Individual Details
Wilhelmina or Vasiliki Pappas
(10 Jan 1919 - 4 May 1951)
First name is listed as Basilike (Vasiliki) on her father's Petition for Naturalization.
Birth dates:
1. January 10, 1919 is given on her father, James', Petition for Naturalization; will use this date as it is the one from her father.
2. Birth date of January 10, 1922 in Nick Pappas, Family Group Sheet & letter dated Jan . 5, 1991, in possession of Carol Petranek.
3. Birth year is stated as 1919 on Paul Morfogen Biography dated April 1993, given to Carol Petranek by Nick Pappas.
Nicholas J. Pappas Personal History, January 1999 (in possession of Carol Kostakos Petranek) states: "Willa was born with one leg shorter than the other. She never had a chance to find her role in life."
Events
Families
| Father | James P. Pappas (1875 - 1948) |
| Mother | Athanasia Morfogen (1889 - 1955) |
| Sibling | Peter James Pappas (1910 - 1984) |
| Sibling | Catherine J. Pappas (1911 - 1991) |
| Sibling | George James Pappas (1916 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Mimi Pappas (1914 - 1918) |
| Sibling | Arthur James Pappas (1917 - 1971) |
| Sibling | Nicholas James Pappas (1921 - 2002) |
Notes
Census
New York, State Census, 1925Kings Brooklyn A.D. 01 E.D. 03
57 Sand Street
Pappas, James, head, male, white, age 50, born in Greece; yrs in US: 20, Alien; occupation: restaurant owner
Pappas, Alice; wife, white, female, age 34, born in Greece; yrs in US: 20; Alien; occupation: housework
Pappas, Peter, son, white, male, age 15, born in US, citizen, occupation: school
Pappas, Catherine, daughter, white, female, age 13, born in US, citizen, occupation: school
Pappas, Arthur, son, white, male, age 8; born in US, citizen, occupation: school
Pappas, Wilhemina, daughter, white, female, age 5, born in US, citizen, occupation: home
Pappas, Nicholas, son, white, male, age age 3, born in US, citizen, occupation: home
Census
1930 US CenusManhattan, New York
Ward 10-3, D-12
175 3rd Avenue
Lines 5-10
Pappas, James, head, rents home, male, white, age 50, married, age at first marriage: 29, not in school, can read and write, born in Greece, parents born in Greece; language spoken before coming to US: Greek; year of immigration: 1900; naturalized; can speak English; occupation: restaurant owner
Pappas, Alice; wife, female, white, age 39, married, age at first marriage: 19, not in school, cannot read or write; born in Greece, parents born in Greece; language spoken before coming to US: Greek; year of immigration: 1907; no occupation
Pappas, Peter, son, male, white, age 20, single, not in school, can read and write, born New York City, parents born in Greece; occupation: waiter in restaurant
Pappas, Catherine, daughter, female, white, age 19, single, not in school, can read and write, born New York City, parents born in Greece; occupation: none
Pappas, Wilhemina, daughter, daughter, female, white, age 10, single, not in school, can read and write, born New York City, parents born in Greece; occupation: none
Pappas, Nicholas, son, male, white, age 8, single, in school, can read and write, born New York City, parents born in Greece; occupation: none
Census
1940 US CensusBrooklyn, Kings, New York
1796 West 6th Street
Lines 9-12
Pappas, James; head, male, white, age 65, married, not in school, 0 grade completed, born in Greece, naturalized, lived in same house in 1935, manager of restaurant
Pappas, Athanasia, wife, female, white, age 52, married, married, not in school, 0 grade completed, born in Greece, naturalized, lived in same house in 1935
Pappas, Wilhemina, daughter, female, white, age 20, single, not in school, finished 2 years of high school, lived in same house in 1935
Pappas, Arthur, son, male, white, age 22, single, not in school, single, not in school, finished 3 years of high school, lived in same house in 1935; occupation: waiter
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9MY-5H49?cc=2000219&wc=QZXR-45R%3A790105101%2C795835101%2C804038401%2C953788601 : accessed 6 October 2017), New York > Kings > New York City, Brooklyn, Assembly District 16 > 24-1828B New York City, Brooklyn Borough Assembly District 16 (Tract 426 - part), Apartments on W side of W 6th 160 Feet N of Av P > image 6 of 19; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012.
Burial
FindAGraveVasiliki “Wilhelminia” Pappas
Birth 10 Jan 1919
New York County, New York, USA
Death 4 May 1951 (aged 32)
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Burial
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Maspeth, Queens County, New York, USA
Plot 6764 Area X - Edgewood
Memorial ID 276237285
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/276237285/vasiliki_pappas
Endnotes
1. Petition for Naturalization..
2. “New York, State Census, 1925 for James Pappas.” https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2704/32849_b094255-00055/24022778?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 16 Aug. 2019..
3. Ancestry.com, New York, State Census, 1925 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 03; Assembly District: 01; City: Brooklyn; County: Kings; Page: 11.
4. "Vasiliki “Wilhelminia” Pappas (1919-1951)." Find a Grave Memorial https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/276237285/vasiliki_pappas. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024..
5. "Vasiliki “Wilhelminia” Pappas (1919-1951)." Find a Grave Memorial https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/276237285/vasiliki_pappas. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024..

