Individual Details

Birth

Kompoti is a village and a former municipality in the Arta region of Epirus Geece.
Passenger ship record states Kompoti is last residence; WWII Draft Reg Card states Arta is his birthplace.

WWII Draft Registration Card - age 64; born February 28, 1878 in Arta, Greece.

Immigration

NY Passenger Lists 1820-1957
S.S. Francesca sailing from Patras 29 Oct 1907, arriving NY Nov 17, 1907
T715, Roll 1042, Pg 44, image 287 of 876
Line 6: Triantafyllos, Petros, age 29, male, single, laborer, not able to read or write, nationality: Greece; last permanent residence: Kompoti, Greece; name of nearest relative or friend in country whence alien came: Georgios Triantafylos, Aglokostron, brother; final destination: NY, NY., has ticket to final destination; paid for passage himself; has $10, has not been in U.S. previously; going to join a friend, Constant. Kapsitios, 33 Madison Str, NY; in good health, no identifying marks; 5'3-3/4", fair complexion brown hair and eyes, place of birth: Kompoti, Greece.

"New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JXLW-KMD : 2 March 2021), Petros Triantafyllos, 1907.

Marriage

New York City Marriage License Index 1908-1972, Manhattan
Eftaxia, Canella, Volume 2, number 5540. date: Feb. 23, 1911
Triantafela, Peter, Volume 2, number 5540, date: Feb. 23, 1911

Source:
New York City Marriage License Index 1908-1972
MyHeritage.com [online database]. Lehi, UT, USA: MyHeritage (USA) Inc.
https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10459/new-york-city-marriage-license-index-1908-1972

Record:
https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10459-174070/peter-triantafela-and-canella-eftaxia-in-new-york-city-marriage-license-index
Peter Triantafela & Canella Eftaxia
Country: United States; State: New York; City: New York City

Citation:
Peter Triantafela
Marriage: Feb 23 1911 - Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Bride: Canella Eftaxia

Draft Registration

World War I Draft Registration Card, 1917-1918
NYC No. 106; R-Z
Serial Number 422; Order Number 3644
Peter Triantafilas
421 W. 31st Street, NYC
Age in Years: 41
Date of Birth: March 10, 1877
White, non-declarant of citizenship; citizen of Greece
Occupation: porter
Employer: D. L. &W. R.R.
Place of Employment: NYC
Nearest Relative: Mrs.Kanela Triantafilas, 421 W. 31st St., NYC
Medium height, medium build, black eyes, black hair
Local Board Div. No. 106, 418 West 20th St, NYC
Date: 9/12/18

Source: FamilySearch, accessed Nov. 7, 2018. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-L1XS-9QQT?cc=1968530&wc=9FZY-K68%3A928312401%2C929020101 : 14 May 2014), New York > New York City no 106; R-Z > image 1309 of 1855; citing NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Census

1940 US Census, New York, New York
Enumerated April 12, 1940; Lines 72-76
Ancestry.com image 16 of 22
233-24th Street, New York
Trinandifolis, Peter, head, male, white, age 62, widower, not in school, did not complete any school, born in Greece, lived in same place in 1935, Alien, worked 48 hours previous week, occupation: window cleaner, steam railroad
Trinandifolis, Gus [informant], son, male, white, age 28, single, not in school, finished 3 years of high school, born in New York, lived in same place in 1935, occupation: stock clerk, auto parts
Trinandifolis, Michael, son, male, white, age 26, single, not in school, finished 4 years of high school, born in New York, lived in same place in 1935, occupation: clerk, RCA
Trinandifolis, Nicholas, son, male, white, ae 23, single, not in school, finished 4 years of high school, born in New York, lived in same place in 1935, occupation: clerk, records, phonograph
Trinandifolis, Anna, daughter, female, white, age 18, single, not in school, finished 4 years of high school, born in New York, lived in same place in 1935, occupation: not given

Peter Trinandifolis 1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: New York, New York, New York; Roll: T627_2630; Page: 8B;Enumeration District: 31-251
Description
Enumeration District : 31-251; Description:NEW YORK CITY, MANHATTAN BOROUGH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 3 (TRACT 93 - 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.

Death

He was a widower in the 1940 census; Kanella died in 1936

Military

World War II Draft Registration Card
(Old Man's Draft)
Serial #S231 or 8231
Name: Peter Petron Triandafilos
Residence: 343 West 24th, NYC, NY, NY
Mailing Address: same
Telephone: -
Age: 64 years
Place of Birth: Arta, Greece
Date of Birth: Feb. 28, 1878
Name and Address of Person who will always know your address: Miss Anna Petron, 343 W. 24th Street, NYC
Employer's Name and Adddress: Delaware Lackawanna R.R., Hoboken, NJ
Signed: mark of Peter Petron Triandafilos

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.
Source Citation: The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Records of the Selective Service System, 1926 - 1975; Military State: New York; NAI: 2555973; ARC Title: Fourth Registration Draft Cards, 04/27/1942 - 04/27/1942; Creator: Selective Service System. New York State Headquarters. (1940 - 1947); Record Group Number: 147.
The Fourth Registration, often referred to as the "old man's registration", was conducted on 27 April 1942.

URL: http://interactive.ancestry.com/1002/NY-2368925-3576/3482313?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3frank%3d1%26new%3d1%26MSAV%3d1%26gss%3dangs-c%26gsfn%3dPeter%26gsln%3dTriandafilos%26msbdy%3d1878%26msbpn__ftp%3dGreece%26cpxt%3d0%26uidh%3dthk%26cp%3d0%26pcat%3d39%26h%3d3482313%26recoff%3d7%2b9%26db%3dWWIIdraft%26indiv%3d1%26ml_rpos%3d1&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord

Residence

address given on WWII Draft Registration card.

Alt name

From Bertha Pappas Pouletsos, letter to Carol KostakosPetranek, November 28, 1988:
My mother’s stepsister, Kanela, (her real brother is JohnEftaxas):  My Aunt Kanela married PeterTriandafilos (Petron) Strauss – he went under all those names.

Alt name

From Bertha Pappas Pouletsos, letter to Carol KostakosPetranek, November 28, 1988:
My mother’s stepsister, Kanela, (her real brother is JohnEftaxas):  My Aunt Kanela married PeterTriandafilos (Petron) Strauss – he went under all those names.

Occupation

Occupation was a worker on the railroad (possibly Lackawanna). 1940 census notes he was a window washer on the railroad.

NY Passenger Lists 1820-1957 - 1907 p2

unsure if correct person