EMIGRATION FROM BERBATI TO THE U.S. IN THE EARLY 20th CENTURY

Emigrants of the Konstantinou Family

Members of the Konstantinou Family from Berbati who emigrated to the U.S. In total four members of the Konstantinou family emigrated to the U.S. between 1903 and 1909.

Konstantinou Georgios A. “Kagelias” (1888-1961)

Stated Age: 16
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 Goritsas Theodoros

Eventually, he returned to live in the village.

Konstantinou Evangelos G. “Felios” (1893-1961)

Stated Age: 18
Arrival Date: May 4, 1909
Ship of Travel: SS La Gascogne
Port of Departure: Le Havre (France)
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the U.S.: His uncle Demetrios Koutsouris

Konstantinou Demetrios A. “Kagelias” (1893-1964)

Stated Age: around 1908
Arrival Date: Unknown
Ship of Travel: Unknown
Port of Departure: Unknown
Final Destination: Unknown
Contact person in the U.S.: Unknown

He immigrated to the U.S. and lived most of his life in the State of Washington (Portland, Seattle Aberdeen). He was married and had two children.

Konstantinou Demetrios G. “Felios”

Stated Age: 18
Arrival Date: June 03, 1909
Ship of Travel: SS Athinai
Port of Departure: Piraeus (Greece)
Final Destination: Los Angeles, CA
Contact person in the U.S.: His uncle Peter Skouras

He was admitted after investigation, while his fellow Berbatiotes Demetrios G. and Demetrios H. Skouras were deported.
Eventually he returned to live in the village.

TALES OF EMIGRATION

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