Individual Details

Birth

Birth info from Declaration of Intention

Immigration

In 1920 census, note that he immigrated in 1887 and was an alien.

Residence

Residence on marriage record is Haloulou.

Marriage

Metropolis of Sparta, Marriage Index
Book: Sparta,1889-Jan. 1894; Year: 1891, Entries: 212-224
Entry #216
License Date: July 17, 1891
Marriage Date: not given
Groom: Nikolaos Soffos; father not listed; village: Haloulou
Bride: Stamata Gavakos; father:
Church Name: not given
First marriage for both bride and groom

Image DSC_0075
Photographed at the Metropolis of Sparta in Sparta, Greece by Carol Kostakos Petranek, July 2017

Immigration

Immigration yearof 1900 stated in 1930 census

Residence

Lived in Baltimore City in 1930 US Census

Census

1920 US Census
Baltimore City, Baltimore, Maryland
Enumerated January 12 1920
Enumeration District 208
Lines 18-24
2501 Reisterstown Road
Soffos, Nicholas, head, rents, male, white, age 55, married, immigrated in 1887, alien, can read and write, born in Greece, tongue: Greek, parents born in Greece, can speak English, occupation: proprietor, confectionary
Soffos, Samatro, wife, female, white, age 45, married, immigrated in 1916, allien, alien, can read and write, born in Greece, tongue: Greek, parents born in Greece, can speak English, occupation: none
Soffos, George, son, male, white, age 23, single, immigrated 1914, naturalized in 1919, can read and write, born in Greece, tongue: Greek, parents born in Greece, can speak English, occupation: labor contractor
Soffos, August, son-in-law, male, white, age 26, married, immigrated 1914, alien, can read and write, born in Greece, tongue: Greek, parents born in Greece, can speak English, occupation: labor
Soffos, Vanella, daughter, female, white, age 27, married, immigrated 1914, alien, can read and write, born in Greece, tongue: Greek, parents born in Greece, can speak English, occupation: none
Soffos, Samatro, Jr. - granddaughter, female, white, age 5-2/12, single, born in New York, parents born in Greece
Soffos, William, grandson, male, white, age 2-6/12, single, born in New York, parents born in Greece

Source Citation
Year: 1920; Census Place: Baltimore Ward 13, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland; Roll: T625_659; Page: 11A;Enumeration District: 208; Image: 94
Description
Enumeration District : 0208; Description:Baltimore City, Ward 13, Tract M 2 (part) bounded by Clifton, Woodbrook Ave, Retreat, Frances, Whitelock, North Ave, Reistertown Road
Source Information
Ancestry.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).
accessed Sept. 11, 2015

Naturalization

Declaration of Intention, No. 8178
State of Maryland, City of Baltimore, In the Court of Common Pleas, Baltimore, Maryland
I, Nicholas Soffos, aged [not given], occupation: fruit vender, do declare on oath that my personal description is: color white, complexion dark, height 5 feet, 7 inches, weight 175 pounds, color of hair mix gray, color of eyes brown, other visible distinctive marks none.

I was born in Sparta Greece on the 15 day of July 1869; I now reside at 2418 Pennsylvania Ave., Baltimore, Md. I emigrated t the United States from Athens Greece on the vessel I do not remember; my last foreign residence was Sparta, Greece; I am married; the name of my wife is Stella; she was born at Sparta, Greece and now resides with me.

...renounce allegiance... to the present government of Greece, of whom I am now a subject. I arrived at the port of New York, in the state of New York, on or about the 15 day of August, 1899...

signed, Nicholas Soffos, his mark
witness: Wm. T. Kelley, Deputy
Date: 11 January 1922

Digital image in Soffos files.

Source: Maryland State Archives, Declaration of Intentions, Volume 17, page 128, digital copy obtained by Carol Petranek, March 3, 2016

Census

1930 US Census
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
Enumerated April 2, 1930
Lines 89-93
2420 Pennsylvania Avenue
Soffos, Nick, head, rents home, does not have a radio; male, white, age 59, married; age at first marriage: 26, not in school, cannot read or write, born in Greece; parents born in Greece; mother tongue: Greek; immigrated 1900; naturalized; can speak English, owner of confect. store
Soffos, Stella, wife, female, white, ge 60, married, age at first marriage: 27, not in school, cannot read or write, born in Greece; parents born in Greece; mother tongue: Greek; immigrated 1915; naturalized; cannot speak English
Soffos, William, son, male, white, age 28, single, not in school, can read and write; not born in Greece; parents born in Greece; mother tongue: Greek; immigrated 1915; naturalized; can speak English, cook in restaurant
Kerosotis, Stella, lodger (foster child crossed out), female, white, age 17, single, ; is clerk in conf. store
Kerosotis, William, lodger (foster child crossed out), male, white, age 13, single, in school, can read and write, born in New York, parents born in Greece, can speak English


"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-22732-5971-4?cc=1810731 : accessed 30 March 2016), Maryland > Baltimore (Independent City) > Baltimore (Districts 1-250) > ED 229 > image 2 of 46; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).

Burial

Nicholas Soffos

Birth: unknown
Death: Dec. 27, 1932
Age 65
Interment date is reflected above.  Death date may differ.
Data gathered by researcher Nicholas M Prevas.
 
Burial:
Woodlawn Cemetery 
Woodlawn
Baltimore County
Maryland, USA
Plot: Greek Plot, Row 2, Grave 29
 
Created by: donss
Record added: Dec 16, 2014 
Find A Grave Memorial# 140120385