Photo Gallery of Lebanese Families in Mississippi
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In 1892 Commour immigrated to the New London, Connecticut, from Mount Lebanon, Syria, with sons George and Michael. In 1901 she and her five sons moved to Meridian, Mississippi, where they joined her brother. (Commour’s son John is not pictured.) They later, in 1908, moved to Port Gibson, Mississippi, where they opened a mercantile business on Main Street. Commour Ellis (seated) and her sons (left to right) James, George, Michael, and Sam. Black and white photo, date unknown.
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