Mehertad Hachadoor "M.H." "Matthew" Cloud^[1]

1862 - 1953  (91 years)

• Name	Mehertad Hachadoor "M.H." "Matthew" Cloud
  Born	Feb 05, 1862	Armenia
  Gender	Male
  Died	Dec 09, 1953	Fresno county, California, USA
  Notes	His granddaughter, Evelyn Babigian, said he and his brother changed their last names from something like "Boolotian" to "Cloud" when they entered the U.S. Obituary: M.H. Cloud Funeral services for M.H. Cloud, about 90, of 744 S. Street, a retired rancher, will be conducted Saturday at 10 AM in the Armenian Full Gospel Church. Cloud died yesterday in his home.  He ranched at Gettysburg Avenue and North 1st Street for many years. A native of Armenia, he came to the Fresno area in 1900.  He was a member of the church. He is survived by his widow, Norenaza; a son, George; two daughters, Valentine Cloud and Mrs. Rose Babigian; a brother, John Cloud, and two grandchildren, all of Fresno. Funeral services tentatively are set for Saturday at 10 AM in the church.  Burial will be in the Ararat Cemetery. The Fresno Bee Republican, Dec. 10, 1953, p. 26. -- Obituary: CLOUD -- In Fresno, December 9, 1953.  Mehertad H. Cloud, a native of Van, Armenia, aged 91 years.  Beloved husband of Nooritza Cloud; loving father of George H. Cloud and Mrs. Rose Babigian, all of Fresno, and Rev. Val Cloud of Spokane, Washington; loving brother of John H. Cloud of Fresno.  He is also survived by two granddaughters, Eleanor and Evelyn Babigian.  Friends are invited to attend funeral services Saturday, December 12, 1953, at 10 AM at the Armenian Full Gospel Church, corner of N. and Mono Streets, Rev. Charles Kalemkaman(?) officiating.  Interment in Ararat Cemetery.  Yost & Webb Mortuary, Oscar Kevorkian directing. The Fresno Bee Republican, Dec. 11, 1953, p. 34.
  Person ID	I160101	mykindred
  Last Modified	Jan 2, 2013

  
  

  Father	Boolotian (?),   d. Y
  Mother	Voosgoohad Kazanjian,   b. circa 1845, Armenia ,   d. Aft 1920  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Family ID	F52635	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sophia Bagdasarian,   b. Mar 1870, Armenia ,   d. Dec 17, 1927, Fresno, Fresno county, California, USA  (Age ~ 57 years)
  Married	circa 1895
  Notes	Obituary: CLOUD -- At a local sanitarium, December 17th, 1927.  Sophia Cloud, beloved wife of M.H. Cloud and mother of George H. Cloud, Valentine Cloud and Mrs Rose Babigian; grandmother of Eleanor and Evelyn Babigian, all of Fresno; a native of Armenia, aged 55 years.  Funeral services will be held at the Mission Undertaking Company Tuesday, December 20th, at 2 P.M.  Friends are invited to attend.  Interment in Ararat Cemetery. The Fresno Bee (Freso, CA), Dec. 19, 1927, p. 13.
  Children	1. George H. "Joseph" Cloud,   b. Nov 25, 1894, Van, Armenia ,   d. Oct 09, 1986, Fresno county, California, USA  (Age 91 years)   2. Rose Cloud,   b. Jan 01, 1901, Fresno county, California, USA ,   d. Nov 1978, Fresno, Fresno county, California, USA  (Age 77 years)   3. Rev. Valentine "Val" Cloud,   b. Aug 11, 1906, Fresno county, California, USA ,   d. Nov 01, 1984, Riverside county, California, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F52637	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Nooritza Martabekian,   b. Sep 01, 1885, Armenia ,   d. Dec 28, 1984, Fresno county, California, USA  (Age 99 years)
  Married	circa 1928
  Family ID	F52636	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S3378] Babigian, Evelyn, phone conversation with Tom Cloud of April 5, 2009.