Individual Details

Immigration

Passenger Ship Record, S.S. Themistocles
sailing from Piraeus 17 November 1916, arriving New York December 12, 1916
Line 11: Stavracou, Antonia, age 40, female, married, housewife, cannot read or write; Greek; last residence: Gounari, Greece; leaves nobody in her country; final destination New York; has a ticket to destination; paid for passage by herself; has $30; has not been in US previously; going to her husband, Panagiotis Stavracos, 268 Broadway, Brooklyn; [dis to husband - written on manifest]; 5'9", dark complexion, brown hair and eyes; no identifying marks; born in Agios Ioannis, Greece.
Line 12: Stavracou, Marigo; age 12, female, single, housewife, cannot read or write; Greek; last residence: Gounari, Greece; leaves nobody in her country; final destination New York; has a ticket to destination; mother paid for passage; has not been in US previously; going to her father as above; , dark complexion, brown hair and eyes; no identifying marks; born in Gounari, Greece.
Line 13: Stavracos, Ioannis; age 9; male, single, scholar; can read and write; Greek; last residence: Gounari, Greece; leaves nobody in his country; final destination New York; has a ticket to destination; mother paid for passage; has not been in US previously; going to his father as above; dark complexion, brown hair and eyes; no identifying marks; born in Gounari, Greece.
Line 13: Stavracos, Andreas; age 5; male, single, baby; [notation 2-6-5537 11/10/38] cannot read and write; Greek; last residence: Gounari, Greece; leaves nobody in his country; final destination New York; has a ticket to destination; mother paid for passage; has not been in US previously; going to his father as above; dark complexion, brown hair and eyes; no identifying marks; born in Gounari, Greece.

Source: Ancestry.com
Description Ship or Roll Number : Roll 2505, Image 181-182 of 683
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.

Census

1920 US Census
Queens, New York
94 Sedgwick Street
Line 88-94:
Stavracos, Peter, head, male, white, age 45, married, immigrated 1911; naturalized in 1918; can read and write; born in Greece; mother tongue: Greek; parents born in Greece; can speak English; occupation: proprietor restaurant
Stavracos, Ettine, wife, female, white, age 42, married, immigrated 1911; naturalized; can read and write; born in Greece; mother tongue: Greek; parents born in Greece; can speak English; occupation: none
Stavracos, Stephen, son, male, white, age 17, single, immigrated 1911; naturalized; can read and write; born in Greece; mother tongue: Greek; parents born in Greece; can speak English; occupation: helper in restaurant
Stavracos, Pauline, daughter, female, white, age 15, single, immigrated 1911; naturalized; can read and write; born in Greece; mother tongue: Greek; parents born in Greece; can speak English; occupation: none
Stavracos, Marie, daughter, female, white, age 14, single, immigrated 1911; naturalized; can read and write; born in Greece; mother tongue: Greek; parents born in Greece; can speak English; occupation: none
Stavracos, John, son, male, white, age 12, single, immigrated 1911; naturalized; can read and write; born in Greece; mother tongue: Greek; parents born in Greece; can speak English; occupation: none
Stavracos, Andrew, son, male, white, age 8, single, immigrated 1911; naturalized; can read and write; born in Greece; mother tongue: Greek; parents born in Greece; can speak English; occupation: none

"United States Census, 1920," Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11569-107689-36?cc=1488411 : accessed 19 June 2015), New York > Queens > Queens Assembly District 6 > 0416 > image 8 of 10; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Naturalization

United States of America, Petition for Naturalization, No. 105029
To the Honorable the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of New York:
The petition of John Stavracos.
First. My place of residence is 1753 Shore Rd., Brooklyn.
Second. My occupation is waiter.
Third. I was born on the 16 day of June 1906 at Sparta Greece
Fourth. I emigrated to the US from Pireaus, on or about the 20 day of November 1916, and arrived in the US at the port of New York on the 13 day of December 1916 on the vessel Themistocles.
Fifth. I declared my intention to become a citizen of the US on the 9 day of November 1925 at Brooklyn, in the USD Court of ED of NY.
Sixth. I am not married.
Seventh. ...renounce allegiance to the Greek Republic.
Eighth. I am able to speak the English language.
Ninth. I have resided continuously in the US for the term of five years at least immediately preceding the date of this petition, to wit, since the 13 day of December 1916...being a residence within this State of at least one year next preceding the date of this petition.
Tenth. I have not heretofore made petition for citizenship to any court.
Signed John Stavracos.

Declaration of Intention No. 100538 and Certificate of Arrival from Dept. of Labor filed this 23 day of May 1928.
Witnesses: John Catsoles, fisherman, residing at 63 Sand Street, Brooklyn
James Pozzras [mispelled - signed as James Pappas], restaurant, residing at 1794 Sheepshead Bay Rd., Brooklyn.

Source Citation National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Washington D.C.; Petitions for Naturalization of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1865-1937; NARA Series: M1879; Reference: (Roll 472) Petition No 104786 - Petition No 105071
Image 680-681 of 806
Source Information Ancestry.com. Selected U.S. Naturalization Records - Original Documents, 1790-1974 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.
Original data: Record of Admissions to Citizenship, District of South Carolina, 1790-1906; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1183, 1 roll); Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21; National Archives, Washington, D.C.Naturalization Records Created by the U.S. District Court in Colorado, 1877-1952; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1192, 79 rolls); Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21; National Archives, Washington, D.C.Naturalization Petitions for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1522, 369 rolls); Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21; National Archives, Washington, D.C

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Declaration of Intention, No. 150538
State of New York, Eastern District of New York, in the District Court of the United States
I, John Stavracos, aged 19 years, occupation waiter, do declare on oath that my
persona description is: color white, complexion fair, height 5'6", weight 150 pounds, color of hair brown, color of eyes brown, no visible marks. I was born in Sparta Greece on the 16 day of June 1906; I now reside at 2788 E. 26th Street, New York. I emigrated to the US from Pireaus, Greece on the vessel Tje,ostpc;es; my last foreign residence was Sparta, Greece; I am not married; ..renounce allegiance to the present Government of Greece. I arrived at the Port of NY on or about the 14th day of December 1917.
Signed, John Stavracos, November 9, 1925 at Brooklyn, New York

Source: Fold3
URL: http://www.fold3.com/image/23/208336242/
NARA M1879. Petitions for naturalization of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1865-1937.
Roll:0472 - Record Group 21
State:New York

Death

State of Maryland, Certificate of Death
[obtained by Carol Petranek from Maryland Archives, March 1, 2016]
Name: John P. Stavracos
Date of Death: February 5, 1980 at 3:30 pm
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth: 6-16-06
Age: 73 yrs
Birthplace: Greece
Citizen of USA
Married
Baltimore City or county of death: Baltimore
City or town of death: Balt.
Name of Hospital or other institution: South Balt. Gen.
Usual occupation: Owner, Bar & Rest.
Usual Residence: Del.
City or Town: Rehoboth, Del.
Inside city limits? Yes
Street Address: 47 Olive St. 19971
Father's name: John Stavracos
Mother's maiden name: Anita Kostakos
Was deceased ever in US Armed Forces? Yes, World War II
Social Security No: 099-05-7577
Informant: Chart - Mrs. Mary M. Stavracos
Cause of death: carcinoma pancreas
Other conditions contributing to death: intestinal obstruction
I certify that the hospital attended the deceased from 12/30/1979 to 2/5/1980
Signed: Steven Rapp, Staff physician, 2/5/80; address: 3001 S. Hanover St.
Burial on 2/8/80
Cemetery: Glen Haven Mem. Park, Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel Md.
Funeral Director: McCully Funeral Home of Brooklyn, 237 E. Patapsco Ave., Balto., MD 21225
Date received by Registrar: Feb. 13, 1980
[Copy obtained by Carol Kostakos Petranek from the Maryland Archives, Annapolis, Maryland on March 4, 2016; in Stavracos digital file]




U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 about John Stavracos
Name: John Stavracos
SSN: 099-05-7577
Last Residence: 19971  Rehoboth Beach, Sussex, Delaware, USA
BORN: 16 Jun 1906
Died: Feb 1980
State (Year) SSN issued: New York (Before 1951)
Source Citation: Number: 099-05-7577; Issue State: New York; Issue Date: Before 1951.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.

Burial

Information from death certificate:
Burial on February 8, 1980
Name of cemetery: Glen Haven Memorial Park, Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Funeral Director: McCully Funeral Home of Brooklyn, 237 E. Patapsco Ave., Balto, Md. 21225

FindAGrave
John P. Stavracos
Birth: Jun. 16, 1906
Death: Feb. 5, 1980
Inscription: US ARMY WWII
Burial:
Glen Haven Memorial Park 
Glen Burnie
Anne Arundel County
Maryland, USA
Plot: The Apostles Section
 Created by: Ann
Record added: Oct 25, 2014 
Find A Grave Memorial# 137743185

Residence

Residence as stated on Social Security Death Index and on death certificate

Story

Phone conversation, Jim Stavracos and Carol Kostakos Petranek, December 7, 2014 John Stavracos fought in the Pacific during WWII. John Stavracos. stayed in Baltimore and opened a bar there. Lived in Brooklyn, Baltimore, near the Harbor Tunnel.

Military

Phone conversation, Jim Stavracos and Carol Kostakos Petranek, December 7, 2014 John Stavracos fought in the Pacific during WWII.

Residence

Phone conversation, Jim Stavracos and Carol Kostakos Petranek, December 7, 2014 John Stavracos. stayed in Baltimore and opened a bar there. Lived in Brooklyn, Baltimore, near the Harbor Tunnel.