Hellenic Genealogical Queries
Nomoi (Provinces) Listings


Note to researchers: Surnames may be cross-listed under village/city, county, prefecture or province, and region of origin (also diaspora communities), making queries more effective. Multiple listings take advantage of close village and regional associations, relationships so integral to Hellenic culture; persons from the same village or area may possess knowledge of the target family.

The political organization of the Greek countryside has changed dramatically over the last few years in response to fiscal belt-tightening. Many former municipalities (dimoi) and eparchies, among other self-governing administrative units, now find themselves integrated into larger adminstrative areas. Our queries pages were designed while Greece was following the Kapodistria administrative plan, allowing for many more small and self-governing bodies. Since that time, the Kallikrates plan has been implemented. Nevertheless, we will continue to post queries as though the Kapodistria plan were still in effect, unless we see clear evidence that implementation of the Kallikrates plan will not be reversed in the next couple of years and unless we see evidence of a type of redistricting.

Thus far, most of the changes that have taken place are simply downgradings of the level of self-government. For example, a former village with its own self-governing village council, has now probably become a municipal precinct with just an advisory body or a council with diminished decision-making capability. Likewise, an independent municipality may now seen as a precinct within the larger prefecture. Administrative decision-making has, in effect, been bumped up the chain of organization as the status of each level of administration has been downgraded. And this means that the relationship of a small village to surrounding larger towns and cities has been rather preserved, with changes made only to the level of decision-making (and of course, to the level of funding). As of December 2012, we have seen very few instances of re-organization of villages and cities, a re-combining of these units into new groupings, i.e., changing the relationship of a village with its former municipal seat to become a member of a different municipality or municipal district. If reorganization of the queries should be necessary as a result of marked changes in Greece, we will continue to follow our philosophy of cross-listing queries in as many administrative units as possible.
---12 December 2012, edd

ACHAIA--DROSSOPOULOS, Vasilli. Any info on Vasilli b abt 1850-1900 in Patra, mo name Eleni and fa name Nikolaos. No sibs. Educated in UK and then worked in Africa until 1WW. Then lived in Athens where d abt1950's. Contact Pauline Drossopoulou-Kominou: email to p_komninou@hotmail.com.

ACHAIA--LAMPROPOULOS, John. Seeking par, anc of LAMPROPOULOS, John, b 1886, liv Qouza [Douka?, Peloponnese], dpl Patras, arr/imm US 17 Jul 1907. Contact Kimberly Lampros: email to klampros@metrocast.net; postal mail to 173 Camelot Shore Drive, Farmington, New Hampshire 03835 USA.

ACHAIA--PAPANICOLAU, Angeliki. Seeking any info, esp par and anc. Bpl Patras [Achaias]; h KALLITSIS/KALLICHES, Athanasios of Aghios Petros [Kynourias, Arkadias]. Contact Jesse McFarland: email to webmaster@holytrinitywaterbury.org; postal mail to 1129 Wolcott Street 7-6, Waterbury, Connecticut 06705 USA.

ARCADIA--GIANOPOULOS, Kleanthe Ilia, nee Kleanthe Ioannou TOURNA. Seek any info anc, par, fam, or sib. B abt 1895, bpl Vasta (Megalopoleos Arkadias, Peloponnesou), arr US aft 1912. Sis nee Panayiota TOURNA, b abt 1892, bpl Vasta, m aft 1912. Bro Demetrios TOURNAS, bpl prob Vasta, arr US bef 1912. Contact Gina McCoy: email to gmnahant@yahoo.com; postal mail 267 Nahant Rd., Nahant, MA 01908 USA.

ARCADIA-- KALLITSIS / KALLICHES. Seek par/sib of Maria Kallitsis/Kalliches b abt 1865, Ag. Petros (Kynourias, Arkadias, Peloponnesou), mar Giorgios Lekouses/Likoussis/Lykoussis, b Ag. Petros, ch: Efstathios, Sarantos, Panayiotis, Konstantinos, Eleni, and Athanasios. Bro of Maria was George Kallechey b 1869, Ag Petros, m in USA Despo Mouyeos, b 1887. F? Panayiotis Kallitsis of Ag Petros, b abt 1845. Bro? Theodore Kallitsis/Callichy b abt 1860 Ag Petros (Kynourias), m Kaliope Protoppas, ch: Peter [Panayiotis?] b 1883 Ag Petros; Maria; Eleni; Rigina, b abt 1885, em to US 1911; Soterios b 1896 Ag Petros. Contact M. Papoutsy: email HellasGenealogy@papcoholdings.org.

ARCADIA--KALLITSIS / KALLICHES. Seek info on Athanasios KALLITSIS/KALLICHES, bpl Ag. Petros [Kynourias, Arkadias], bd 12/23 1890s.Contact Jesse McFarland: postal mail to 1129 Wolcott St., 7-6, Waterbury, CT 06705.

ARCADIA-- KALLITSIS / CALITSIS. Seek par/sib of Athanasios Calitsis, b abt 1888 Ag Petros (Kynourias, Arkadias, Peloponnesou) single upon arr in U.S. on 2 Mar 1907, bro? Soterios Calitsis of PO Box 517 Reading, MA in Mar 1907. Contact M. Papoutsy: email HellasGenealogy@papcoholdings.org .

ARCADIA-- KALLITSIS / CALITSIS. Seek par/sib of Photios Calitsis, presumably from Ag Petros (Kynourias, Arkadias, Peloponnesou) addr in US Mar 1907 was 144 Stuyvent St., New Rochelle, New York. Contact M. Papoutsy: email HellasGenealogy@papcoholdings.org .

ARCADIA-- KOUSOULAS, Vasilios and Eleni. Seek US desc. One known son KOUSOULAS/KUSULAS, Spiros, b 20 Mar 1897, bpl Agios Vasilis (Kynourias, Arkadias, Peloponnesou). Contact Elaine Kusulas: email to e.kusulas@att.net.

ARCADIA--LAGANOPOULOS / LAGANIS. Seeking information on Laganopoulos family from Zatouna, Arcadia. Also went by the name Laganis. Contact Effie: email to effles@hotmail.com

ARCADIA--PANDALEON / PANTELEON. Seek any info on this surname, orig from Zatouna (Dimitsanas, Gortynias, Arkadias) and thought to have mov to Smyrna in 1800's. Contact Alec Andrew Pandaleon: email to AAP3RD@hotmail.com; postal mail to Alec Andrew at 7 North Shanks Rd., Clinton Corners, NY 12514.

ARCADIA-- RAPAKOULIAS, Miltiades. Seek any info. Arr US abt 1910, b abt 1870, bpl Kontovazaina (Gortinias, Arkadias, Peloponnesou), m Eleni, had one dau, f and m Haralambos and Maritza. Last known US residence Santa Monica, CA abt 1920-21. Contact Venus Corlew-Bubeck: email to venusthesecond@cox.net; postal mail to 4777 Dalea Place, Oceanside, CA 92057 USA.

ARCADIA--TOPINTZIS / TOPINTZI / TOPITSIS. Seek other Americans with this surname originating from Vyzikion, Gortinias, Arkadias, Peloponnesos. One member of this clan, TOPINTZIS, Konstantin P., arr in Milwaukee, WI (US) in 1896, followed by several bro shortly afterward. Contact Charles J. Topetzes: email to chucktop03@aol.com; postal mail to Charles J. Topetzes, 722 Wallington Court, NW, Liburn, Georgia 30047 USA.

ARCADIA--TOURNA, Kleanthe Ioannou. Seek any info anc, par, fam, or sib. B abt 1895, bpl Vasta (Megalopoleos, Arkadias, Peloponnesou), m Ilias GIANOPOULOS, arr US aft 1912. Sis nee Panayiota TOURNA, b abt 1892, bpl Vasta, m aft 1912. Bro Demetrios TOURNAS, bpl prob Vasta, arr US bef 1912. Contact Gina McCoy: email to gmnahant@yahoo.com; postal mail 267 Nahant Rd., Nahant, MA 01908 USA.

ARGOLIDA--KATSORES. Seek par, sib of Apostolos KATSORES (Kachoris in USA), a fisherman orig from Ermioni, (Ermioni, Argolida) Greece. Son Ioannis Apostolou KATSORES (John Kachoris). Apostolos left Ermioni for Marmari, Evias (Evvoias) where he mar and settled. Fam today somewhere in New York. Contact Paul Kachoris: email PJKACHORIS@aol.com. [20 June 2011].

ATHENS-PIRAEUS--DIKOS. Seek obit and info of George/Yorgo DIKOS (s/o George Panagiotis Dikos and Xenny Giantana Dicou) b 22 Nov 1943, Volos, Greece. d 18 or 19 Aug 2002. dpl New York City, USA. Sis Ria Doura, last r in Pagrati, Athens. Mo last r Krisila 43 #2, Pagrati, Athens, Greece. Contact Sharon Rolzin: email ampersand@rof.net; postal mail to P.O. Box 1796, Basalt, CO 81621 USA.

ATHENS-PIRAEUS--DROSSOPOULOS, Vasilli. Any info on Vasilli b abt 1850-1900 in Patra, mo name Eleni and fa name Nikolaos. No sibs. Educated in UK and then worked in Africa until 1WW. Then lived in Athens where d abt1950's. Contact Pauline Drossopoulou-Kominou: email to p_komninou@hotmail.com.

ATHENS-PIRAEUS--TSERONAKIS, Rose--Am seeking civil or church birth records of my grandparents, both born in Piraeus: George Vardakis in March 1912 and Rose Tseronakis in March 1920. Contact Kim Scarborough: email to kim@unknown.nu or postal mail to 5500 S Shore Dr Apt 1101, Chicago IL 60637-1987 USA.

ATHENS-PIRAEUS--VARDAKIS, George--Am seeking civil or church birth records of my grandparents, both born in Piraeus: George Vardakis in March 1912 and Rose Tseronakis in March 1920. Contact Kim Scarborough: email to kim@unknown.nu or postal mail to 5500 S Shore Dr Apt 1101, Chicago IL 60637-1987 USA.

CHANIA [Crete]--KOUNDEKADAKIS / CODEKAS, Vassilios [Basil]. Searching for information about poss involvement with salmon fishing industry in American Pacific Northwest and poss mar to Native American. Born 22 Dec 1864 in Campani [Kambani], Crete [Dimos Akrotiri, Eparchia Kydonia, Nomos Chania], left Piraeus 16 Nov 1887 for Smirni [Smyrna], d 10 April 1936, dpl Portland, OR. Please contact Theora Sfamas Drakos: email to doree@cox.net; postal mail to 428 E. Brook Hollow Dr., Phoenix, AZ 85022-3693 USA [13 Apr 2009].

CHANIA [Crete]--PENTARAKIS, Costas. Seeking info on birth, sib, desc. B 1891, bpl Canea [Chania/Hania], Crete. Contact Jack Sciacca: email to Jack@Sciacca.name; postal mail to PO Box 266, Marshalls Creek, Pennsylvania 18335 USA.

CHIOS--AMBANDOS / AMBANOUDIS, George. See any info on anc, sib, or desc. Fam from Chios. Contact Elaine Ambandos Smith: email to Halst@aol.com; postal mail to 24 Clyde Place, Staten Island, New York 10301 USA.

CHIOS--CHIMENEDES. See any info on anc, sib, or desc. Fam from Chios. Contact Elaine Ambandos Smith: email to Halst@aol.com; postal mail to 24 Clyde Place, Staten Island, New York 10301 USA.

CHIOS--KALOGIROS, Adamandios. Seek any info on this individual from Chios. Please contact Kalliopi Kalogiros: email to kallyherring@yahoo.com; postal mail to 256 Ashley Lake Drive, Melrose, FL 32666-4329 USA.

CHIOS-- MANIS, Louie. Seek info abt 2 ch of Louis MANIS, bpl Chios (Chiou, Nisoi Aigaiou). All lived in NYC at one time. Bro Michael Christou MANIS. Nephew Christos MANIS. Contact Christos MANIS: email to cmanis@hotmail.com; postal mail to 30 Winslow Farm Rd., Hudson, NH 03051 USA.

CHIOS--ZARPAS, Matheos, and ZERBOUDIS, Victoria Zompakis. Seek relatives that settled in Argentina. Par of Victoria (Zompakis) ZERBOUDIS were Aristidis and Maria ZARPAS ZOMPAKIS/ZOMBAKIS of Kini [Koinis], Chios. Maria ZARPAS and Matheos ZARPAS sib, both prob also of Kini [Koinis], Chios. Bro of Victoria, George, em to U.S. and liv in PA, with desc today in Texas. Contact George Zombakis: email to paloma@hal-pc.org.

CORFU--See KERKYRA

CRETE--See CHANIA, HERAKLIO, LASITHI, and RETHYMNO.

CYCLADES--DORRAZZO (?spelling), Zacharie. Seek any info on anc. Was priest at Santorini mid-1800's. Nephew Jean MURAL, b 1877, bpl prob Santorini. Contact Marika Jeffery of Pinecroft, cwmduad Carmrthen, Wales: email to rickilunn@hotmail.com.

CYCLADES--GIANNAKOPOULOS / YIANNAKOPOULOS, Dimitris Christos. Seek any info on this individual or rel in Greece. Dimitris was b 1891 in Pirgos [Pyrgos Kalistis], Santorini, em to US along abt 1907. Please contact Sharon Giannakopoulos: giannagreek@yahoo.com; postal mail to 229-1/2 S. Sycamore St., Grand Island, NE 68801 USA [14 Apr 2009].

CYCLADES--MURAT, Jean. Seek info on anc. B 1877, bpl prob Santorini. Unc was priest at Santorini--Zacharie DORRAZZO (?spelling). Contact Marika Jeffery of Pinecroft, cwmduad Carmarthen, Wales: email to rickilunn@hotmail.com.

CYCLADES--NOMIKOU, Katina. Seek any info on this indiv or surname, b Santorini [Thera/Thira]. Contact John Merrett: email to jnm@fsbdial.co.uk; postal mail to John Merrett, 24 Broadleas Park, Devizes, SN105JA, U.K.

CYCLADES--YIANNAKOPOULOS / GIANNAKOPOULOS, Dimitris Christos. Seek any info on this individual or rel in Greece. Dimitris was b 1891 in Pirgos [Pyrgos Kalistis], Santorini, em to US along abt 1907. Please contact Sharon Giannakopoulos: giannagreek@yahoo.com; postal mail to 229-1/2 S. Sycamore St., Grand Island, NE 68801 USA [14 Apr 2009].

DRAMA--LEONAS / LEONIDAS, Thomas. Seeking info on a Thomas, poss surname LEONAS/LEONIDAS, owner Triangle Restaurant in Clevelent, Ohio, USA early 1920's-30's, bpl Drama (Greece), bro James liv Chicago. Contact Carol Nicolai (Leonas): email to carolncl@aol.com; postal mail to 7305 Players Club Drive, Concord Township, Ohio 44077 USA.

EUBOEA--See EVVOIA

EVVOIA--AVLAHIOTES, John and Malama. Seek any info, prob from Oreoi (Istiaias, Evvoias, Stereas Ellados & Evvoias). Contact John Avlas: email to johnjava@aol.com; postal mail to 47 Castle Drive, Hooksett, NH 03106 USA.

EVVOIA--KATSORES. Seek par, sib of Apostolos KATSORES (Kachoris in USA), a fisherman orig from Ermioni, Greece. Son Ioannis Apostolou KATSORES (John Kachoris). Apostolos left Ermioni for Marmari, Evias where he mar and settled. Fam today somewhere in New York. Contact Paul Kachoris: email PJKACHORIS@aol.com. [20 June 2011].

EVVOIA--MAMAS, Marina and Sofia. Seek any info. These two sis were d of Zihos & Maria MAMAS, prob. b Mamari (Karystias, Evias, Sterea Ellada). Older sis Demetra (Toula) m US citizen in Evia, em to US, d 1992. MAMAS fam owned Antonia's Restaurant in 1957 on Evia. Please contact Maria Rethman: email to tmrethman@gmail.com; postal mail to 800 Lee Circle, Paris, TX 75462 USA [13 Apr 2009].

EVVOIA--MARKOU. Seek any info on MARKOU and any related members of the MARKOU family coming from Kimi, Euboea from the 1900's and forward. Contact Nick Kalipolites: email to jjkali@aol.com; mail to 668 Lake Ave., Manchester, NH 03103 USA

EVVOIA--PELEHOS, Tony [edd: Antonis, -ios]. Seek any info on fam, anc, living rel. Em from "Helketha" [edd: Halkida? Evvoia?] early 1900's to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Pleae contact Debra Sheffield: email debrasheffield@shaw.ca; postal mail to 939 Scotia Street, Victoria BC, Canada V8X 2R7 [16 Apr 2009].

HIOS--See CHIOS

IOANNINA--BOUDRIS / VOUDRIS. Seek any info on this surname 1890-1960 from village Xirovalto-Oreino [Orino Xirovaltou] in eparchia Pogoni[o] of nomos Ioanninon (Epirus). Contact John Pagopoulos: postal mail 46 Themistokleous Str., Neo Psychiko, 154 51 Athens, Greece; email to ipago@tee.gr

IOANNINA--VOUDRIS / BOUDRIS. Seek any info on this surname 1890-1960 from village Xirovalto-Oreino [Orino Xirovaltou] in eparchia Pogoni[o] of nomos Ioanninon (Epirus). Contact John Pagopoulos: postal mail 46 Themistokleous Str., Neo Psychiko, 154 51 Athens, Greece; email to ipago@tee.gr

KARDITSA--SERFES, Loucas (Louie). Need par, sub, anc of SERFES, Loucas, b abt 1891, bpl Dadion (Karditsas, Stereas Ellados), arr US 1909 on SS Athinia. Contact Jeffrey Serfes: email to jserfes@yahoo.com or postal mail to 17 Henry Hill Rd., Buxton, ME 04093, USA.

KEFFALINIA AND ITHAKI--BONICOS, Michael P. Seek any info on this individual and his businesses, b 1888 Cephalonia. Was sailor, then ship owner. Res in NY late in life and for a time was owner of Compania Maritima Transoceanica and owned SS Kefalos. Please contact Prof. Renato Barahona: email barahone@uic.edu; postal mail to Dept. of History, University of Illinois at Chicago.

KEFFALINIA AND ITHAKI--COMNINOS / COMINOS / KOMNINOS. Seek any information. From Lefki in Ithaca. Last known anc Dionysios Gerasimos COMNINOS/KOMNINOS/COMINOS b late 1800's. Mar Penelope PAXINOU. Sons em to South Africa. Anyone in the diaspora (other than South African direct desc) who may be related, or has info on the family history, please contact Stelios Comninos: email to comfre@iafrica.com; postal mail to 6 Mons Road, Bellair, Durban, 4094, South Africa.

KEFFALINIA AND ITHAKI--GHEORGHIU or TSACLIS / TSAKLIS. Seek family of Iani Constantin GHEORGHIU or TSACLIS/TSAKLIS bd1843 origin Keffalonia, migrated to Romania date unknown, and wife Despina ANASTASE bd 1853 m 1892 Galati Romania, child Iani Constantin Panaghiotis TSAKLIS or GHEORGIU bd 1893. Iani bd 1893 was captain of oil tanker on Danube river, d 1944. Contact Susie TSACLIS: email to susiets@gmail.com; postal mail to 27 Stafford Rd, Kenwick, Perth, Western Australia6107

KEFFALINIA AND ITHAKI--KOMNINOS / COMNINOS / COMINOS. Seek any information. From Lefki in Ithaca. Last known anc Dionysios Gerasimos COMNINOS/KOMNINOS/COMINOS b late 1800's. Mar Penelope PAXINOU. Sons em to South Africa. Anyone in the diaspora (other than South African direct desc) who may be related, or has info on the family history, please contact Stelios Comninos: email to comfre@iafrica.com; postal mail to 6 Mons Road, Bellair, Durban, 4094, South Africa.

KEFFALINIA AND ITHAKI--NICOLATOS, Angelis Spiros. Seek any info on Angelis Spiros NICOLATOS, b betw 1900 and 1910 on Kefalonia, and any remaining relatives on the island. Please contact G. Nicolatos: email to g_nicolatos@yahoo.com; postal mail to 12 West Buchanan Ave., Orlando, FL 33809 USA.

KEFFALINIA AND ITHAKI--PETRATOS, Stephan. Seeking any info on this indiv, b. 1890 on Ithaca, immigrated to South Africa abt. 1906. Contact Debbie Polychronopoulos: email to debbiepolly@ananzi.co.za.

KEFFALINIA AND ITHAKI--PNEVMATICATOS / PNEUMATICATOS, Costas. Searching for birth certificate. B ca May 1892 in Ithaca. D in Ithaca. Mar to Tsosa (?). Fat Eleftheris PNEVMATICATOS. Contact Michael Costa Pnematicatos at email mikecp@icon.co.za.

KEFFALINIA AND ITHAKI--TSACLIS / TSAKLIS or GHEORGHIU. Seek family of Iani Constantin TSACLIS/TSAKLIS or GHEORGHIU bd1843 origin Keffalonia, migrated to Romania date unknown, and wife Despina ANASTASE bd 1853 m 1892 Galati Romania, child Iani Constantin Panaghiotis TSAKLIS or GHEORGIU bd 1893. Iani bd 1893 was captain of oil tanker on Danube river, d 1944. Contact Susie TSACLIS: email to susiets@gmail.com; postal mail to 27 Stafford Rd, Kenwick, Perth, Western Australia6107

KERKYRA (CORFU)--LAVRANOS, Theodoros. Inmigrante a america del sur + buenos aires - montevideo y paraguay, aproximadamente en 1860-1874. Existen contactos con Angelo Lavranos. Habraa nacido en Chlomos o Kerkyra en Corfu. [Contact Roberto Labrano: email rlabrano@sce.cnc.una.py; postal mail to Carlos A. Lopez Str. 1233, Asuncion, Paraguay.]

KERKYRA (CORFU)--MORATIS, Angelina Bratos. Seeking any info on Angelina or her son, Nicolas John b abt 1896, bp Stavros (near Agii Deka, demos Achilion). Please contact Mark Moratis: email mjpheasants@yahoo.com; postal mail to 33040 Long Lake Rd., Richville, MN 56576 USA [14 Apr 2009].

KORINTHIA--LIVADITIS / LEVADITIS. Seek record of birth/baptism for Adriana Norma LIVADITIS, b 26 Oct 1913 prob in Koutos/Chelidorion near Dervini in Evrostina [edd: Korinthia nomos in the Peloponnese], Greece. Par Nicolas LIVADITIS b abt 1871 and Spiridoula CRISTOFORO b abt 1891. Sib Giorgio b abt 1911 in Koutos; Basile b abt 1916 in Patras. Please contact George Grasso: email to pooski80@gmail.com; postal mail to 135 Alturas Way, Soquel, CA 95073 USA [21 Apr 2009].

KYKLADES--See CYCLADES

LACONIA--CATELANAKIS. Seek any info on Demetrios and Panagiota MAROUSIS, b 1873, bpl Pakia, Lakonias, d 1934, mar Panagiota CATELANAKIS b 1874 bpl Elia (Elea?), Lakonias, d 1956. Contact Peter Maroosis: email Spartan300@verison.net.

LACONIA--DEMERIS / GOUDOUROS /MIHALAKAKOS. Seek obit and desc of Alexandra Goudouros Mihalakakos Demeris, b 1903 Parasyro (Skoutariou, Gytheiou, Lakonias, Peloponnesou) em to US early 1900s, d Feb 1981, buried Los Angeles Co, par Dimitri Mihalakakos and Fotini Scandalarou. Contact M. Papoutsy: email HellasGenealogy@papcoholding.org.

LACONIA--DIAKOUMAKOS. Seeking any info on DIAKOUMAKOS fam from Karvelas, Lakonias (Mani). Contact dlmchild@gmail.com

LACONIA--GOUZOULES. Seek any info on this fam from Georgitsi (Dimos Pellanas), Lakonias. Please contact Leon Karahalis: email to pirgosleonidas@yahoo.com; postal mail to 1860 SW 25th Street, Miami, FL 33133 USA.

LACONIA--LAZARAKIS, Manolis. Seek any info par, sib, anc, or fam. B abt 1889 in Ieraka (Epidavrou Limiras, Lakonias, Peloponnesou). F Constantinos LAZARAKIS, r Ieraka in 1908. Contact Gina McCoy: email to gmnahant@yahoo.com; postal mail 267 Nahant Rd., Nahant, MA 01908 USA.

LACONIA--MAROUSIS. Seek any info on Demetrios and Panagiota MAROUSIS, b 1873, bpl Pakia, Lakonias, d 1934, mar Panagiota CATELANAKIS b 1874 bpl Elia (Elea?), Lakonias, d 1956. Contact Peter Maroosis: email Spartan300@verison.net.

LACONIA--MAVROMICHALIS. Seek information on Mavromichalis family from Mani to complete family tree. Check http://www.tribalpages.com/tribes/mepls99 for family tree at present time. Contact Effie: email to effles@hotmail.com.

LACONIA--PASCHALIS, Christos. Seeking info and anc. B 1860?, bpl prob Mani (village unknown). Because of vendetta fam mov and changed surname to PASCHALIS. Fam spread around Greece and overseas; Christos r in Nazareth (Palestine) abt 1890 with w Kyrkaoula [Kyriakoula], sis Ioanna, and s Ioannis. Contact Prof. Christos Paschalis of Adelaide, Australia: email to christos.paschalis@gmail.com.

LACONIA--SKORDAKIS. Seek any info on this surname. Descendants in Messinia and USA. Contact George Skordakis at email: gscordak@edd.ca.gov.

LACONIA--THEOFILOS/THEOFIELD, Peter. Seek ancestry and living family. B 18 Mar 1873 in Sparta, Lakonia, Greece, em to Yonkers, New York, USA ca 1899, mov to Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA ca 1914. Was grocer and candy maker; d 9 Jul 1967. Had bro Christopher. Contact Christine Thompson: email thompchristine@aol.com; postal mail to 2753 Sams Creek Rd., New Windsor, MD 21776 USA

LARISA--CHALATSIS / HALATSIS. Seek info abt anc and any living relatives. Fam from Sikourion, near Larisa. Contact Stavroula Halatsis: email to rulashake@yahoo.com; postal mail to 7566 Rustic Galleon Street, Las Vegas, Nevada 89139 USA.

LARISA--HALATSIS / CHALATSIS. Seek info abt anc and any living relatives. Fam from Sikourion, near Larisa. Contact Stavroula Halatsis: email to rulashake@yahoo.com; postal mail to 7566 Rustic Galleon Street, Las Vegas, Nevada 89139 USA.

LEFKAS--(nee KOLIVAS) LAVRANOS, Eugenia. Seeking desc of Eugenia LAVRANOS, w of Gregory. Em from Lefkas (Ionian Islands) to US/Argentina ca 1920's to 30's. One known ch, Panos. Niece Theodora LAVRANOS may have em with them. Eugenia may have remar. Contact Tina Paizis of Australia: email to tina_paizis@yahoo.com; postal mail to 12 Natalie Court, Alexander Heights W Australia 6062.

LEFKAS--LAVRANOS, Eugenia, nee KOLIVAS. Seeking desc of Eugenia LAVRANOS, w of Gregory. Em from Lefkas (Ionian Islands) to US/Argentina ca 1920's to 30's. One known ch, Panos. Niece Theodora LAVRANOS may have em with them. Eugenia may have remar. Contact Tina Paizis of Australia: email to tina_paizis@yahoo.com; postal mail to 12 Natalie Court, Alexander Heights W Australia 6062.

LEMNOS [LIMNOS]--See LESVOS

LESVOS [Lemnos/Limnos Island]--AMANATIDIS, Vasilios. Seek info on par, sib, anc, or fam. Originally from Asia Minor, mov to Lemnos, then Thessaloniki. Some ch em to Australia in 1950's. Contact Eleni Elefterias Kostakidis: email to eleni.ek@education.nsw.gov.au; postal mail to PO Box 513, Ashfield NSW 2131, Australia.

LESVOS--ARAPOGLOU, Anna. Seek any info on g-mo, Anna ARAPOGLOU, or her four sis, b Lesvos/Mytilini. Anna mar John Akendenos LALETAS, res Mt. Holly, New Jersey abt 1915-1920. Contact Elaine Ambandos Smith: email to Halst@aol.com; postal mail to 24 Clyde Place, Staten Island, New York, 10301 USA

LESVOS [Lemnos/Limnos Island]--COMNINOS / KOMNINOS, Kosmas. Seek any info abt. B Lemnos, mov to Egypt, bur Alexandria. Ch Odysseas (Ulysses), Anastasia, Athanasis--all bpt Alexandria, gson Mihalis (Michael). Contact Byron Comninos in Sydney, Australia: email to bc@changenetwork.com.au; postal mail to 11 Read Street, Bronte NSW 2024, Australia.

LESVOS--FRAKGOLIS (FRANGOOLES), Efstratios Demetriou. Seek any info. Em to US from Lesvos ca 1905. Contact Bob Frangooles: email to pooderanch@gmail.com.

LESVOS [Lemnos/Limnos Island]--KOMNINOS / COMNINOS, Kosmas. Seek any info abt. B Lemnos, mov to Egypt, bur Alexandria. Ch Odysseas (Ulysses), Anastasia, Athanasis--all bpt Alexandria, gson Mihalis (Michael). Contact Byron Comninos in Sydney, Australia: email to bc@changenetwork.com.au; postal mail to 11 Read Street, Bronte NSW 2024, Australia.

LESVOS--KOUFELIS, Dimitrios. Seek any information on sibl and fam origins. Went to Mytilini in 1922 from Aivali. Originally from Odessa. Daughter Myrsini KOUFELI, born in 1916. Contact Dr. A. Papakonstadinou in Dublin, Ireland: email to wernerpapa@yahoo.co.uk

LESVOS--LALETAS, Sophie. Seek fam or anc of Sophie LALETAS from Mytilini (Lesvos), m George Ambandos, currently r in New Jersey, USA. Contact Elaine Ambandos Smith: email to Halst@aol.com; postal mail to Elaine Ambandos Smith, 24 Clyde Place, Staten Island, New York 10301 USA.

LESVOS--MARAGELIS, Ioannis Grigoriou. Seek par, anc, sib of Ioannis MARAGELIS, b 1892, bpl Plomari (Lesvos), mo Metaxia. Em to South Africa early 1900's, d 1944, dpl South Africa. Fam owned farm outside Plomari and had summer ouse in mountains of Lesvos near Kournella. Contact John van Rooyen: email to john.vanrooyen@langebergandashton.co.za; postal mail to 8 Neethling Crescent, Robertson, 6715, South Africa.

LESVOS--SIMERGEKIS, Hristos/Christos. Seek info on par, sib, anc, or fam. B abt 1890, bpl Tsantali, Turkey. Liv in Mytilini (Lesvos). Sis, Stavroula; bro-law, Efstrathios DIAMANT. Contact Lloyd Spencer of Woodinville, Washington (state): email to lloyd_spencer@hotmail.com.

LESVOS--SPIRELIS / SPIRELLIS. Seek any info on fam left behind on island Koutalis in Sea of Marmara (now Turkish possession) when Stefano D. SPIRELIS mov to US in 1911. F Demetrio SPIRELIS, mo Pelagia SPIRELIS, unc Daniel SPIRELIS (teacher at island school). Orig thought that fam mov to Nea Koutali on Lemnos (nomou Lesvou). Contact Steve Beech: email beech5@comcast.net; postal mail to 4399 SE River Dr., Milwaukie, OR 97267.

LESVOS [Lemnos/Limnos Island]--TRIGONOPOULOU, Sophia. Seek info on par, sib, anc, or fam. May have been from Asia Minor. Res in Lemnos, then Thessaloniki. Mar Vasilios AMANATIDIS from Asia Minor. Some ch em to Australia in 1950's. Contact Eleni Elefterias Kostakidis: email to eleni.ek@education.nsw.gov.au; postal mail to PO Box 513, Ashfield NSW 2131, Australia.

MAGNISIA--DIKOS. Seek obit and info of George/Yorgo DIKOS (s/o George Panagiotis Dikos and Xenny Giantana Dicou) b 22 Nov 1943, Volos, Greece. d 18 or 19 Aug 2002. dpl New York City, USA. Sis Ria Doura, last r in Pagrati, Athens. Mo last r Krisila 43 #2, Pagrati, Athens, Greece. Contact Sharon Rolzin: email ampersand@rof.net; postal mail to P.O. Box 1796, Basalt, CO 81621 USA.

MAGNISIA--TSAMPIRAS (CHAMBERS), Peter. Seek info on anc. Fam origin Mikrothives (Dimos Neas Anchialou, Magnisias, Thessalias), near Almyros. Contact Peter Constantine Chambers (Tsampiras): email to peter.c.chambers@us.army.mil; postal mail to PO Box 670, Madill, Oklahoma 73446 USA.

MESSINIA--FARFARAS, Spiros. Seek anc. B abt 1886 at Gargalianoi (Trifylias, Messinias, Peloponnesou), arr US 1914 with w Anastasia b abt 1889 and with s Andreas. F John r Gargalianoi 1914. Cou CARDAS, Christos, r Peabody, MA 1914. Contact Peter and Phyllis Farfares: email to phyllis90@aol.com; postal mail to 10 Wellington Lane Ave., Lexington, MA 02421-7110 USA.

MESSINIA-- KIRKILES, James/Demetrios and Stavroula. Seek sib, par, anc of James and Stavroula. Both prob b Meligala (Messinis, Messinias, Peloponnesou). Stavroula arr US 1921, b abt 1900, unc Panayiotis KIRKILIS in Meligala in 1921. Contact John Avlas: email to johnjava@aol.com; postal mail to 47 Castle Drive, Hooksett, NH 03106 USA.

MESSINIA--SKORDAKIS. Seek any info on this surname thought. Descendants in Messinia and USA. Contact George Skordakis at email: gscordak@edd.ca.gov.

NAXOS--AGATHAKIS, Michael. Seek info on par, sib, anc, or fam. B abt 1891, bpl Naxos (Naxou, Kykladon, Nisoi Aigaiou), arr US 1911, mo Styliani r Naxos 1911. Bro Iakovos b abt 1887, bpl Naxos, arr US 1911. Contact Gina McCoy: email to johnjava@aol.com; postal mail 267 Nahant Rd., Nahant, MA 01908 USA.

PREVEZA--RAPHAEL / SOLOMON, Anna. Seek any info on fam. Em from Preveza to US 1921. Contact Louis Shore: email to louis.shore@cbs.com; postal mail to 950 Brightstone Court, Westlake Village, California USA 91361-2008.

PREVEZA--SOLOMON / RAPHAEL, Anna. Seek any info on fam. Em from Preveza to US 1921. Contact Louis Shore: email to louis.shore@cbs.com; postal mail to 950 Brightstone Court, Westlake Village, California USA 91361-2008.

RETHYMNO [Crete]--BEBIS, Constantinos/Costas. Seek anc or any fam or desc who em to US betw 1880-1900. Bpl Prines (Dimos Arkadiou, Rethymno, Crete), dpl prob Denver, Colorado. Contact Constantinos Bebis in Thessaloniki: email to costa48@gmail.com.

RHODES--ELIAS (De George), Manolis. Seek any info. Fam from Sianna village on Rhodes. Contact Ms. Arjie Elias; email to: arjieelias@optusnet.com.au; postal mail to PO Box 2215, Dandenong, Victoria, Australia.

RHODES--SARRIS, Maria. Seek any info. Fam from Sianna village on Rhodes. Contact Ms. Arjie Elias: email to arjieelias@optusnet.com.au; postal mail to PO Box 2215 Dandenong, VIctoria, Australia.

SAMOS--BALTAS / BOLTAS, Kostas (Charles). Seeking info on Kostas BALTAS and fam. B 1893; bpl Stavrinides, Samos; s Dimetrius was bee-keeper, w of s Dimetrius was mary SAMARAS. Contact J. Boltas DuBois: email to joydub@comcast.net; postal mail 7 Echo Avenue, Nashua, New Hampshire 03062 USA.

SAMOS--MAKKIS / MOUZINAKIS. Seek any info on this fam from Samos. One member em to US in 1910's. Contact Cara Bereck at Moshav Neve Ilan, Israel: email to cara_bereck@yahoo.com.

SAMOS--MOUZINAKIS / MAKKIS. Seek any info on this fam from Samos. One member em to US in 1910's. Contact Cara Bereck at Moshav Neve Ilan, Israel: email to cara_bereck@yahoo.com.

SAMOS--PLATANOS / PLATANOU, George/Harry. Looking for anc, of George/Harry PLATANOS/PLATANOU, bpl, St.Consta[n]tine on the Island of Samos. He emg.to USA about 1910. Contact Janet Anderson: email to shoeboxtreasure@verizon.net; postal mail to 1050 King Hill Rd. Surprise, NY 12176 USA

SANTORINI [alternate namesTHIRA/THERA]--See CYCLADES

SERRES-- LAVRANOS, Gerasimos and Constantin. Seek any info abt Gerasimos LAVRANOS, Greek Army General WWI and Greek Civil War, and s Constantin LAVRANOS, b 25 Mar 1928, bpl Serres (Serron, Makedonias), Greece. Contact Bob Judd: email to rjudd023@earthlink.net; postal mail to PO Box 396, Pleasant Valley, CT 06063 USA.

SERRES--MAVRIKOS / MAVRICOS, Anastasios. Removed from Turkey in population exchange of 1922 to Neos Skopos, north of Seres (Makedonias). Seek name of ancestral town in Turkey. Contact Arthur Cambouris: email to arthur.cambouris@nypa.gov; postal mail to 300 Cental Park West, New York, New York 10024 USA

THESSALONICA--TZANNIS, Maria. Seeking par, sib of Maria TZANNIS. Bpl Smyrna early 1900's, imm to US, bro Ionni. Mar George ATHENS (ATHANASAKIS). Rest of fam imm to Thessaloniki. Contactg Maria Edmonds: email to mariaedmonds@verizon.net

THIRA--See CYCLADES

TRIKALA--MATSOS. Seek any info on 4 or 5 sisters prob r Lowell, Massachusetts. Em from Greece early 20th century, prob from Trikala region. One bro [Anastasios?] returned to Greece and d. Contact Anastasios Matsos of Messonia, Santorini: email to tassos915@hotmail.com.

ZAKYNTHOS--NOMIKOS / NOMICOS, Panagis Antoniou. Seek exact bpl. B ca 1835, prob somewhere on Zante (Zakynthos), w Chrysevgi CANALETIOS b 1845, bpl Athens; ch: Constantinos, Nikolaos, Katerina--prob all bpl Zante. Fam move to London, US ca 1879 with Katerina NOMIKOU, m of Panagis and nanny Alexandra XENOS. Panagis was merchant clerk,d 1901, dpl London. Contact Maria Nomico: email to maria@mnarchitect.co.za; postal mail to 22 Mount Argus Road, Umgeni Heights, Durban, South Africa.

ZAKYNTHOS--VILIARDOS. Seek par of Antonio Spyridon VILIARDOS. Brother Stefanos imm to US ca 1924 from Zakynthos. Contact Michael Viliardos 2028 SE Crystal Cir. Corvallis, OR 97333 USA; email michael@peak.org.

ZAKYNTHOS----VITHOULKAS, Io[a]nnis. Seek any info. Em to usa circa 1907 from zakinthos 1907. Died in Cleveland, Ohio in the thirties. Contact Dionisios Vithoulkas 13532 S. Laramie, Crestwood, IL 60445 USA, email island6815@yahoo.com

ZANTE--See Zakynthos


Abbreviations for Genealogical Queries Following Formats Used by National Genealogical Society

abt=about
aft=after
aka=also known as
anc=ancestor/try
arr=arrived
b=born
bap=baptized
bef=before
bd=birthdate
bpl=birthplace
bro=brother(s)
bur=buried
ca=circa
cem=cemetery
cen=census
ch=child(ren)
Co=County (of the
United States)
d=died
dau=daughter
d/o=daughter of
dpl=death place
desc=descendants(s)
em=emigrated
esp=especially
exch=exchange
f=father
fam=family
fr=from
g=grand
h=husband
info=formation
imm=immigrated
incl=includes
liv=lived
m=married
m1=married first
mo=mother
mov=moved
poss=possibly
prob=probably
r=resided
re:=regarding
rel=relationship
s=son
sib=sibling(s)
sis=sister
s/o=son of
par=parent(s)
vic=vicinity
w=wife
wid=widow

Additional Abbreviations Developed by HHGA


godf=godfather
godm=godmother
godp=godparent(s)
kmb=koumbaros (best man)
kmba=koumbara (matron, maid of honor)
GOC=Greek Orthodox Church
Orth=Orthodox
Fr=Father (Reverend)
parat=paratsoukli (family nickname)
Ag=Aghios/ia (Saint)





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