Emigrants of the Dimas Family
Members of the Dimas Family from Berbati who emigrated to the U.S. In total seventeen (17) members of the Dimas family emigrated to the U.S. between 1903 and 1916
Dimas Konstantinos I. “Fragias” (1875-)
Stated Age: 28
Arrival Date: March 15, 1903
Ship of Travel: SS La Lorraine
Port o Departure: Le Havre (France)
Final Destination: Chicago IL
Contact person in the U.S.: His cousin George Zervas
Dimas Athanasios A. “Thanas-Katsonis” (1861-?)
Stated Age: 40
Arrival Date: March 15, 1903
Ship of Travel: SS La Lorraine
Port of Departure: Le Havre (F)
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the U.S.: His cousin George Zervas
Eventually, he returned to live in the vilage with his family.
Dimas Georgios D. (1885-)
Stated Age: 18
Arrival Date: March 17, 1903
Ship of Travel: SS Ryndam
Port of Departure: Boulogne-Sur-Mer (F)
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the U.S.: His uncle Demetrios Heliotis
Dimas George
Stated Age: 16
Arrival Date: March 17, 1903
Ship of Travel: SS Ryndam
Port of Departure: Boulogne-Sur-Mer (F)
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the U.S.: His cousin Theodoros Goritsas
Dimas Dimitrios
Stated Age: 20
Arrival Date: March 17, 1903
Ship of Travel: SS Ryndam
Port of Departure: Boulogne-Sur-Mer (France)
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the U.S.: His cousin George Belesiotis
Dimas Christos G. “Katserinis” (1878-1975)
Stated Age: Unknown
Arrival Date: prior to 1909
Ship of Travel: Unknown
Port of Departure: Unknown
Final Destination: Unknown
Contact person in the U.S.: Unknown
Eventually, he returned to live in the village.
Dimas Ioannis G. “Katserinis” (1894-1956)
Stated Age: 19
Arrival Date: May 4, 1909
Ship of Travel: SS La Gascogne
Port of Departure: Le Havre (France)
Final Destination: Spokane, WA
Contact person in the U.S.: His brother Christos Demas
He immigrated to the U.S. and lived most of his life in Bellingham, Washington. He was married to Mary Elizabeth Ferguson and had one daughter.
Dimas Georgios
Stated Age: 18
Arrival Date: June 4, 1908
Ship of Travel: SS König Albert
Port of Depature: Naples (It)
Final Destination: Portland, OR
Contact person in the U.S.: John Bottis?
Dimas Christos M. “Katsambas” (1874-?)
Stated Age: 35
Arrival Date: July 14, 1909
Ship of Travel: SS Patris
Port of Departure: Piraeus (Greece)
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the U.S.: His nephew Demetrios Koutsouris
Eventually, he returned to live in the village.
Dimas Michalis C. “Katsambas” (1894-)
Stated Age: 15
Arrival Date: July 14, 1909
Ship of Travel: SS Patris
Port of Departure: Piraeus
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact personin the U.S.: His cousin Demetrios Koutsouris
Eventually, he returned to live in the village.
Dimas Christos I. (1882-?)
Stated Age : 28
Arrival Date: August 7, 1910
Ship of Travel: SS La Bretagne
Port of Depature: Le Havre (France)
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the U.S.: His relative Dimitri Koutsouri
Dimas Demetrios I. “Katsonis” (1884-?)
1st Voyage
Stated Age: 20
Arrival Date: August 07, 1910
Ship of Travel: SS La Bretagne
Port of Departure: Le Havre (France)
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the U.S.: His brother-in-law George M. Trikas
2nd Voyage
Stated Age: 25
Arrival Date: August 18, 1916
Ship of Travel: SS Patris
Port of Departure: Piraeus (Greece)
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the U.S.: His cousin Nick Spyrakis
He immigrated to the U.S. and lived in Niagara Falls, NY. He was married twice and had four children.
Dimas Anastasios C. “Gountas” (1890-)
Stated Age: 20
Arrival Date: August 21, 1910
Ship of Travel: SS Martha Washington
Port of Departure: Patras (Greece)
Final Destination: Portland, OR
Contact person in the U.S.: His cousin Ioannis G. Heliotis
He returned to Greece to fight in the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) where he was killed.
Dimas Georgios D. “Kounas” (1891-)
1st Voyage
Stated Age: 19
Arrival Date: August 21, 1910
Ship of Travel: SS Martha Washington
Port of Depature: Patras (Greece)
Final Destination: Portland, OR
Contact person in the U.S.: James G. Heliotis (his friend)
He did not board ship (strike-through).
2nd Voyage
Stated Age: 19
Arrival Date: September 9, 1910
Ship of Travel: SS Argentina
Port of Departure: Patras (Greece)
Final Destination: Portland, OR
Contact person in the U.S.: Dimitrios Heliotis (friend)
He did not board ship (strike-through) on the 2nd occasion either.
Dimas Demetrios C. “Gountas” (1893-?)
Stated Age: 18
Arrival Date: July 8, 1912
Ship of Travel: SS Macedonia
Port of Depature: Piraeus (Greece)
Final Destination: Portland, OR
Contact person in the U.S.: His brother Anastasios Dimas
Eventually, he returned to live in the village.
Dimas Demetrios G. “Pritsios” (1896-)
Stated Age: 17
Arrival Date: April 24, 1914
Ship of Travel: SS Pannonia
Port of Departure: Patras (Greece)
Final Destination: Sedro Wooley, WA
Contact personi in the U.S.: His brother John Dimas
He was excluded from entry at Ellis Island and deported.
Dimas Panagiotis A.
Stated Age: Unknown
Arrival Date: Uknown
Ship of Travel: Unknown
Port of Departure: Unknown
Final Destination: Unknown
Contact personi in the U.S.: Unknown
He died during the Transatlantic crossing. There is no record of him.
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