Individual Details
Nicholas George Morfogen
(1892 - 29 Dec 1963)
Biography of Paul Morfogen written by Zachary Morfogen April 1993.
Personal History of Nicholas J. Pappas, January 1999 (in possession of Carol Kostakos Petranek) states "my uncles Nick, Paul and Sam all emigrated here and all died here.... My Uncle Nick went back [to Anavriti] with the idea he would stay. He decided to come back to New York just before World War II. He did return in 1939, however, his family did not make it and had to wait for the war to end. My Aunt Eleni had to have been a remarkably strong lady to keep her six children alive through this period. The family was finally reunited with my uncle after World War II, but they had to live through the invasion of Italy, which Greece repelled, but then were overrun by the German army and then the awful Civil War that pitted the pro-Communist against the anti-communist, and in some cases brother against brother. When they did get to New York, the three youngest children plus my aunt moved in with my parents. My mother told me she had trouble keeping fresh fruit available because the children were starved fro fresh fruit. Eventually they bought a home a few blocks from my parents and then the two oldest girls united with the family. All three boys were drafted and saw action in Korea. I've got a very strong attachment to my Uncle Nick's family."
Personal History of Nicholas J. Pappas, January 1999 (in possession of Carol Kostakos Petranek) states "my uncles Nick, Paul and Sam all emigrated here and all died here.... My Uncle Nick went back [to Anavriti] with the idea he would stay. He decided to come back to New York just before World War II. He did return in 1939, however, his family did not make it and had to wait for the war to end. My Aunt Eleni had to have been a remarkably strong lady to keep her six children alive through this period. The family was finally reunited with my uncle after World War II, but they had to live through the invasion of Italy, which Greece repelled, but then were overrun by the German army and then the awful Civil War that pitted the pro-Communist against the anti-communist, and in some cases brother against brother. When they did get to New York, the three youngest children plus my aunt moved in with my parents. My mother told me she had trouble keeping fresh fruit available because the children were starved fro fresh fruit. Eventually they bought a home a few blocks from my parents and then the two oldest girls united with the family. All three boys were drafted and saw action in Korea. I've got a very strong attachment to my Uncle Nick's family."
Events
| Alternate Birth | Abt 1888 | Anavryti, Vryseon, Lakonia, Greece |  |  | |
| Alternate Birth | 1 Jan 1890 | Sparta, Lakonia, Greece | | ||
| Alternate Birth | 22 Dec 1890 | Sparta, Lakonia, Greece | | | |
| Birth | 1892 | Anavryti, Vryseon, Lakonia, Greece | | | |
| Alternate Birth | 1 Jan 1892 | Anavryti, Lakonia, Greece | | ||
| Alternate Birth | 1893 | Anavryti, Vryseon, Lakonia, Greece | | ||
| Immigration | 11 Nov 1913 | Ellis Island, New York City, New York, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 10 Jan 1921 | Agios Nikolaos, Anavryti, Vryseon, Lakonia, Greece - Eleni I. Gavaris | | | |
| Travel | 1 Aug 1923 | Ellis Island, New York City, New York, United States | | ||
| Naturalization-Declaration | 1924 | New York City, New York, United States | | | |
| Draft Registration | 26 Apr 1942 | | |||
| NaturalizationPetition | 9 Mar 1944 | New York City, New York, United States | | | |
| Town Register | 1955 | Anavryti, Vryseon, Lakonia, Greece | | | |
| Burial | 1963 | Mount Olivet Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens, New York, United States | | | |
| Death | 29 Dec 1963 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | | |
| Alt name | Nikolaos Georgios Morfogenis | ||||
| FamilySearch ID | L8WZ-NCW |
Families
| Spouse | Eleni I. Gavaris (1895 - 1971) |
| Child | Vasiliki Morfogen (1921 - 2010) |
| Child | Kanella Morfogen (1923 - ) |
| Child | George Nicholas Morfogen (1924 - 2011) |
| Child | Catherine Morfogen (1928 - 2002) |
| Child | Peter Nicholas Morfogen (1932 - 1990) |
| Child | John Nicholas Morfogen (1934 - 2016) |
| Father | Georgios Nikolaos Morfogenis (1869 - ) |
| Mother | Vasilo A. Alatsas (1870 - ) |
| Sibling | Athanasia Morfogen (1889 - 1955) |
| Sibling | Paul George Morfogen (1893 - 1955) |
| Sibling | Sam George Morfogen (1895 - 1979) |
Webtags
Notes
Alternate Birth
Ellis Island Ship Manifest, Themistokles, departing Piraeus Oct 21, 1913 arriving New York on November, 11, 1913: page 52 stamped on bottom; page 112 stamped on top, line 19:Morfogenis, Nicolaos, age 25, male, single, workman, can read and write Greek, last permanent residence: Anavriti, nearest relative in country from whence came: her father, Georgiou from Anavirit. Final destination: New York. Going to join his brother, Apostolos Morfoginis, 254 W. 14 Street, New York.
Morfogenis, Christina, age 17, female, single, housekeeper, cannot read or write, same info as above.
Also on this ship are Hariklia Aridas, Constantinos Vlahos & family.
Alternate Birth
Petition for Naturalization gives his birthdate as January 1, 1890 and place as SpartaAlternate Birth
World War II Draft Registration CardSerial #2090
Name: Nicholas Morfogen
Place of Residence: 221 W. 14 St., N.Y., N.Y.
mailing address: 254 W. 14 St.
Telephone: Wat 7-9421
Age in years: 52
Place of Birth: Sparta, Greece
Date of Birth: Dec. 22, 1890
Name and address of person who will always know your address:
Paul Morfogen, 254 W 14 (brother)
Employer's name and address: Paul Marfogen, 254 W. 14 St, N.Y.C.
Race: white
Height: 5-7"
Weight: 170
Gray eyes, gray hair, dark complexion; glasses
Date of registration: 4-26-42
Nicholas Morfogen U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data: United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147. National Archives and Records Administration.
Birth
Town Register of Anavryti gives his birth year as 1892Alternate Birth
Declaration of Intention of year 1924 gives his birthdate as January 1, 1892Alternate Birth
Marriage documents of 1921 give his age as 28Immigration
Ellis Island Ship Manifest, Themistokles, departing Piraeus Oct 21, 1913 arriving New York on November, 11, 1913: page 52 stamped on bottom; page 112 stamped on top, line 19:Morfogenis, Nicolaos, age 25, male, single, workman, can read and write Greek, last permanent residence: Anavriti, nearest relative in country from whence came: her father, Georgiou from Anavirit. Final destination: New York. Going to join his brother, Apostolos Morfoginis, 254 W. 14 Street, New York.
Morfogenis, Christina, age 17, female, single, housekeeper, cannot read or write, same info as above.
Also on this ship are Hariklia Aridas, Constantinos Vlahos & family.
Marriage
Metropolis of Sparta, Marriage IndexBook: Sparta,1907-1921; Page: 196; Year: 1921, Entries: 1-23
Entry #9
License Date: January 9, 1921
Marriage Date: January 10, 1921
Groom: Nikolaos Morfogenis; father: not listed; village: Anavryti
Bride: Eleni Gavaris; father: Ioan., village: Anavryti
Church Name: Agios Nikolaos
First marriage for both bride and groom
Image DSC_0210
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: Jan 10 1921 Sparta, Greece (Σπάρτα, Ελλάδα)
Groom Name: Νικόλαος Μορφογέννης (Nikolaos Morfogennis), age 28
Birth: Αναβρυτή(Anavryti)
Father:Μορφογέννης ( Morfogennis)
Bride Name:Ελένη Γάβαρη (Eleni Gavari), age 23
Birth: Αναβρυτή(Anavryti)
Father:Ιωάννης Γάβαρη (Ioannis Gavari)
Ordinal Number:9
Church: Άγιος Νικόλαος (Agios Nikolaos)
Source: Metropolis of Sparta
Accessed from MyHeritage on January 4, 2021
Travel
Nicholas brought his sister, Pauline to America:Ellis Island and Other New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
S.S. Constantinople, sailing from Patras, July 13, 1923; arriving Port of NY August 1, 1923
List 20, page 26
Line 27: Morfogenni, Nikolaos; age 32, married; restaurant; can read and write Greek; race: Greek; country: Greece; last permanent residence: Anavriti, Greece: leaves behind his wife, Eleni Morfogenni of Anavriti; final destination: New York, NY: has ticket to final destination paid by himself; has $50; was in U.S. previously from 1913-19 in NY; intends to return to country; going to brother Panl Morfogenis, 254 W. 14 St., NY; 5'9"; brown hair and eyes; no identifying marks; born in Anavriti.
Line 28: Morfogenni, Politimi; age 20, His sister, age 20, female, single, housewife, can read and write Greek; race: Greek; country: Greece; last permanent residence: Anavriti, Greece: leaves behind his her sister in law as above; final destination: New York, NY: has ticket to final destination paid by her father; has $40; was not in U.S. previously; does not intend to return to country; going to brother as above; 5'3"; brown hair and eyes; no identifying marks; born in Anavriti.
Image 62 of 1037 on MyHeritage
Source: MyHeritage, accessed September 20, 2021
Naturalization-Declaration
Declaration of IntentionNo. 341900
State of New York, County of New York
In the Supreme Court of New York County
I, Nicholas Morfogenis, aged 32 years, occupation restauranteur, do declare on oath that my personal description is: color white, complexion dark, height 5 feet 8 inches, weight 172 pounds, color of hair brown, color of eyes brown, other visible distinctive marks none.
I was born in Anavrite Greece on the 1 day of January 1892; I now reside at 344 West 14th Street, New York City, NY.
I emigrated to the US from Patras, Greece on the vessel Constantinople; my last foreign residence was Greece; I am married; the name of my wife is Helen; she was born at Greece and now resides at Greece.
...renounce allegiance to the present government of Greece...
I arrived at the port of N.Y. in the state of N.Y., on or about the 1 day of August 1923....
Signed, Nicholas Morfogenis
January 11, 1924
"New York, County Naturalization Records, 1791-1980," Declarations of intention...vol 691, no 341736-342235; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPWV-6RYL : 2 March 2021), Nicholas Morfogenis, 1924; citing Naturalization, New York, United States, citing multiple County Clerk offices of New York; FHL microfilm 005411829. (Image 84 of 253)
Draft Registration
World War II Draft Registration CardSerial #2090
Name: Nicholas Morfogen
Place of Residence: 221 W. 14 St., N.Y., N.Y.
mailing address: 254 W. 14 St.
Telephone: Wat 7-9421
Age in years: 52
Place of Birth: Sparta, Greece
Date of Birth: Dec. 22, 1890
Name and address of person who will always know your address:
Paul Morfogen, 254 W 14 (brother)
Employer's name and address: Paul Marfogen, 254 W. 14 St, N.Y.C.
Race: white
Height: 5-7"
Weight: 170
Gray eyes, gray hair, dark complexion; glasses
Date of registration: 4-26-42
Nicholas Morfogen U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data: United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147. National Archives and Records Administration.
# # #
WWII Draft Registration Card
Nicholas Morfogen,
221 W. 14 Street, New York, NY
Age: 52
Date of Birth: Dec. 22, 1890
birth: Sparta, Greece
Name and address of person who will always know your address:
Paul Morfogen (brother)
254 W. 14 Street, NYC
Citing this Record
"United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XTQ7-H4Q : accessed 19 Sep 2012), Nicholas Morfogen, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publications M1939, M1936, and M1937; FHL microfilm 2368404.
NaturalizationPetition
Petition for Naturalization, No. 471039U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
1. Full, true and correct name: Nicholas Morfogen also Nicholas Morfogenis
2. Residence: 256 W. 14th St, NY, NY
3. Occupation: bartender
4. Age: 53 yrs old
5. Born: January 1, 1890 in Sparta, Greece
6: Description: sex male, color white, complexion ruddy, eyes brown, hair gray, 5'10", weight 175 pounds, no marks, race white; nationality Greece
7. Married; wife: Helena; married on January 10, 1921 at Sparta, Greece; she was born at Sparta, Greece on 1896.
8. Children: 6: Vasliki (f), born October 26, 1921; Canala (f) born September 28, 1923, George (M) born November 1, 1926; Catharine (F) born October 8, 1929; Peter (M) born October 2, 1931; John (M) born November 1, 1934; all born and now reside in Sparta, Greece
9. Last foreign residence: Sparta, Greece
10. Emigrated from LeHavre France
11: Lawful entry into US at New York, NY under the name of Nicholas Morfogenis on September 21, 1938 on the S.S. Ile de France
12. Have not been absent from US since lawful entry
13. Declared inention on December 20, 1938 in the U.S. District Court of Southern District at NY
18. Resided continuously in US for at least 5 years since September 21, 1938, and in NY since September 21, 1938
19. Have not previously made Petition
Signed: Nicholas Morfogen
Witnesses: Alexander R. MacLeod, accountant, 1600 Herung Ave., NY, NY
Paul Morfogen, restaurant manager, RFD #1 Boonton, NJ
Signed December 1, 1943
Certificate of Arrival No. 2-612020 and Declaration of Intention No. 425949 attached.
Certificate of Arrival No. 2-612040
Name: Nicholas Morfogenis
Port of Entry: New York, N.Y.
Date: Sept. 21, 1938
Manner of Arrival: SS Ile De France
Issued: November 5, 1938
Oath of Allegiance signed March 9, 1944
"New York, U.S. District and Circuit Court Naturalization Records, 1824-1991", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLMZ-8XH2 : Fri Mar 08 23:25:42 UTC 2024), Entry for Nicholas Morfogen or Morfogenis, 1938.
Town Register
Town Register (Dimotologion) of Anavryti, Lakonia, GreeceGeneral State Archives of Greece, Archives of Lakonia, Sparta Office
Digital image taken by Carol Kostakos Petranek in July 2014
Family Number 211
Date of Registration: September 1, 1955
Morfogeni, Georgios; father: Nikolaos, mother: Athanasia, born: 1869 in Anavryti; permanent residence: New York; occupation: illegible; religion: Christian Orthodox; Greek citizenship by birth; citizen of this community by birth; registered in the Male Register (Mitroon Arrenon) of Anavryti 419/1869; removed from record 1955 due to death
Morfogeni, Vasiliki; father: Apost[olos] Alatsas; born 1870 in Anavryti; permanent residence: New York; occupation: housework; religion: Christian Orthodox; Greek citizenship by birth; citizen of this community: wife
Morfogeni, Nikolaos; father: Georgios; born 1892 in Anavryti; permanent residence: America; occupation: worker; religion: Christian Orthodox; Greek citizenship by birth; citizen of this community: son; registered in the Male Register (Mitroon Arrenon) of Anavryti 1128-1892
Morfogeni, Apostolos; father: Georgios; born 1893 in Anavryti; permanent residence: America; occupation: worker; religion: Christian Orthodox; Greek citizenship by birth; citizen of this community: son; registered in the Male Register (Mitroon Arrenon) of Anavryti 1177-1895
Morfogeni, Stylianos; father: Georgios; born 1895 in Anavryti; permanent residence: America; occupation: worker; religion: Christian Orthodox; Greek citizenship by birth; citizen of this community: son; registered in the Male Register (Mitroon Arrenon) of Anavryti 1244-1895
2nd wife:
Morfogeni, Eleni; father: Efthymios Sakka; born 1875 in Anavryti; permanent residence: Sparta; occupation: housework; religion: Christian Orthodox; Greek citizenship by birth; citizen of this community: wife
Morfogeni, Christina; father: Georgios; born 1897 in Anavryti; permanent residence: America; occupation: housework; religion: Christian Orthodox; Greek citizenship by birth; citizen of this community: daughter
Morfogeni, Dimitrios; father: Georgios; born 1899 in Anavryti; permanent residence: America; occupation: worker; religion: Christian Orthodox; Greek citizenship by birth; citizen of this community: son; registered in the Male Register (Mitroon Arrenon) of Anavryti 1358-1899
Morfogeni, Politimi; father: Georgios; born 1903 in Anavryti; permanent residence: America; occupation: housework; religion: Christian Orthodox; Greek citizenship by birth; citizen of this community: daughter
Morfogeni, Anna; father: Georgios; born 1908 in Anavryti; permanent residence: Anavryti; occupation: housework; religion: Christian Orthodox; Greek citizenship by birth; citizen of this community: daughter
Morfogeni, Panagiotis; born 1910 in Anavryti; permanent residence: America; occupation: worker; religion: Christian Orthodox; Greek citizenship by birth; citizen of this community: son; registered in the Male Register (Mitroon Arrenon) of Anavryti 1695-1910
Morfogeni, Theodoros; born 1913 in Anavryti; permanent residence: America; occupation: worker; religion: Christian Orthodox; Greek citizenship by birth; citizen of this community: son; registered in the Male Register (Mitroon Arrenon) of Anavryti 1762-1913
Morfogeni, Stavroula; born 1915 in Anavryti; permanent residence: Anavryti; occupation: housework; religion: Christian Orthodox; Greek citizenship by birth; citizen of this community: daughter
Morfogeni, Konstantinos; born 1917 in Anavryti; permanent residence: Sparta; occupation: illegible; religion: Christian Orthodox; Greek citizenship by birth; citizen of this community: son; registered in the Male Register (Mitroon Arrenon) of Anavryti 1854-1917
Burial
FIndAGraveNicholas Morfogen
Birth 1 Jan 1890
Death 29 Dec 1963 (aged 73)
Burial
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Maspeth, Queens County, New York, USA
Plot 1921 Area X-Edgewood
Memorial ID 276260445
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/276260445/nicholas-morfogen
Death
New York, New York, U.S., Death Index, 1949-1965Name Nicho Morfogen
Age 72
Birth Date abt 1891
Death Date 29 Dec 1963
Death Place Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
Certificate Number 28071
Source: Ancestry.com
New York, New York, U.S., Death Index, 1949-1965
New York City Department of Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com. Digital Images.
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United States Social Security Death Index
Name Nicholas Morfogen
State New York
Residence Place New York
Age 74
Birth Date 31 Dec 1889
Death Date Dec 1963
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKV9-V3T : 7 January 2021), Nicholas Morfogen, Dec 1963; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
1923 Pass Ship
Brought his sister, Pauline, to AmericaEndnotes
1. NY Passenger Lists, 1820-1957.
2. Town Register-Greece (Dimotologion Koinotikos).
3. World War II Draft Registration Card..
4. Town Register-Greece (Dimotologion Koinotikos).
5. .
6. Metropolis of Sparta, Sparta, Lakonia, Greece.
7. "Ελένη Γάβαρη (Eleni Gavari) - Greece, Sparta Marriages 1835-1935." MyHeritage https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10843-27268-S/νικόλαος-μορφογέννης-nikolaos-morfogennis-in-greece-sparta-marriages?s=210681471&indId=individual-210681471-10001466. Accessed 4 Jan. 2021..
8. "New York, County Naturalization Records, 1791-1980," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPWV-6RYL : 2 March 2021), Nicholas Morfogenis, 1924; citing Naturalization, New York, United States, citing multiple County Clerk offices of New York; FHL microfilm 005411829..
9. "New York, County Naturalization Records, 1791-1980", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPWV-6RYL : Thu Mar 07 21:24:04 UTC 2024), Entry for Nicholas Morfogenis and Heken Morfogenis, 1924..
10. "New York, County Naturalization Records, 1791-1980", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPWV-6RYL : Thu Mar 07 21:24:04 UTC 2024), Entry for Nicholas Morfogenis and Heken Morfogenis, 1924..
11. "New York, U.S. District and Circuit Court Naturalization Records, 1824-1991", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLMZ-8XH2 : Fri Mar 08 23:25:42 UTC 2024), Entry for Nicholas Morfogen or Morfogenis, 1938..
12. General State Archives of Greece, Sparta Office; Sparta, Lakonia, Greece.
13. General State Archives of Greece, Sparta Office; Sparta, Lakonia, Greece.
14. "Nicholas Morfogen (1890-1963)." Find a Grave Memorial https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/276260445/nicholas-morfogen#source. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024..
15. Nicholas J. Pappas Personal History, January 1999, in possession of Carol Petranek..
16. "Nicholas Morfogen (1890-1963)." Find a Grave Memorial https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/276260445/nicholas-morfogen#source. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024..