and abandoned my grandmother.After he returned to Iraq, he conceived my father. After two years his life succumbed to gall bladder poisoning when my father was only 2 years old.He didn't do great things in his life, however, I am still curious, if, that in the eight years he stayed in the US, he produced what would be half brothers or sisters to my father.They would be in their late 60's or early 70's with a look possibly mixed as half middle eastern.These would be my aunts and uncles with cousins that I would love to discover!!
Hope to hear something from any soon.
Sincerely,
Linda Tower