Individual Details
Christos Nikolaos Papagiannakos
(19 Apr 1889 - 25 May 1945)
"I first met these cousins when she went to get a job. Chris was a lot older than me, and the oldest in the family. Chris Pappas owned a restaurant with Paul Morfogen on 14th Street in downtown New York City. It was a very nice restaurant. His brothers, Gregorios and Spiro and possibly Leon worked there as well. Almost every Saturday, my girlfriend, Tessie, and I would go to Chris' restaurant. He wanted us to come and visit him, and when we said that he would be too busy, he insisted that he would stop what he was doing so he could spend time with us. He would introduce us to his customers in the restaurant, and he was always so kind and generous to us. Chris was a big man and had an easygoing personality and was always happy. He lived in the Bronx by Pelham Bay Park. Chris got me my first job with the Works Progress Administration (WPA). When I graduated high school, jobs were very scarce. I was one of the first Pappas girls to graduate high school. Chris knew many executives who came into his restaurant, and he asked someone at the WPA if he could get me a job. Tony Catchouras (my cousin) gave me a card to get an interview at WPA."
BIRTH: Per Catherine Kostakos, was born in Greece. Birth year of 1891 is on the headstone. However, his Ellis Island ship manifest list his age as 25 in 1914, which puts his birth year at 1889.
Tombstone: Buried Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Lot 6761, Section X, Grave 1: Papagianakos Chris, Loretta, Nicholas C., James N., Kalliopi, Georgia Morfogen & George P. Morfogen. We have photo, Jan. 2007.
Ellis Island website: Arrived in Ellis Island on April 17, 1914 on the SS Athinai departed from Piraeus; age 25, single; from Agios Ioannis, nearest relative father Nicoloau; going to “her” uncle Athanasia Papagianakos at 254 W 14th Street, New York; discharged to aunt at 21 Hudson Street, Hoboken, NJ. Had been in US previously from 1902-1912. (Also on same ship was Constantinos Colocotas and Ecaterina Papagianacou).
Mitroon Arrenon - Nomos Lakonias
Received April 2006 from General Archives of Greece, 174 Vrasidou, Sparta 23100
Line 11: Papagiannakos, Christos
Born 1889 in Agios Ioannis
Father: Nikolaos
Death recorded: Nov. 9, 1982
1930 Federal Census, Bronx, New York, ED 3-945, sheet 21A
Christopher Pappas, Head, age 40, estimated birth year abt 1890, age at first marriage 32, yr of immigration 1910, naturalized, manager of restaurant
Loretta Pappas, 29, wife, age at marriage 21, born Greece, yr of immigration 1910, naturalized
Nicholas Pappas, son, 7, born NY
William Pappas, son, 6 born NY
Louis Pappas, son, 4, born NY
Charles Pappas, brother, 36, born Greece, yr of immigration 1910, naturalized, cook in restaurant
Events
| Male Register | 1889 | Line 11 - Agios Ioannis, Sparta, Lakonia, Greece |  |  | |
| Birth | 5 Apr 1889 | Agios Ioannis, Sparta, Lakonia, Greece | | | |
| Birth | 19 Apr 1889 | Agios Ioannis, Sparta, Lakonia, Greece | | | |
| Baptism | 23 Jul 1889 | Koimisi tis Theotokou, Agios Ioannis, Sparta, Lakonia, Greece | | | |
| Birth | 1891 | Agios Ioannis, Sparta, Lakonia, Greece | | ||
| Immigration | 17 Apr 1914 | Ellis Island, New York City, New York, United States | | | |
| Census | 1920 | Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States | | | |
| Marriage | 2 Jun 1921 | The Bronx, New York, United States - Lucretia V. Liakakos | | | |
| Census | 1930 | The Bronx, New York, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1930 | Bronx (Districts 751-972), Bronx, New York, United States | | ||
| Census | 1940 | The Bronx, New York, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1940 | Assembly District 8, Bronx, New York City, Bronx, New York, United States | | ||
| Burial | 1945 | Mount Olivet Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens, New York, United States | | | |
| Death | 25 May 1945 | Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States | | | |
| Obituary | 27 May 1945 | New York City, New York, United States | | ||
| Alt name | Chris Pappas | ||||
| Alt name | Παπαγιαννάκος | ||||
| FamilySearch ID | M4MD-XCW |
Families
| Spouse | Lucretia V. Liakakos (1901 - 1977) |
| Child | Nicholas Christos Pappas (1922 - 1999) |
| Child | William Christopher Pappas (1923 - 1992) |
| Child | Louis Christ Pappas (1926 - 1932) |
| Child | Philip Pappas (1929 - ) |
| Father | Nikolaos Ioannis Papagiannakos (1867 - 1933) |
| Mother | Georgia Ι. Piperis (1870 - 1939) |
| Sibling | Ioannis Nikolaos Papagiannakos (1887 - ) |
| Sibling | Grigorios Nikolaos Pappas (1891 - 1952) |
| Sibling | Petros Nikolaos Papagiannakos (1895 - 1943) |
| Sibling | James Nicholas Pappas (1897 - 1985) |
| Sibling | Charles Nikolaos Papagiannakos (1894 - ) |
| Sibling | Aristedes Nikolaos Papagiannakos (1901 - 1963) |
| Sibling | Ioannis Nikolaos Papagiannakos (1905 - ) |
| Sibling | Spyridon Nikolaos Pappas (1907 - ) |
| Sibling | Leon Nikolaos Pappas (1910 - 1989) |
Webtags
Notes
Male Register
Mitroon Arrenon - Male RegisterGeneral State Archives of Greece, Archives of Lakonia, Sparta Office
Village: Agios Ioannis
Year - Line # - Surname - First Name - Father's Name –Village
Year: 1889; Line 11: Papagiannakos, Christos; father: Nikolaos; born 1889 in Agios Ioannis; death recorded; removed from record November 9, 1982
Digital photograph by Carol Kostakos Petranek, July 2017
Birth
April 5 date came from WWII Draft Registration card.Mitroon Arrenon - Male Register
General State Archives of Greece, Archives of Lakonia, Sparta Office
Village: Agios Ioannis
Year - Line # - Surname - First Name - Father's Name –Village
Year: 1889; Line 11: Papagiannakos, Christos; father: Nikolaos; born 1889 in Agios Ioannis; death recorded; removed from record November 9, 1982
Digital photograph by Carol Kostakos Petranek, July 2017
Birth
Birth-Baptismal Record, Agios Triadas (Holy Trinity) ChurchAgios Ioannis, Sparta, Laconia
Book: Agias Triadas, Book of Births and Baptisms Book 1; page 21-22 ; line 373
Name: Christos
Born: April 19, 1889 in Agios Ioannis
Baptized: July 23, 1889
Father: Nikolaos Papagiannakos
Mother: Georgitsa
Godparent: Vaselios Gavakos of Agios Ioannis
Digital image taken by Carol Kostakos Petranek, July 2017
Baptism
Birth-Baptismal Record, Agios Triadas (Holy Trinity) ChurchAgios Ioannis, Sparta, Laconia
Book: Agias Triadas, Book of Births and Baptisms Book 1; page 21-22 ; line 373
Name: Christos
Born: April 19, 1889 in Agios Ioannis
Baptized: July 23, 1889
Father: Nikolaos Papagiannakos
Mother: Georgitsa
Godparent: Vaselios Gavakos of Agios Ioannis
Digital image taken by Carol Kostakos Petranek, July 2017
Image in Agios Ioannis Church Books file
Immigration
Ellis Island and Other New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 - Christos PapagianacosDeparting from Patras, arrival New York
Ship: Athinai Arrival: Apr 17 1914 Line: 27
Papagianacos, Christos, age 25, male, single, workman, can read and write, race: Greek; born in Agios Ioannis, Greece; nearest relative in country: his father, Nicolas of Agios Ioannis, final destination: New York, NY; has ticket, paid himself; has $25, was in U.S. previously 1902-1912 in New York; going to his uncle, Dimitris Papagianacos, 254 W. 14 Street, New York, gppd health, 5'4", dark complexion, black hair, brown eyes, born in Agios Ioannis, Greece.
Source:
Ellis Island and Other New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
MyHeritage.com [online database]. Lehi, UT, USA: MyHeritage (USA) Inc.
https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10512/ellis-island-other-new-york-passenger-lists-1820-1957
Record:
https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10512-62186957/christos-papagianacos-in-ellis-island-other-new-york-passenger-lists
Christos Papagianacos
Country: United States; State: New York
Census
1920 US CensusManhattan, New York
Enumeration District No. 732, Sheet 4B
Lines 84-87
254 W. 14th Street
Papagranakos, Christos, head, rents, male, white, age 30, single, immigrated 1908; naturalized in 1919, can read and write, born in Greece, parents born in Greece, mother tongue Greek; occupation: proprietor restaurant
Morfagan, Antony, lodger, male, white, age 2t, single, immigrated 1907, naturalized in 1919, can read and write, born in Greece, parents born in Greece, mother tongue Greek; occupation: waiter restaurant
Pappas, James, lodger, male, white, age 30, single, immigrated 1904, alien, can read and write, born in Greece, parents born in Greece, mother tongue Greek; occupation: waiter restaurant
Morfagan, Sam, lodger, male, white, age 21, single, immigrated 1910, alien, can read and write, born in Greece, parents born in Greece, mother tongue Greek; occupation: waiter restaurant
Source:
1920 United States Federal Census
MyHeritage.com [online database], MyHeritage Ltd.
https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10133/1920-united-states-federal-census
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration publication T625, 2,076 rolls.
Record:
https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10133-172399983/antony-morfagan-in-1920-united-states-federal-census
Antony Morfagan in household of Christos Papagranakos
Year: 1920; State: New York; County: New York; NARA Publication: T625; Sheet: 4-B; Page: 373; Line: 85
Marriage
New York, New York City Marriages, 1866-1949City of New York, Department of Health
Certificate and Record of Marriage, Certificate No. 2245
GROOM: Christos Papagiannakos [indexed as Pappagianokes]
Residence: 254 W. 14
Age: 31
Color: White
Single
Occupation: Restauranteur
Birthplace: Greece
Father's Name: Nikolaos
Mother's Maiden Name: Georgia Piperis [indexed as Georgina Jarcy]
First marriage
BRIDE: Lucretia Liakakos [indexed as Lokritia Liakakes]
Residence: 3400 Kingsbridge Ave.
Age: 20
Color: White
Single
Birthplace: Greece [indexed as Germany]
Father's name: Vasileios
Mother's Maiden Name: Epistimi Mytilainos [indexed as Espistino Mitlim]
First marriage
Married at 3400 Kingsbridge Ave., Bronx, New York on 2 June 1921.
Signed: Rev. Mettrochios Kourkoulis
Signed by the Groom as Xristou Papagianakou, bride as Lukrizieu Liakakou and witnesses A. Constant of 153 E. 72 and George Piperes of 1030 Beverly Road
Source:
New York, New York City Marriages, 1866-1949
MyHeritage.com [online database], MyHeritage Ltd.
https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20807/new-york-new-york-city-marriages-1866-1949
Record:
https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-20807-568915/christes-pappagianokes-and-lokritia-liakakes-in-new-york-new-york-city-marriages
Christes Pappagianokes & Lokritia Liakakes
accessed on: May 10, 2024
Census
1930 Federal Census, Bronx, New YorkED 3-945, sheet 21A
Lines 23-28
434 Kingsbridge Avenue
Christopher Pappas, Head, male, white, age at first marriage 32, not in school, can read and write, born in Greece, parents born in Greece,language spoken at home in home country: Greek; year of immigration 1910, naturalized, can speak English; occupation: manager of restaurant
Pappas, Loretta, wife, female, white, age 20, not in school, can read and write, age at first marriage 21, born Greece, parents born in Greece, language spoken at home in home country: Greek; year of immigration 1910, naturalized; no occupation
Pappas, Nicholas, son, male, white, age 7, single, born in New York, parents born in Greece
Pappas, William, son, male, white, age 6, single, born in New York, parents born in Greece
Pappas, Louis son, male, white, age 4, single, born in New York, parents born in Greece
Pappas, Charles,, brother, male, white, age 36, single, not in school, can read and write, born Greece, parents born in Greece, language spoken at home in home country: Greek; year of immigration 1910, naturalized, can speak English; occupation: , cook in restaurant
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRHB-D2?cc=1810731&wc=QZFQ-ZJL%3A649437801%2C652307101%2C652321001%2C1589286395 : 8 December 2015), New York > Bronx > Bronx (Districts 751-972) > ED 945 > image 41 of 54; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
Census
1940 US CensusBronx, New York
Ward 8 E.D. No. 3-1252; Sheet 19B
Lines 77-81
461 Kingsbridge Avenue
Pappas, Christ, head, male, white, age 51, married, not in school, finished 5th grade; born in Greece; Naturalized, lived in same house in 1935; part-owner, restaurant
Pappas, Loretta (informant), wife, female, white, married, age 38, not in school, finished 3rd grade, born in Greece; lived in same house in 1935
Pappas, Nick, son, male, white, age 17, single, in school, finished 3rd year of high school, born in New York, lived in same house in 1935
Pappas, William, son, male, white, age 16, single, in school, finished 3rd year of high school, born in New York, lived in same house in 1935
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Pappas, Phillip, son, male, white, age 9, single, in school, finished 4th grade, born in New York, lived in same house in 1935
Source: FamilySearch
Burial
Lot 6761, Section X, Grave 1: Papagianakos Chris, Loretta, Nicholas C., James N., Kalliopi, Georgia Morfogen & George P. Morfogen.FindAGrave
Christos Nikolaos Papagianakos or Pappas
Birth 1889
Sparta, Regional unit of Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece
Death 25 May 1945 (aged 55–56)
Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Maspeth, Queens County, New York, USA
Plot Area X-Edgewood 6761
Memorial ID 275460405
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/275460405/christos-nikolaos-papagianakos_or_pappas
Death
New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949Name Christ Pappas
Sex Male
Age 55
Birth Date 12 Jun 1889
Birthplace Sparta, Greece
Residence Place New York, New York, New York
Address 3410 Kingsbridge Road
Burial Date 29 May 1945
Marital Status Married
Occupation Restaurteur
Race White
Father's Name Nicholas
Father's Sex Male
Father's Birthplace Greece
Mother's Name Georgia Piperi
Mother's Sex Female
Mother's Birthplace Greece
Spouse's Name Lucretia
Event Type Death
Event Date 25 May 1945
Event Place Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Event Place (Original) Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Certificate Number cn 11851
Cemetery Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Note Misericordia Hospital
Frame Number 355
"New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WTY-Q5Y : 3 June 2020), Christ Pappas, 1945.
New York, New York, Death Index, 1862-1948 about Christ Pappas
Name: Christ Pappas
Birth Year: abt 1890
Age: 55
Death Date: 25 May 1945
Death Place: Manhattan, New York, USA
Certificate Number: 11851
Purchase Certificate
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. New York, New York, Death Index, 1862-1948 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.Original data: Index to New York City Deaths 1862-1948. Indices prepared by the Italian Genealogical Group and the German Genealogy Group, and used with permission of the New York City Department of Records/Municipal Archives.
Obituary
Obituary, NY Times May 27, 1945, pg. 25:Pappas - Christ (or Christos Papagianakos) on May 25, beloved husband of Lucretia, father of Sgt. Nicholas, US Army, Vasilious, USNAC, and Theofilos. Funeral from 40 West 58th St, NYC on Tuesday, May 29 at 1 pm; thence to St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church 124 Wadsworth Ave, NYC. Interment Mt Olivet Cemetery.
(source: ProQuest Newspapers, The New York Times 1851-2005)
WWII Draft Registration Card
Gives April 5 1889 as birth date.New York, New York City Marriages, 1866-1949
MyHeritageNYC Marriages 1866-1949
MyHeritageEndnotes
1. General State Archives of Greece, Archives of Lakonia, Sparta Office.
2. NY Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, calculated birth year 1889.
3. Mitroon Arrenon (Male Register-Greece).
4. Town Register-Greece (Dimotologion Koinotikos).
7. Tombstone.
8. "Christos Papagianacos - Ellis Island and Other New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 - MyHeritage." Christos Papagianacos - Ellis Island and Other New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 - MyHeritage. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Sep. 2018.
9. https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10133-172399983/antony-morfagan-in-1920-united-states-federal-census Source: 1920 United States Federal Census MyHeritage.com [online database], MyHeritage Ltd. https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10133/1920-united-states-federal-census Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration publication T625, 2,076 rolls. Record: https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10133-172399983/antony-morfagan-in-1920-united-states-federal-census Antony Morfagan in household of Christos Papagranakos Year: 1920; State: New York; County: New York; NARA Publication: T625; Sheet: 4-B; Page: 373; Line: 85 .
10. 1910 Federal Census.
11. New York, New York City Marriages, 1866-1949 MyHeritage.com [online database], MyHeritage Ltd. https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20807/new-york-new-york-city-marriages-1866-1949 Record: https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-20807-568915/christes-pappagianokes-and-lokritia-liakakes-in-new-york-new-york-city-marriages Christes Pappagianokes & Lokritia Liakakes .
12. "Christes Pappagianokes." Myheritage https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-20807-568915/christes-pappagianokes-and-lokritia-liakakes-in-new-york-new-york-city-marriages?s=210681471&indId=individual-210681471-10000212. Accessed 10 May. 2024..
13. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X765-QMD : accessed 12 February 2020), Christopher Poppas, Bronx (Districts 751-972), Bronx, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 945, sheet 21A, line 23, family 424, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1490; FHL microfilm 2,341,225. .
14. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X765-QMD : accessed 12 February 2020), Christopher Poppas, Bronx (Districts 751-972), Bronx, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 945, sheet 21A, line 23, family 424, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1490; FHL microfilm 2,341,225. .
15. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQMJ-SSS : 24 January 2020), Crist Pappas, Assembly District 8, Bronx, New York City, Bronx, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 3-1252, sheet 19B, line 77, family 461, 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, roll 2491..
16. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQMJ-SSS : 24 January 2020), Crist Pappas, Assembly District 8, Bronx, New York City, Bronx, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 3-1252, sheet 19B, line 77, family 461, 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, roll 2491..
17. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQMJ-SSS : 24 January 2020), Crist Pappas, Assembly District 8, Bronx, New York City, Bronx, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 3-1252, sheet 19B, line 77, family 461, 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, roll 2491..
18. "Christos Nikolaos Papagianakos or Pappas (1889." 1945) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/275460405/christos-nikolaos-papagianakos_or_pappas. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024..
19. Tombstone.
20. New York, New York Death Index, 1862-1948.
21. New York, New York Death Index, 1862-1948, Certif #11851.
22. "Christos Nikolaos Papagianakos or Pappas (1889." 1945) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/275460405/christos-nikolaos-papagianakos_or_pappas. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024..
23. "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WTY-Q5Y : 3 June 2020), Christ Pappas, 1945..