Individual Details
Procope Sarantos Costas
(12 Sep 1902 - Aug 1974)
Events
| Birth | 12 Sep 1902 | Arna, Lakonias, Greece |  |  | |
| Arrival | 2 Sep 1922 | New York City, New York, United States | | | |
| Arrival | 4 Sep 1922 | New York City, New York, United States | | ||
| Naturalization-Declaration | 5 Jul 1924 | Monroe, Indiana, United States | | | |
| NaturalizationPetition | 30 Jun 1930 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States | | | |
| NaturalizationOathofAllegiance | 22 Sep 1931 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Military | 20 Oct 1942 | New York City, New York, United States | | | |
| Marriage | 9 Sep 1947 | New York City, New York, United States - Living | | | |
| Death | Aug 1974 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | | |
| FamilySearch ID | LY3K-TR6 |
Families
| Spouse | Living |
| Father | Sarantos Costas (1868 - ) |
| Mother | Antonia Maravelias (1873 - ) |
| Sibling | Agisilaos Sarantos Costas (1893 - ) |
| Sibling | Georgios Sarantos Costas (1895 - 1957) |
| Sibling | Panagiotis Sarantos Costas (1898 - 1979) |
| Sibling | Nikolaos Sarantos Costas (1900 - ) |
| Sibling | Basil Sarantos Costas (1906 - 1994) |
Notes
Birth
Town Register - DimotologionArna, Laconia, Greece
General Archives of Greece, Sparta Office
Date of Registration: September 29, 1955
Family #132
Kostas, Prokopis; father: Sarantos; mother: Antonia; born 1902 in Arna; permanent residence: America; Greek Orthodox; Greek citizen by birth; citizen of this municipality by birth; registered in the Male Register of Arna 456/1902
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Birth date also from Naturalization Records and Social Security Death Index
Arrival
Arrival date of Sept. 2 is from Declaration of IntentionNaturalization-Declaration
Declaration of Intention, No. 11 26963State of Indiana, County of Monroe
In the Circuit Court of Monroe County, Indiana
I, Procopios Sarantos Costas, age 21, occupation student, do declare on oath that my personal description is: color: white, complexion: dark, height: 6 feet; weight 177 pounds, color of hair black, color of eyes brown, no other distinctive marks.
I was born in Arna, Sparta, Greece on 12 September 1902; I now reside at 114 South Indiana Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana,
I emigrated to the US from Hamburg, Germany on the vessel Orbita; my last foreign residence was Leipsig, Germany; I am not married.
I arrived at the port of New York on or about the 2nd day of September, 1922.
Signed July 5, 1924
Source Citation
National Archives at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; Record Group Number: RG 21
Description
Description: Petitions for naturalization, v 459, no 91451-91750, ca 1930
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991[database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
NaturalizationPetition
Petition for CitizenshipDistrict Court of U.S., of Chicago, Illinois
Petition of Procope Sarantos Costas
Residence: 4861 N. Talman Ave., Chicago, Illinois
Occupation: Student
I was born in Arna, Sparta, Greece on September 12, 1902
Race: Greek
Declaration of Intent files July 5, 1924 in the Circuit Court of Monroe County, Bloomington, Indiana
Last foreign residence: Lapsic, Germany
Emigrated from Hamburg, Germany into New York City under the name of Procopios Costas on September 4, 1922 on the vessel Orbita
Renounce allegiance to the Greek Republic
Have resided continuously in US since Sept. 4, 1922 in the County of Cook since September 15, 1926
Have not previously petitioned for citizenship
Witnesses:
John Gianakouros, Fruit store clerk, 5626 Kenmore Ave., Chicago, Ill
Louis Paul Gavaris, fruit store clerk, 6 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, Ill.
Date: June 30, 1930
Certificate of Arrival No. 26963
Declaration of Intention No. 235
Source Citation
National Archives at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; Record Group Number: RG 21
Description
Description: Petitions for naturalization, v 459, no 91451-91750, ca 1930
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991[database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
NaturalizationOathofAllegiance
Oath of Allegiance signed September 22, 1931Petition granted: Line No. 3, of List No. 1507 #1 and Certificate No. 3499551 issued
Source Citation
National Archives at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; Record Group Number: RG 21
Description
Description: Petitions for naturalization, v 459, no 91451-91750, ca 1930
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991[database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
Military
Procope S Costasin the U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Procope S Costas
Birth Year: 1902
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Greece
State of Residence: Indiana
County or City: Monroe
Enlistment Date: 20 Oct 1942
Enlistment State: New York
Enlistment City: New York City
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of college
Civil Occupation: College presidents, professors, and instructors
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 71
Weight: 191
Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2005.
Original data: National Archives and Records Administration. Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; ARC: 1263923. World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park. College Park, Maryland, U.S.A.
Marriage
New York City, Marriage License Indexes, 1907-1995Costas, Procope, Number 19804, September 9, 1947
Source Citation
New York City Municipal Archives; New York, New York; Borough: Brooklyn
Description
Year Range: 1947
Source Information
Ancestry.com. New York City, Marriage License Indexes, 1907-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.
Original data: New York City Clerk's Office, New York, New York.
Death
Procope Costasin the U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: Procope Costas
SSN: 113-22-3316
Last Residence: 11217 Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
BORN: 12 Sep 1902
Died: Aug 1974
State (Year) SSN issued: New York (Before 1951)
Citation
Number: 113-22-3316; Issue State: New York; Issue Date: Before 1951
Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.
Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016), National Archives at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; Record Group Number: RG 21.
2. Ancestry.com, Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016), National Archives at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; Record Group Number: RG 21.
3. Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2005).
4. Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011), Number: 113-22-3316; Issue State: New York; Issue Date: Before 1951.
5. Ancestry.com, Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016), National Archives at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; Record Group Number: RG 21.
6. Ancestry.com, Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016), National Archives at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; Record Group Number: RG 21.
7. Ancestry.com, Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016), National Archives at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; Record Group Number: RG 21.
8. Ancestry.com, Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016), National Archives at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; Record Group Number: RG 21.
9. Ancestry.com, Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016), National Archives at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; Record Group Number: RG 21.
10. Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2005).
11. Ancestry.com, New York City, Marriage License Indexes, 1907-1995 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017), New York City Municipal Archives; New York, New York; Borough: Brooklyn.
12. Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011), Number: 113-22-3316; Issue State: New York; Issue Date: Before 1951.