Hellenic Genealogical Queries
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AGATHAKIS, Michael. Seek info on par, sib, anc, or fam. B abt 1891, bpl Naxos (Naxou, Kykladon, Nisoi Aigaiou) arr US 1911, mo Styliani r Naxos 1911. Bro Iakovos b abt 1887, bpl Naxos, arr US 1911. Contact Gina McCoy: email to gmnahant@yahoo.com; postal mail 267 Nahant Rd., Nahant, MA 01908 USA.

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.

AMBANDOS / AMBANOUDIS, George. Seek any info on anc, sib, or desc. Fam from Chios. Contact Elaine Ambandos Smith: email to Halst@aol.com; postal mail to 24 Clyde Place, Staten Island, New York 10301 USA.

ANAGNOSTOPOULOS / ANAGNOSTELIS / AGNEW, Eustratios (Stratos). Trying to trace desc of Eustratios (Stratos) b Muradiye, near Magnesia, Asia Minor, and who em to U.S. prob 1922. One desc known as Spyridon. There were possibly 2 others. Contact Heather Johnson, England: email to hdjohnson@ntlworld.com.

ARAPOGLOU, Anna. Seek any info on g-mo, Anna ARAPOGLOU, or her four sis, b Lesvos/Mytilini. Anna mar John Akendenos LALETAS, res Mt. Holly, New Jersey abt 1915-1920. Contact Elaine Ambandos Smith: email to Halst@aol.com; postal mail to 24 Clyde Place, Staten Island, New York, 10301.

AVLAHIOTES, John and Malama. Seek any info, prob from Oreoi (Istiaias, Evvoias, Stereas Ellados). Contact John Avlas: email to johnjava@aol.com; postal mail to 47 Castle Drive, Hooksett, NH 03106 USA.

BALTAS / BOLTAS, Kostas (Charles). Seeking info on Kostas BALTAS and fam. B 1893; bpl Stavrinides, Samos; s Dimetrius was bee-keeper, w of s Dimetrius was mary SAMARAS. Contact J. Boltas DuBois: email to joydub@comcast.net; postal mail 7 Echo Avenue, Nashua, New Hampshire 03062 USA.

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.

CHALATSIS / HALATSIS. Seek info abt anc and any living relatives. Fam from Sikourion, near Larisa. Contact Stavroula Halatsis: email to rulashake@yahoo.com; postal mail to 7566 Rustic Galleon Street, Las Vegas, Nevada 89139 USA.

CHATZIGIANNAKOS / HATZIGIANNAKOS / XATZIGIANNAKOU. Seek info on any member living in Greece, USA or any other country. Family originated from Boutza,Smyrni and left during 1922. Anastasia XATZIGIANNAKOU, wid of Theologos XATZIGIANNAKOS, left in 1922 with 4 children: Alexandros, Panagiotis, Artemis and Theodoros. Mov to Chios and then Athens, Nea Ionia. Last known location for this fam was Nea Ionia, Athens and Volos, Greece. Contact Anastasia Nibis: email stasa51@aol.com; postal mail to PO Box 199, Meridianville, AL 35759.

CHIMENEDES / HIMENEDES / TSIMENEDES. Seek any info on anc, sib, or desc of CHIMENEDES. Fam from Chios. Contact Elaine Ambandos Smith: email to Halst@aol.com; postal mail to 24 Clyde Place, Staten Island, New York 10301 USA.

CHOPAS / TSOPEIS. Seek anc of and info abt. Contact Amanda Chopas: email to amandachopas@yahoo.com; postal mail to 17409 Flagstone Dr. Germantown, MD 20874

COCOYANNIS / KACOYANIS, Marcos. Seeking fam info and village of origin, poss "allah-testa (?)=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.

COLIVAS / KOLIVAS 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.

COMNINOS / COMINOS / KOMNINOS. Seek any information on COMNINOS/KOMNINOS/COMINOS 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.

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.

COUSOULAS / KOUSOULAS, Vasilios and Eleni. Seek US desc. One known son KOUSOULAS/KUSULAS, Spiros, b 20 Mar 1897, bpl Agios Vasilis (Kynourias, Arkadias, Peloponnesou). Contact Elaine Kusulas: email to e.kusulas@att.net.

DAFNIOTOU, Lethary. Seek any info. M 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.

DEMERIS / GOUDOUROS / MIHALAKAKOS. Seek obit and desc of Alexandra Goudouros Mihalakakos Demeris, b 1903 Parasyro (Gytheion, Lakonias, Peloponnesou) em to US early 1900s, d Feb 1981, buried Los Angeles Co, par Dimitri Mihalakakos and Fotini Scandalarou. Contact M. Papoutsy: email Hellasgenealogy@papcoholdings.org

DIAKOUMAKOS. Seeking any info on DIAKOUMAKOS fam from Karvelas, Lakonias (Mani). Contact dlmchild@gmail.com

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.

DORRAZZO (?spelling), Zacharie. Seek any info on anc. Was priest at Santorini mid-1800's. Nephew Jean MURAL, b 1877, bpl prob Santorini. Contact Marika Jeffery of Pinecroft, cwmduad Carmrthen, Wales: email to rickilunn@hotmail.com.

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

ELIAS (De George), Manolis. Seek any info. Fam from Sianna village on Rhodes. Contact Ms. Arjie Elias; email to: arjieelias@optusnet.com.au; postal mail to PO Box 2215, Dandenong, Victoria, Australia.

EVANGELAKOS, Stylianos Dimitriou (aka EVANS, Steve). Seek par, anc, fam info, b 1940, bpl Piraeus. Liv Peristeri [Athens precinct] bef em to US. Dpl Astoria, NY; d 1993. Contact Patricia Evangelakos Taran: email to pashala@aol.com; postal mail to PO Box 19263 Seattle, Washington (state) 98109 USA.

FARFARAS, Spiros. Seek anc. B abt 1886 at Gargalianoi (Trifylias, Messinias, Peloponnesou), arr US 1914 with w Anastasia b abt 1889 and with s Andreas. F John, r Gargalianoi in 1914. Cou CARDAS, Christos, r Peabody, MA 1914. Contact Peter and Phyllis Farfares: email to phyllis90@aol.com; postal mail to 10 Wellington Lane Ave., Lexington, MA 02421-7110.

FELOUZIS, George and Anastasia. Seeking any info. Contact Jean Felouzis Gutman: email to jeangutman@hotmail.com; postal mail to 26741 Portola Pkwy, Foothill Ranch, California USA, 92610.

FRAKGOLIS (FRANGOOLES), Efstratios Demetriou. Seek any info. Em to US from Lesvos ca 1905. Contact Bob Frangooles: email to pooderanch@gmail.com.

GHEORGHIU or TSACLIS / TSAKLIS. 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 Australia 6107

GIANACOPOULOS / GEANAKOPOULOS / YANNACOPOULOS / YANNAKOPOULOS, Constantine & Martha. Trying to trace desc. Born Muradiye, near Magnesia, Asia Minor. Prob. left 1922. Contact Heather Johnson, England: email to hdjohnson@ntlworld.com.

GIANOPOULOS / YIANOPOULOS, Kleanthe Ilia, nee Kleanthe Ioannou TOURNA. Seek any info anc, par, fam, or sib. B abt 1895, bpl Basta (Megalopoleos, Arkadias, Peloponnesou), arr US aft 1912. Sis nee Panayiota TOURNA, b abt 1892, bpl Basta, m aft 1912. Bro Demetrios TOURNAS, bpl prob Basta, arr US bef 1912. Contact Gina McCoy: email to gmnahant@yahoo.com; postal mail 267 Nahant Rd., Nahant, MA 01908 USA. [HHGA editors would like to add that "Basta" listed by the submitters in Lakonias is listed as "Vasta" in Greek governmental records. It is in the municipality or dimos of Megalopolis in the county of Arkadia in the Peloponnese. We will cross-list this entry under "Vasta" and the Arkadian locales.]

GOUZOULES. Seek any info on this fam from Georgitsi (Dimos Pellanas), Lakonias. Please contact Leon Karahalis: email to pirgosleonidas@yahoo.com; postal mail to 1860 SW 25th Street, Miami, FL 33133 USA.

HALATSIS / CHALATSIS. Seek info abt anc and any living relatives. Fam from Sikourion, near Larisa. Contact Stavroula Halatsis: email to rulashake@yahoo.com; postal mail to 7566 Rustic Galleon Street, Las Vegas, Nevada 89139 USA.

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.

HATZIGIANNAKOS / XATZIGIANNAKOU / CHATZIGIANNAKOS. Seek info on any member living in Greece, USA or any other country. Family originated from Boutza,Smyrni and left during 1922. Anastasia XATZIGIANNAKOU, wid of Theologos XATZIGIANNAKOS, left in 1922 with 4 children: Alexandros, Panagiotis, Artemis and Theodoros. Mov to Chios and then Athens, Nea Ionia. Last known location for this fam was Nea Ionia, Athens and Volos, Greece. Contact Anastasia Nibis: email stasa51@aol.com; postal mail to PO Box 199, Meridianville, AL 35759.

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.

HIMENEDES / CHIMENEDES / TSIMENEDES. See any info on anc, sib, or desc of CHIMENEDES. Fam from Chios. Contact Elaine Ambandos Smith: email to Halst@aol.com; postal mail to 24 Clyde Place, Staten Island, New York 10301 USA.

IATROPOULOS / HASSAPOGLOU, 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.

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.

KALLITSIS / KALLICHES. Seek par/sib of Maria Kallitsis/Kalliches b abt 1865, Ag. Petros, Kynourias, Arkadias, Greece, mar Giorgios Lekouses/Likoussis/Lykoussis, b Ag. Petros, ch: Efstathios, Sarantos, Panayiotis, Konstantinos, Eleni, and Athanasios. Bro of Maria was George Kallechey b 1869, Ag Petros, m in USA Despo Mouyeos, b 1887. F? Panayiotis Kallitsis of Ag Petros, b abt 1845. Bro? Theodore Kallitsis/Callichy b abt 1860 Ag Petros, Kynourias, m Kaliope Protoppas, ch: Peter [Panayiotis?] b 1883 Ag Petros; Maria; Eleni; Rigina, b abt 1885, em to US 1911; Soterios b 1896 Ag Petros. Contact M. Papoutsy: email Hellasgenealogy@papcoholdings.org .

KALLITSIS / KALLICHES. Seek info on Athanasios KALLITSIS/KALLICHES, bpl Ag. Petros [Kynourias, Arkadias, Peloponnese], bd 12/23 1890s.Contact Jesse McFarland: email to webmaster@holytrinitywaterbury.org; postal mail to 1129 Wolcott St., 7-6, Waterbury, CT 06705.

KALLITSIS / CALITSIS. Seek par/sib of Athanasios Calitsis, b abt 1888 Ag Petros, (Kynourias, Arkadias, Peloponnesou) single upon arr in U.S. on 2 Mar 1907, bro? Soterios Calitsis of PO Box 517 Reading, MA in Mar 1907. Contact M. Papoutsy: email Hellasgenealogy@papcoholdings.org .

KALLITSIS / CALITSIS. Seek par/sib of Photios Calitsis, presumably from Ag Petros (Kynourias, Arkadias, Peloponnesou) addr in US Mar 1907 was 144 Stuyvent St., New Rochelle, New York. Contact M. Papoutsy: email Hellasgenealogy@papcoholdings.org .

KARIDAKIS, Anna. Seek info on par and early fam history. B ca 1909, maiden name NANOS; bpl Kalonimos (Imrali), Turkey. Orphaned ar early age and liv at Halki Emboriki Scoli afater 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.

KIRKILES, James/Demetrios and Stavroula. Seek sib, par, anc of James and Stavroula. Both prob b Meligala (Messinis, Messinias, Peloponnesou). Stavroula arr US 1921, b abt 1900, unc Panayiotis KIRKILIS in Meligala in 1921. Contact John Avlas: email to johnjava@aol.com; postal mail to 47 Castle Drive, Hooksett, NH 03106 USA.

KOLIVAS 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.

KOMNINOS / COMNINOS / COMINOS. Seek any information on COMNINOS/KOMNINOS/COMINOS 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.

KOMNINOS / COMNINOS, 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.

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

KOUNTOURIOTIS, Elleni. Seek par/spouse of Elleni Kountouriotis (maiden name RETZEKAS). Lived in Mesochori, Neapolis Vion abt 1922-1938 (very old and bedridden in 1938). Elleni was mother of sons Vasili (immig to USA abt 1920), Nikolaos and presumably dau Stamatika. Contact Dave Kondris at email dave @europeangymn.com.

KOUSOULAS / COUSOULAS, Vasilios and Eleni. Seek US desc. One known son KOUSOULAS/KUSULAS, Spiros, b 20 Mar 1897, bpl Agios Vasilis (Kynourias, Arkadias, Peloponnesou). Contact Elaine Kusulas: email to e.kusulas@att.net.

KOUTSONICOLIS, Demetrious. Searching for any information. Family from Neapolis/Kastania area of Greece. Demetrious emig from Greece as young boy with uncle and brother. Contact Peggy Pound at email peggy6324@aol.com; postal mail to 6324 Shady Valley Ct., Las Vegas, NV 89130.

LAGANOPOULOS / LAGANIS--Seeking information on Laganopoulos family from Zatouna, Arcadia. Also went by the name Laganis. Contact Effie: email to effles@hotmail.com

LALETAS, Sophie. Seek fam or anc of Sophie LALETAS from Mytilini (Lesvos), m George Ambandos, currently r in New Jersey, USA. Contact Elaine Ambandos Smith: email to Halst@aol.com; postal mail to Elaine Ambandos Smith, 24 Clyde Place, Staten Island, New York 10301 USA.

LAMONI / LEMON / LEMMON / LEMMONE, John. Seeking any info abt John LEMMON, b 1823 on Kefalonia during British Protectorate. Contact Patricia Lemmon: email to pat_john@aapt.net.au; postal mail to 7 Janga Court, Wanneroo Western Australia [need postal code].

LAMPROPOULOS, John. Seeking par, anc of LAMPROPOULOS, John, b 1886, liv Qouza [Douka?, Peloponnese], dpl Patras, arr/imm US 17 Jul 1907. Contact Kimberly Lampros: email to klampros@metrocast.net; postal mail to 173 Camelot Shore Drive, Farmington, New Hampshire 03835 USA.

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.

LAVRANOS, Gerasimos and Constantin. Seek any info abt Gerasimos LAVRANOS, Greek Army Genearl WWI and Greek Civil War, and s Constantin LAVRANOS, b 25 Mar 1928, bpl Serres (Serron, Makedonias), Greece. Contact Bob Judd: email to rjudd023@earthlink.net; postal mail to PO Box 396, Pleasant Valley, CT 06063 USA.

LAVRANOS, Theodoros. Inmigrante a america del sur + buenos aires - montevideo y paraguay, aproximadamente en 1860-1874. Existen contactos con Angelo Lavranos. Habraa nacido en Chlomos o Kerkyra en Corfu. [Contact Roberto Labrano: email rlabrano@sce.cnc.una.py; postal mail to Carlos A. Lopez Str. 1233, Asuncion, Paraguay.]

LAZARAKIS, Manolis. Seek any info par, sib, anc, or fam. B abt 1889 in Ieraka (Agiou Ioanniou, Lakonias, Peloponnesou). F Constantinos LAZARAKIS, r Ieraka in 1908. Contact Gina McCoy: email to gmnahant@yahoo.com; postal mail 267 Nahant Rd., Nahant, MA 01908 USA.

LEONAS / LEONIDAS, Thomas. Seeking info on a Thomas, poss surname LEONAS/LEONIDAS, owner Triangle Restaurant in Clevelent, 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.

MAKKIS / MOUZINAKIS. Seek any info on this fam from Samos. One member em to US in 1910's. Contact Cara Bereck at Moshav Neve Ilan, Israel: email to cara_bereck@yahoo.com.

MAMAKOS, Alex and Irene. Seek any info. From Crete? Contact Athena Papadakis: email to tinatudoric@yahoo.com; postal mail to PO Box 782723, Sandton, South Africa 2146.

MANIS, Louie. Seek info abt 2 ch of Louis MANIS, bpl Chios (Chiou, Nisoi Aigaiou), Greece. All lived in NYC at one time. Bro Michael Christou MANIS. Nephew Christos MANIS. Contact Christos MANIS: email to cmanis@hotmail.com; postal mail to 30 Winslow Farm Rd., Hudson, NH 03051 USA.

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.

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.

MANTHOS. Seek info abt anc and any living relatives. Fam from Itea near Larisa. Contact Stavroula Halatsis: email to rulashake@yahoo.com; postal mail to 7566 Rustic Galleon Street, Las Vegas, Nevada 89139 USA.

MARAGELIS, Ioannis Grigoriou. Seek par, anc, sib of Ioannis MARAGELIS, b 1892, bpl Plomari (Lesvos), mo Metaxia. Em to South Africa early 1900's, d 1944, dpl South Africa. Fam owned farm outside Plomari and had summer ouse in mountains of Lesvos near Kournella. Contact John van Rooyen: email to john.vanrooyen@langebergandashton.co.za; postal mail to 8 Neethling Crescent, Robertson, 6715, South Africa.

MARKOU. Seek any info on MARKOU and any related members of the MARKOU family coming from Kimi, Euboea from the 1900's and forward. Contact Nick Kalipolites: email to jjkali@aol.com; mail to 668 Lake Ave., Manchester, NH 03103

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.

MAOU, Nikolaos. Seeking info on anc and fam history. Bro Napoleon. Contact Emmanuel Maou: email to emaou@act.edu; postal mail to Megalou Alexandrou 38, Thessaloniki, Greece [edd: need postal zip code for mailing--check online resources for proper code]

MAVRICOS / MAVRIKOS, Anastasios. Removed from Turkey in population exchange of 1922 to Neos Skopos, north of Seres (Makedonias). 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

MAVROMICHALIS. Seek info on this family from Mani to complete family tree. Check http://www.tribalpages.com/tribes/mepls99 for family tree at present time. Contact Effie: email to effles@hotmail.com.

MISHELAKIS, George. Seek any info. From Crete? Contact Athena Papadakis: email to tinatudoric@yahoo.com; postal mail to PO Box 782723, Sandton, South Africa 2146.

MOUZINAKIS / MAKKIS. Seek any info on this fam from Samos. One member em to US in 1910's. Contact Cara Bereck at Moshav Neve Ilan, Israel: email to cara_bereck@yahoo.com.

MURAT, Jean. Seek info on anc. B 1877, bpl prob Santorini. Unc was priest at Santorini--Zacharie DORRAZZO (?spelling). Contact Marika Jeffery of Pinecroft, cwmduad Carmarthen, Wales: email to rickilunn@hotmail.com.

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.

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.

NOMIKOU, Katina. Seek any info on this indiv or surname, b Santorini. Contact John Merrett: email to jnm@fsbdial.co.uk; postal mail to John Merrett, 24 Broadleas Park, Devizes, SN105JA, U.K.

PANDALEON / PANTELEON. Seek any info on this surname, orig from Zatouna (Dimitsanas, Gortynias, Arkadias) and thought to have mov to Smyrna in 1800's. Contact Alec Andrew Pandaleon: email to AAP3RD@hotmail.com; postal mail to Alec Andrew at 7 North Shanks Rd., Clinton Corners, NY 12514.

PAPADAKIS, Nikolaos. Seek any info. B 1936, bpl Asprouliani (Dimos Georgioupoli, Nomos Chania, Crete), s/o Theodoros, m Eleni, sib George, Stellious, Marina, Penelope. R Crete. Contact Athena Papadakis: email to tinatudoric@yahoo.com; postal mail to PO Box 782723, Sandton, South Africa 2146.

PAPANICOLAU, Angeliki. Seeking any info, esp par and anc. Bpl Patras [Achaias]; h KALLITSIS/KALLICHES, Athanasios of Aghios Petros [Kynourias, Arkadias]. Contact Jesse McFarland: email to webmaster@holytrinitywaterbury.org; postal mail to 1129 Wolcott Street 7-6, Waterbury, Connecticut 06705 USA.

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.

PENTARAKIS, Costas. Seeking info on birth, sib, desc. B 1891, bpl Canea [Chania/Hania], Crete. Contact Jack Sciacca: email to Jack@Sciacca.name; postal mail to PO Box 266, Marshalls Creek, Pennsylvania 18335 USA.

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.

PLATANOS / PLATANOU. Looking for anc, of George/Harry PLATANOS/PLATANOU, bpl, St.Consta[n]tine on the Island of Samos. He emg.to USA about 1910. Contact Janet Anderson: email to shoeboxtreasure@verizon.net; postal mail to 1050 King Hill Rd. Surprise, NY 12176.

PNEVMATICATOS / PNEUMATICATOS, Costas. Searching for birth certificate. B ca May 1892 in Ithaca. D in Ithaca. Mar to Tsosa (?). Fat Eleftheris PNEVMATICATOS. Contact Michael Costa Pnematicatos at email mikecp@icon.co.za.

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.

RAPAKOULIAS, Miltiades. Seek any info. Arr US abt 1910, b abt 1870, bpl Kontovazaina (Gortinias, Arkadias, Peloponnesou), m Eleni, had one dau, f and m Haralambos and Maritza. Last known US residence Santa Monica, CA abt 1920-21. Contact Venus Corlew-Bubeck: email to venusthesecond@cox.net; postal mail to 4777 Dalea Place, Oceanside, CA 92057.

RAPHAEL / SOLOMON, Anna. Seek any info on fam. Em from Preveza to US 1921. Contact Louis Shore: email to louis.shore@cbs.com; postal mail to 950 Brightstone Court, Westlake Village, California USA 91361-2008.

RETZEKAS, Elleni. Seek par/spouse of Elleni (nee RETZEKAS) KOUNTOURIOTIS. Lived in Mesochori, Neapolis Vion abt 1922-1938 (very old and bedridden in 1938). Elleni was mother of sons Vasili (immig to USA abt 1920), Nikolaos and presumably dau Stamatika. Contact Dave Kondris at email dave@europeangymn.com.

ROZAKOS. Seek any info on surname. Contact Christopher John Rozakos: email to chrisrozakos@bellsouth.net; postal mail to 402 Berkshire Hill, Anderson, SC 29621 USA.

SARRIS, Maria. Seek any info. Fam from Sianna village on Rhodes. Contact Ms. Arjie Elias: email to arjieelias@optusnet.com.au; postal mail to PO Box 2215 Dandenong, VIctoria, Australia.

SERFES, Loucas (Louie). Need par, sub, anc of SERFES, Loucas, b abt 1891, bpl Dadion (Karditsas, Stereas Ellados), arr US 1909 on SS Athinia. Contact Jeffrey Serfes: email to jcserfes@yahoo.com or postal mail to 17 Henry Hill Rd., Buxton, ME 04093, USA.

SIMEON, Epaminondas. Seek info on desc and civil or church birth/death records of my great grandfather Epaminondas SIMEON, Sponge Merchant, b 1849. Lived in London, UK abt 1872-1901. Poss returned to Greece with daughters Sophia, Minerva, and Alice. Contact Stephen Mills: email stevejmills@yahoo.com

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.

SKORDAKIS. Seek any info on this surname thought to originate in Crete. Descendants in Messinia and USA. Contact George Skordakis at email: gscordak@edd.ca.gov.

SMOILIS. Seek any info on surname. Contact Stathis Smoilis: email to stathissmoilis@hotmail.com.

SOLOMON / RAPHAEL, Anna. Seek any info on fam. Em from Preveza to US 1921. Contact Louis Shore: email to louis.shore@cbs.com; postal mail to 950 Brightstone Court, Westlake Village, California USA 91361-2008.

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. Contact Steve Beech: email beech5@comcast.net; postal mail to 4399 SE River Dr., Milwaukie, OR 97267.

TOPINTZIS / TOPINTZI / TOPITSIS. Seek other Americans with this surname originating from Vyzikion, Gortinias, Arkadias, Peloponnesos. One member of this clan, TOPINTZIS, Konstantin P., arr in Milwaukee, WI (US) in 1896, followed by several bro shortly afterward. Contact Charles J. Topetzes: email to chucktop03@aol.com; postal mail to Charles J. Topetzes, 722 Wallington Court, NW, Liburn, Georgia 30047 USA.

TOURNA, Kleanthe Ioannou. Seek any info anc, par, fam, or sib. B abt 1895, bpl Vasta (Megalopoleos, Arkadias, Peloponnesou), m Ilias GIANOPOULOS, arr US aft 1912. Sis nee Panayiota TOURNA, b abt 1892, bpl Vasta, m aft 1912. Bro Demetrios TOURNAS, bpl prob Vasta, arr US bef 1912. Contact Gina McCoy: email to gmnahant@yahoo.com; postal mail 267 Nahant Rd., Nahant, MA 01908 USA.

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.

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.

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 Australia 6107

TSAMPIRAS (CHAMBERS), Peter. Seek info on anc. Fam origin Mikrothieve (Dimos Neas Anchialou, Magnisias, Thessalias), near Almyros. Contact Peter Constantine Chambers (Tsampiras): email to peter.c.chambers@us.army.mil; postal mail to PO Box 670, Madill, Oklahoma 73446 USA.

TSERONAKIS, Rose--Am seeking civil or church birth records of my grandparents, both born in Piraeus: George Vardakis in March 1912 and Rose Tseronakis in March 1920. Contact Kim Scarborough: email to kim@unknown.nu or postal mail to 5500 S Shore Dr Apt 1101, Chicago IL 60637-1987 USA.

TSIMENEDES / HIMENEDES / CHIMENEDES. See any info on anc, sib, or desc of CHIMENEDES. Fam from Chios. Contact Elaine Ambandos Smith: email to Halst@aol.com; postal mail to 24 Clyde Place, Staten Island, New York 10301 USA.

TSOPEIS / CHOPAS. Seek anc of and info abt. Contact Amanda Chopas: email to amandachopas@yahoo.com; postal mail to 17409 Flagstone Dr. Germantown, MD 20874

TZANNIS, Maria. 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

VARDAKIS, George--Am seeking civil or church birth records of my grandparents, both born in Piraeus: George Vardakis in March 1912 and Rose Tseronakis in March 1920. Contact Kim Scarborough: email to kim@unknown.nu or postal mail to 5500 S Shore Dr Apt 1101, Chicago IL 60637-1987 USA.

VILIARDOS. Seek par of Antonion Spyridon VILIARDOS. Brother Stefanos imm to US ca 1924 from Zakynthos. Contact Michael Viliardos 2028 SE Crystal Cir., Corvallis, OR 97333 USA, email michael@peak.org.

VITHOULKAS, Io[a]nnis. Seek any info. Em to usa circa 1907 from zakinthos 1907. Died in Cleveland, Ohio in the thirties. Contact Dionisios Vithoulkas 13532 S. Laramie, Crestwood, IL 60445 USA, email island6815@yahoo.com

XATZIGIANNAKOU / CHATZIGIANNAKOS / HATZIGIANNAKOS. Seek info on any member living in Greece, USA or any other country. Family originated from Boutza,Smyrni and left during 1922. Anastasia XATZIGIANNAKOU, wid of Theologos XATZIGIANNAKOS, left in 1922 with 4 children: Alexandros, Panagiotis, Artemis and Theodoros. Mov to Chios and then Athens, Nea Ionia. Last known location for this fam was Nea Ionia, Athens and Volos, Greece. Contact Anastasia Nibis: email stasa51@aol.com; postal mail to PO Box 199, Meridianville, AL 35759.

YANNACOPOULOS / YANNAKOPOULOS / GIANACOPOULOS / GEANAKOPOULOS, Constantine & Martha. Trying to trace desc. Born Muradiye, near Magnesia, Asia Minor. Prob. left 1922. Contact Heather Johnson, England: email to hdjohnson@ntlworld.com.

YIANOPOULOS / GIANOPOULOS, Kleanthe Ilia, nee Kleanthe Ioannou TOURNA. Seek any info anc, par, fam, or sib of GIANOPOULOS. B abt 1895, bpl Basta (Megalopoleos, Arkadias, Peloponnesou), arr US aft 1912. Sis nee Panayiota TOURNA, b abt 1892, bpl Basta, m aft 1912. Bro Demetrios TOURNAS, bpl prob Basta, arr US bef 1912. Contact Gina McCoy: email to gmnahant@yahoo.com; postal mail 267 Nahant Rd., Nahant, MA 01908 USA. [HHGA editors would like to add that "Basta" listed by the submitters in Lakonias is listed as "Vasta" in Greek governmental records. It is in the municipality or dimos of Megalopolis in the county of Arkadia in the Peloponnese. We will cross-list this entry under "Vasta" and the Arkadian locales.]

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.


Abbreviations for Genealogical Queries Following Formats
Used by National Genealogical
Society


abt=about
aft=after
aka=also known as
anc=ancestor/try
arr=arrived
b=born
bap=baptized
bef=before
bd=birthdate
bpl=birthplace
bro=brother(s)
bur=buried
ca=circa
cem=cemetery
cen=census
ch=child(ren)
Co=County (of the
United States)
d=died
dau=daughter
d/o=daughter of
dpl=death place
desc=descendants(s)
em=emigrated
esp=especially
exch=exchange
f=father
fam=family
fr=from
g=grand
h=husband
info=formation
imm=immigrated
incl=includes
liv=lived
m=married
m1=married first
mo=mother
mov=moved
poss=possibly
prob=probably
r=resided
re:=regarding
rel=relationship
s=son
sib=sibling(s)
sis=sister
s/o=son of
par=parent(s)
vic=vicinity
w=wife
wid=widow

Additional Abbreviations Developed by HHGA


godf=godfather
godm=godmother
godp=godparent(s)
kmb=koumbaros (best man)
kmba=koumbara (matron, maid of honor)
GOC=Greek Orthodox Church
Orth=Orthodox
Fr=Father (Reverend)
parat=paratsoukli (family nickname)
Ag=Aghios/ia (Saint)




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