Individual Details
Nicholas Peter Minakakis
(6 Apr 1924 - 16 Mar 1995)
October 8, 2013
Hi Carol,
I did recently talk to a Minakakis still living in Sparta, and he told me all Minakakis are related and that they are from the village Kalyvia Sochas in Sparta. He also told me before the Minakakis came to Kalyvia Sochas they were in Karpathos, the island by Crete. Very interesting origins.
My great grandfather George Andrew, came over in the early 1900's. He said he was from Sparta. His brothers, sisters, and cousins, who came to visit America or to live, all listed Socha or Sparta as there home.
I'm working on a family tree for the Minakakis side, and have my family tree onancestry.com. If you give me your email, I'll send you an invite to the ancestry tree. It's a work in progress.
I did see the 1872 election list for Soha! Very exciting. There are also a lot of records on ellis island for Minakakis. Some are under Minacakis, Minahaky, Minakokis. Did Nicholas come to America or another country? What year was he born?
Jenny Stewart
Events
| Birth | 6 Apr 1924 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States |  | ||
| Residence | 1930 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States |  | ||
| Census | 1930 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1935 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | | |
| Census | 1940 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1940 | New York City, Brooklyn, Assembly District 7, Kings, New York | |||
| Military Draft Registration | 30 Jun 1942 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | | |
| Marriage | 19 Oct 1947 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States - Frieda C. Aridas | | ||
| Census | 1950 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | | |
| Burial | 1995 | Mount Olivet Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens, New York, United States | | | |
| Death | 16 Mar 1995 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1 Jan 2009 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | |||
| FamilySearch ID | L8WZ-KVW | ||||
| Military | | | |||
| Occupation | Mechanical Engineer | | |
Families
| Spouse | Frieda C. Aridas (1927 - 2002) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Peter Nikolaos Minakakis (1895 - 1965) |
| Mother | Constance A. Lerikos (1906 - 1992) |
| Sibling | Mary Minakakis (1926 - 2014) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Living |
Webtags
Notes
Residence
see webtagCensus
1930 US Census, Brooklyn, Kings, New YorkDistrict 1284, enumerated April 16, 1930
Enumeration District No. 24-1284
2101 Avenue Z
Minakakas, Peter, Head, male, white, age 35, married,marriage age: 28, not in school, can read and write, born Greece; parents bornGreece; language: Greek, immigration year 1916; Alien, speaks English; occupation:clam opener.
Minakakis, Constance; wife, female, white, age 24, married, marriageage: 17, not in school, can read and write, born Greece; parents born Greece;language: Greek, immigration year unknown; Alien, speaks English; occupation: none
Minakakis, Nicholas, son, male, white, age 6, single, not inschool, born Brooklyn, parents born in Greece
Minakakis, Mary, daughter, female, white, age 4, single, notin school, born Brooklyn, parents born in Greece
Minakakis, Bessie, daughter, female, white, age 1-10/12, single,not in school, born Brooklyn, parents born in Greece
Minakakis, Baby? daughter, female, white, age 3/12, single,not in school, born Brooklyn, parents born in Greece
Janis, Charles, cousin, male, white, age 28, single, not inschool, can read and write, born Greece; parents born Greece; language: Greek,immigration year 1912; Naturalized, speaks English; occupation: cook inrestaurant.
Source Citation
Year: 1930; Census Place: Brooklyn,Kings, New York; Roll: 1496; Page: 11B;EnumerationDistrict: 1284; Image: 792.0; FHL microfilm: 2341231
Description
Enumeration District : 1284; Description: BROOKLYNBOROUGH, ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 2 (PART), BOUNDED BY (N) AVE. "V"; (E)HARING, AVE. "W", BATCHELDER, AVE. "X", HARING; (S) JEROMEAVE.; (W) OCEAN AVE., AVE. "X", BEDFORD AVE.
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [databaseon-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. FifteenthCensus of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives andRecords Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
Residence
U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2, ancestry.comCensus
1940 US Census, Brooklyn, Kings, New YorkAssembly District 7, Enumeration District 24-853
Enumerated April 13, 1946
6116 4th Avenue
Lines 32-39
Minakakis, Peter, head, male, white, age 45, married, was not in school, finished 3 years of school, birthplace Greece, Alien, lived in same place in 1935, at work, occupation: oysterman, restaurant, salary $1600
Minakakis, Constance (informant), wife, female, white, age 33, married, was not in school, completed 4 years of school, birthplace Greece, naturalized citizen, lived in same place in 1935, was not at work, no occupation listed
Minakakis, Nicholas, son, male, white, age 16, single, was in school, finished 2nd year of high school, born in New York, lived in same place in 1935, no occupation
Minakakis, Mary, daughter, female, white, age 13, single, was in school, finished 8th grade, born in New York, lived in same place in 1935, no occupation
Minakakis, Bessie, daughter, female, white, age 11, single, was in school, finished 6th grade, born in New York, lived in same place in 1935, no occupation
Minakakis, Dimitria, daughter, female, white, age 10, single, was in school, finished 5th grade, born in New York, lived in same place in 1935, no occupation
Frangopoulos, Efthasia, (informant), boarder, female, white, age 34, married, was not in school, finished third grade, born in Greece, Naturalized, lived in same place, was at work, occupation: teacher in Greek School, salary $720
Frangopoulos, Kyriakos, son, male, white, age 7, was in school, finished 3rd grade, born in New York, lived in same place in 1935, no occupation
"United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-27834-13396-10?cc=2000219 : accessed 19 December 2014), New York > Kings > New York City, Brooklyn, Assembly District 7 > 24-853 New York City, Brooklyn Borough Assembly District 7 (Tract 72 - part) > image 21 of 34; citing NARA digital publication of T627, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
Military Draft Registration
New York City, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947Name Nicholas Peter Minakakis
Residence 5614 6th Ave., Bklyn, NY
Birth Date 6 April 1924; Age 18
Birthplace Bklyn, New York
Employer Arma Corp.
Complexion Dark
Race White
Height 6
Weight 150
Eye Color Brown
Hair Color Brown
Relative's Name Mrs. Constance Minakakis
Employer Name Arma Corp.
Description: 6', 150 pounds, brown eyes, brown hair, dark complexion; brown birth mark on reight leg; scar over right eye
Event Type Draft Registration
Event Date 30 June 1942
Event Place Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Event Place (Original) Brooklyn, New York
Affiliate Publication Title Draft Registration Cards for New York City, 10/16/1940 - 3/31/1947
"New York, New York City, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WZC1-M6N2 : Fri Mar 08 16:05:16 UTC 2024), Entry for Nicholas Peter Minakakis and Arma Corp., 30 Jun 1942.
Census
1950 CensusBrooklyn, Kings, NY
ED 24-2053; Sheet 4
323 5th Street
Lines 9-12
Aridas, Christ, head, white, male, age 68, married, born in Greece; naturalized; messenger for fur piece mfgr.
Aridas, Stella, wife, white, female, age 55, married, born in Greece, naturalized, housework
Minakakis, Nicholas P., son-in-law, white, male, age 26, married, born in New York, food salesman (retail) food Mfgr.
Minakakis, Frieda, daughter, white, female, age 23, married, born in New York, personal secretary for export firm
"United States Census, 1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XTR-53TT : Wed Oct 04 22:40:17 UTC 2023), Entry for Nicholas P Minakakis and Frieda Minakakis, 1 April 1950.
Burial
Buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery with wife's parents and sister, Helen, in Lot 8185, Section N, Grave 2. Also with wife, Frieda, and her sister Alice and husband, Basil Costas. We have photo, Jan. 2007.FindAGrave
Nicholas P Minakakis
Birth 1924
Death 1995 (aged 70–71)
Burial
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Maspeth, Queens County, New York, USA
Plot 8185 N
Memorial ID 211061904
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211061904/nicholas_p_minakakis
Death
Died of bone cancer. Had become ill suddenly, and died 3 months later.Social Security Death Index
Name: Nicholas P. Minakakis
Date of Birth: Monday April 07, 1924
Date of Death: Tuesday March 14, 1995
Est. Age at death: 70 years, 11 months, 7 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: 134-14-1435
Military
USS William C Miller DE 259 - Nicholas was one of the ship's photographers. His daughter, Barbara, has his photo album.He was a Quartermaster striker. weblink: http://de-259.tripod.com/plankownerspage.htm#Engineering Officer
Occupation
Daughter, Barbara Minakakis, wrote to Carol Petranek that her father was an engineer.USS William C Miller DE 259 - personal page with photos uploaded by daughter Barbara
Endnotes
1. Individual provided his/her personal information.
2. "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JPCY-3ZF : accessed 13 January 2015), Nicholas P Minakakis, 14 Mar 1995; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)..
3. "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X7X7-25W : accessed 13 January 2015), Peter Minakakas, Brooklyn (Districts 1251-1500), Kings, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1284, sheet 11B, family 249, line 31, NARA microfilm publication T626, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1496; FHL microfilm 2,341,231..
4. U.S. Public Records Index.
5. "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQR4-PST : Sun Mar 10 01:43:36 UTC 2024), Entry for Peter Minakakis and Constance Minakakis, 1940..
6. "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQR4-PST : accessed 13 January 2015), Peter Minakakis, Assembly District 7, Brooklyn, New York City, Kings, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 24-853, sheet 11A, family 281, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2568..
7. "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQR4-PST : Sun Mar 10 01:43:36 UTC 2024), Entry for Peter Minakakis and Constance Minakakis, 1940..
8. "New York, New York City, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WZC1-M6N2 : Fri Mar 08 16:05:16 UTC 2024), Entry for Nicholas Peter Minakakis and Arma Corp., 30 Jun 1942..
9. Individual provided his/her personal information.
10. "United States Census, 1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XTR-53TT : Wed Oct 04 22:40:17 UTC 2023), Entry for Nicholas P Minakakis and Frieda Minakakis, 1 April 1950..
11. Tombstone.
12. "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQR4-PST : Sun Mar 10 01:43:36 UTC 2024), Entry for Peter Minakakis and Constance Minakakis, 1940..
13. "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JPCY-3ZF : accessed 13 January 2015), Nicholas P Minakakis, 14 Mar 1995; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)..
14. "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQR4-PST : Sun Mar 10 01:43:36 UTC 2024), Entry for Peter Minakakis and Constance Minakakis, 1940..