Hovhannes as a little child during the deportation does not know his parents' name but he remembered a great confusion, the men fleeing, women weeping, soldiers and Turks entering into the Armenian houses in great hurry and fury, etc. During that he lost his parents and never got news about them. He came with the caravan as far as Mardin where he was taken by an Arab to his house. He fled many times but was recaptured and punished. Once after ten days journey afoot he succeeded in reaching Hassitshe, whence by our agent was sent to us.

Left our care: January 1927. Selfsupporting.