Individual Details

George Dekeos

(19 Apr 1921 - 6 Aug 1994)

Never married. Worked in the Bronx as a florist.
Catherine Pappas Kostakos said he was a very quiet and very nice person. He died in middle age (Carol and John were born and Catherine was living in Maryland).

Events

Birth19 Apr 1921The Bronx, New York, United States
Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007Oct 1939Teaneck, Bergen, New Jersey, United States
Census1940Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Draft Registration15 Feb 1942Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
US Public Records1994Teaneck, Bergen, New Jersey, United States
Death6 Aug 1994Teaneck, Bergen, New Jersey, United States
Obituary8 Aug 1994Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey, United States
Residence1 Feb 1996Teaneck, Bergen, New Jersey, United States
FamilySearch IDL4QP-X8R
Occupation
Unmarried

Families

FatherKonstantine or Gust Dekeos (1879 - 1929)
MotherDimitra G. Aridas (1891 - 1977)
SiblingHelen Dekeos (1928 - 2016)
SiblingBaby Dekeos ( - )

Notes

Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007

United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007
Name George Dekeos
Name Note Name and form dates: Application: GEORGE DEKEOS (Oct 1939), Application: GEORGE DEKEOS (18 Jul 1991), Death: GEORGE DEKEOS (06 Aug 1994)
Sex Male
Birth Date 19 Apr 1921
Birthplace Bronx, New York, United States
Social Program Application Date Oct 1939
Previous Residence Teaneck, Bergen, New Jersey, United States
Previous Residence Postal Code 07666-5022
Death Date 6 Aug 1994
Race White
Father's Name Gus Dekeos
Father's Sex Male
Mother's Name Demetra Aridas
Mother's Sex Female
Event Type Social Program Correspondence

"United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KMB-LY1N : 10 February 2023), George Dekeos, .

Census

1940 Federal Census, Brooklyn, Kings, New York S.D. 7, E.D. 24-1556, Sheet 10B, Image 20 of 30
233 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.

Draft Registration

U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 for George Gus Dekeos
Serial Number: T469
Name: George Gus Dekeos
Order Number: 10,907
Residence: 2441 Jerome Avenue, Bronx, NY
Telephone: None
Age: 20
Place of Birth: Bronx, N.Y.
Date of Birth: 4/19/1921
Name and address of person who will always know your address: Demetra (mother), same address
Employer: George Anton, 521 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Signed: George Dekeos
White: 5'11", 160 pounds, brown eyes, brown hair, light complexios
Date: February 15, 1942
Source: Ancestry.com, accessed October 27, 2022

US Public Records

U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002
Name: George Dekeos Address: 17 Wenglewoodav City: Teaneck State: New Jersey Phone Number: 201-837-8984 Residence Years: 1994
Source: Ancestry.com

Death

Social Security Death Index (Ancestry.com)
Name: George Dekeos
SSN: 082-16-4594
Last Residence: 07666 Teaneck, Bergen, New Jersey, United States of America
Born: 19 Apr 1921
Died: 6 Aug 1994
State (Year) SSN issued: New York (Before 1951)

George DekeosUnited States Social Security Death IndexAge73
Given NameGeorge
SurnameDekeos
Birth Date19 Apr 1921
StateNew York
Last Place of ResidenceBergen, New Jersey
Previous Residence Postal Code07666
Event Date06 Aug 1994
CITING THIS RECORD
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VS6T-YMJ : accessed 30 October 2015), George Dekeos, 06 Aug 1994; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

New Jersey Death Index, 1920-1929, 1949-2017
Year: 1994
Name: Dekeos, George
Social Security Number: 082-16-4594
File No. 0041089
Death Place: Berg [Bergen County] Teant [Teaneck]
Residence Place: Berg [Bergen County] Teant [Teaneck]
Date of Death: 08/06/94
Age: 72 Years
Date of Birth: 04/19/21
accessed from MyHeritage on October 27, 2022

Obituary

Record, The (Hackensack, NJ) - August 8, 1994
Deceased Name: GEORGE DeKEOS
GEORGE DeKEOS, 72, of Teaneck died Saturday. Before retiring in 1986, he was a florist at the Bergenfield Flower Shop. Arrangements: Volk-Leber Funeral Home, Teaneck.
(Source: GenealogyBank.com)

Occupation

His occupation was florist.

U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

On Ancestry

Endnotes

1. Social Security Death Index..

2. "United States, Selected GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPTD-P7LM : 18 October 2021), George De Keos, ..

3. "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KMB-LY1N : 10 February 2023), George Dekeos, ..

4. 1940 US Census, Brooklyn, Kings, New York S.D. 7, E.D. 24-1556, Sheet 10B, Image 20 of 30.

5. "United States, Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7MS-Q98 : Sat Mar 09 12:22:47 UTC 2024), Entry for Demetra Dekos and George Dekos, 1940..

6. Accessed from Ancestry.com, October 27, 2022.

7. "United States Public Records, 1970-2009", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJZM-X384 : 22 May 2020), George Dekeos, 1996..

8. Social Security Death Index..

9. "United States, Selected GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPTD-P7LM : 18 October 2021), George De Keos, ..

10. "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VS6T-YMJ : 7 January 2021), George Dekeos, 06 Aug 1994; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)..

11. Accessed from MyHeritage.com, October 27, 2022.

12. "United States, Selected GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPTD-P7LM : 18 October 2021), George De Keos, ..