Individual Details
Stavroula or Stella G. Kostakos
(1902 - 28 Jul 1988)
She lived most of her life and died in the U.S. "a few years ago" (Ref. Kostakos-2, letter dated June 21, 1994).
Info from Catherine Kostakos: she lived in Perth Amboy, NJ. She had children. One daughter married Arthur Pappas (Catherine's cousin).
died of dementia (per Ann Morfogen)
Ellis Island ship manifest:
Ship was SS King Alexander, arrival date April 15, 1921, New York.
Lines 7,8,9: Grigorios Kostakos, age 68, merchant, from Agios Ioannis, nearest relative his wife, Maritsa, Agios Ioannis, going to Brooklyn.
Daughter Kalliope, age 18; Her sister Stavroula, age 16.
Discussion between Areti Kostakos Lambrinos and Carol Petranek, August 2003: she had 3 girls and one boy, Spiros, but Areti did not remember the girls' names.
Events
Families
| Spouse | Peter Spyridon Coutros (1890 - 1989) |
| Child | Speros Peter Coutros (1926 - 2016) |
| Child | Calliope P. Coutros (1927 - 2014) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Grigorios Andreas Kostakos (1854 - 1935) |
| Mother | Maria G. Theodoropoulos (1862 - 1958) |
| Sibling | Anastasia G. Kostakos (1891 - 1974) |
| Sibling | Andreas Grigorios Kostakos (1892 - 1981) |
| Sibling | Konstantinos Grigorios Kostakos (1894 - 1965) |
| Sibling | Georgios Grigorios Kostakos (1898 - 1993) |
| Sibling | Kalliopi G. Kostakos (1903 - 1999) |
| Sibling | Areti G. Kostakos (1908 - 2008) |
| Sibling | Panagiotis Grigorios Kostakos (1913 - 1944) |
Notes
Alternate Birth
Birth date of August 30, 1900 from Social Security Death IndexBirth
Birth information from Town Register of Agios Ioannis Family #126Immigration
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957SS King Alexander, sailing from on April 15, 1921, arriving New York May 2, 1921
NARA Microfilm T715, Roll 2960, image 289-290 of 621
Line 7, 8, 9
Kostakos, Grigorios, age 68, male, married, occupation: merchant, able to read and write Greek, nationality: Greek, last permanent residence: Ag. Ioannis; name and address of nearest relative or friend in country from when came: His wife, Maritsa, Ag. Ioannis, Gr; final destination: Brooklyn, NY.; does not have a ticket to destination; paid for passage by himself, has $200; has not been in US previously; going to join his son, George Kostakon, 812 Fresh Pond Road, Brooklyn, height: 5'5", dark complexion, brown hair and eyes, no identifying marks; place of birth: Agios Ioannis, Greece
Kostakos, Kalliopi (her daughter), age 18, female, single, housewife, able to read and write Greek, nationality: Greek, last permanent residence: Ag. Ioannis; name and address of nearest relative or friend in country from when came: as above; final destination: Brooklyn, NY.; does not have a ticket to destination; paid for passage by her father; has not been in US previously; going to join as above, height: 5'3", dark complexion, brown hair and eyes, no identifying marks; place of birth: Agios Ioannis, Greece
Kostakos, Stavroula, (her sister), age 16, female, single, housewife, able to read and write Greek, nationality: Greek, last permanent residence: Ag. Ioannis; name and address of nearest relative or friend in country from when came: as above; final destination: Brooklyn, NY.; does not have a ticket to destination; paid for passage by her father; has not been in US previously; going to join as above, height: 5'5", dark complexion, brown hair and eyes, no identifying marks; place of birth: Agios Ioannis, Greece
Source Citation Year: 1921DescriptionShip or Roll Number : Roll 2960
Source Information Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897. Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls. Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36. National Archives at Washington, D.C.Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957. Microfilm Publication T715, 8892 rolls. Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives at Washington, D.C.Supplemental Manifests of Alien Passengers and Crew Members Who Arrived on Vessels at New York, New York, Who Were Inspected for Admission, and Related Index, compiled 1887-1952. Microfilm Publication A3461, 21 rolls. ARC ID: 3887372. RG 85, Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Index to Alien Crewmen Who Were Discharged or Who Deserted at New York, New York, May 1917-Nov. 1957. Microfilm Publication A3417. ARC ID: 4497925. National Archives at Washington, D.C.Passenger Lists, 1962-1972, and Crew Lists, 1943-1972, of Vessels Arriving at Oswego, New York. Microfilm Publication A3426. ARC ID: 4441521. National Archives at Washington, D.C.
Marriage
New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940City of New York, Department of Health
Certificate #18878
Name: Peter Coutras
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 01 Nov 1925
Event Place: Kings, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Birth Year (Estimated): 1897
Father's Name: Speirs
Mother's Name: Kate Sigelakj
Spouse's Name: Stelle Kostakos
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 22
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1903
Spouse's Father's Name: Gregorios
Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Theodoropaly
Citation: "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2C6-4Q6K : 29 November 2018), Peter Coutras and Stelle Kostakos, 01 Nov 1925; citing Marriage, Kings, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,614,631
Census
1930 US CensusPerth Amboy, Middlesex,, New Jersey
E.D. 12-82
454 State Street
Lines 43-46
Coutros, Peter, head, rents, male, white, age 33, married, age at first marriage: 28, not in school, can read and write, born in Greece, parents born in Greece, native tongue Greek, immigrated in 1914; naturalized citizen, can speak English, occupation: merchant, retail grocer
Coutros, Stella, wife, female, white, married, age 26, married, age at first marriage: 21; not in school, can read and write, born in Greece, parents born in Greece, native tongue Greek, immigrated in 1922; alien; can speak English, no occupation
Coutros, Spero, son, male, white, age 3 years and 6/12; not in school; born in New Jersey
Coutros, Caliope, fdaughter, emale, white, age 2 years and 6/12
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RHY-9VV?cc=1810731&wc=QZFQ-ZSK%3A649613901%2C649619901%2C651571001%2C1589282458 : 8 December 2015), New Jersey > Middlesex > Perth Amboy > ED 82 > image 10 of 33; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
Census
1940 US Census, Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New JerseyEnumerated April 6, 1940; Sheet 8A; Ancestry image 15 of 26
Lines 25-29
450 State Street
Coutros, Peter, head,male, white, age 44, married, not in school, finished 4th grade, born in Greece; naturalized, lived in same house in 1935, occupation: owner, wholesale bananas
Coutros, Stella [informant], wife, female, age 37, married, not in school, finished 4th grade, born in Greece, naturalized, lived in same house in 1935, occupation: none
Coutros, Spero, son, male, white, age 13, single, in school, finished 8th grade, born in New Jersey, lived in same house in 1935
Coutros, Caliope, daughter, female, white, age 12, single, in school, finished 6th grade, born in New Jersey, lived in same house in 1935
Coutros, Mary, daughter, female, white, age 8, single, in school, finished 2nd grade, born in New Jersey, lived in same house in 1935
Source Citation
"United States Census, 1940." Database with images. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 2 February 2022. 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.
Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007
United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007Name Stella Kostakos Coutros
Name Note Name and form dates: Application: STELLA KOSTAKOS COUTROS (Feb 1953), Application: STELLA COUTROS (22 Mar 1977), Death: STELLA COUTROS (28 Jul 1988)
Alias Stella Coutros
Second Alias Stella Kostakos
Sex Female
Birth Date 30 Aug 1900
Birthplace Sparta, Greece
Social Program Application Date Feb 1953
Previous Residence Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
Previous Residence Postal Code 08861-0000
Death Date 28 Jul 1988
Race White
Father's Name Gregory Kostakos
Father's Sex Male
Mother's Name Mary T Doropoulos
Mother's Sex Female
Event Type Social Program Correspondence
"United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K98-3CCW : 10 February 2023), Stella Kostakos Coutros, .
Town Register
General Archives of Greece, SpartaDimotologion (Town Register), Agios Ioannis, Lakonia, dated September 11, 1955
received by Carol Petranek on March 30, 2006
Family #126; individual numbers 663-672
Kostakos, Grigorios; father Andreas; mother - Anastasia; born 1854 in Agios Ioannis; permanent residence Agios Ioannis; occupation farmer; Greek Orthodox; place of Greek citizenship Agios Ioannis by birth; recorded in male register in Agios Ioannis, serial #32/2; removed from record on September 11, 1955 due to death
Kostakos, Maria; father: Georgios Theodoropoulos; born 1862 birth place Agios Ioannis, permanent residence Agios Ioannis; occupation housework; Greek Orthodox; place of Greek citizenship Agios Ioannis by birth; death date July 3, 1958.
Kostakos, Anastasia, born 1891 in Agios Ioannis; Greek Orthodox; permanent residence: Agios Ioannis; occupation housework; place of Greek citizenship Agios Ioannis by birth; married; removed from record on September 11, 1955.
Kostakos, Andreas, born 1892 in Agios Ioannis; permanent residence America [note: he returned to Greece and died there]; Greek Orthodox; place of Greek citizenship Agios Ioannis by birth; registered in Male Register in Agios Ioannis #447/4
Kostakos, Konstandinos, born 1894 in Agios Ioannis; permanent residence America; Greek Orthodox; place of Greek citizenship Agios Ioannis by birth; recorded in Male Register in Agios Ioannis # 469/5.
Kostakos, Georgios, born 1898 in Agios Ioannis; permanent residence Agios Ioannis; occupation farmer; Greek Orthodox; place of Greek citizenship Agios Ioannis by birth; recorded in male register in Agios Ioannis, #873/6; married; number 127.
Kostakos, Kalliope, born 1900 in Agios Ioannis; permanent residence America; Greek Orthodox; place of Greek citizenship Agios Ioannis by birth; married; went to America.
Kostakos, Stavroula, born 1902 in Agios Ioannis; permanent residence America; Greek Orthodox; place of Greek citizenship Agios Ioannis by birth; married; went to America.
Kostakos, Areti, born 1902 in Agios Ioannis; permanent residence America; Greek Orthodox; place of Greek citizenship Agios Ioannis by birth; married; went to America.
Kostakos, Panagiotis, born 1913 in Agios Ioannis; permanent residence Agios Ioannis; occupation farmer; Greek Orthodox; place of Greek citizenship Agios Ioannis by birth; married; number 128; date deleted from record September 11, 1955.
Death
Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Death RecordName: Stella Coutros
State: New Jersey
Last Place of Residence Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey
Previous Residence Postal Code: 08861
Age: 88
Birth Date: 30 Aug 1900
Death Date: 28 Jul 1988
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JPZN-8YW : 8 January 2021), Stella Coutros, 28 Jul 1988; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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Stella Coutros: Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Death Record
Name:Stella Coutros
State of Issue:New Jersey
Date of Birth:Thursday August 30, 1900
Date of Death:Thursday July 28, 1988
Est. Age at Death:87 years, 10 months, 28 days
Last known residence:
City: Perth Amboy
County: Middlesex
State: New Jersey
ZIP Code: 08861
Latitude: 40.5225
Longitude: -74.2746
Source: GenealogyBank.com; accessed April 29, 2016
Endnotes
1. Town Register-Greece (Dimotologion Koinotikos).
2. "1940 United States Federal Census for." 1940 United States Federal Census for. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2016.
3. NY Passenger Lists, 1820-1957.
4. "Grigorios Kostakos - Ellis Island and Other New York Passenger Lists, 1820." 1957 https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10512-50735236/grigorios-kostakos-in-ellis-island-other-new-york-passenger-lists?s=210681471&indId=individual-210681471-10000035. Accessed 19 Mar. 2020..
5. "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2C6-4Q6K : 29 November 2018), Peter Coutras and Stelle Kostakos, 01 Nov 1925; citing Marriage, Kings, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,614,631..
6. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4XP-J4H : accessed 5 May 2022), Stella Coutros in household of Peter Coutros, Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 82, sheet 6A, line 44, family 122, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1368; FHL microfilm 2,341,103. .
7. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4XP-J4H : accessed 5 May 2022), Stella Coutros in household of Peter Coutros, Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 82, sheet 6A, line 44, family 122, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1368; FHL microfilm 2,341,103. .
11. "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K98-3CCW : 10 February 2023), Stella Kostakos Coutros, ..
12. General State Archives of Greece, Sparta Office.

