Individual Details

Ioannis Ioannis Gavakos OR Kavakos

(1876 - 1960)

He is the grandfather of Elaine Sullivan who is a Gavakos -- she emailed me July 2018
My mother’s maiden name was Antoinette Kavakos and her brother was Kanellos (Neil) Kavakos.
Her father (my grandfather) was John (Ioannis) Kavakos – or Ioannis Ioannis Gavakos – from Sparta, born approx. 1875. He came to the US in 1888. He owned a hotel called the Delavan in Coney Island as well as the original Tunnels of Love. He was also a founding member of St. Constantine & Helen Church. His names is on a plaque right inside the church.
My grandfather’s brother was also Kanellos Kavakos.
from Elaine Sullivan to Carol Kostakos Petranek, Sept. 28 2018

Events

Birth1876Agios Ioannis, Sparta, Lakonia, Greece
Male Register1876Agios Ioannis, Sparta, Lakonia, Greece
Immigration1888New York City, New York, United States
Marriage24 Oct 1918Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States - Athena Carlis
Death1960Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Alt nameKavakos
Alt nameΓαβάκος
FamilySearch IDLY9J-VMT
BurialMount Olivet Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens, New York, United States

Families

SpouseAthena Carlis (1889 - 1986)
ChildAntonia Kavakos (1921 - 2003)
ChildKanellos OR Neil Kavakos (1919 - 2006)
FatherIoannis Panagiotis Gavakos (1835 - 1916)
MotherStamatoula I. Panagakos (1841 - 1916)
SiblingPanagiotis Ioannis Gavakos (1864 - 1942)
SiblingStavros Ioannis Gavakos (1874 - 1941)
SiblingKanellos Ioannis Kavakos (1875 - 1953)
SiblingMary Gavakos ( - )

Notes

Birth

Male Register - Mitroon Arrenon
Agios Ioannis, Sparta, Laconia
General Archives of Greece, Sparta Office
Year: 1876; Line: 3
Gavakos, Ioannis; father: Ioannis; born 1876 in Agios Ioannis

Male Register

Male Register - Mitroon Arrenon
Agios Ioannis, Sparta, Laconia
General Archives of Greece, Sparta Office
Year: 1876; Line: 3
Gavakos, Ioannis; father: Ioannis; born 1876 in Agios Ioannis

Immigration

Email from Elaine Sullivan to Carol Petranek, July 14, 2018: my grandfather was John (Ioannis) Kavakos – or Ioannis Ioannis Gavakos – from Sparta,  born approx. 1875.  He came to the US in 1888.   He owned a hotel called the Delavan in Coney Island as well as the original Tunnels of Love.

Marriage

New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938
Name: John Kavakes
Sex: Male
Age: 45 years
Birth Year (Estimated): 1873
Father's Name: John
Father's Sex: Male
Mother's Name: Mary Grete
Mother's Sex: Female
Spouse's Name: Athena Carlis
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 27 years
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1891
Spouse's Father's Name: Nickol
Spouse's Father's Sex: Male
Spouse's Mother's Name: Antenia Kandrevotes
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 24 October 1918
Event Place: Kings, New York, United States
Source Details: 44
"New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2C2-S187 : Sun Mar 10 04:26:57 UTC 2024), Entry for John Kavakes and Athena Carlis, 24 October 1918.

Death

Death year and place from Elaine Sullivan, September 28, 2018

Burial

FindAGrave
John Kavakos
Birth 1877
Agios Ioannis, Regional unit of Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece
Death
1960 (aged 82–83)
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Burial
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Maspeth, Queens County, New York, USA
Plot 7684 L
Memorial ID 275954306
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/275954306/john_kavakos

Endnotes

1. Mitroon Arrenon (Male Register-Greece), Agios Ioannis - St. Johns, Sparta, Laconia Year: 1876; Line: 3.

2. General State Archives of Greece, Sparta Office.

3. Mitroon Arrenon (Male Register-Greece), Agios Ioannis - St. Johns, Sparta, Laconia Year: 1876; Line: 3.

4. General State Archives of Greece, Sparta Office.

5. Individual, Elaine Sullivan, granddaughter.

6. "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2C2-S187 : Sun Mar 10 04:26:57 UTC 2024), Entry for John Kavakes and Athena Carlis, 24 October 1918..

7. "John Kavakos (1877-1960)." Find a Grave Memorial https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/275954306/john_kavakos. Accessed 27 Oct. 2024..

8. "John Kavakos (1877-1960)." Find a Grave Memorial https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/275954306/john_kavakos. Accessed 27 Oct. 2024..