Individual Details

Birth

1929 passenger list gives Kosma as birthplace; 1877 as birth year

Marriage

Marriage year estimated 1 year before birth of Ioannes who was 5 when they arrived in Ellis Island on Nov. 11, 1913.

Census

1910 Federal Census, Springfield, Clark, Ohio
Enumerated April 20, 1910
Lines 16-18
13 North Street
Vlahos, Kosta, head, male, white, age 33, married for 2 years, born in Sparta, Greece, parents born in Greece; immigration and citizenship left blank; can speak English, occupation: merchant, candy
Vlahos, Tulu, wife, female, white, age 32, married for 2 years, number of children born: !; number of children living: 1; born in Greece, parents born in Greece; can speak English
Vlahos, John, son, male, white, age 14/12, born in Ohio, parents born in Greece

"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-23050-21104-3?cc=1727033 : accessed 25 March 2016), Ohio > Clark > Springfield Ward 1 > ED 20 > image 9 of 16; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Immigration

New York Passenger Lists 1820-1957
Ellis Island Ship Manifest, Themistokles sailing from Piraeus on Oct 21, 1913 to New York City, arriving November 11, 1913:
Digital Images #219 & 220; Lines 10-13:
Vlahos: Constantinos (husband,father), Dimitroula (wife), Ioannis, Elias (children). Nearest relative: Constantinos' mother, Metaxl, Cosma, Kynourias, Greece. Constantine going to his brother, Elia Vlahos in Springfield, OH. Constantine had been to the U.S. 1902-1913 in Springfield, Ohio.
Constantinos: age 36; Dimitroula age 26, Ioannes, age 5, Ilias, age 1.

Also on this Ship are: Laricos, Aridas, Georgacos, Kanakakos, Morfogenis, Papagianakos
Source: Ancestry.com
Source Citation Year: 1913; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 2219; Line: 1; Page Number: 112
Ship or Roll Number : Roll 2219
Source Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897. Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls. Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36. National Archives at Washington, D.C.Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957. Microfilm Publication T715, 8892 rolls.

Ellis Island Ship Manifest, Themistokles sailing from Piraeus on Oct 21, 1913 to New York City, arriving November 11, 1913:
Vlahos: Constantinos (husband,father), Dimitroula (wife), Ioannis, Elias (children). Nearest relative: Constantinos' mother, Metaxl, Cosma, Kynourias, Greece. Constantine going to his brother, Elia Vlahos in Springfield, OH. Constantine had been to the U.S. 1902-1913 in Springfield, Ohio.
Constantinos: age 36; Dimitroula age 26, Ioannes, age 5, Ilias, age 1.
Source: EllisIsland.org

Residence

U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Ohio, Springfield, 1917
Page 924
Confectioners, Retail: Vlahos, Koste, 31 and 123 S Limestone and sec Main and Wittenberg Av.
Source: Ancestry.com, accessed May 4, 2016

Census

1920 US Census, Springfield, Clark, Ohio
VLAHOS, Kosta, male, white, age 43, married, immigrated 1902, alien, can read and write, born Greece (Kosma is crossed out), parents born Greece, candy merchant.
VLAHOS, Tula, wife, female, white, age 32, married, immigrated 1903, can read and write, born Greece, (Sparta is crossed out), parents born in Greece.
VLAHOS, John, son, male, white, age 10, single, born Ohio
VLAHOS, Louis, son, male, white, age 8, single, born Ohio
(is living next door to his brother, Louis Vlahos)

Source: Ancestry.com
Source Citation Year: 1920; Census Place: Springfield Ward 5, Clark, Ohio; Roll: T625_1354;Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 87; Image: 729Description
Enumeration District : 0087; Description: Springfield City, Ward 5 (part), Precinct F bounded by Euclid Ave, Linden Ave, Rice, LimestoneSource InformationAncestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City).

Source: FamilySearch.org, accessed May 4 2016 "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-22954-15458-53?cc=1488411 : accessed 5 May 2016), Ohio > Clark > Springfield Ward 5 > ED 87 > image 15 of 18; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Immigration

S. S. Byron, sailing from Piraeus, Greece on 22 July 1926, arriving New York 7 August 1926
Ancestry.com Image 748 and 749 of 964; Line 14
Vlahos, Constantin, age 49, male, married, occupation: merchant, able to read and write Greek; last permanent residence, Springfield crossed out and Sparta written in; nearest relative: his wife, Dimitrula Vlahos of Sparta, Greece; final destination: Springfield, Ohio; paid for passage by himself; previously in U.S. in 1925 in Hiop; going to his brother, Louis Vlahos, 31 S. Linstown St., Springfield; planning to return to his country; planning 6 months duration; does not plan to become a U.S. citizen; 5'7", dark hair, brown eyes; place of birth: Sparta, Greece; visa issued at Athens, Greece on 21 July 1926.
Source: Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897.Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls.

Immigration

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
S.S. Edison, sailing from Piraeus on November 14, 1929, arriving New York on December 4, 1929
Ancestry images 650 and 651 of 1047
Line 3:
Vlahos, Constantin, age 52, male, married, occupation: conf. merchant; can read and write Greek; Nationality: Greek; Race: Greeek; place of birth: Kosma, Greece; Visa number 44 N.I. issued at Athens, Greece on 24 October 1929; last permanent residence: Sparti, Greece; nearest relative: Wife, Dimitroula Vlachou of Sparti, Greece; final Destination: Springfield, O. is crossed out and Athens Greece in written in; does not have a ticket to final destination; paid for passage by himself; has $500; had been in US previously in 1926 for 6 months; joining his son, John Vlachos, 32 So. Limeton Street, Springfield, O., not intending to become a citizen; plans to reside in U.S. permanently; no intention to become citizen; notation: temporary admission extended until 12/4/30. good health; not crippled, 5'4" dark complexion, brown hair and eyes

Source: Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897.Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls. Ship or Roll Number : Roll 4639

Death

Most likely died in Sparta, Greece. He traveled back and forth several times between Sparta and Ohio to visit his son, John, and his brother, Louis both in Springfield, Ohio

Passenger Ship Record - Nov 11, 1913 p1

Line 10.

US City Directories, 1917 Springfield, Ohio

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