Individual Details
John Andrew Kostakos
(2 Apr 1879 - 14 Dec 1970)
1. Celebrated birthday on Jan 7 which is St Johns nameday.
2. Declaration & Petition of Naturalization gives birth date as April 5, 1879.
3. Source of year of birth: Mitroa Arreon, St. Johns, Sparta, Greece (the male register). Carol Petranek saw this entry on her visit to St. Johns in June 1996. Received a copy of this record from the General Archives of Greece, County of Lakonia, on March 30, 2006.
4. Social Security # 067-38-6375 .
Birth and death information from Mitroon Arrenon - copy sent to Carol Kostakos Petranek from the Greek Archives office in Sparta on March 30, 2006, as a result of a letter requesting information on the Kostakos family. Birth: 1879 in Agios Ioannis; date that death was recorded was Nov. 9, 1982 - not his actual birth date.
It is thought that John went to France before coming to America - this is correct, as he sailed from LeHavre to New York.
Owned restaurant at: 292 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY., "The Chop House." The family lived in an apartment above the restaurant. This was in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn.
Story told by Georgia Kostakos Doukas to Carol Petranek, December 3, 2016: Frieda and Tony had a birthday party for one of their boys when they were young. Alice and Georgia and Al took their parents, Harikilia and John, to Frieda's "to get the old folks out of the house." While they were there, Tony was all excited about about whatever was going on in Greece at the time. He asked my grandfather what he thought about it. My grandfather said he wasn't interested, that this was his country. Tony said but you weren't born here. John got very upset and replied that he did not owe Greece anything; he came to America and this is where he made his life and where he became successful. If he had stayed in Greece, he would have been a stable boy his whole life. He was very passionate about his love for this country. America was his land.
From Andrew Kostakos, his son:
John's mother died when he was about one year old; his father died when he was about 8. Relatives took him in and fed him. He had to work. He never went to school. He worked for food for relatives on their farms, of olives and orange groves.
He came to Ellis Island and went to Stamford, Connecticut where he worked in a shoe factory. He was alone in Stamford. He then went to Pittsburgh. In the morning, men lined up to work and the foreman would choose whom he wanted and others would then leave. He didn't like that. From there he went to New York. (I think he was working for General Electric in Pittsburgh?)
2. Declaration & Petition of Naturalization gives birth date as April 5, 1879.
3. Source of year of birth: Mitroa Arreon, St. Johns, Sparta, Greece (the male register). Carol Petranek saw this entry on her visit to St. Johns in June 1996. Received a copy of this record from the General Archives of Greece, County of Lakonia, on March 30, 2006.
4. Social Security # 067-38-6375 .
Birth and death information from Mitroon Arrenon - copy sent to Carol Kostakos Petranek from the Greek Archives office in Sparta on March 30, 2006, as a result of a letter requesting information on the Kostakos family. Birth: 1879 in Agios Ioannis; date that death was recorded was Nov. 9, 1982 - not his actual birth date.
It is thought that John went to France before coming to America - this is correct, as he sailed from LeHavre to New York.
Owned restaurant at: 292 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY., "The Chop House." The family lived in an apartment above the restaurant. This was in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn.
Story told by Georgia Kostakos Doukas to Carol Petranek, December 3, 2016: Frieda and Tony had a birthday party for one of their boys when they were young. Alice and Georgia and Al took their parents, Harikilia and John, to Frieda's "to get the old folks out of the house." While they were there, Tony was all excited about about whatever was going on in Greece at the time. He asked my grandfather what he thought about it. My grandfather said he wasn't interested, that this was his country. Tony said but you weren't born here. John got very upset and replied that he did not owe Greece anything; he came to America and this is where he made his life and where he became successful. If he had stayed in Greece, he would have been a stable boy his whole life. He was very passionate about his love for this country. America was his land.
From Andrew Kostakos, his son:
John's mother died when he was about one year old; his father died when he was about 8. Relatives took him in and fed him. He had to work. He never went to school. He worked for food for relatives on their farms, of olives and orange groves.
He came to Ellis Island and went to Stamford, Connecticut where he worked in a shoe factory. He was alone in Stamford. He then went to Pittsburgh. In the morning, men lined up to work and the foreman would choose whom he wanted and others would then leave. He didn't like that. From there he went to New York. (I think he was working for General Electric in Pittsburgh?)
Events
| Alt name | 1879 | Ioannis Andreas | |||
| Male Register | 1879 | Agios Ioannis, Sparta, Lakonia, Greece |  |  | |
| Birth | 2 Apr 1879 | Agios Ioannis, Sparta, Lakonia, Greece | | | |
| Alternate Birth | 20 Oct 1880 | Sparta, Lakonia, Greece | | ||
| Residence | 1899 | Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States | | ||
| Immigration | 23 Apr 1899 | S.S. La Gascogne, New York City, New York, United States | | | |
| Census | 1915 | 2812 West 15th Street, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1 Jun 1915 | Age: 36; RelationToHead: Roomer - Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | ||
| Residence | Oct 1916 | 5201 Third Avenue, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 12 Oct 1916 | Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - Harikleia G. Aridas | | | |
| Marriage | 12 Oct 1916 | Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - Harikleia G. Aridas | | | |
| Marriage | 18 Oct 1916 | Sts. Constantine & Helen Cathedral, 64 Schermerhorn St, Brooklyn, NY, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States - Harikleia G. Aridas | | | |
| News article | 16 Nov 1916 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1917 | New York City, New York, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1919 | 292 Broadway, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | ||
| Occupation | 1919 | 292 Broadway, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | ||
| Census | 1920 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1920 | Brooklyn Assembly District 4, Kings, New York, United States | |||
| Census | 1925 | 292 Broadway, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1925 | Brooklyn, A.D. 04, E.D. 08, Kings, New York, United States | |||
| Residence | 1930 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | ||
| Civil | 9 Jan 1931 | Age: 51 | | ||
| Residence | 1933 | 292 Broadway, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | | |
| Naturalization | 9 Jan 1934 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | | |
| Census | 1940 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1940 | 292 Broadway, New York City, Brooklyn, Assembly District 4, Kings, New York | | ||
| Residence | 1 Apr 1940 | Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | ||
| Military | 1942 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1942 | Kings, New York, United States | | ||
| Occupation | 1947 | Restaurant Owner - Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | ||
| Property | 19 Mar 1948 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1950 | 2669 East 26th Street, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | | |
| Census | 1950 | 292 Broadway, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | | |
| Burial | 1970 | Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens, New York, United States | | | |
| Will | 1970 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | | |
| Death | 14 Dec 1970 | Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1993 - 2002 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | ||
| Alt name | Ιωάννης Ανδρέας Κωστάκος | ||||
| FamilySearch ID | K838-TY7 | ||||
| Residence | 1899/1915 | Pittsburgh, Alleghany, Pennsylvania, United States | | ||
| Soc Sec No | 105-28-4245 |
Families
| Spouse | Harikleia G. Aridas (1893 - 1974) |
| Child | Andrew John Kostakos (1917 - 1999) |
| Child | Pauline Kostakos (1918 - 2001) |
| Child | Aphrodite Kostakos (1922 - 1997) |
| Child | Georgia Mary Kostakos (1923 - ) |
| Child | Alice Kostakos (1929 - 2020) |
| Father | Andreas Kostas Kostakos (1809 - 1887) |
| Mother | Politimi N. Christakos (1840 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Anastasoula Kostakos (1868 - 1976) |
| Sibling | Antonia A. Kostakos (1870 - 1950) |
| Sibling | Vasileios Andreas Kostakos (1873 - 1951) |
| Sibling | Aphrodite Kostakos (1875 - ) |
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 1879 - Line 6 - Kostakos - Ioannis - Andreas - Agios Ioannis. Death recorded Nov 9, 1982
Digital photograph by Carol Kostakos Petranek, July 2017
In Sparta on July 9, 2019, the following was issued by the Dimarheion Office, Dimos Sparta, Laconia, Greece: Number 14051. Pistopoitiko Eggrafis sto Mitroon Arrenon: Kostakos, Ioannis of Andreas, is written in the Mitroon Arrenon of Agios Ioannis, Dimos Mystras of Dimos, Sparta of Nomos Lakonias, born 1878, line number 6. He was born in Agios Ioannis and is Greek by birth. Deleted from the Mitroon Arrenon A.N. 10393/9-11-1982. This pistopoitiko is issued for legitimate use.
Birth
Mitroon Arrenon (Male Register), Agios Ioannis (St. Johns), Lakonia - year 1879Line 6: Kostakos, Ioannis; father: Andreas; born 1879 in Agios Ioannis; death recorded Nov 9, 1982
copy in digital and paper files
In Sparta on July 9, 2019, the following was issued by the Dimarheion Office, Dimos Sparta, Laconia, Greece: Number 14051. Translation of Pistopoitiko of Birth for John AndrewKostakos:
Certification that: Kostakos, Ioannis of Andreas is written in theMitroo Arrenon of the village of Agios Ioannnis of the Municipality of Mystraof the Dimos Sparta, Nomos Lakonias, with the birth year of 1879 and serialnumber 6. He was born in Agios Ioannis and is of Greek nationality by birth.His name was deleted from the Mitroo Arrenon with A.N. 10393/9-11-1982. Thispistopoitiko is issued for legal use. The document is signed by anofficial, and also by the mayor, Kyriakos D. Diamantakos.
1. Celebrated birthday on Jan 7 which is St Johns nameday.
2. Declaration & Petition of Naturalization gives birth date as April 5, 1879.
3. Source of year of birth: Mitroa Arreon, St. Johns, Sparta, Greece (the male register). Carol Petranek saw this entry on her visit to St. Johns in June 1996. Received a copy of this record from the General Archives of Greece, County of Lakonia, on March 30, 2006.
Alternate Birth
World War II Draft Registration CardSerial # U58
John Andrew Kostakos
292 Broadway, Bklyn, Kings, NY
Mailing address: same
Telephone: EV. 7-1644
Age in years: 62
Place of Birth: Sparta, Greece
Date of Birth: October 20, 1880
Name of person who will always know your address: Harried Kostakos, 292 Broadway
Employer's name and address: John Andrew Kotakos
Place of Employment: 292 Broadway, Bklyn, NY
signed: John Kostakos
back of document:
Description of Registrant:
white, 5' tall, 200 pounds, light complexion, brown eyes, gray hair
dated April 27, 1942
Source: Ancestry.com, accessed January 26, 2015
Residence
From Andrew Kostakos, his son:He came to Ellis Island and went to Stamford, Connecticut where he worked in a shoe factory. He was alone in Stamford. He then went to Pittsburgh. In the morning, men lined up to work and the foreman would choose whom he wanted and others would then leave. He didn't like that. From there he went to New York. (I think he was working for General Electric in Pittsburgh?)
Immigration
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957Roll T715, 1897-1975; Roll 0057
S.S. “La Gascogne” sailing from Havre, April 15, 1899; arriving at port of New York, April 23, 1899; sheet number 325; List No. I., image 491
Line 12. Yoanis Kostakos (my grandfather); age 23; male, single, laborer; can read and write; nationality: Greek; last residence: Piree; seaport for landing: NewYork; final destination: New York; has ticket to final destination; paid for passage himself; has $20; not in U.S. previously; going to join his cousin.
Supplement to Manifest, sheet 326: color: white, Nativity: country: Greek; province: Greece; mother tongue: Greek; subject of what country: Greek;religion: Greek Orthodox
Also on this ship:
Panagiotis Gavakos, Politois Kanakacos, Calliopi Kanakacos, Jean Panagakos, Alicios Panagakos, Panagiota Heliopoulo:
Line 1. Panagotis Gavakos, age 38, male, married; labour; can read and write, nationality: Greek;last residence: Piree; seaport for landing: New York; final destination: NewYork; has ticket to final destination; paid for passage himself; has $10; wasin US 10 years from 87-97; going to join his nephew.
Supplement to Manifest, sheet 326: color: white, Nativity: country: Greek;province: Greece; mother tongue: Greek; subject of what country: Greek;religion: Greek Orthodox
Line 14. Politois Kanakacos; age 28; male, single, laborer; cannot read or write; nationality: Greek;last residence: Piree; seaport for landing: New York; final destination: NewYork; has ticket to final destination; paid for passage himself; has $10; not in U.S. previously; going to join his cousin.
Supplement to Manifest, sheet 326: color: white, Nativity: country: Greek;province: Greece; mother tongue: Greek; subject of what contry: Greek;religion: Greek Orthodox
Line 18. Calliopi Kanakacos; age 20, female; housemaid; cannot read or write; nationality: Greek;last residence: Piree; seaport for landing: New York; final destination: NewYork; has ticket to final destination; paid for passage himself; has $10; notin U.S. previously; going to join her brother.
Supplement to Manifest, sheet 326: color: white, Nativity: country: Greek;province: Greece; mother tongue: Greek; subject of what contry: Greek;religion: Greek Orthodox
Line 20. Jean Panagakos, age 15, male, single, employee; can read and write; nationality:Greek; last residence: Piree; seaport for landing: New York; final destination:New York; has ticket to final destination; paid for passage himself; has $12;not in U.S. previously; going to join family.
Supplement to Manifest, sheet 326: color: white, Nativity: country: Greek;province: Greece; mother tongue: Greek; subject of what contry: Greek;religion: Greek Orthodox
Line 21. Alicios Panagakos, age 23, male, single, employee; can read and write; nationality:Greek; last residence: Piree; seaport for landing: New York; final destination:New York; has ticket to final destination; paid for passage himself; has $10;not in U.S. previously; going to join family.
Supplement to Manifest, sheet 326: color: white, Nativity: country: Greek;province: Greece; mother tongue: Greek; subject of what contry: Greek;religion: Greek Orthodox
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Same Ship: sheet number 327; image 495 of 530
Line 80. Panagota Heliopoulo; age 21, female, single, dressmaker; can read and write;nationality: Greek; last residence: Piree; seaport for landing: New York; finaldestination: New York City; has ticket to final destination; paid for passagehimself; has $10; not in U.S. previously; going to join brother.
Supplement to manifest: color: white; Nativity: country,Greece; province: Spartan; mother tongue: Greek; subject of what country:Greece; Religion, Greek Orthodox
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, NewYork, 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: Roll 0057
Census
Block No. 1, Election District No. 2, Ward No. 31, City: Brooklyn; Town: Coney Island2812 West 15th Street
Line 5: Aridas, Peter G.; roomer; white, male, age 30, nativity: Greece, number of years in U.S.: 19; citizenship: Alien; Occupation: waiter and Prop.
Line 6: Aridas, Mike E.; roomer; white, male, age 40, nativity: Greece, years in US: 21; citizenship: alien; occupation: cook
Line 7: Costakas, John; roomer; white, male, age 36, nativity: Greece; years in U.S.: 14; citizenship: alien; occupation: waiter
Line 8: Costakos, Andrew; roomer, white, male, age 23, nativity: Greece, years in U.S.: 4, citizenship: alien; occupation: cook
Line 9: Costakas, Cost, roomer; white, male, age 21, nativity: Greece; years in U.S.: 4, citizenship: alien; occupation: oysterman
Line 10: Costakas, George, roomer; white, male, age 19, nativity: Greece, years in U.S.: 1, citizenship: alien; occupation: all around man
Source Citation: New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1915; Election District: 02; Assembly District: 16; City: New York;County: Kings; Page: 02 Description: District : A·D· 16 E·D· 02
Source Information Ancestry.com. New York, State Census, 1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Residence
The The Standard Union (Brooklyn, NY), Thursday, October 12, 1916, page 3Marriage Licenses
John Kostakos, 36, of 5201 Third Avenue, and Hariela Arida, 23, of 201 Sands Street.
Source: Newspapers.com, accessed June 1, 2021
Marriage
New York, New York Marriage Index, 1866-1937NAME: John Kostarkos
GENDER: Male
MARRIAGE DATE: 12 Oct 1916
MARRIAGE PLACE: Manhattan, New York, USA
CERTIFICATE NUMBER: 23955
Source: Ancestry.com; accessed January 20, 2015
John Koslokos
New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940
Name John Koslokos
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 12 Oct 1916
Event Place Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Gender Male
Age 36
Marital Status Single
Race White
Birth Year (Estimated)1880
Birthplace Sparta, Greece
Father's Name Andreas
Mother's Name Politini Chritakes
Spouse's Name Henilia Srida
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Marital Status Single
Spouse's Race White
Spouse's Birthplace Speule Olpeus.
Spouse's Father's Name George
Spouse's Mother's Name Iphate Sariko
CITING THIS RECORD
"New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database,FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24QN-S6P : accessed 2 August 2015), John Koslokos and Henilia Srida, 12 Oct 1916; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm .oslokos
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New York, New York City Marriages, 1866-1949
Marriage: Oct 12 1916, Manhattan, New York, United States
Groom Name: John Koslakos
Birth: Circa 1880, Sparta, Greece
Age: 36
Father: Ludreas Koslakos
Mother: Politini Chustakes
Bride Name: Harulia Trida
Birth: Circa 1893, Genle O Gein
Age: 23
Father: George
Mother: Aphoti Lanko
Certificate # 23955, 15352
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-20807-1801385/john-koslakos-and-harulia-trida-in-new-york-new-york-city-marriages
John Koslakos & Harulia Trida
Marriage
Hellenic Community Brooklyn.St. Konstantine. Certificate of Marriage.
The Holy Church of St. Konstantine in Brooklyn, New York, certifies the marriage of Ioannis Kostakos, age 36 and Harikleia G. Arida, age 23, religion Christian Orthodox, on 12 October 1916, During all the ceremonies of the Orthodox Church under the Vicar, Stefanos Makaronis during their coronation, which took place in New York as the groomsman (best man) , M. Aridas was present. This document is marked with the seal of the Community and signed by its Vicar.
Marriage
Date given in Petition for Naturalization; is superceded by official marriage record.News article
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, November 16, 1916Page 4
Judgements. November 15
John Kostakos and Michael Aridas -- Lambly & Alpaugh,Inc. $76.60
Lambly & Alpaugh are wholesale suppliers of butter and eggs.
Source: Newspapers.com
Accessed April 12, 2021
https://www.newspapers.com/image/55290017/?terms=Kostakos&match=1
Residence
Son, Andrew's, birth record gives address as 227 52nd Street, Brooklyn.Residence
Information from John's son, Andrew, to Carol Kostakos Petranek, 1997:In 1919, my family moved from Bay Ridge to a three-story apartment house at 292 Broadway in Williamsburg.
He may have moved to 292 Broadway earlier:
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, November 16, 1916, Page 4
Judgements. November 15
John Kostakos and Michael Aridas -- Lambly & Alpaugh,Inc. $76.60
Lambly & Alpaugh are wholesale suppliers of butter and eggs.
Occupation
Occupation: owner of restaurant named "The Broadway," at 292 BroadwayCensus
1920 US Census, Brooklyn, Kings, New Yorkenumerated January 5, 1920
Enumeration District 197, 4th Assembly District, Sheet 5A
292 Broadway
Line 19-23
Kostakos, John, Head, rents, male, white, age 38, married, immigrated 1900, alien, did not attend school, can read and write, born in Greece, mother tongue Greek, parents born in Greece, occupation: proprietor, restaurant.
Kostakos, Mary [should be Hariklia], wife, female, age 23, married, immigrated 1915, alien, did not attend school, can read and write, born in Greece, mother tongue Greek, parents born in Greece, occupation: none
Kostakos, Tom [should be Andrew], son, male, white, age 2 0/12
Kostakos, Pauline, daughter, female, white, age 9/12
Kostakos, Gus, nephew, male, white, age 24, single, immigrated 1911, Naturalized in 1919, did not attend school, can read and write, born in Greece, mother tongue Greek, parents born in Greece, occupation: waiter, restaurant.
"United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11599-49392-27?cc=1488411 : accessed 30 Sep 2014), New York > Kings > Brooklyn Assembly District 4 > 0197 > image 9 of 67; citing NARA microfilm publication T625.
Census
1925 New York State CensusBrooklyn, Kings, New York
Line 44: 292 Broadway; Kostakos, John, Head, White, Male, age 46, nativity: Greece; years in U.S.: 15, citizenship: alien; occupation: restaurant
Source Citation New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 08; Assembly District: 04; City: Brooklyn;County: Kings; Page: 5
Description District : A·D· 04 E·D· 08
Source Information Ancestry.com. New York, State Census, 1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Residence
Note by Carol Petranek, January 26, 2015:I cannot find the family in the 1930 Census. The Kostakos house at 292 Broadway is missing. The house numbers on Broadway are: 282, 290 Peter Semetis family lived there, 294 and 298.
See census page at: https://familysearch.org/search/linker?pal=/pal:/MM9.1.1/X7X6-5D2&id=L8WZ-V5H
Residence
U.S. City Directories, My Heritage CollectionJohn Kostakos
Residence: 1933 - Brooklyn, New York, USA
Address: 292 Sway Householder Ditto Or SameSee who else lived at this address
Spouse (implied): Freda
Marriage (implied): Before 1933
Occupation: Restaurant
Raw Record: Kostakos John (Freda) restr 292 Sway h do
Publication: Brooklyn, 1933-1934
Publisher: R L Polk & Co
My Heritage Collection Accessed February 28, 2020
Naturalization
NATIONAL ARCHIVES, NEW YORK CITY - RESEARCH MAY 2007:Eastern District of New York - Naturalization Results. Year: 1933; Petition Volume 627; Petition Number 185437; Soundex K232. (www.italiangen.org)
Declaration of Intention #191200
US District Court of Eastern District of NY at Brooklyn, NY
Ioannis Andreas Kostakos
Residence: 292 Broadway, Brooklyn, Kings, NY
Occupation: Restauranteur; Age: 51 years
Sex: male; color: white; complexion: fair, height: 5'8"; weight: 195 lbs; race: Greek; nationality: Greek
Born in St. John, Greece on April 5, 1879.
Married; wife is Hariklia; married on October 18, 1917 at Brooklyn, NY.
Hariklia was born at St. Johns, Greece on March 7, 1894; entered the US at New York on 1912
and now resides at 292 Broadway, Brooklyn.
5 children:
Andreas b. October 18, 1918; Pauline b. November 19, 1919; Aphrodite b. Dec. 22, 1922; Georgia b. Jan. 21, 1925; Alexandria b. October 2, 1929. All born and reside at 292 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY.
Last foreign residence was St. Johns, Sparta, Greece.
Emigrated to US from Pireaus, Greece; entry at New York under the name Kostakos, Ioanis on April 23, 1899 on vessel La Gascogne.
Subscribed and sworn at Brooklyn NY on January 9, 1931.
Certification No. 2-63402 from Commissioner of naturalization showing lawful entry; photo.
Digital image accessed January 7, 2015, www.Fold3
http://www.fold3.com/image/236101803/
Source: NARA M1879. Petitions for naturalization of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1865-1937. Record Group 21, Roll: 0720
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Petition for Citizenship, #185437
US District Court of Eastern District of NY at Brooklyn, NY
John Andreas Kostakos
Residence: 292 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY
Occupation: restauranteur
Born in Sparta, Greece on April 5, 1879
Declared intention to become citizen on January 9, 1931 in the US District Court of Eastern District at Brooklyn, NY
Married; name of wife is Hariclia; married on October 18, 1917 at Brooklyn, NY
She was born in Sparta, Greece on March 7[?], 1899
Children: Andreas, b. October 18, 1918; Pauline b. November 19, 1919; Aprodite b. Dec. 22, 1922; Georgia b. January 21, 1925; Alexandra b. October 2, 1929; all born at Brooklyn and reside at 292 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY.
Last foreign residence: Greece
Emigrated from “unknown,” to New York under the name Ioanis Kostakos on April 23, 1899 on La Gascogne.
Witnesses: Louis P. Coy, occupation: steward; 1559 E 48 Street, Brooklyn
Vassilios Audas [Aridas], occupation: cook, 37 Duffield Street, Brooklyn, NY
Signed and dated September 11, 1933 in Brooklyn, NY
Certificate of Arrival #2-63402, issued December 15, 1930
Port of Entry: New York, NY
Name: Kostakos, Ioanis
Date: April 23, 1899
Manner of arrival: SS La Gascogne
Oath of Allegiance: signed and dated January 9, 1934.
Certificate No. 3738594 issued.
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Research at National Archives, New York City, May 2007 by Carol & Gary Petranek.
Digital photos #DSC00957, DSC00962, DSC00959; DSC00955, DSC00958
Oath of Allegiance
Signed January 9, 1934
John Andreas Kostakos
All documents at:
"New York, U.S. District and Circuit Court Naturalization Records, 1824-1991", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6LFK-5VQY : Sat Mar 09 11:51:16 UTC 2024), Entry for John Andreas or Ioanis Andreas or Ioanis Kostakos or Kostakis or Kostakos and Hariclia, 11 Sep 1933.
Census
1940 Federal Census, Brooklyn, Kings, New YorkS.D. No. 7, E.D. No. 24-551
Sheet No. 12Bs
292 Broadway, Lines 65-71
Family lived in same house in 1935
Kostakos, John, Head, male, white, age 60, married, born in Greece, Naturalized, Restaurant
Kostakos, Harriet, wife, female, white, age 45, born Greece, Alien
Kostakos, Andrew, son, male, white, age 22, single, finished 8th grade, born New York, waiter, restaurant
Kostakos, Pauline, daughter, female, white, age 21, single, finished 4 yrs high school, born New York
Kostakos, Frieda, daughter, female, white, age 18, single, finished 6H, born New York
Kostakos, Georgia, daughter, female, white, age 16, single finished 5H
Kostakos, Alice, daughter, female, white, age 10, single finished 5, born New York
Kostakos, William, uncle, male, age 68, born Greece, alien, waiter, restaurant
Pauline answered the supplemental questions:
Place of birth of mother and father: Greece
Mother tongue or native language: Greek
Veteran: No
Does person have a Social Security Number? Yes
Were deductions made for Federal Old Age Insurance or Railroad Retirment? Yes
Occupation: waitress in restaurant
"United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ9C-PSQ : Mon Jul 08 15:56:20 UTC 2024), Entry for William Kostakas, 1940.
Residence
292 Broadway is in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn. The Kostakos house was 1/2 mile from the apartment at 37 Hewes Street where John's son, Andrew, lived with his wife, Catherine, after their marriage in 1946.Military
World War II Draft Registration CardSerial # U58
John Andrew Kostakos
292 Broadway, Bklyn, Kings, NY
Mailing address: same
Telephone: EV. 7-1644
Age in years: 62
Place of Birth: Sparta, Greece
Date of Birth: October 20, 1880
Name of person who will always know your address: Harried Kostakos, 292 Broadway
Employer's name and address: John Andrew Kotakos
Place of Employment: 292 Broadway, Bklyn, NY
signed: John Kostakos
back of document:
Description of Registrant:
white, 5' tall, 200 pounds, light complexion, brown eyes, gray hair
dated April 27, 1942
Source: Ancestry.com, accessed January 26, 2015
Occupation
John was the owner of a restaurant named, "The Chop House." It was located at 272 Broadway; the family lived in an apartment on top of the restaurant.Property
United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975Event Type: Land Assessment
Event Date: 19 Mar 1948
Event Place: New York, United States
Page Number: 539
Entry Number: 7275
Section: 8; Block: 2141
Grantor's Name: Edward B Clark
Grantee's Name: John Kostakos
Record Number: 7
(This is the sale of 292 Broadway)
Source: FamilySearch, accessed June 4, 2020
Digital Folder Number 007186733
Image Number 00355
Citing this Record
"United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q5C3-VJ6Z : 26 March 2020), John Kostakos in entry for Edward B Clark, 1948.
Residence
1. This is the story of Papou’s house, as told by John Stakis: June 12, 2016. On that day, John Stakis, Marianne Doukas, Aunt Georgia Kostakos Doukas and Aunt Alice and I were at Aunt Alice's home, scanning all the family photos.The house next door, 2669 East 26th Street, Brooklyn,that Papou and Yiayia bought in 1950 we think they moved in. It was the most beautiful house I had ever walked into. It had a sitting room, a t.v. room, a living room with a frescoe over the fireplace of three horses. It was a raisedfrescoe, and the horses looked like they were coming right at us. It had adining room with a butler’s pantry, a breakfast room, a big beautiful kitchen.Three bedrooms upstairs – a master bedroom and 2 smaller bedrooms. And one thing I couldn’t get over when I was a kid was that the sink and toilet weres eparate from the tub; they were in separate rooms. Aunt Georgia: and what aboutt he wine cellar downstairs in the basement. The attic had crawl space. Marianne Doukas: in yiayia’s bedroom, there were crawl spaces in the back of the closet so you could crawl in there and end up in anotherroom. That’s where I found out Alice had colorforms, and Gulliver’s Travels cutouts – and I found them. Georgia:that was a beautiful house. John: beautiful. And I would buy it back in an instant if I had the funds and she could name the price. Carol: also,the house had property. Aunt Georgia:the property they had was a beautiful lawn and very well manicured flower beds.Marianne: what was it – 220 or 300 wide and I think this is what, 150 deep?John: Going back to the house, I remember being told that our grandfather paid$25,000 for the house in 1950, and the original owner wanted $30,000 but Papou got him to take $25,000. Carol: and he built the two-story home on the property later on. John: It was 1963 when the 2-story house was built. What was here before this house was built, 2675, was a beautiful lawn and garden in the back. Some of the pictures you see from 1953 were taken back there.
March 31, 2020: Aunt Alice died; this information is from a real estate website:
Papou's house: 2669 E 26th St Brooklyn, NY 11235
-- beds -- baths 2,232 sqft
OFF MARKET Zestimate®: $1,177,753Rent Zestimate®: $2,200 /moEst. refi payment: $5,617/moSee current rates2669 E 26th St, Brooklyn, NY is a single family home that contains 2,232 sq ft and was built in 1905. The Zestimate for this house is $1,177,753, which has increased by $44,767 in the last 30 days. The Rent Zestimate for this home is $2,200/mo, which has increased by $75/mo in the last 30 days.
Alice's 2-story house next door:
2675 E 26th St Brooklyn, NY 11235
-- beds -- baths 1,860 sqft
OFF MARKET Zestimate®: $946,432Rent Zestimate®: $2,300 /moEst. refi payment: $4,400/moSee current rates2675 E 26th St, Brooklyn, NY is a multiple occupancy home that contains 1,860 sq ft and was built in 1970. The Zestimate for this house is $946,432, which has increased by $19,591 in the last 30 days. The Rent Zestimate for this home is $2,300/mo, which has increased by $187/mo in the last 30 days.
Census
1950 US CensusBrooklyn, Kings, New York
E.D. 24-459 , Sheet 12
Lines 18-22
292 Broadway
Costakos, John. Head, white, male, age 72, married, born in Greece, naturalized citizen, work as proprietor of restaurant
Costakos, Harriet, wife, white, female, age 58, married, born in Greece, not a naturalized citizen, not at work, not looking for work, does not have a job
Costakos, Frieda, daughter, female, white, age 27, never married, born in NY, works as cashier in restaurant
Costakos, Alice, daughter, female, white, age 20, never married, born in NY, at home, not at work, not looking for work, does not have a job
Costakos, William, brother, white, male, age 75, never married, born in Greece, not a naturalized citizen, works as helper in kitchen
Also on this page:
278 Broadway
Semetis, Aspasia (Harikleia's sister), Head, white, female, age 59, widow, born in Greece, naturalized citizen, works, makes artificial flowers
Semetis, Harriet, white, female, age 35, never married, born in NY, works at wiring at a radio factory
Source: FamilySearch
Burial
Tombstone: Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Lot 7459, Section A, Grave 1, with wife, Hariklia, and brother, William.FindAGrave
John Andrew Kostakos
Birth 2 Apr 1879
Agios Ioannis, Regional unit of Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece
Death 14 Dec 1970 (aged 91)
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Burial
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Maspeth, Queens County, New York, USA
Plot Section A, Plot 7459
Memorial ID 275186825
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/275186825/john_andrew_kostakos
Will
New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999Master Card Index, Kol-Krazer
Kostakos, John
2669 E. 26th Street
602-71
12-14-70
P 50
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8800/images/005522983_03070
Image 3070 of 6893
Source: Ancestry.com; accessed June 29, 2021
Death
John Kostakos: Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Death RecordName:John Kostakos
Date of Birth:Wednesday April 02, 1879
Date of Death:December 1970
Est. Age at death: 91 years, 8 months
Last known residence:
City: Brooklyn
County: Kings
State: New York
ZIP Code: 11235
Latitude: 40.5844
Longitude: -73.9466
Social Security details:
State of Issue: New York in 1963
Number: 067-38-6375
John Kostakos
United States Social Security Death Index
Given Name:John
Surname: Kostakos
Birth Date: 2 April 1879
Social Security Number: 067-38-6375
State:New York
Last Place of Residence :Brooklyn, Kings, New York
Previous Residence Postal Code:11235
Event Date: December 1970
Age:91
Citing this Record
"United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JKK7-6ZN : accessed 01 Oct 2014), John Kostakos, Dec 1970; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
Residence
Information from John's son, Andrew, to Carol Kostakos Petranek, 1997:"My father came to America in 1899 through Ellis Island. When my father first came over, he had a hard time finding work, but he got a job at General Electric in Pittsburgh. After a short time, he left because the work wasn't steady. In the morning, men would line up for work and the foreman would pick out the ones who would be able to work that day, and the rest were sent home. My father then made his way to Brooklyn and began working as a fruit peddler. My father and his future brother-in-law, Peter Stavracos, peddled during the day, and at night they shared a furnished room with other men. "
[Note: I cannot find records in Pennsylvania or New York before 1915 to verify this]
Second note: Georgia Kostakos Doukas related that her father first went to Lowell, Massachusetts where his brother, Bill, was. She doesn't know what they did there, but after some time they left and went to Brooklyn. John peddled fruit from a pushcart, then he opened a kiosk in Coney Island in 1919 but that business went under because of the train strike that summer which kept tourists away.
[Third note: I found that General Electric was in Pittsburgh in the late 1800's, and it was not in Lowell, MA]
NY Passenger Lists 1820-1957
Line 121915 New York State Census
Aridas & Costakos living in same apartment. Peter Aridas, Mike Aridas, John Costakas, Andrew Costakas, Cost Costakas, George Costakas1930 US Census - Kostakos house was skipped
Family lived at 292 Broadway; census taker skipped the house.1916 Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Judgment, J Kostakos & M AridasNew York, U.S. District and Circuit Court Naturalization Records, 1824-1991
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