Individual Details
Georgia N. Demas
(27 May 1905 - 6 Jul 2000)
She is the grandmother of Georgia Morekas, who lives in Baltimore and who I met at the Greek festivals 2019
Events
| Birth | 27 May 1905 | Amykles, Lakonia, Greece |  | ||
| Immigration | 1906 | Ellis Island, New York City, New York, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 9 Jul 1921 | Ashtabula, Ohio, United States - Georgios Dimitrios Karangelen | |  | |
| Census | 1930 | Baltimore City, Baltimore, Maryland, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1930 | Baltimore (Districts 251-500), Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1935 | Same Place | | ||
| Residence | 1940 | Baltimore City, Baltimore, Maryland, United States | | | |
| Census | 1940 | Baltimore City, Baltimore, Maryland, United States | | | |
| Burial | Jul 2000 | Woodlawn Cemetery, Baltimore City, Baltimore, Maryland, United States | | | |
| Obituary | Jul 2000 | Baltimore City, Baltimore, Maryland, United States | | | |
| Death | 6 Jul 2000 | Towson, Baltimore, Maryland, United States | | | |
| Story | 11 Apr 2021 | | |||
| FamilySearch ID | LYSH-G1D |
Families
| Spouse | Georgios Dimitrios Karangelen (1894 - 1956) |
| Child | Helen K. Karangelen (1928 - 2012) |
| Child | James George Karangelen (1940 - 2014) |
| Father | Nikolaos Demas (1880 - 1939) |
| Mother | Dimitra Makris (1885 - 1936) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Stavroula N. Demas ( - 1907) |
| Sibling | George Nicholas Demas (1909 - ) |
Notes
Birth
Birth date and place from obituary.Immigration
Written by Anastasia L. Topping and posted on FindAGrave:The immigration history of Georgia's family is difficult to trace, at best. Her father, Nikolaos Georgios Demas (also found as Dimas, Dimos, Dames, and other variations), initially, it appears, came to the United States around the turn of the centuryby himself. On (what appears to be either his third or fourth trip from Greece to the United States) August 27, 1905, he and his eldest daughter, Vasiliki (who later adopted the given name of Sylvia), arrived at the port of New York. Nikolaos is reported to have gone back to Greece sometime in 1912 as is Vasiliki.
On November 7, 1906, the mother of Georgia -- Demera (aka Demetroula) Makris Demas, is shown, via the S.S. LaBretagne, arriving at the port of Ne York with Vasiliki and also her younger daughter, Georgia. While it is possible that Vasiliki went back to Greece between 1905 and 1906, it is HIGHLY unlikely and more likely that Demetra gave the names of both of her children for some reason.
Only Nikolaos, Georgia's father, and her uncle Peter Demas, were found to be living in Steubenville, Ohio during the taking of the 1910 Census. It would appear that the rest of the family had moved back to Greece by that time.
Nikolaos, with his daughter Vasiliki, arrived for a second time at the port of New York on September 7, 1915. Demetra and her two other children--Georgios and Georgia--arrived on October 5, 1920 at New York via the S.S. Megali Hellas.
It is unclear to me, at this point, as to whether the mother and father of Georgia Demas Karangelen (and her siblings) stayed in the United States or moved back to Greece permanently. The last account of either being mentioned in a written document appears to be their son's, Georgios' wedding to Helen M. Kappas in a 1933 newspaper article (Cincinnati, Ohio), which only mentions Georgios' father and not his mother. It would have been highly irregular for a parent to not have been included in that type of article had she/he been alive at the time of the announcement.
Genealogical Compilation & Comments by
Anastasia L. Topping (Αναστασια Λ. Ποπιτζη)
22nd of December, 2020, 6:26 p.m.
Marriage
Marriage License, Ashtabula, OhioGeorge J. Karangelen and Georgia Demas
George J. Karangelen is 26 years of age on 5 December 1920. His residence is Baltimore, MD. He was born in Sparta, Greece. Occupation: Merchant. Father: James G. Karangelen. Mother: Helen Panagacos. He was not previously married.
Georgia Demas is 18 years of age on 13 May 1921. Her residence is Ashtabula, Ohio. Her place of birth is Sparta, Greece. She has no occupation. Father: Nicholas Demas. Mother: Demetra Makris. She was not previously married.
Signed: July 8, 1921
Marriage ceremony performed on July 9, 1921 by Rev. Daniel A. Skarper, Pittsburgh, PA.
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GT94-1LQ?cc=1614804&wc=ZRJ9-VZ9%3A121347501%2C122238501 : 15 July 2014), Ashtabula > Marriage records 1920-1922 vol V > image 178 of 308; county courthouses, Ohio.
Census
United States Census, 1930Maryland Baltimore (Independent City) Baltimore (Districts 251-500)
ED 4-370, Sheet 12-B
Enumerated April 8, 1940
Lines 67-70
1116 Light Street
Karangelen, George, head, rents $125; owns radio; male, white, age 35, married; age at first marriage 26; not in school, can read and write, born in Greece; parents born in Greece; language spoken before coming to US: Greek; immigrated 1909; naturalization: filed first papers; can speak English; proprietor, lunch room
Karangelen, Georgia, wife, female, white, age 25, married; age at first marriage 16, not in school, can read and write, born in Greece; parents born in Greece; language spoken before coming to US: Greek; immigrated 1921; alien, can speak English
Karangelen, Helen, daughter, female, white, age 1-9/12; single, not in school, born in Maryland, parents born in Greece
Demas, George, brother-in-law; male, white, age 21, single, in school, can read and write, born in Ohio, parents born in Greece; can speak English; salesman, meat products
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RH3-S28?cc=1810731&wc=QZF3-ZVZ%3A648803201%2C649359801%2C649305301%2C1589286989 : 8 December 2015), Maryland > Baltimore (Independent City) > Baltimore (Districts 251-500) > ED 370 > image 24 of 30; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
Residence
United States Census, 1940Maryland Baltimore City Baltimore City, Baltimore City,
Ward 23 4-662 Baltimore City Ward 23 (Tract 23-2 - part)
SD - 3; ED - 4-662
Sheet 61A
Enumerated April 1940
1116 Light Street
Lines 24, 25, 26
Karangelen, George [informant], head, male, white, age 45, married, not in school, finished 4th grade, born in Greece, naturalization: 1st papers filed; lived in same place in 1935; properietor, restaurant
Karangelen, Georgia, wife, female, white, age 34, married, not in school, finished 4th grade, born in Greece, naturalization: alien; lived in same place in 1935
Karangelen, Helen, daughter, female, white, age 11, single, in school, finished 3rd grade, born in Maryland, lived in same place in 1935
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9M1-HNBH?cc=2000219&wc=QZXB-75Y%3A790103401%2C791572001%2C794626801%2C794626802 : accessed 11 April 2021), Maryland > Baltimore City > Baltimore City, Baltimore City, Ward 23 > 4-662 Baltimore City Ward 23 (Tract 23-2 - part) > image 33 of 36; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012.
Census
United States Census, 1940Maryland Baltimore City Baltimore City, Baltimore City,
Ward 23 4-662 Baltimore City Ward 23 (Tract 23-2 - part)
SD - 3; ED - 4-662
Sheet 61A
Enumerated April 1940
1116 Light Street
Lines 24, 25, 26
Karangelen, George [informant], head, male, white, age 45, married, not in school, finished 4th grade, born in Greece, naturalization: 1st papers filed; lived in same place in 1935; properietor, restaurant
Karangelen, Georgia, wife, female, white, age 34, married, not in school, finished 4th grade, born in Greece, naturalization: alien; lived in same place in 1935
Karangelen, Helen, daughter, female, white, age 11, single, in school, finished 3rd grade, born in Maryland, lived in same place in 1935
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9M1-HNBH?cc=2000219&wc=QZXB-75Y%3A790103401%2C791572001%2C794626801%2C794626802 : accessed 11 April 2021), Maryland > Baltimore City > Baltimore City, Baltimore City, Ward 23 > 4-662 Baltimore City Ward 23 (Tract 23-2 - part) > image 33 of 36; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012.
Burial
FindAGraveGeorgia Nikolaos “Miss George” Demas Karangelen
BIRTH 27 May 1905
Amiklai, Regional unit of Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece
DEATH 6 Jul 2000 (aged 95)
Towson, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
BURIAL
Greek Orthodox Cemetery
Woodlawn, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
MEMORIAL ID 148932444
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 April 2021), memorial page for Georgia Nikolaos “Miss George” Demas Karangelen (27 May 1905–6 Jul 2000), Find a Grave Memorial no. 148932444, citing Greek Orthodox Cemetery, Woodlawn, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by donss (contributor 48196614) .
Obituary
ObituaryThe Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, Maryland)
Monday, 10 Jul 2000
Page 21
By Gail Gibson
Sun Staff
Georgia Demas Karangelen, 95, "Miss George" of George's Lunch
Georgia Demas Karangelen, known as "Μiss George" to diners at George's Lunch, the South Βαltimore restaurant she helped run for 61 yeαrs, died July 6 of heart failure at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center. She was 95 and lived in Riderwood.
Mrs. Karangelen and her husband, George, bought the Light Street restaurant in 1923 for $375. The business stαyed open until 1984,serving up such specialties as Coney Island-style hut dogs, fried oysters, sour beef and baked macαroni and cheese. The restaurant counted among its customers powerful politicians, including U.S. Sen. Barbara Α. Μikulski and stαte Comptroller William Donald Shaffer. George's Lunch also served visiting celebrities, including talk show host Oprah Winfrey and baseball Hall of Famer Al Kaline.
But Mrs. Karangelen was equally proud of the restaurant's regulars, said her daughter, Helen K. Morekas. On occasion, four generations of a family would gather at a table for lunch or dinner. And sometimes, Mrs. Karangelen fed those who couldn't make it to the restaurant at her home.
Mrs. Karangelen prepared an elaborate meal each Sunday and would often invite servicemen visiting the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation to join her family for dinner. "She loved entertaining people," Mrs. Morekas said.
Born in Greece in 1905, Mrs. Karangelen came to Ellis Island with her family the next year. The family lived in Ohio until 1911, then returned to Greece. Her family moved back to the United States in 1920, and Mrs. Karangelen got her first taste of the food business. Her father, Nicholas G. Demas, owned an Ohio confectionery shop.
In Ohio, Georgia Demas was introduced to George Karangelen through mutual friends in the Greek-American community. The two married on July 9, 19821, and moved to his home in Baltimore.
They went into the restaurant business two years later, first living in an apartment above the restaurant until they could afford a home. After her husband's death in 1956, Mrs. Karangelen operated the business with the help of her two children. On the restaurant's 60th anniversary, George's Lunch was honored in a proclamation from the Baltimore City Council.
"They were good people, and they wanted to work so their children could have everything," Mrs. Morekas said.
Mrs. Karangelen was a member of the Cathedral of the Annunciation as well as the Greek American Progressive Association and Philoptochos, a philanthropic women's organization affiliated with the Greek Othodox Church. The church bells in the Greek village where Mrs. Karangelen was born were scheduled to ring yesterday in her memory.
In addition to her daughter, Mrs. Karangelen is survived by a son, James G. Karangelen of Riderwood; and three grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. today at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation, Maryland Avenue and Preston Street.
Accessed from Newspapers.com, April 11, 2021
Death
FindAGraveGeorgia Nikolaos “Miss George” Demas Karangelen
BIRTH 27 May 1905Amiklai, Regional unit of Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece
DEATH 6 Jul 2000 (aged 95)Towson, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
BURIAL Greek Orthodox CemeteryWoodlawn, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA Show Map
MEMORIAL ID 148932444
reated by: donss
Added: 9 Jul 2015
Find a Grave Memorial 148932444
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 April 2021), memorial page for Georgia Nikolaos “Miss George” Demas Karangelen (27 May 1905–6 Jul 2000), Find a Grave Memorial no. 148932444, citing Greek Orthodox Cemetery, Woodlawn, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by donss (contributor 48196614) .
Story
Posted by Georgeann Morekas on the Facebook group, Amykle-Sklavohori-Mahmoutbei-Godena-Peristeri Village History Group, April 11, 2021My grandmother, Georgia Demas Karangelen, was born in Amykles, May 27, 1905. She, her sister Vasiliki and mother Dimitra (nee Makris), departed Greece in 1906 with husband and father Nicholas Demas and traveled to OH. A sister, Stavroula was born in OH and died as an infant in late 1907. Yiayia's brother, George, was born in OH in 1909. The family returned to Greece in 1911. Great-grandfather Nicholas and his daughter returned to the US in 1915. "Vasilo" married George James Stamatikis of Brokers in the US in late 1918. Dimitra, Georgia and George travelled to the US with Annitsa (Adrianos) Arbes in 1920. The Demas' were reunited in OH. In 1921 my grandparents were married (info in obituary). Dimitra and Nicholas Demas returned to Greece in 1922. Dimitra passed approx 1936 and Nicholas 1939-1940 timeframe. Memory eternal.
Endnotes
1. "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2QCM-RKG : 8 March 2021), George J Karangelen and Georgia Demas, 09 Jul 1921; citing Marriage, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States, , Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm..
2. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X34S-4MV : accessed 12 April 2021), Georgia Karangelan in household of George Karangelan, Baltimore (Districts 251-500), Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 370, sheet 12B, line 68, family 224, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 865; FHL microfilm 2,340,600. .
3. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X34S-4MV : accessed 12 April 2021), Georgia Karangelan in household of George Karangelan, Baltimore (Districts 251-500), Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 370, sheet 12B, line 68, family 224, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 865; FHL microfilm 2,340,600. .
4. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7XL-F8Z : 8 January 2021), Georgia Karangelen in household of George J Karangelen, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 4-662, sheet 61A, line 25, family 251, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1535..
5. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7XL-F8Z : 8 January 2021), Georgia Karangelen in household of George J Karangelen, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 4-662, sheet 61A, line 25, family 251, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1535..
6. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7XL-F8Z : 8 January 2021), Georgia Karangelen in household of George J Karangelen, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 4-662, sheet 61A, line 25, family 251, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1535..
7. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1L-1D16 : 6 March 2021), Miss George, ; Burial, Woodlawn, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, Greek Orthodox Cemetery; citing record ID 148932444, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com..
8. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1L-1D16 : 6 March 2021), Miss George, ; Burial, Woodlawn, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, Greek Orthodox Cemetery; citing record ID 148932444, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com..
9. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1L-1D16 : 6 March 2021), Miss George, ; Burial, Woodlawn, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, Greek Orthodox Cemetery; citing record ID 148932444, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com..