Mr Fahim ("Philip Zenni") Leeni
Mr Philip Zenni (Fahim Leeni) was born in Syria on 25 October 1886 [1].
He boarded the Titanic at Cherbourg as a third class passenger [2] with ticket number 2620 (£7 4s 6d).
He was rescued, possibly in lifeboat 6.
After surviving the sinking of Titanic, he continued on to his destination of Dayton, Ohio where he lived out his life. He was first employed as a machinist as Platt Iron Works in Dayton but later worked in the confectionery business. He was married to Elsie and had four children (1 son and 3 daughters) [3]
Mr Zenni died of pneumonia on 2 December 1927.
Notes
1. The death certificate gives the date as 1889
2. He appears on some passenger lists as Fahim Leeni.
3. Another source says three children. Two are thought to be still living. Curiously,
only siblings were listed as survivors in the three contemporary newspaper articles
mentioning his death.
Articles
Niles Daily News (Ohio), 25 April 1912, Survivor
from Titanic Arrives in Niles
Unidentified Newspaper (Dayton, Ohio), 6 December 1927, Obituary
Certificates
State of Ohio Certificate of Death
References
Contract Ticket List, White Star Line 1912 (National Archives, New York;
NRAN-21-SDNYCIVCAS-55[279]).
Contributors
Phillip Gowan, USA
Elsie Zenni Hadley, USA
Notes
? born 1889
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Summary
Born: Monday 25th October 1886
Age: 22 years
Last Residence: in Tula Lebanon
Occupation: General Labourer
3rd Class passenger
First Embarked: Cherbourg on Wednesday 10th April 1912
Ticket No. 2620 , £7 4s 6d
Destination: Dayton United States
Rescued (boat 6)
Disembarked Carpathia: New York City on Thursday 18th April 1912
Died: Sunday 4th December 1927
Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever
Buried: Calvary Cemetery Dayton United States
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