AFRICA

COUNTRY UNKNOWN--DROSSOPOULOS, Vasilli. Any info on Vasilli b abt 1850-1900 in Patra, mo name Eleni and fa name Nikolaos. No sibs. Educated in UK and then worked in Africa until 1WW. Then lived in Athens where d abt1950's. Contact Pauline Drossopoulou-Kominou: email to p_komninou@hotmail.com.

Egypt

ALEXANDRIA--COMNINOS/KOMNINOS, Kosmas. Seek any info abt. B Lemnos, mov to Egypt, bur Alexandria. Ch Odysseas (Ulysses), Anastasia, Athanasis--all bpt Alexandria, gson Mihalis (Michael). Contact Byron Comninos in Sydney, Australia: email to bc@changenetwork.com.au; postal mail to 11 Read Street, Bronte NSW 2024, Australia.

ALEXANDRIA--HASSAPOGLOU/IATROPOULOS, Stelios and Stella. Seek any info on anc. Fam r in Smyrna as HASSAPOGLOU; r in Alexandria as IATROPOULOS late 1800's/early 1900's. Ch Irene, Gregory, Katherine, Marika, Paraskivoula--all b Alexandria. Contact Byron Comninos of Sydney, Australia: email to bc@changenetwork.com.au; postal mail to 11 Read Street, Brone NSW 2021, Australia.

South Africa

CITY UNKNOWN--COMNINOS/ COMINOS/ KOMNINOS. Seek any information. From Lefki in Ithaca. Last known anc Dionysios Gerasimos COMNINOS/KOMNINOS/COMINOS b late 1800's. Mar Penelope PAXINOU. Sons em to South Africa. Anyone in the diaspora (other than South African direct desc) who may be related, or has info on the family history, please contact Stelios Comninos: email to comfre@iafrica.com; postal mail to 6 Mons Road, Bellair, Durban, 4094, South Africa.

CITY-UNKNOWN--DROSSOPOULOS, Vasilli. Any info on Vasilli b abt 1850-1900 in Patra, mo name Eleni and fa name Nikolaos. No sibs. Educated in UK and then worked in Africa until 1WW. Then lived in Athens where d abt1950's. Contact Pauline Drossopoulou-Kominou: email to p_komninou@hotmail.com.

CITY UNKNOWN--MANOLAKIS, John. Seek any info. R Crete, then Zimbabwe, then South Africa. Mar Ann Rousseau. Contact Athena Papadakis: email to tinatudoric@yahoo.com; postal mail to PO Box 782723, Sandton, South Africa 2146.

CITY UNKNOWN--PETRATOS, Stephan. Seeking any info on this indiv, b. 1890 on Ithaca, immigrated to South Africa abt. 1906. Contact Debbie Polychronopoulos: email to debbiepolly@ananzi.co.za.

Zimbabwe

CITY UNKNOWN--MANOLAKIS, John. Seek any info. R Crete, then Zimbabwe, then South Africa. Mar Ann Rousseau. Contact Athena Papadakis: email to tinatudoric@yahoo.com; postal mail to PO Box 782723, Sandton, South Africa 2146.

ASIA

Palestine (Israel)

NAZARETH--PASCHALIS, Christos. Seeking info and anc. B 1860?, bpl prob Mani (village unknown). Because of vendetta fam mov and changed surname to PASCHALIS. Fam spread around Greece and overseas; Christos r in Nazareth (Palestine) abt 1890 with w Kyrkaoula [Kyriakoula], sis Ioanna, and s Ioannis. Contact Prof. Christos Paschalis of Adelaide, Australia: email to christos.paschalis@gmail.com.

Turkey

AIVALI--KOUFELIS, Dimitrios. Seek any information on sibl and fam origins. Went to Mytilini in 1922 from Aivali. Originally from Odessa. Daughter Myrsini KOUFELI, born in 1916. Contact Dr. A. Papakonstadinou in Dublin, Ireland: email to wernerpapa@yahoo.co.uk

CITY UNKNOWN--AMANATIDIS, Vasilios. Seek info on par, sib, anc, or fam. Originally from Asia Minor, mov to Lemnos, then Thessaloniki. Some ch em to Australia in 1950's. Contact Eleni Elefterias Kostakidis: email to eleni.ek@education.nsw.gov.au; postal mail to PO Box 513, Ashfield NSW 2131, Australia.

CITY UNKNOWN--KACOYANIS/COCOYANNIS, Marcos. Seeking fam info and village of origin, poss "allah-tasta (?)=God's Garden." Driven from Asia Minor by Turks ca 1919-1921. Saved by Red Cross. W Zoe, s Christopher and Xenophon. Contact Mark Kacos: email to kacos@mail.com; postal mail to 1920 Dixon Lane, Saint Simons Island, Georgeia 31522 USA.

CITY UNKNOWN--MAVRICOS / MAVRIKOS, Anastasios. Removed from Turkey in population exchange of 1922 to Neos Skopos, north of Seres. Seek name of ancestral town in Turkey. Contact Arthur Cambouris: email to arthur.cambouris@nypa.gov; postal mail to 300 Cental Park West, New York, New York 10024

CITY UNKNOWN--TRIGONOPOULOU, Sophia. Seek info on par, sib, anc, or fam. May have been from Asia Minor. Res in Lemnos, then Thessaloniki. Mar Vasilios AMANATIDIS from Asia Minor. Some ch em to Australia in 1950's. Contact Eleni Elefterias Kostakidis: email to eleni.ek@education.nsw.gov.au; postal mail to PO Box 513, Ashfield NSW 2131, Australia.

CONSTANTINOPLE-- DAFNIOTOU, Lethary. Seek any info. HATZIMANOLIS/MANOS, Theodosios, arr US 1920, poss r Constantinople, poss bpl Prussa. Contact Lynda Verias: email to lvevjv@aol.com; postal mail to 112 Stryker St., Brooklyn, NY 11223 USA.

CONSTANTINOPLE-- HATZIMANOLIS/MANOS, Theodosios. Seek info on sib, par, anc, fam. Bp prob Turkey, poss r Constantinople, arr US 1920, m Lethary DAFNIOTOU. Contact Lynda Verias: email to lvevjv@aol.com; postal mail to 112 Stryker St., Brooklyn, NY 11223 USA.

CONSTANTINOPLE-- MANOS/HATZIMANOLIS, Theodosios. Seek info on sib, par, anc, fam. Bp prob Turkey, poss r Constantinople, arr US 1920, m Lethary DAFNIOTOU. Contact Lynda Verias: email to lvevjv@aol.com; postal mail to 112 Stryker St., Brooklyn, NY 11223 USA.

CONSTANTINOPLE--PAPOUTSIS, Theodoros. Seek info on sib, par, anc, fam. Bp Revma, Vatoussa, Lesvos mid 1800s, r Constantinople on Garden Street, d Constantinople between 1910 and 1920, was tailor and textile merchant at "Budrum Han" district, mar Persefoni KATSONIS from Vatoussa, Lesvos, who em to U.S. with large fam after his death. Contact Mary Papoutsy: email to hellasgenealogy@papcoholdings.org.

HALKI--NANOS, ANNA. Seek info on par and early fam history. B ca 1909; bpl Kalonimos (Imrali), Turkey. Orphaned ar learly age and liv at Halki Emboriki Scoli after an uprising. Mov to Greece during exchange of populations in 1922. M1 KARIDAKIS. Contact Rosemary Dallas: email to alb12203@aol.com; postal mail to 58 Oakmont Street, Niskayuna, New York 12309 USA.

IMRALI--(KALONOMOS)--NANOS, ANNA. Seek info on par and early fam history. B ca 1909; bpl Kalonimos (Imrali), Turkey. Orphaned ar learly age and liv at Halki Emboriki Scoli after an uprising. Mov to Greece during exchange of populations in 1922. M1 KARIDAKIS. Contact Rosemary Dallas: email to alb12203@aol.com; postal mail to 58 Oakmont Street, Niskayuna, New York 12309 USA.

KALONIMOS--NANOS, ANNA. Seek info on par and early fam history. B ca 1909; bpl Kalonimos (Imrali), Turkey. Orphaned ar learly age and liv at Halki Emboriki Scoli after an uprising. Mov to Greece during exchange of populations in 1922. M1 KARIDAKIS. Contact Rosemary Dallas: email to alb12203@aol.com; postal mail to 58 Oakmont Street, Niskayuna, New York 12309 USA.

KOUTALI--SPIRELIS/SPIRELLIS. Seek any info on fam left behind on island Koutalis in Sea of Marmara (now Turkish possession) when Stefano D. SPIRELIS mov to US in 1911. F Demetrio SPIRELIS, mo Pelagia SPIRELIS, unc Daniel SPIRELIS (teacher at island school). Orig thought that fam mov to Nea Koutali on Lemnos (nomou Lesvou). Contact Steve Beech: email beech5@comcast.net; postal mail to 4399 SE River Dr., Milwaukie, OR 97267.

MURADIYE, nea Magnesia--ANAGNOSTOPOULOS/ANAGNOSTELIS/AGNEW, Eustratios (Stratos), b Muradiye, em to US prob. 1922. One desc known as Spyridon. Possibly two others. Contact Heather Johnson, England: email to hdjohnson@ntlworld.com

MURADIYE, near Magnesia--YANNACOPOULOS/YANNAKOPOULOS, Constantine & Martha. Trying to trace desc. Prob. left 1922. Contact Heather Johnson, England: email to hdjohnson@ntlworld.com.

NIGDE [Uluagac village]--PRODROMIDES, Romanos. Seek any info abt fam and anc. Fam origin Anatolian (Turkish) village of Uluagac near Nigde. Imm to US ca 1910; arr in NYC; mov to Savannah, Georgia; then Knoxville, Tennessee. Contact Daniel Molitor of Pasadena, California: email to sonofgrecodan@yahoo.com.

PRUSSA--DAFNIOTOU, Lethary. Seek any info. HATZIMANOLIS/MANOS, Theodosios, arr US 1920, poss r Constantinople, poss bpl Prussa. Contact Lynda Verias: email to lvevjv@aol.com; postal mail to 112 Stryker St., Brooklyn, NY 11223 USA.

SMYRNA--HASSAPOGLOU/IATROPOULOS, Stelios and Stella. Seek any info on anc. Fam r in Smyrna as HASSAPOGLOU; r in Alexandria as IATROPOULOS late 1800's/early 1900's. Ch Irene, Gregory, Katherine, Marika, Paraskivoula--all b Alexandria. Contact Byron Comninos of Sydney, Australia: email to bc@changenetwork.com.au; postal mail to 11 Read Street, Brone NSW 2021, Australia.

SMYRNA--TZANNIS, Maris. Seeking par, sib of Maria TZANNIS. Bpl Smyrna early 1900's, imm to US, bro Ionni. Mar George ATHENS (ATHANASAKIS). Rest of fam imm to Thessaloniki. Contactg Maria Edmonds: email to mariaedmonds@verizon.net

TSANTALI--SIMERGEKIS, Hristos/Christos. Seek info on par, sib, anc, or fam. B abt 1890, bpl Tsantali, Turkey. Liv in Mytilini (Lesvos). Sis, Stavroula; bro-law, Efstrathios DIAMANT. Contact Lloyd Spencer of Woodinville, Washington (state): email to lloyd_spencer@hotmail.com.

ULUAGAC (near Nigde)--PRODROMIDES, Romanos. Seek any info abt fam and anc. Fam origin Anatolian (Turkish) village of Uluagac near Nigde. Imm to US ca 1910; arr in NYC; mov to Savannah, Georgia; then Knoxville, Tennessee. Contact Daniel Molitor of Pasadena, California: email to sonofgrecodan@yahoo.com.

England

CITY UNKNOWN--DROSSOPOULOS, Vasilli. Any info on Vasilli b abt 1850-1900 in Patra, mo name Eleni and fa name Nikolaos. No sibs. Educated in UK and then worked in Africa until 1WW. Then lived in Athens where d abt1950's. Contact Pauline Drossopoulou-Kominou: email to p_komninou@hotmail.com.

DOVER--TREGASKES/TREGASKIS. Seek any info abt US desc of TREGASKES/TREGASKIS Brothers, one of whom emig to US from UK (Devon, Cornwall, West Sussex, Dover) aft 1700. Fam m from Greece to UK betw 900—1700. Contact Deanna Tregaskes: email to Tregaskesdl@aol.com; postal mail to 2671 Twin Cedar Trail, Chesapeake, VA 23323, USA.

LONDON--NOMIKOS/NOMICOS, Panagis Antoniou. Seek exact bpl. B ca 1835, prob somewhere on Zante (Zakynthos), w Chrysevgi CANALETIOS b 1845, bpl Athens; ch: Constantinos, Nikolaos, Katerina--prob all bpl Zante. Fam move to London, US ca 1879 with Katerina NOMIKOU, m of Panagis and nanny Alexandra XENOS. Panagis was merchant clerk,d 1901, dpl London. Contact Maria Nomico: email to maria@mnarchitect.co.za; postal mail to 22 Mount Argus Road, Umgeni Heights, Durban, South Africa.

Romania

GALATI--TSACLIS/TSAKLIS or GHEORGHIU. Keffallinias:TSACLIS/TSAKLIS or GHEORGHIU seek family of Iani Constantin bd1843 origin Keffalonia, migrated to Romania date unknown, and wife Despina ANASTASE bd 1853 m 1892 Galati Romania, child Iani Constantin Panaghiotis TSAKLIS or GHEORGIU bd 1893. Iani bd 1893 was captain of oil tanker on Danube river, d 1944. Contact Susie TSACLIS: email to susiets@gmail.com; postal mail to 27 Stafford Rd, Kenwick, Perth, Western Australia6107

Russia

ODESSA--KOUFELIS, Dimitrios. Seek any information on sibl and fam origins. Went to Mytilini in 1922 from Aivali. Originally from Odessa. Daughter Myrsini KOUFELI, born in 1916. Contact Dr. A. Papakonstadinou in Dublin, Ireland: email to wernerpapa@yahoo.co.uk

NORTH AMERICA

United States

CITY UNKNOWN--LAVRANOS, Eugenia, nee KOLIVAS. Seeking desc of Eugenia LAVRANOS, w of Gregory. Em from Lefkas (Ionian Islands) to US/Argentina ca 1920's to 30's. One known ch, Panos. Niece Theodora LAVRANOS may have em with them. Eugenia may have remar. Contact Tina Paizis of Australia: email to tina_paizis@yahoo.com; postal mail to 12 Natalie Court, Alexander Heights W Australia 6062.

CLEVELAND, Ohio--LEONAS/LEONIDAS, Thomas. Seeking info on a Thomas, poss surname LEONAS/LEONIDAS, owner Triangle Restaurant in Cleveland, Ohio, USA early 1920's-30's, bpl Drama (Greece), bro James liv Chicago. Contact Carol Nicolai (Leonas): email to carolncl@aol.com; postal mail to 7305 Players Club Drive, Concord Township, Ohio 44077.

DENVER, Colorado--BEBIS, Constantinos/Costas. Seek anc or any fam or desc who em to US betw 1880-1900. Bpl Prines (Rethymno, Crete), dpl prob Denver, Colorado. Contact Constantinos Bebis in Thessaloniki: email to costa48@gmail.com.

LOWELL, Massachusetts--MATSOS. Seek any info on 4 or 5 sisters prob r Lowell, Massachusetts. Em from Greece early 20th century, prob from Trikala region. One bro [Anastasios?] returned to Greece and d. Contact Anastasios Matsos of Messonia, Santorini: email to tassos915@hotmail.com.

NEW YORK CITY--DIKOS. Seek obit and info of George/Yorgo DIKOS (s/o George Panagiotis Dikos and Xenny Giantana Dicou) b 22 Nov 1943, Volos, Greece. d 18 or 19 Aug 2002. dpl New York City, USA. Sis Ria Doura, last r in Pagrati, Athens. Mo last r Krisila 43 #2, Pagrati, Athens, Greece. Contact Sharon Rolzin: email ampersand@rof.net; postal mail to P.O. Box 1796, Basalt, CO 81621 USA.

SOUTH AMERICA

Argentina

CITY UNKNOWN--LAVRANOS, Eugenia, nee KOLIVAS. Seeking desc of Eugenia LAVRANOS, w of Gregory. Em from Lefkas (Ionian Islands) to US/Argentina ca 1920's to 30's. One known ch, Panos. Niece Theodora LAVRANOS may have em with them. Eugenia may have remar. Contact Tina Paizis of Australia: email to tina_paizis@yahoo.com; postal mail to 12 Natalie Court, Alexander Heights W Australia 6062.

CITY UNKNOWN--ZARPAS, Matheos, and ZERBOUDIS, Victoria Zompakis. Seek relatives that settled in Argentina. Par of Victoria (Zompakis) ZERBOUDIS were Aristidis and Maria ZARPAS ZOMPAKIS/ZOMBAKIS of Kini [Koinis], Chios. Maria ZARPAS and Matheos ZARPAS sib, both prob also of Kini [Koinis], Chios. Bro of Victoria, George, em to U.S. and liv in PA, with desc today in Texas. Contact George Zombakis: email to paloma@hal-pc.org.

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