Individual Details

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

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

Immigration

1920 Census notes immigration in 1916 and is an alien

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

Residence

1920 Census lists residence as Baltimore City

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).

Census

1940 US Census
Washington, D.C.
S.D. 1, E.D. 329, Sheet 61A
1302 Eye Street, N.W.
Lines 1-8
Frangoules, Angelo M. Head, male, white, age 47, married, not in school; finished 0 grades; born in Greece, Alien, lived in same place in 1935, chief cook in public cafe
Frangoules, Stella K. (informant), wife, female, white, age 26, married, not in school; finished 6th grade; born in New York, lived in same place in 1935, no occupation
Frangoules, Minas A., son, male, white, age 4, single, not in school, born in Washington, D.C.
Frangoules, Gust. A., son, male, white, age 3, single, not in school, born in Washington, D.C.
Frangoules, Penlope A., daughter, female, white, age 5/, single, not in school, born in Washington, D.C.
Kerris, William, brother in law, male, white, age 23, single, not in school, finished 8th grade, born in New York, lived in same place in 1935; counter waiter in public cafe
Soffos, Stella N., grandmother-in-law, female, white, age 70, widow, not in school, finished 0 grades; born in Greece, lived in same place in 1935
Soffos, Bill N., uncle-in-law, male, white, age 37, single, not in school, finished 8th grade, born in Greece, lived in same place in 1935, bartender in public cafe
Source: MyHeritage, accessed January 9, 2021

Death

Obituary, The Washington Post, March 19, 1943, page 8
Soffos, Stella N. On Wednesday, March 17, 1943, Stella N. Soffos, the beloved mother of Mrs. Clope Athanas, George and William Soffos and grandmother of Mrs. Stella Frangoules and Willie Kerris. Remains resting at the W. W. Deal funeral home, 816 H Stret, N.E. Funeral from St. Sophia Greek Church, 8th and L Streets, N.W. on Friday, March 19 at 9 p.m. Relatives and friends invited. Interment Fort Lincoln Cemetery.

Source: ProQuest Obituaries, accessed April 12, 2016
Digital image in Soffos folder

Obituary

Obituary, The Washington Post, March 19, 1943, page 8
Soffos, Stella N. On Wednesday, March 17, 1943, Stella N. Soffos, the beloved mother of Mrs. Clope Athanas, George and William Soffos and grandmother of Mrs. Stella Frangoules and Willie Kerris. Remains resting at the W. W. Deal funeral home, 816 H Stret, N.E. Funeral from St. Sophia Greek Church, 8th and L Streets, N.W. on Friday, March 19 at 9 p.m. Relatives and friends invited. Interment Fort Lincoln Cemetery.

Source: ProQuest Obituaries, accessed April 12, 2016
Digital image in Soffos folder

Burial

Cemetery name from obituary