Individual Details

Birth

Birth date from Naturalization papers

Census

1930 US Census
Bloomington City, Monroe, Indiana
526 East 5th Street
Lines 72-77
Costas, George S., head, rents home, value $85, male, white, age 35, married, age at 1st marriage: 29, not in school, can read and write, born in Sparta, Greece; parents born in Sparta, Greece; language: Greek; immigrated: 1922; filed first papers for naturalization, can speak English; occupation: merchant, confectionary

Costas, Katinko G., wife, informant, female, white, age 30, married; age at 1st marriage: 24, not in school, can read and write, born in Sparta, Greece; parents born in Sparta, Greece; language: Greek; immigrated: 1922, alien; can speak English, occupation: none

Costas, Georgia G., daughter, female, white, age 3, single, not in school, born in Indiana, parents born in Greece, can speak English, occupation: none

Costas, Peter S., brother, male, white, age 32, single, not in school; can read and write; born in Sparta, Greece; parents born in Sparta, Greece; language, Greek; immigrated 1913; naturalized; can speak English, occupation: merchant, confectionary

Costas, William S., brother, male, white, age 22, single, in school, can read and write; born in Sparta, Greece; parents born in Sparta, Greece; language, Greek; immigrated 1920; alien; can speak English, occupation: clerk, confectionary

Wolfe, Edwin, roomer, male, white, age 26, not in school, can read and write; born in Indiana; parents born in Indiana; can speak English; occupation: salesman, engraving

Source Citation
Year: 1930; Census Place: Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana; Roll: 619; Page: 1B;Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2340354
Description
District: 0009; Description: BLOOMINGTON CITY, WARD 4 (PART), BOUNDED BY (N) 9TH, WARD LINE; (E) BRYAN AVE.; (S) 3D; (W) 3D, DUNN.
Source Information
Ancestry.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.

Naturalization

Declaration of Intention No. 273
State of Indiana, County of Monroe, in the Monroe Circuit Court, BLoomington, Indiana
Basilios Saransantu Costas
526 E. 5th St., Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana
Student a Ind. Univ.
Age 25
Male - white, dark complexion, brown eyes, dark hair, 6'2", 193 pounds, no marks, race: Greek; nationality: Greek
Born: Arna, Greece on May 27, 1906
Not married
Last foreign residence: Arna
Emigrated from Piraeus Greece
Lawsful entry at New Yor, NY under the name of Basile Costas on October 22, 1920 on the vessel Themistocles
Signed: 13 August 1931
Certificate No. 9-4576

Petition for Citizenship, No. 2397
District Court of the US at Indianapolis, Indiana
Basilios Saranton Costas
50 E. 5h St., Bloomington
Occupation: waiter
Born: Arna, Greece on May 27, 1906
Race: Greek
Declared intention on August 13, 1931 in Circuit Court of Monroe County at Bloomington, Indiana
Not married
Last foreign residence: Arna, Greece
Emigrated from Pereaus, Greece
Lawsful entry at New York, NY under the name of Costa, Basile on Oct. 22, 1920 on S.S. Themistocles
Renounce allegiance to Greek Republic
Resided continuously in US and for the term of 5 years immediately preceding the date of this petition since October 22, 1920 and in the county of Monroe since Feb. 2, 1922.
Have not heretofore made petition for citizenship
Signed: Basilion Sarantos Costas
Witnesses: Dwight D. Sinclair, photographer
Charles E. Hall, electrical dealer
Signed: August 20, 1934
Certificate of Arrival No. 9 4576 and Declaration of Intention No. 273 is attached

Oath of Allegiance signed January 25, 1935

Certificate of Arrival: No. 9 4576
Port of Entry: New York, NY
Name: Costa, Basile
Date: October 22, 1920
Manner of arrival: SS Themistocles
Certificate of Arrival issued June 11, 1931

Marriage License

New York City Marriage License Index 1908-1972
William Costas & Alexandra Aridas
Marriage: , New York City, New York, United States
Marriage license: June 19 1939
Groom: William Costas
Bride: Alexandra Aridas
License #:10284
Source: MyHeritage, accessed December 15, 2020

Census

1940 US Census, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, E.D. 96-184
321 North Alabama Street
Costas, Basil S. (informant), head, male, white, age 33, married, finished 4 years college; born in Greece; Naturalized; in 1935 lived in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, occupation: state employee
Costas, Alexandra Cl, wife, female, white, age 21, married, finished 4 years high school, born in New York, in 1935 lived in Brooklyn, Kings, New York.

Source CitationYear: 1940; Census Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana; Roll: T627_1126;Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 96-184DescriptionEnumeration District : 96-184; Description: CENTER TOWNSHIP, INDIANAPOLIS CITY WARD 11 (TRACT 55 - PART), BERTHA BALLARD HOME, MARION COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION HOME, NORMAL COLLEGE OF THE AMERICAN GYMNASTIC UNION, ST. MARY S ACADEMY, WHEELER CITY MISSION AND HOMESource InformationAncestry.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.

Military Draft Registration

Indiana, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947
Name Basil Sarantos Costas
Birth Date 17 May 1906; Age 34
Birthplace Greece
Residence Place 522 East 5th Street, Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana
Employer State Of Indiana
Complexion Dark
Race White
Height 6 2
Weight 205
Eye Color Brown
Hair Color Black
Relative's Name George Sarantos Costas
Relative's Relationship to the Head of the Household Brother
522 East 5th Street, Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana
Employer Name State Of Indiana (State House)
Event Type Draft Registration
Event Date 16 October 1940
Description: 6'2", 205 lbs, brown eyes, black hair, dark complexion
Date: October 16, 1940
Event Place (Original) Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, United States
Affiliate Publication Number 7644728
Affiliate Publication Title Draft Registration Cards for Indiana, 1940-1947.
"Indiana, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPHD-CDPX : Sat Mar 09 19:45:05 UTC 2024), Entry for Basil Sarantos Costas and State Of Indiana, 16 October 1940.

Census

1950 US Census
Brooklyn, Kings, NY
ED 24-1673, Sheet 24
70 Prospect Park Southwest
Lines 12-15
Costas, Basil S., head, white, male, age 42, married, born in Greece, naturalized citizen, manager, retail liquor and food
Costas, Alice, wife, white, female, age 30, married, born in NY, housework
Costas, Christophil, son, white, male, age 9, never married, born in Indiana
Costas, Eileen, daughter, white, female, age 4, never married, born in NY


"United States Census, 1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XR7-SLLV : Tue Mar 19 14:30:40 UTC 2024), Entry for Basil S Costas and Alice Costas, 10 April 1950.

Town Register

Town Register - Dimotologion
Arna, Laconia, Greece
General Archives of Greece, Sparta Office
Image by Carol Kostakos Petranek, July 2017

Arna Image # 104-5102
Family #134
Date of Registration: September 29, 1955
Kostas, Vasileios; father: Sarantos; mother: Antonia; born 1906 in Arna; permanent residence: America; Greek Orthodox, Greek citizen by birth; citizen of this municipality by birth; registered in the Male Register of Arna, 505/1906

Residence

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Name: Basil S Costas
Birth Date: 27 May 1906
[26 May 1906] 
Phone Number: 499-6835
Address: 571 16th St, Brooklyn, NY, 11215-5914 (1989)
[57116 St, Brooklyn, NY, 11215 (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

Burial

Buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery with wife's parents and sister, Helen, in Lot 8185, Section N, Grave 2. Also with wife, Alice, and sister Frieda and husband, Nicholas Minakakis. photo, Jan. 2007.

FindAGrave
Basil S Costas
Birth 1907
Death 1994 (aged 86–87)
Burial Mount Olivet Cemetery
Maspeth, Queens County, New York, USA
Memorial ID 211061912
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211061912/basil-s-costas

Death

Social Security Death Index
Name: Basil S. Costas
Date of Birth: Sunday May 27, 1906
Date of Death: Tuesday September 20, 1994
Est. Age at death: 88 years, 3 months, 24 days
Last known residence:
City: Brooklyn
County: Kings
State: New York
ZIP Code: 11215
Latitude: 40.6678
Longitude: -73.9850
Social Security details:
State of Issue: New York
Number: 109-18-9236
Source: Ancestry.com

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United States Social Security Death Index
Name Basil S Costas
Middle Name S
State New York
Last Place of Residence Brooklyn, Kings, New York
Previous Residence Postal Code 11215
Age 88
Birth Date 27 May 1906
Death Date 20 Sep 1994
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JBRJ-SZF : 7 January 2021), Basil S Costas, 20 Sep 1994; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

Indiana Naturalization Records and Indexes, 1848-1993

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