His father died before the war. Mikayel was deported with his two brothers and one sister. The sister was taken by a Turk into his house in her native town. The rest of the family came on the road. Near Malatia the caravan was attacked and scattered. Mikayel came into the possession of a Kurd, for whom he worked eleven years as a farmer. When permission was granted to the Armenians to leave Turkey, he joined a caravan passing their city. He reached Aleppo in a poor condition. We took him into our reception-house.

Left our care: June 1, 1926. Selfsupporting.