Individual Details
Vasileios Andreas Kostakos
(1873 - 1951)
2. Year of death on grave marker (1950) is wrong.
3. Birth year was found in the village of St. Johns records by Georgios Kostakos, in December 1994. Letter in Carol Petranek file.
The Spaardam - arrived NY Apr 23, 1894 from Rotterdam via Boulogne.
Line 247: Costacos, Vasili age 17 would make birth year 1877; merchant, going to New York
Line 245: Vasilliv Aridas, age 15, shoemaker; going to New York
source: ellisisland.com; page 0679. National Archives microfilm, Series M237, Roll 625, Frame 679.
Came to US before Carol Kostakos Petraneks' grandfather, (John Andrew Kostakos).
Tombstone: Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Lot 7459, Section A, Grave 1, with brother, John, his wife, Hariklia. We have photo, Jan. 2007.
Information received from General Archives of Greece, Sparta office - May 2009
Mitroon Arrenon (Male Register), Dimos Lakonias,
Kostakos, Vasilios; Father - Andreas. Born 1873 in Agios Ioannis; death recorded, Nov. 9, 1982.
Events
| Birth | 1873 | Agios Ioannis, Sparta, Lakonia, Greece |  |  | |
| Male Register | 1873 | Agios Ioannis, Sparta, Lakonia, Greece | | | |
| Immigration | 23 Apr 1894 | New York City, New York, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1933 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | | |
| Census | 1940 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1940 | Assembly District 4, Brooklyn, New York City, Kings, New York, United States | |||
| Census | 1950 | 292 Broadway, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | | |
| Death | 1951 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | ||
| Burial | 1951 | Mount Olivet Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens, New York, United States | | | |
| Will | 1951 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | | |
| Alt name | Bill | ||||
| Alt name | Κωστάκος | ||||
| FamilySearch ID | KNW5-9F2 |
Families
| Father | Andreas Kostas Kostakos (1809 - 1887) |
| Mother | Politimi N. Christakos (1840 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Anastasoula Kostakos (1868 - 1976) |
| Sibling | Antonia A. Kostakos (1870 - 1950) |
| Sibling | Aphrodite Kostakos (1875 - ) |
| Sibling | John Andrew Kostakos (1879 - 1970) |
Webtags
Notes
Birth
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: 1873 -; Line 5 -Kostakos - Vasileios - Andreas - Agios Ioannis; death recorded; removed from record November 9, 1982
Digital photograph by Carol Kostakos Petranek, July 2017
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: 1873 -; Line 5 -Kostakos - Vasileios - Andreas - Agios Ioannis; death recorded; removed from record November 9, 1982
Digital photograph by Carol Kostakos Petranek, July 2017
Immigration
New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957Arrival date: April 23, 1894, New York; Port of departure:Boulogne Stm; Ship name: Spaarndam.
Line 7, Number 241: Demetris or Dimitris Cristakos, age 26,male, gardener, born in Greece, going to New York. (birth year 1868)
Line 13, Number 245: Vassilio Aridas, age 15, male,shoemaker, born in Greece, going to New York (birth year 1879)
Line 13, Number 247: Vasili Costacos, age 17, male, merchant,born in Greece, going to New York (birth year 1877).
Line 14, Number 248: Nicola [Nikolaos] Gavakos, age 11,male, merchant, born in Greece, going to Brooklyn, NY (birth year 1883).
Source Citation: Year: 1894; Arrival: New York, New York;Microfilm Serial: M237; Microfilm Roll: 625. Passenger Lists of VesselsArriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897. Microfilm Publication M237, 675rolls. Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36. National Archivesat Washington, D.C.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [databaseon-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. AccessedDecember 17, 2013
Residence
U.S. City Directories, My Heritage CollectionWm. Kostakos
Residence: 1933 - Brooklyn, New York, USA
Address: 1759 Sheepshead Bay Road
Occupation: fish salesman
Publication: Brooklyn, 1933-1934
Publisher: R L Polk & Co
My Heritage Collection Accessed February 28, 2020
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, daughtr, female, white, age 10, single finished 5, born New York
Kostakos, William, uncle, male, age 68, born Greece, alien, waiter, 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.
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 (John'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: Ancestry.com, accessed November 16, 2022
Burial
FindAGraveBill or Vasileios Andreas Kostakos
Birth 1873
Agios Ioannis, Regional unit of Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece
Death 1951 (aged 77–78)
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Burial Mount Olivet Cemetery
Maspeth, Queens County, New York, USA
Memorial ID 275441152
Buried with his brother, John and John's family: Lot 7459, Section A, Grave 1
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/275441152/bill_or_vasileios-andreas-kostakos
Will
New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999Master Card Index, Kol-Krazer
Kostakos, William
1943-51
Feb. 20, 1951
LA
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8800/images/005522983_03071
Image 3071 of 6893
Source: Ancestry.com; accessed June 29, 2021
Passenger Ship Arrival - Apr 23 1894
New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 about Vasili Costacos Name: Vasili Costacos Arrival Date: 23 Apr 1894 Birth Date: abt 1877 Age: 17 Gender: Male Ethnicity/ Nationality: Greek Port of Departure: Boulogne Stm Port of Arrival: New York, New York Ship Name: Spaarndam Source Citation: Year: 1894; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237; Microfilm Roll: 625; Line: 13. 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, New York, 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. Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives at Washington, D.C.Endnotes
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