Individual Details
Georgia Ι. Piperis
(1870 - 23 Aug 1939)
Name from Town Register, Agios Ioannis, received from Greek Archives in Sparta by Carol Petranek April 2006 in response to request for information on Kostakos and Papagianakos families.
Surname Piperis given by Father Eugene Nicholas Pappas to Carol Petranek, July 27, 2012
She came to the US and brought her sons, per Ann Morfogen and Father Eugene Pappas (Oct 2012). She never lived in the U.S.
Georgia Piperis made three trips cross the ocean:
1st trip: she brought Ioannis – Christos – Grigorios
2nd trip: Leonidas, Dimitri, Spiros
3rd trip – he was the last one here, Leonidas stayed permanently.
Possible family member?
1872 Election Lists, Vryseon (Anavriti)
Line 532 - Σαραντ πιπερης - 41 - Ιωάννης - κρεοπωλης
Line 532 - Sarand Piperis - 41 - Ioannis - butcher
Names: Piperis (Father E’s mother’s maiden name) means “pepper”;spice seller; merchant. Pepper does not come from Greece.
Surname Piperis given by Father Eugene Nicholas Pappas to Carol Petranek, July 27, 2012
She came to the US and brought her sons, per Ann Morfogen and Father Eugene Pappas (Oct 2012). She never lived in the U.S.
Georgia Piperis made three trips cross the ocean:
1st trip: she brought Ioannis – Christos – Grigorios
2nd trip: Leonidas, Dimitri, Spiros
3rd trip – he was the last one here, Leonidas stayed permanently.
Possible family member?
1872 Election Lists, Vryseon (Anavriti)
Line 532 - Σαραντ πιπερης - 41 - Ιωάννης - κρεοπωλης
Line 532 - Sarand Piperis - 41 - Ioannis - butcher
Names: Piperis (Father E’s mother’s maiden name) means “pepper”;spice seller; merchant. Pepper does not come from Greece.
Events
| Birth | 1870 | Agios Ioannis, Sparta, Lakonia, Greece |  |  | |
| Marriage | 15 Feb 1886 | Agios Ioannis, Sparta, Lakonia, Greece - Nikolaos Ioannis Papagiannakos | | | |
| Immigration | 25 Nov 1920 | S.S. Megali Hellas, New York City, New York, United States | | | |
| Death | 23 Aug 1939 | Agios Ioannis, Sparta, Lakonia, Greece | | | |
| Funeral | 23 Aug 1939 | Agias Triadas (Holy Trinity) Church, Agios Ioannis, Sparta, Lakonia, Greece | | | |
| Alt name | Georgitsa | ||||
| FamilySearch ID | LZN5-8VC |
Families
| Spouse | Nikolaos Ioannis Papagiannakos (1867 - 1933) |
| Child | Ioannis Nikolaos Papagiannakos (1887 - ) |
| Child | Christos Nikolaos Papagiannakos (1889 - 1945) |
| Child | Grigorios Nikolaos Pappas (1891 - 1952) |
| Child | Petros Nikolaos Papagiannakos (1895 - 1943) |
| Child | James Nicholas Pappas (1897 - 1985) |
| Child | Charles Nikolaos Papagiannakos (1894 - ) |
| Child | Aristedes Nikolaos Papagiannakos (1901 - 1963) |
| Child | Ioannis Nikolaos Papagiannakos (1905 - ) |
| Child | Spyridon Nikolaos Pappas (1907 - ) |
| Child | Leon Nikolaos Pappas (1910 - 1989) |
| Father | Ioannis Piperis (1845 - ) |
Notes
Birth
Birth year of 1870 and birth place of Agios Ioannis, from 1920 NY Passenger Ship RecordMarriage
Metropolis of Sparta, Marriage Index BookBook: Sparta,1885-1889; Year: 1886, Entries: 24-35
Entry #31
License Date: February 15, 1886
Marriage Date: not given
Groom: Nikolaos Papagiannakos; father's name not given; village: Agios Ioannis
Bride: Georgitsa Piperi; father: Ioannis, village: Agios Ioannis
Church Name: not given
First marriage for both bride and groom
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Photographed at the Metropolis of Sparta in Sparta, Greece by Carol Kostakos Petranek, July 2017
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Sparta Marriages 1835-1935 on MyHeritage
Marriage Sparta, Greece (Σπάρτα, Ελλάδα)
Groom Name: Νικόλαος Παπαγιαννάκος (Nikolaos Papagiannakos)
Birth: Άγιος Ιωάννης (Agios Ioannis)
Father: Παπαγιαννάκος ( Papagiannakos)
Bride Name: Γεωργίτσα Πιπερ[] (Georgitsa Piper[])
Birth: Άγιος Ιωάννης (Agios Ioannis)
Father: Ιωάννης Πιπερ[] (Ioannis Piper[])
Ordinal Number 31
Marriage License Date Feb 15 1886
Source: Metropolis of Sparta; accessed from MyHeritage on April 5, 2022
Immigration
Ellis Island and Other New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957S.S. Megali Hellas, sailing from Piraeus on November 8, 1920, arriving New York on November 25, 1920
Lines 25, 26, 27
Papayiannakou, Georgitsa, [m = mother] age 40, female, housewife, cannot read or write, nationality: Greek; race: Greek; last permanent residence: Agios Ioannis, Greece; name of nearest relative or friend in country whence alien came: her husband, Nikolaos, Ag. Ioann.; final destination: New York, NY; has ticket to destination; paid for ticket by self; has $100. has not been in U.S. previously; going to her sons, Pappas Brothers, 248 8th Avenue, 254 West 14th Street, NYC; does not intent to return to country where came; length of time intends to remain in US: durably; intends to become U.S. citizen: yes; height: 5'1", dark complexion; brown hair and eyes; no marks of identification; place of birth: Agios Ioannis, Greece.
Papayiannakou, Spyros her son; [ch = child], age 13, male, single, pupil, can read and write Greek; nationality: Greek; race: Greek; last permanent residence: Agios Ioannis, Greece; name of nearest relative or friend in country whence alien came: father as above; final destination: New York, NY; has ticket to destination; paid for ticket by his mother; has no money; has not been in U.S. previously; going to his brother as above; does not intent to return to country where came; length of time intends to remain in US: durably; intends to become U.S. citizen: yes; height: 4'5", dark complexion; brown hair and eyes; no marks of identification; place of birth: Agios Ioannis, Greece.
Papayiannakou, Leonidas her son; [ch = child], age 10, male, single, pupil, can read and write Greek; nationality: Greek; race: Greek; last permanent residence: Agios Ioannis, Greece; name of nearest relative or friend in country whence alien came: father as above; final destination: New York, NY; has ticket to destination; paid for ticket by his mother; has no money; has not been in U.S. previously; going to his brother as above; does not intent to return to country where came; length of time intends to remain in US: durably; intends to become U.S. citizen: yes; height: not given, dark complexion; brown hair and eyes; no marks of identification; place of birth: Agios Ioannis, Greece.
Source informationPassenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957 (National Archives Microfilm Publication T715, roll 2880); Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Record Group 85. Accessed at MyHeritage.com, October 25, 2018
Death
Death Record, Agios Triadas (Holy Trinity) ChurchAgios Ioannis, Sparta, Laconia
Book: Agias Triadas, Book of Deaths; page 38-39; line 6
Name: Georgia N. Papagiannakou
Died: August 23, 1939
Funeral: August 23, 1939
Age: 68
Occupation: housewife
Marital Status: widow
Digital image taken by Carol Kostakos Petranek, July 2017
Image in Agios Ioannis Church Books file
Funeral
Death Record, Agios Triadas (Holy Trinity) ChurchAgios Ioannis, Sparta, Laconia
Book: Agias Triadas, Book of Deaths; page 38-39; line 6
Name: Georgia N. Papagiannakou
Died: August 23, 1939
Funeral: August 23, 1939
Age: 68
Occupation: housewife
Marital Status: widow
Digital image taken by Carol Kostakos Petranek, July 2017
Image in Agios Ioannis Church Books file
Endnotes
1. "Georgitsa Papayiannakou - Ellis Island and Other New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 - MyHeritage." Georgitsa Papayiannakou - Ellis Island and Other New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 - MyHeritage. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2018.
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3. Metropolis of Sparta, Sparta, Lakonia, Greece.
4. Metropolis of Sparta, Sparta, Lakonia, Greece.
5. "Georgitsa Papayiannakou - Ellis Island and Other New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 - MyHeritage." Georgitsa Papayiannakou - Ellis Island and Other New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 - MyHeritage. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2018.