Individual Details

Peter Nikolaos Demakos

(20 May 1895 - Aug 1976)

Source: Nick Pappas Family Group Sheet & letter dated Feb. 10, 1996 in possession of Carol Petranek.
According to Nick Pappas and Catherine Pappas Kostakos, he never married.
He owned a restaurant off Broadway on 43rd Street. The New York Daily News had an article about his generosity to the poor; he was noted for giving food away to vagrants. Catherine and Bertha Pouletsos said that he was a very generous man and was noted for his generosity.

Catherine and her friend, Tessie Grandin, would go to this restaurant often. Peter took them to the Astor Hotel and the Rainbow Room and other nice restaurants in New York, and they always had an enjoyable time together.
He visited Catherine & Bertha Pouletsos in Hoboken, NJ and also when they lived in Hillsdale, NJ.
According to Nicholas J. Pappas, Pete was a chef. He was business partners withTony Castoras, John Salatas, Andrew Zaganis, and Gus Kolocotta, and Uncle Nick Pappas. He and Uncle Nick were partners in a restaurant at West 44 Street in Manhattan.



According to Nicholas J. Pappas, Pete retired to Greece and died there. His home town was near Sparta (not St. Johns).

August 31, 2022 - Carol Kostakos Petranek spoke with John Kourkoutis -- he verified that Pete came to the U.S., worked in the restaurant business, returned to Greece and died "in Sparta." John said the Demakos' came from Agia Varvara.

Events

Birth20 May 1895Lakonia, Greece
Birth15 Jan 1900Lakonia, Greece
Draft Registration12 Sep 1918Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Occupation1930storekeeper in restaurant - Queens, New York City, New York,, United States
Census1930Queens, New York City, New York,, United States
Residence1935
Census1940New York City, New York, United States
Draft Registration26 Apr 1942Long Island City, New York, United States
Travel30 Oct 1950S.S. Neptunia - New York City, New York, United States
DeathAug 1976Sparta, Lakonia, Greece
Alt namePanagiotis
FamilySearch IDL8WP-V5G
Unmarried

Families

FatherNikolaos or Dimos Demakos (1869 - )
MotherAdamandia or Diamondo P. Papagiannakos (1874 - )
SiblingVasiliki Demakos (1895 - 1987)
SiblingDimitra Demakos ( - )
SiblingCatherine Demakos (1897 - 1986)
SiblingLiving
SiblingJohn Demakos ( - )

Notes

Birth

Date given in Social Security Death Index
Date given in World War II Draft Registration Card

Birth

Date given in World War I Draft Registration card

Draft Registration

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18
Serial Number unreadable , maybe 3508?
Order number 931
Peter Demakos
Home: 139 Sands Street, Brooklyn, NY
Age: 18
Date of Birth: January 15, 1900
White, Alien, citizen of Greece
Short, Slender, dark eyes, dark hair
Signed: Sept. 12, 1918

Source Citation
Registration State: New York;Registration County: Kings; Roll: 1754137;Draft Board: 25
Description
Draft Card : D
Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.
Accessed November 1, 2015

Occupation

Storekeeper in restaurant as noted in 1930 US Census.

Census

1930 US Census
Ridgewood, Queens, New York
Enumeration District 41-612
Line #45-50
6669 Fresh Pond Road
Soffos, George, Head, Rents, male, white, age 34, married, marriage age: 27, not in school, can read and write, born in Greece, parents born in Greece, language: Greek, immigration year: 1903; naturalized; speaks english; occupation: peanut vendor, pushcart, Veteran in World War.
Soffos, Catherine, wife, female, white, age 33, married, marriage age: 26, n not in school, can read and write, born in Greece, parents born in Greece, language: Greek, immigration year: 1920; naturalized; speaks english; occupation: none.
Soffos, Nicholas, son, male, white, age 6, single, in school, can read and write, born in Maryland, parents born in Greece.
Soffos, Athena, daughter, female, white, age 4-7/12; single, not in school, born in New York, parents born in Greece
Soffos, Frieda, daughter, female, white, age 2-1/2, single, not in school, born in New York, parents born in Greece
Dumakas, Peter J or S, brother-in-law, male, white, age 27, single, not in school, can read and write, born in Greece, parents born in Greece, language: Greek, immigration year: 1912; first papers filed; speaks english; occupation: storekeeper in restaurant, not a veteran.

Source Citation
Year: 1930; Census Place: Queens, Queens, New York; Roll: 1611; Page: 9A;Enumeration District: 0612; Image: 732.0;FHL microfilm: 2341345
Description
Enumeration District : 612; Description:QUEENS BOROUGH, ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 6 (PART), BOUNDED BY (N) MADISON; (E) FREMONT, 65TH; (S) 68TH AVE.; (W) FRESH POND ST.
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.



Residence

As noted in 1940 Federal Census

Census

1940 US Census
Manhattan, New York
Enumerated April 2, 1940
Line 17
133 West 45 Street
Demakos, Peter, [informant] lodger, male, white, age 40, single, not in school, finished 8th grade, born in Greece, Naturalized, lived in same place in 1935, employed as counterman in restaurant, earnings $1,280

Source Citation
Year: 1940; Census Place: New York, New York, New York; Roll: T627_2644; Page: 1A;Enumeration District: 31-843
Description
Enumeration District : 31-843; Description: NEW YORK CITY, MANHATTAN BOROUGH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 10 (TRACT 119 - PART)
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.

Draft Registration

World War II Draft Registration Card
Serial Number U2158
Peter Demakos
11-58 49th Avenue, Long Island City, New York
Telephone: none
Age: 47
Place of Birth: Sparta, Greece
Date of Birth: May 20, 1895
Name and Address of Person Who Will Always Know Your Address:
James [unreadable - possibly Pulos?]
Employer's name and address: Self; 71A 4th Avenue, Brooklyn
Signed, Peter Demakos
White, 5'4", 162 pounds, brown eyes, grey hair, dark complexion

Source Citation
The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; State Headquarters: New York
Description
Name Range : D´Angelo, Benedict Frank - Denile, Pasquale
Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data: United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147. National Archives and Records Administration.

Travel

This may or may not be the same Peter Demakos:
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957

Tourist Class from Piraeus, Greece, October 13, 1950; arriving port of New York October 30, 1950

Name Peter Demakos

Arrival Date 30 Oct 1950
Birth Date abt 1895
Birth Location Greece
Age 55
Gender Male
Single
Port of Departure Piraeus, Greece
Port of Arrival New York, New York
Ship Name Neptunia
Passport Number: 229933
Place of Birth: Greece
Address: 91-10 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, N.Y.

ource Citation
Year: 1950; Arrival: New York, New York;Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957;Microfilm Roll: Roll 7908; Line: 1; Page Number: 2332
Description
Ship or Roll Number : Roll 7908
Source Information
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. 

Death

Peter Demakos
in the U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: Peter Demakos
SSN: 127-12-6677
Last Residence: 701 (U.S. Consulate) Athens, Greece
BORN: 20 May 1895
Died: Aug 1976
State (Year) SSN issued: New York (Before 1951)
Citation
Number: 127-12-6677; Issue State: New York; Issue Date: Before 1951
Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.

Endnotes

1. Year: 1930; Census Place: Queens, Queens, New York; Roll: 1611; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0612; Image: 732.0; FHL microfilm: 2341345.

2. Year: 1940; Census Place: New York, New York, New York; Roll: T627_2644; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 31-843.

3. Year: 1950; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 7908; Line: 15; Page Number: 2332.

4. Number: 127-12-6677; Issue State: New York; Issue Date: Before 1951.

5. The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; State Headquarters: New York.

6. Registration State: New York; Registration County: Kings; Roll: 1754137; Draft Board: 25.

7. Registration State: New York; Registration County: Kings; Roll: 1754137; Draft Board: 25.

8. Year: 1930; Census Place: Queens, Queens, New York; Roll: 1611; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0612; Image: 732.0; FHL microfilm: 2341345.

9. Year: 1930; Census Place: Queens, Queens, New York; Roll: 1611; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0612; Image: 732.0; FHL microfilm: 2341345.

10. Year: 1940; Census Place: New York, New York, New York; Roll: T627_2644; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 31-843.

12. Year: 1950; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 7908; Line: 15; Page Number: 2332.

13. Family Member.

14. Number: 127-12-6677; Issue State: New York; Issue Date: Before 1951.