Individual Details
William Nicholas Soffos
(1901 - 28 Dec 1952)
Events
Families
| Spouse | Josephine Realbuta (1908 - ) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Nicholas Soffos (1869 - 1932) |
| Mother | Stamata or Stella V. Gavakos (1875 - 1943) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Vanella N. Soffos (1893 - ) |
| Sibling | Calliope N. Soffos (1894 - 1983) |
| Sibling | George Nicholas Soffos (1896 - 1980) |
| Sibling | Penelope N. Soffos (1900 - 1977) |
Notes
Birth
Birth year calculated from 1940 marriage license; he was age 39Immigration
Immigration year from 1930 censusCensus
1930 US CensusBaltimore, 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 CensusWashington, 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
Marriage License
District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950Marriage Return #2213304
I, Rev. Timothy M. Mullen...solemnized the marriage of William Nick Soffos and Josephine Realbuta on the 9th day of December, 1940, at St. Joseph's Rectory in said District [of Columbia].
Signed: Timothy M. Mullen
District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950
Application for License, No. 221304
Applicant: William Soffos
Male:
Name: William Nick Soffos
Age: 39
Color: white
Relationship: none
Former marriages: none
Residence: DC
Female:
Name: Josephine Realbuta
Age: 32
Color: white
Relationship: -
Former marriages: none
Residence: Baltimore, MD
Date: December 4, 1940
Officiating Clergyman: Timothy M. Mullen
Source: District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950
Accessed from FamilySearch, Film #004661672, Image 522, on January 9, 2021
Marriage
District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950Marriage Return #2213304
I, Rev. Timothy M. Mullen...solemnized the marriage of William Nick Soffos and Josephine Realbuta on the 9th day of December, 1940, at St. Joseph's Rectory in said District [of Columbia].
Signed: Timothy M. Mullen
District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950
Application for License, No. 221304
Applicant: William Soffos
Male:
Name: William Nick Soffos
Age: 39
Color: white
Relationship: none
Former marriages: none
Residence: DC
Female:
Name: Josephine Realbuta
Age: 32
Color: white
Relationship: -
Former marriages: none
Residence: Baltimore, MD
Date: December 4, 1940
Officiating Clergyman: Timothy M. Mullen
Source: District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950
Accessed from FamilySearch, Film #004661672, Image 522, on January 9, 2021
Death
Death date and place December 28, 1952 from obituaryBurial
Burial place and date from obituaryObituary
Obituary, William N. Soffos"The Evening Star," Washington. D.C.
December 31, 1952
Soffos, William N. On Sunday, December 28, 1952, at 1414 south Hanover St., Baltiore Md., William N. Soffos, beloved husband of Josephine Soffos, beloved father of Nick and James Soffos, brother of George Soffos and Kaliope Athanas. Funeral from the Lanbros Funeral Home, Inc., 440 East North Ave., Baltimore, Md., on Wednesday, December 31, at 12 noon. Services at St. Sophia's Church, 8th and L Sts., N.W., Washington, D.C. at 2 p.m. Interment Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Source: Genealogy Bank, accessed from FamilySearch on January 9, 2021
Endnotes
1. Joanna Lynard Burstein, jcburst1@gmail.com. Imported on Oct 14, 2015..

