Habit Family Papers

Lebanese--United States

Biographical/Historical Note

John Francis Habit immigrated to the United States with his brothers at the beginning of the 20th century. After settling in New York and New Jersey, John Habit and his brothers moved south to Edenton, North Carolina, where John worked as a merchant and hotelier of Habit’s Motor Court. John Habit married Vivian Craddock in the late 1920s, with whom he had three children, Jeanette Teresa Habit Dowd, John “Jack” Francis Habit, and Franklin Hanna Habit. In 1950, Frank married Marjorie Miller. Their son, Tony Habit, was appointed by Governor Mike Easley to serve as president of the North Carolina New School Project.

Scope/Content Note

This collection contains photographs and documents of the Habit family.

Franklin Hanna Habit

Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies

circa 1940s, 1951, 2010, undated

Processed by Khayrallah Program staff. Collection Guide content contributed by Claire A. Kempa and updated by Allison Hall, 2023 November.

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