Individual Details
Dimitra G. Aridas
(24 Dec 1891 - Jun 1977)
Ellis Island ship manifest:
Arrived April 24, 1916, SS Vasilees Constantinos sailing from Piraeus
Dimitroula Aridas, age 24, single, housewife, not able to read or write, from Agios Ioannis; nearest relative from country where came: her mother, Afroditi, Agios Ioannis Greece. Was with her brother, Mihail, age 21. (see weblink)
source: Ancestry.com; New York Pasenger Lists, 1820-1957. NARA Microfilm, Series T715, Roll 2463
In October 2008, the following information was received from the General State Archives of Greece, Archives of Lakonia in Sparta, upon my request for information on the Aridas family in Agios Ioannis (St. Johns). This is from the Municipal Rolls (Dimotologion):
Family #376: Aridas, Dimitra; born 24 December 1891 in Agios Ioannis; Father: Georgios; Mother: Afroditi; permanent residence: America.
Events
| Birth | 24 Dec 1891 | Agios Ioannis, Sparta, Lakonia, Greece |  |  | |
| Alternate Birth | 20 Oct 1892 | | |||
| Immigration | 24 Apr 1916 | New York City, New York, United States | | | |
| Marriage | May 1919 | New York City, New York, United States - Konstantine or Gust Dekeos | | | |
| Marriage License | 20 May 1919 | New York City, New York, United States - Konstantine or Gust Dekeos | | | |
| Census | 1940 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | | |
| Town Register | 1960 | Agios Ioannis, Sparta, Lakonia, Greece | | | |
| Death | Jun 1977 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | | |
| Alt name | Dimitroula | ||||
| FamilySearch ID | M4MD-6DR | ||||
| Burial | Mount Olivet Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens, New York, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Konstantine or Gust Dekeos (1879 - 1929) |
| Child | George Dekeos (1921 - 1994) |
| Child | Helen Dekeos (1928 - 2016) |
| Child | Baby Dekeos ( - ) |
| Father | Georgios Michail Aridas (1850 - 1912) |
| Mother | Afroditi P. Lerikos (1863 - 1954) |
| Sibling | Aspasia G. Aridas (1886 - 1986) |
| Sibling | Harikleia G. Aridas (1893 - 1974) |
| Sibling | Michail Georgios Aridas (1894 - 1948) |
| Sibling | Aristedes Georgios Aridas (1905 - 1990) |
Webtags
Notes
Birth
Birth date and place from Agios Ioannis Town Register, Family #376Alternate Birth
Social Security Death Index gives birth date as October 20, 1892Immigration
Ellis Island and Other New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957Arrived April 24, 1916, SS Vasilees Constantinos sailing from Piraeus April 7, 1916, arrive New York April 23, 1916
Line 25: Aridas, Dimitroula, age 24, single, housewife, nationality and race: Greek; not able to read or write, from Agios Ioannis; nearest relative from country where came: her mother, Afroditi, Agios Ioannis Greece; final destination: Brooklyn, N.Y., had not been in U.S. previously; had $40 (\[joint with brother, Mihail on line below].; going to her brother, Panagiotis; 201 Sand Street, Brooklyn
height: 5 feet; dark complexion; brown hair; brown eyes; born in Agios Ioannis, Greece
notation of "sister" between Line 25 and 26
Line 26: Aridas, Mihail, age 21; male, single, workman, nationality and and race: Greek; able to read or write, from Agios Ioannis; nearest relative from country where came: her mother, Afroditi, Agios Ioannis Greece; final destination: Brooklyn, N.Y., had not been in U.S. previously; had $40 (\[joint with brother, Mihail on line below].; going to her brother, Panagiotis; 201 Sand Street, Brooklyn, height: 5 feet, 9 inches; dark complexion; brown hair; brown eyes; born in Agios Ioannis, Greece
Source Citation: Year: 1916; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715; Microfilm Roll: 2463; Line: 25; Page Number: 31.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Marriage
New York City Marriage License Index 1908-1972Gust De Keos & Dimitroula Aridas
Marriage: 1918; Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Marriage license: May 20 1918
Groom Gust De Keos
Bride Dimitroula Aridas
License #13753
Groom volume: 6
Bride volume: 6
Source: MyHeritage; accessed August 19, 2019
Marriage License
New York City Marriage License Index 1908-1972Gust De Keos & Dimitroula Aridas
Marriage: 1918; Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Marriage license: May 20 1918
Groom: Gust De Keos
Bride Dimitroula Aridas
License #13753
Groom volume: 6
Bride volume: 6
Source: MyHeritage; accessed August 19, 2019
Census
1940 Federal Census, Brooklyn, Kings, New York S.D. 7, E.D. 24-1556, Sheet 10B, Image 20 of 30233 Broadway
Dekeos, Demetra, Head, female, white, age 48, widowed, no education; born in Greece, lived in same place in 1935, no occupation
Dekeos, George (informant), son, male, white, age 18, single, completed 2 yrs high school, born New York, lived in same place in 1935, at work- 60 hours, occupation: delivery boy retail flowers.
Dekeos, Helen, daughter, female, white, age 11, single, completed 4th grade, born New York, lived in same place in 1935.
Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: T627_2586; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 24-1556 DescriptionEnumeration District : 24-1556; Description: NEW YORK CITY, BROOKLYN BOROUGH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 14 (TRACT 527 - PART), ST. JOSEPH S HOSPITAL
Source Information Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.
Town Register
Town Register (Dimotologion) of Agios Ioannis, Sparta, Lakonia, GreeceGeneral State Archives of Greece, Archives of Lakonia, Sparta Office
Digital image taken by Carol Kostakos Petranek in July 2014
Family Number 376, 377, 378 (partial)
Date of Registration: 1960
Aridas, Georgios; father: Michail; born in Agios Ioannis; permanent residence: Agios Ioannis; Greek Orthodox; Greek citizen by birth; citizen of this municipality by birth
Aridas, Afroditi; father: Panagiotis Lerikos; born in Agios Ioannis; permanent residence: Agios Ioannis; Greek Orthodox; Greek citizen by birth; citizen of this municipality by birth
Aridas, Dimitra; father: Georgiios; mother: Afroditi; born 24 September 1891 in Agios Ioannis; permanent residence: America; Greek Orthodox; Greek citizen by birth; citizen of this municipality by birth
Death
U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014Demetria Dekos
Social Security Number: 072-12-8628
Birth Date: 20 Oct 1892
Issue Year: Before 1951
Issue State: New York
Last Residence: 10468, Bronx, Bronx, New York, USA
Last Benefit: 11232, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
Death Date: Jun 1977
Source: Ancestry.com; accessed November 6, 2020
Ship Passenger List, arrival NY April 7, 1916
Dimitra and brother, Mihail.Endnotes
1. NY Passenger Lists, 1820-1957.
2. Town Register-Greece (Dimotologion Koinotikos), Agios Ioannis - St. Johns, Sparta, Laconia; Family #376.
3. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K7MS-Q98 : accessed 30 October 2015), Demetra Dekos, Assembly District 14, Brooklyn, New York City, Kings, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 24-1556, sheet 10B, family 233, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2586..
4. "New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 for Dimitroula Aredas." New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 for Dimitroula Aredas. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2017.
5. NY Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, http://interactive.ancestry.com/7488/NYT715_2463-0675/4015545633?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dnypl%26h%3d4015545633%26ti%3d0%26indiv%3dtry%26gss%3dpt%26ssrc%3dpt_t35043080_p18738991020_ktidz0q3d35043080z0q26pidz0q3d18738991020z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgplz0q3dtidz0q257cpidz0q26pgpsz0q3d18738991020&ssrc=pt_t35043080_p18738991020_ktidz0q3d35043080z0q26pidz0q3d18738991020z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgplz0q3dtidz0q257cpidz0q26pgpsz0q3d18738991020&backlabel=ReturnRecord.
6. "New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 for Dimitroula Aredas." New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 for Dimitroula Aredas. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2017.
7. “New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 for.” https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/7488/NYT715_2463-0675/4015545633?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 19 Aug. 2019..
8. “Gust De Keos & Dimitroula Aridas - New York City Marriage License Index 1908-1972 - MyHeritage.” https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10459-618345-S/gust-de-keos-and-dimitroula-aridas-in-new-york-city-marriage-license-index?s=210681471&indId=individual-210681471-10000086. Accessed 19 Aug. 2019..
9. “Gust De Keos & Dimitroula Aridas - New York City Marriage License Index 1908-1972 - MyHeritage.” https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10459-618345-S/gust-de-keos-and-dimitroula-aridas-in-new-york-city-marriage-license-index?s=210681471&indId=individual-210681471-10000086. Accessed 19 Aug. 2019..
10. “Gust De Keos & Dimitroula Aridas - New York City Marriage License Index 1908-1972 - MyHeritage.” https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10459-618345-S/gust-de-keos-and-dimitroula-aridas-in-new-york-city-marriage-license-index?s=210681471&indId=individual-210681471-10000086. Accessed 19 Aug. 2019..
11. “Gust De Keos & Dimitroula Aridas - New York City Marriage License Index 1908-1972 - MyHeritage.” https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10459-618345-S/gust-de-keos-and-dimitroula-aridas-in-new-york-city-marriage-license-index?s=210681471&indId=individual-210681471-10000086. Accessed 19 Aug. 2019..
12. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K7MS-Q98 : accessed 30 October 2015), Demetra Dekos, Assembly District 14, Brooklyn, New York City, Kings, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 24-1556, sheet 10B, family 233, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2586..
13. General State Archives of Greece, Sparta Office; Sparta, Lakonia, Greece.
14. "Demetria Dekos in the U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935." Search https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=try&h=14900305&pid=330109742218&dbid=3693. Accessed 6 Nov. 2020..