Emigrants of the Spyrakis Family
Members of the Spyrakis Family from Berbati who emigrated to the U.S. In total two members of the Spyrakis family emigrated to the U.S. between 1902 and 1906.
Spyrakis Ioannis K. (1885-1918)
1st Voyage
Stated Age: 12 (Pupil)
Arrival Date: October 18, 1902
Ship of Travel: SS Georgia
Port of Departure: Patras
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person: His uncle Charalambos Raptis
Immigrated to the U.S. as a child. Stayed in Chicago from 1902-1913 (based on ship manifest).
2nd Voyage
Stated Age: 28
Arrival Date: April 24, 1914
Ship of Travel: SS Pannonia
Port of Departure: Patras
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the U.S.: His shop John Spyrakis
Non immigrant alien. He is listed twice on the ship manifest (one is a strike through). Listed as Restaurant Keeper.
At the time of his untimely death, he worked as a waiter in Chicago. He never married.
Spyrakis Nikolaos K. “Majoros” (1890-1973)
Stated Age: 17
Arrival Date: March 13, 1906
Ship of Travel: SS Hudson
Port of Departure: Le Havre (France)
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the U.S.: His brother John Spyrakis
Immigrated to the U.S. Lived in Chicago and married in 1917 Laverne Lillian Johnson. They had four children.
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