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U.S. Diplomatic Personnel Submit Partial List of Persons Safe and Evacuated after Smyrna Catastrophe Submitted by Stavros T. Stavridis |
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On 21 September 1922, Admiral Bristol cabled the State Department the following names of persons safe at the American Consulate. A few of the names appear to be Hellenic. All were evacuated to Salonica and eventually to New York. These persons seem to have received direct assistance from the American Consulate during the Catastrophe, unlike the majority of the hundreds of thousands of refugees from Smyrna, Pontus and Asia Minor who were evacuated to the Greek mainland follwing the Catastrophe. Names clearly of Greek origin printed below in red are the emphasis of HCS and do not reflect the monochromatic font in the microfilmed copy of the original document. Hellenic families with ties to Smyrna may wish to review the red-colored names in the event that there may be information helpful in compiling a family history. Griswold (no given name supplied) Archbell, J.E. Rogers and Dortch of tobacco companies Cateiugakis, Paul and wife and 3 children Speropoulo, Polycarp Eskenazi, Morris Baltazzi, Theodore and wife and sister-in-law and mother-in-law Caloyannis, Theodore Bassallel, Isaac On 23 September 1922, Admiral Bristol cabled the State Department that the following persons had been evacuated safely from Smyrna to Salonica: Galantzollu, Constantine and family of seven Ladopoulos, (no given name supplied) and wife Catentegakis, Paul and family of four Baltazzi, Theodore and wife Speropoulo, (no given name supplied) Tsucli, Cohen and family of six Yenneau and family of two Levy, (no given name supplied) Bristol added on 23 September 1922 that the following persons were known to be at Smyrna, apparently a more detailed accounting of his earlier cable: Birge, J. Kingsley Caldwell, S. Jennings, E. C. Reed, Cass, Jacob, E. O. Moreman, Raymond Trueblood, Furness Lawrence, Caleb Blackler, Miss (no given name supplied) Archbell, J. E. Dortch, William Yantis, Edward Rogers, E. P. Griswodl, Chester Hulse, G. D. Schellens, Mr. (no given name supplied) Gregory, Mr. (no given name supplied) Park, J. L. Cathouros, Sarantis G. Bassaloel, Isaac Callyannis, Theodore According to the diplomatic correspondence by cable, it appears that the evacuees eventually were transferred to a transatlantic vessel heading for New York. |
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Researcher Stavros T. Stavridis uncovered these documents and forwarded copies of them to HCS for readers pursuing ancestral research. For more information about Mr. Stavridis or the fine articles about Asia Minor which he has written, please see the section of our site listing his articles. HCS readers can view other genealogical articles and releases in our extensive, permanent archives at the URL http://www.hellenicomserve.com/archivegenealogy.html. For more information about genealogical methodology, especially in researching Hellenic ancestry, see especially the main genealogy page or the section about Hellenic Historical and Genealogical Association at the URL http://www.helleniccomserve.com/hhga.html. |
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