ARAMOUN, Lebanon — Ayman Jaber’s memories are rooted in every corner of Mhaibib, the village in southern Lebanon he refers to as his “habibti,” the Arabic word for “beloved.” The root ...

But Shada family member Marci Duryea said he lived in Lebanon and was born around 1800. Marci and Bob Duryea of Glen Ellyn, Ill., started putting the Shada family tree together about 15 years ago ...