Emigrants of the Trikas Family
Members of the Trikas Family from Berbati who emigrated to the U.S. In total thirteen members of the Trikas family emigrated to the U.S. between 1902 and 1916.
In Numbers
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46%
Age 18 or younger
54%
Repatriated
23%
Circular Migrant
15%
Lost in the U.S.
Trikas Theodoros A. “Tsekas” (1879-1955)
1st Journey
Stated Age: 27
Arrival Date: October 18, 1902
Ship of Travel: SS Georgia
Port of Departure: Patras (Greece)
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the U.S.: His cousin Georges Roumbos
2nd Journey
Stated Age: 35
Arrival Date: May 29, 1912
Ship of Travel: SS Laura
Port of Departure: Patras (Greece)
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the US: His cousin Nikolaos Spyrakis
Eventually, he returned to the village.
Trikas Nikolaos G. “Kol-Mouzielis” (1884-?)
Stated Age: 19
Arrival Date: March 15, 1903
Ship of Travel: SS La Lorraine
Port of Departure: Le Havre (France)
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the U.S.: His cousin Bozikis
Eventually, he returned to the village.
Trikas Konstantinos G. “Kotsi-Maris” (1880-?)
1st Journey
Stated Age: 14
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 Mermingis John
2nd Journey
Stated Age: 18
Arrival Date: April 24, 1914
Ship of Travel: SS Pannonia
Port of Departure: Patras (Greece)
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact: His uncle Nick Spyrakis
He was held at Ellis Island and deported this time.
After arriving in Chicago he moved to Los Angeles where he was involved in the shoe shine business. He lived there until the 1950s. Eventually he moved back to Greece where he passed away in 1979. He never married.
Trikas Ioannis K. “Kotsinis” (1894-1940)
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 cousin George Zervas
He immigrated to the U.S. and lived in the state of Washington. He was married twice and had one son.
Trikas Christos K. “Kotsinis” (1889-?)
Stated Age: 20
Arrival Date: July 14, 1909
Ship of Travel: SS Patris
Port of Departure: Piraeus (Greece)
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the US: John K. Spyrakis
He immigrated to the U.S. There is no record of what became of him.
Trikas Georgios M. “Baletsis” (1871-?)
Stated Age: 38
Arrival Date: July 14, 1909
Ship of Travel: SS Patris
Port of Departure: Piraeus (Greece)
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the US: His nephew Demetrios Koutsouris
He traveled together with his son Vasilios. Eventually, he returned to the village.
Trikas Vasilios G. “Baletsis”
Stated Age: 15
Arrival Date: July 14, 1909
Ship of Travel: SS Patris
Port of Departure: Piraeus (Greece)
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the US: His cousin Demetrios Koutsouris
He traveled together with his father George.
He immigrated to the U.S. but there is no record on what became of him. He died in Chicago.
Trikas Ioannis G. “Mouzelis”
Stated Age: 38
Arrival Date: August 7, 1910
Ship of Travel: SS La Bretagne
Port of Departure: Le Havre (France)
Final Destination: Spokane, WA
Contact person in the US: His relative Nicolas Raftis
Eventually, he returned to the village.
Trikas Vasilios M. “Felias” (1892-1984)
Stated Age: 19
Arrival Date: April 4, 1911
Ship of Travel: SS Themistocles
Port of Departure: Patras (Greece)
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the US: His cousin Nicoloas Spyrakis
On Ellis Island he was held for inquiry. Cause of detention: LPC (Likely Public Charge). He was deported.
2nd Journey
Stated Age: 19
Arrival Date: July 27, 1912
Ship of Travel: SS Patris
Port of Departure: Piraeus (Greece)
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the US: His cousin Nikolaos Spyrakis
He immigrated to the U.S. In 1926, he married Fanny Kaliatsis in Chicago and had two children. During the last years of his life he lived in Maricopa, Arizona.
Trikas Panagiotis M. “Mouzelis” (1895-1942)
Stated Age: 17
Arrival Date: April 8, 1912
Ship of Travel: SS Calabria or Carpathia
Final Destination: Los Angeles, CA
Contact person n the US: N/K
He immigrated to the U.S. and lived in Los Angeles. He was in sales. He never married. His entry record was obtained from his application for citizenship.
Trikas Aristides G. “Aristidis” (1896-1944)
Stated Age: 18
Arrival Date: April 24, 1914
Ship of Travel: SS Pannonia
Port of Departure: Patras (Greece)
Final Destination : Chicago, IL
Contact person in the US: His cousin Nick Spyrakis
His name on the passenger list is a strike-through. He did not embark. He lived and married in Berbati. In 1944 he was killed by the Germans during the act of retaliation in the wider area.
Trikas Athanasios M. “Thanas-Maris”
Stated Age: 18
Arrival Date: April 24, 1914
Ship of Travel: SS Pannonia
Port of Departure:
Final Destination: Sedro Wooley, WA
Contact Name in the US: His brother George Trikas who was working at the Keystone Café.
Eventually, he returned to live in the village.
Trikas Ioannis G. “Tsekas”
Stated Age: 17
Arrival Date: August 6, 1916
Ship of Travel: SS Vasilefs Konstantinos
Port of Departure: Piraeus (Greece)
Final Destination: Los Angeles, CA
Contact person in the US.: His uncle Peter Skouras
He immigrated to the U.S. and lived most of his life in Los Angeles. He was married to Mary Cherides and had seven children.
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