Individual Details

Birth

Birth date and place from his marriage license

Marriage

2nd marriage for Helen, who was divorced
Civil marriage occurred on April 20, 1938
Church marriage occurred on 23 June 1938

NYC Marriages 1866-1949 from MyHeritage
New York, New York City Marriages, 1866-1949
New York State Department of Health
Affidavit for License to Marry
No. 6365
State of New York, County of New York, Borough of Manhattan
Date of Marriage: April 20, 1938
Constantinos Skokos, groom
Helen Marcopoulos, bride

GROOM:
Full name: Constantinos Skokos
Color or race: White
Place of residence: 560 W. 144 St., New York City
Age: 40
Date of birth: October 12, 1897
Occupation: chef
Place of birth: Calamata, Greece
Father: John Skokos
Country of birth of father: Greece
Mother Maiden Name: Anastasia Poulakis
Country of birth of mother: Greece
Number of marriages: first
Previous marriages: none

BRIDE:
Full name: Helen Marcopoulos
Color or race: White
Place of residence: 560 W. 144 St., New York City
Age: 25
Date of birth: July 22, 1912
Occupation: at home
Place of birth: Brooklyn, NY
Father: James Marcopellos
Country of birth of father: Greece
Mother Maiden Name: Mary Christie
Country of birth of mother: Greece
Number of marriages: 2nd
Name of former husband: John Bozios; living; divorced
Divorce granted at Chancery Court, Paterson, NY on August 12, 1936
Last marital domicile: New Jersey
Grounds of divorce: extreme cruelty

Signed by groom and bride

CIVIL MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
I, Philip A. Hines, Deputy City Clerk
residing at 846 West End Ave.
in the county of New York and State of New York, do hereby certify that I did on this
day of 1938 April 20 2:15 PM
at Municipal Building in the county of New York and the state of New York
solemnize the rites of matrimony between
Constantinos Skokos of New York, residence
and
Helen Marcopoulos of New York
in the presence of Paul Poveromo and T.J. Douglas
Signed
Municipal Building in county of New York on Apr 20 1938

CHURCH MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
I, Rev. Nicholas Andriopoulos, do hereby certify that I did on this Thursday of June 23, 1938 at New York in the county of New York and State of New York solemnize the rites of Matrimony between Constantine Skokkos of New York and Helen Markopoulou of New York.
Witnesses: George Simveos, 301 St. Nicholas Ave
H. E. Korounos, 476 E. 138 Street.
Signed: Rev. Nicholas Andriopoulos
72 East 97 Street, NYC
Church: 140 East 103 St., NYC


Accessed from MyHeritage on: December 2, 2024
Source:
New York City Marriages, 1866-1949
MyHeritage.com [online database], MyHeritage Ltd.
https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-20807-604103/constantinos-skokos-and-helen-marcopoulos-in-new-york-city-marriages

Census

1940 US Census
Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey
ED 26-81; Sheet 14A
565 Market Street
Lines 18-20
Skokos, Constantine J., head, male, white, age 41, married, not in school, finished 8th grade, born in Greece, first papers filed; in Brooklyn in 1935; chef in restaurant
Skokos, Helen (informant), female, white, age 27, married, not in school, finished 8th grade, born in NY, lived in same house in 1935; housewife
Skokos, James, male, white, age 6/12, born in New York
Marcopoulos, Nicholas J., brother-in-law, male, white, age 35, single, not in school, finished 8th grade, born in New York, lived in same house in 1935, bookkeeper in restaurant

"United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K41M-XPS : Fri Mar 08 18:12:17 UTC 2024), Entry for Constantine J Skokos and Helen Skokos, 1940.

NaturalizationPetition

Petition for Naturalization No. 366682
U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York
Name: Constantine John Skokos
Residence: 327 East 18th Street, New York, NY
Occupation: cook
Born: Calamata, Greece on October 12, 1897
Nationality: Greece; race: Greek
Married: wife is Helen
We were married on at New York, NY.
She was born at Brooklyn, NY on July 21, 1912
I have 1 child: James born September 20, 1939 at Brooklyn, NY and resides at New York, NY
Last foreign residence was Calamata, Greece
Emigrated to the US from Patras, Greece
Lawful entry was at New York, NY under the name of Constant Skokos on May 10, 1913
on the vessel Kaiser Franz Josef I
Resided continuously in US for 3 years preceding the date of this Petition since May 10, 1913
Have resided continuously in New York, NY since January 1, 1940
Petition filed under Sec. 2 Act 2 of september 22, 1922 as amended
I have not heretofore made petition for naturalization
Signed: Constantine John Skokos
Witnesses: Rose Koutros, housewofe, 2460 Washington Ave., Bronx
Peter Chronas, cook, 316 West 26th St., New York, NY
Signed: October 17, 1940
Certificate of Arrival No. 2-547436 attached

Certificate of Arrival No. 2-547436
Name: Skokos, Constant
Port of Entry: New York, NY
Date: May 10, 1913
Manner of arrival: SS Kaiser Franz Josef I
Issued December 28, 1937

Oath of Allegiance
Signed September 11, 1941


"New York, U.S. District and Circuit Court Naturalization Records, 1824-1991", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7VMD-V2MM : Sun Mar 10 13:13:04 UTC 2024), Entry for Constantine John Skokos and Helen Skokos, 1940.