Individual Details
Panagiota or Bertha Skampas
(1875 - 8 Sep 1953)
Name from birth record of daughter, Efrosyni
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Georgia Stryker Keilman relative: I finally found the gravestone of my great-grandmother’s brother at Elmwood Cemetery in River Grove, Illinois. Panagiotis Liakakos (aka Panagiotis Stavrakos), son of Vasileios, born abt. 1852-1857 in Agios Ioannis, Sparta, Lakonia, Greece. He died 9 January 1927. Married to Panagiota (aka Panaiotetsa, Pota or Bertha) Skampou, daughter of Giannou from Magoula.
FamilySearch message from Ami Dinsmore, February 23, 2020:
Information from Ami Lackos Dinsmore; her Ancestry tree https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/7181477/family/familyview?fpid=-461806121&usePUBJs=true
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Georgia Stryker Keilman relative: I finally found the gravestone of my great-grandmother’s brother at Elmwood Cemetery in River Grove, Illinois. Panagiotis Liakakos (aka Panagiotis Stavrakos), son of Vasileios, born abt. 1852-1857 in Agios Ioannis, Sparta, Lakonia, Greece. He died 9 January 1927. Married to Panagiota (aka Panaiotetsa, Pota or Bertha) Skampou, daughter of Giannou from Magoula.
FamilySearch message from Ami Dinsmore, February 23, 2020:
Information from Ami Lackos Dinsmore; her Ancestry tree https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/7181477/family/familyview?fpid=-461806121&usePUBJs=true
Events
| Birth | 1875 | Magoula, Lakonia, Greece |  | ||
| Marriage | 4 Feb 1895 | Magoula, Lakonia, Greece - Peter or Panagiotis Vasileios Liakakos or Lackos | |||
| Immigration | 26 Aug 1903 | Ellis Island, New York City, New York, United States | |  | |
| Burial | 1953 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Death | 8 Sep 1953 | Berwyn, Cook, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Obituary | 8 Sep 1953 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Burial | 9 Sep 1953 | Elmwood Cemetery, Cook, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Alt name | Skampou | ||||
| FamilySearch ID | GMC9-TJ2 |
Families
| Spouse | Peter or Panagiotis Vasileios Liakakos or Lackos (1852 - 1927) |
| Child | Efrosyni P. Liakakos (1895 - ) |
| Child | Lillie or Lula or Zafeiroula Lackos (1897 - 1919) |
| Child | Georgia or Jessie Lackos (1899 - 1991) |
| Child | Eleni P. Liakakos (1900 - 1918) |
| Child | Harry Peter Lackos (1903 - 1961) |
| Child | Frank Lackos (1911 - 1994) |
| Father | Giannou Skampou (1851 - ) |
| Mother | Maria Boretos (1856 - ) |
| Sibling | Martha Skampas (1881 - 1936) |
Notes
Birth
Birth year estimated at 20 years prior to birth of daughter, Efrosyni, in 1895 and 1875 is on her tombstone.Immigration
New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957S.S. Hohenzollern; Sailing from Naples 14th August 1903, Arriving at Port of New York August 26, 1903
Page 26; Lines 1-5
Panagiottis Liacakos, age 40, male, married, occupation: porter; can read and write; nationality: Greek; race: Greek; last residence: Sparta; final destination: New York; passage paid by self; has $30; has never been in US previously; going to join Antonis Skempes; Greek, newspaper Thermopylae, 97 Washington St. New York; good health
Panagiotta Liacakos, wife, age 30, female, married; no occupation, cannot read or write, nationality: Greek; race: Greek; last residence: Sparta; final destination: New York; passage paid by self; has $30; has never been in US previously; going to join Antonis Skempes; Greek, newspaper Thermopylae, 97 Washington St. New York; good health
Zafeieta, daughter, age 4, female, single, no occupation, cannot read or write, nationality: Greek; race: Greek; last residence: Sparta; final destination: New York; passage paid by self; has $30; has never been in US previously; going to join Antonis Skempes; Greek, newspaper Thermopylae, 97 Washington St. New York; good health
Georgia, daughter, age 3, female, single, no occupation, cannot read or write, nationality: Greek; race: Greek; last residence: Sparta; final destination: New York; passage paid by self; has $30; has never been in US previously; going to join Antonis Skempes; Greek, newspaper Thermopylae, 97 Washington St. New York; good health
Elena, daughter, age 10, female, single, no occupation, cannot read or write, nationality: Greek; race: Greek; last residence: Sparta; final destination: New York; passage paid by self; has $30; has never been in US previously; going to join Antonis Skempes; Greek, newspaper Thermopylae, 97 Washington St. New York; good health
Source:Ancestry
Burial
Tombstone:Liakakos, Panaiotes 1867-1927
Liakakos, Panaiotetsa 1875-1953
Liakakos, Elaine 1902-1918
Elmwood Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Obituary
Chicago Tribune Obituary dated 08 Sept 1953Bertha Lackos, nee Skampas, late of 1648 S Highland Ave in Berwyn, beloved wife of the late Peter, loving mother of Jessie (John) Gregor, Harry (Mary) and Frank (Pipina) fond grandmother of six, great-grandmother of 4 Funeral Thursday, 12:30 pm from chapel 5321 W Madison St to Assumption church. Internment Elmwood Cemetery. Member of Laconia Ladies' society.
Columbus 1-4626
Burial
Tombstone:Liakakos, Panaiotes 1867-1927
Liakakos, Panaiotetsa 1875-1953
Liakakos, Elaine 1902-1918
Elmwood Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Endnotes
1. "New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820." 1957 for https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/7488/NYT715_386-0500_2?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 15 Feb. 2020..
2. Chicago Times Obituary, September 8, 1953, page 42. https://www.newspapers.com/image/371416528/?clipping_id=42841923.
3. Elmwood Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States.
4. Chicago Times Obituary, September 8, 1953, page 42. https://www.newspapers.com/image/371416528/?clipping_id=42841923.
5. Elmwood Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States.