Individual Details

Birth

Birth date and place from Ruth to Carol Kostakos Petranek, 1988; also information on marriage record

Census

1930 Federal Census, Brooklyn, Kings, New York (District 1290)
1757 Sheepshead Bay Road
Kourabas, Nick, Head, Rents home; male, white, age 35, married, married at age 28; can read and write; born in Greece, parents born in Greece; immigrated 1915, alien, can speak English, proprietor of restaurant
Kourabas, Pauline, wife; female, white, age 30 married at age 23, can read and write, born in Greece; parents born in Greece, immigrated 1915, alien, can speak English.
Kourabas, Beatrice, daughter, female, white, age 7, attends school, can read and write, born in NY, parents born in Greece
Kourabas, Ruth, daughter, female, white, age 6, attends school, can read and write, born in NY, parents born in Greece

Source CitationYear: 1930; Census Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York; Roll: 1497; Page: 11B;Enumeration District: 1290; Image: 99.0; FHL microfilm: 2341232DescriptionEnumeration District : 1290; Description: BROOKLYN BOROUGH, ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 2 (PART), BOUNDED BY (N) AVE. "Z", OCEAN AVE., JEROME AVE.; (E) KENMORE PL.; (S) SHEEPSHEAD BAY; (W) SHEEPSHEAD BAY ST., JEROME AVE., E. 17TH.Source InformationAncestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.

Census

1940 US Census, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
ED 24-413A, Sheet 3B, ancestry.com
address: 1619 Voorhies Avenue, Brooklyn
Kourabas, Nicholas, head; male, white, age 45, married, born in Greece; naturalized, in 1935 lived in same place; occupation: waiter in restaurant
Kourabas, Pauline, wife, female, white, age 38, married, born in Greece, naturalized, in 1935 lived in same place
Kourabas, Beatrice, daughter, female, white, age 17, single, finished 3rd year of high school, born in New York
Kourabas, Ruth, daughter, female, white, age 16, single, finished 2nd year high school

Source Citation: Year: 1940; Census Place: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: T627_2557; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 24-413A.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.

Marriage

Three Hierarchs Church, 1724 Avenue P, Brooklyn, NY
Marriage Book, 1933-1962
Page 22, Number 273
Marriage: January 2, 1949
Groom: Panagiotis Dim. Matsoukas of New York City; residence: 470 49th Street, Brooklyn; age 32, first marriage
Bride: Dimitra Nik. Kourabas of Brooklyn; residence: 2764 East 16th Street; age 25, first marriage
(Image 24; digitized by Carol Kostakos Petranek, 2018)

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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. 25058
State of New York, County of Kings, City of New York, Borough of Brooklyn
Date of Marriage: Jan 2, 1949 at Three Hierarchs Greek Orthodox Church
Peter Matsoukas, groom
Ruth Demetra Kourabas, bride

GROOM:
Full name: Peter Matsoukas
Color or race: White
Place of residence: 470-49th Street, Brooklyn
Age: 32
Date of birth: November 26, 1916
Occupation: salesman
Place of birth: 34 East Broadway, New York
Father: James Matsoukas
Country of birth of father: Greece
Mother Maiden Name: Anna Panagakos
Country of birth of mother: Greece
Previous marriages: none
Divorced? no

BRIDE: Ruth Demetra Kourabas
Full name:
Color or race: White
Place of residence: 2764 East 16th Street, Brooklyn
Age: 25
Date of birth: June 27, 1923
Occupation: clerk typist
Place of birth: 810 Fresh Pond Rd., Brooklyn
Father: Nicholas Kourabas
Country of birth of father: Greece
Mother Maiden Name: Pauline Stavracos
Country of birth of mother: Greece
Previous marriages: none
Divorced? No

Signed by groom and bride

MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
I, Rev. Vasilios P. Michalopoulos, Pastor of the Greek Orthodox Church
residing at 1724 Avenue P. Corner, East 18th St., Brooklyn
in the county of Kings and State of New York, do hereby certify that I did on this
2 day of January in the year A.D. 1949 at 5 p.m. at Brooklyn, NY
in the county of Kings and State of New York, solemnize the rites of matrimony between
Peter Matsoukas of Brooklyn, NY
and
Ruth D. Kourabas of Brooklyn, NY
in the presence of Arthur Zerakas and David Romano
Signed Rev. V. P. Michalopoulos, residence: 76-14 88th Ave., Woodlawn, NY
January 2, 1949

Accessed from MyHeritage on: November 17, 2024

Census

1950 Census
Brooklyn, Kings, NY
E.D. 24-113; Sheet 71
Line 24-24
266 Prospect Avenue
Matsoukas, Peter, head, white, male, age 33, married, born in NY; occupation: furnishing salesman, wholesale furniture
Matsoukas, Ruth, wife, white, female, age 26, married, born in NY, occupation: typist clerk insurance agency
"United States Census, 1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XTR-7G56 : Fri Oct 06 01:39:53 UTC 2023), Entry for Peter Matsaukas and Ruth Matsaukas, 8 April 1950.

Residence

U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 about Ruth D Matsoukas
Name: Ruth D Matsoukas
Birth Date: 27 Jun 1923
Phone Number: 743-5129
Address: 2784 E 16th St, Brooklyn, NY, 11235-4006 (1993)

Source Information:
Ancestry.com. U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data: Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings

Residence

Ruth D Matsoukas
U.S. Public Records Index, May 1 1958
Birth:June 27 1923
Possible relatives: Peter Matsoukas, James P Matsoukas
Residences: 2784 E 16th St, Brooklyn, New York 11235-4006, USA
and one more full address
Phone number:(718) 743-5129
Source: MyHeritage.com

Research Questions

Was Ruth engaged previously and did not get married? There is a marriage license dated October 7, 1946 for Ruth and Nicholas John Roros, born May 19 1915; worked as a florist. This license shows neither Ruth for John were married previously, but there is no marriage certificate.

Roros - did they get married?
https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-20807-2616898-S/nicholas-roros-and-ruth-demetra-kourabas-in-new-york-city-marriages


In Ruth's 1949 marriage records to Peter Matsoukas, both indicate it was a first marriage for them.

New York City Marriages, 1866-1949 on MyHeritage

License with Roros; marriage must never have occurred

New York City Marriages, 1866-1949 MyHeritage

Matsoukas & Kourabas